The 2007 London Marathon was the 27th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:41 hours and the women's race was won by China's Zhou Chunxiu in 2:20:38.

27th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date22 April 2007
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:07:41)
WomenZhou Chunxiu (2:20:38)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:30:49)
Wheelchair womenShelly Woods (1:50:40)
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In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:30:49) and Shelly 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]

Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Martin Lel   Kenya 2:07:41
  Abderrahim Goumri   Morocco 2:07:44
  Felix Limo   Kenya 2:07:47
4 Jaouad Gharib   Morocco 2:07:54
5 Hendrick Ramaala   South Africa 2:07:56
6 Paul Tergat   Kenya 2:08:06
7 Ryan Hall   United States 2:08:24
8 Marílson Gomes dos Santos   Brazil 2:08:37
9 Dan Robinson   United Kingdom 2:14:14
10 Andi Jones   United Kingdom 2:17:49
11 Benson Cherono   Kenya 2:18:55
12 Ørjan Lunde   Norway 2:20:21
13 Richard Gardiner   United Kingdom 2:20:26
14 Joe Driscoll   United States 2:20:49
15 John McFarlane   United Kingdom 2:22:18
16 Gareth Raven   United Kingdom 2:23:27
17 Neil Renault   United Kingdom 2:23:44
18 Mark Miles   United Kingdom 2:24:20
19 Darren Bilton   United Kingdom 2:25:10
Paul Kimaiyo   Kenya DNF
Patrick Makau Musyoki   Kenya DNF
Wilfred Taragon   Kenya DNF
James Yatich   Kenya DNF
Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott   Kenya DNF
Steven Kamar   Bahrain DNF
Stefano Baldini   Italy DNF
Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia DNF
Meb Keflezighi   United States DNF
Khalid Khannouchi   United States DNF
Juan Carlos de la Ossa   Spain DNF
Hicham Chatt   Morocco DNF
Jason Hartmann   United States DNF
Scott Larson   United States DNF

Women

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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

Wheelchair men

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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

Wheelchair women

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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

References

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  1. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ London Marathon – Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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