| 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 | 2:20:38 | ||
| Gete Wami | 2:21:45 | ||
| Constantina Diță | 2:23:55 | ||
| 4 | Salina Kosgei | 2:24:13 | |
| 5 | Lornah Kiplagat | 2:24:46 | |
| 6 | Mara Yamauchi | 2:25:41 | |
| 7 | Benita Willis | 2:29:47 | |
| 8 | Liz Yelling | 2:30:44 | |
| 9 | Inga Abitova | 2:34:25 | |
| 10 | Berhane Adere | 2:39:11 | |
| 11 | Eleni Donta | 2:40:42 | |
| 12 | Milka Mikhaylova | 2:44:35 | |
| 13 | Yolanda Mercado | 2:44:58 | |
| 14 | Nicola Clay | 2:46:25 | |
| 15 | Elke Schmidt | 2:47:09 | |
| 16 | Lizzy Hawker | 2:47:55 | |
| 17 | Jo Kelsey | 2:47:59 | |
| 18 | Karen Natoli | 2:48:23 | |
| 19 | Gillian Laithwaite | 2:48:32 | |
| 20 | Laura Cowley | 2:48:46 | |
| — | Galina Bogomolova | DNF | |
| — | Lyudmila Petrova | DNF | |
| — | Kiyoko Shimahara | DNF | |
| — | Kathy Butler | DNF | |
| — | Blake Russell | United States | DNF |
| — | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | DNF | |
| — | Irene Kwambai | DNF | |
| — | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | DNF | |
| — | Ruth Kutol | DNF | |
| — | Jennifer Chesinon | DNF |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Weir | 1:30:49 | ||
| Kurt Fearnley | 1:30:50 | ||
| Saúl Mendoza | 1:33:46 | ||
| 4 | Ernst van Dyk | 1:33:46 | |
| 5 | Choke Yasuoka | 1:33:50 | |
| 6 | Brian Alldis | 1:44:31 | |
| 7 | Mark Telford | 1:54:18 | |
| 8 | Andrew Cheek | 1:58:14 | |
| 9 | Paul Rea | 2:05:07 | |
| 10 | Wayne Phillips | 2:15:49 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Woods | 1:50:40 | ||
| Francesca Porcellato | 1:59:46 | ||
| Sarah Piercy | 2:41:18 | ||
| — | Deborah Johnson | DNF |