| 27th London Marathon | |
|---|---|
  Leaders during the men's race | |
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 22 April 2007 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Martin Lel (2:07:41) |
| Women | Zhou Chunxiu (2:20:38) |
| Wheelchair men | David Weir (1:30:49) |
| Wheelchair women | Shelly Woods (1:50:40) |
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The2007 London Marathon was the 27th running of the annualmarathon race inLondon, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya'sMartin Lel in a time of 2:07:41 hours and the women's race was won by China'sZhou Chunxiu in 2:20:38.
In thewheelchair races, Britain'sDavid Weir (1:30:49) andShelly Woods (1:50:40) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]
Around 128,000 people applied to enter the race: 50,039 had their applications accepted and 36,396 started the race.[2] A total of 35,667 runners, 24,815 men and 10,852 women, finished the race.[3]
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Zhou Chunxiu |  China | 2:20:38 |
 | Gete Wami |  Ethiopia | 2:21:45 |
 | Constantina Diță |  Romania | 2:23:55 |
| 4 | Salina Kosgei |  Kenya | 2:24:13 |
| 5 | Lornah Kiplagat |  Netherlands | 2:24:46 |
| 6 | Mara Yamauchi |  United Kingdom | 2:25:41 |
| 7 | Benita Willis |  Australia | 2:29:47 |
| 8 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom | 2:30:44 |
| 9 | Inga Abitova |  Russia | 2:34:25 |
| 10 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 2:39:11 |
| 11 | Eleni Donta |  Greece | 2:40:42 |
| 12 | Milka Mikhaylova |  Bulgaria | 2:44:35 |
| 13 | Yolanda Mercado |  Puerto Rico | 2:44:58 |
| 14 | Nicola Clay | United Kingdom | 2:46:25 |
| 15 | Elke Schmidt |  Germany | 2:47:09 |
| 16 | Lizzy Hawker | United Kingdom | 2:47:55 |
| 17 | Jo Kelsey | United Kingdom | 2:47:59 |
| 18 | Karen Natoli | Australia | 2:48:23 |
| 19 | Gillian Laithwaite | United Kingdom | 2:48:32 |
| 20 | Laura Cowley | United Kingdom | 2:48:46 |
| — | Galina Bogomolova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Kiyoko Shimahara |  Japan | DNF |
| — | Kathy Butler | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Blake Russell |  United States | DNF |
| — | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Irene Kwambai | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Ruth Kutol | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Jennifer Chesinon | Kenya | DNF |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:30:49 |
| Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:30:50 |
| Saúl Mendoza |  Mexico | 1:33:46 |
| 4 | Ernst van Dyk |  South Africa | 1:33:46 |
| 5 | Choke Yasuoka | Japan | 1:33:50 |
| 6 | Brian Alldis | United Kingdom | 1:44:31 |
| 7 | Mark Telford | United Kingdom | 1:54:18 |
| 8 | Andrew Cheek | United Kingdom | 1:58:14 |
| 9 | Paul Rea | United Kingdom | 2:05:07 |
| 10 | Wayne Phillips |  Canada | 2:15:49 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:50:40 |
| Francesca Porcellato |  Italy | 1:59:46 |
| Sarah Piercy | United Kingdom | 2:41:18 |
| — | Deborah Johnson | United Kingdom | DNF |
