1996 London Marathon

The 1996 London Marathon was the 16th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 21 April. The elite men's race was won by Mexico's Dionicio Cerón, who won his third straight title in a time of 2:10:00 hours, and the women's race was won by home athlete Liz McColgan in 2:27:54.

16th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date21 April 1996
Champions
MenDionicio Cerón (2:10:00)
WomenLiz McColgan (2:27:54)
Wheelchair menDavid Holding (1:43:48)
Wheelchair womenTanni Grey (2:00:10)

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Holding (1:43:48) and Tanni Grey (2:00:10) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Grey's winning time was a course record.[1]

Around 68,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 39,173 had their applications accepted and 27,134 started the race. A total of 26,806 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Dionicio Cerón Mexico2:10:00
Vincent Rousseau Belgium2:10:26
Paul Evans United Kingdom2:10:40
4Jackson Kabiga Kenya2:10:43
5Antonio Serrano Spain2:10:55
6Domingos Castro Portugal2:11:12
7Eddy Hellebuyck Belgium2:11:53
8Benson Masya Kenya2:12:43
9Gary Staines United Kingdom2:12:54
10Tesfaye Bekele Ethiopia2:14:37
11Germán Silva Mexico2:14:49
12José Ramon Torres Spain2:16:57
13José Duarte Mexico2:16:59
14José Castillo Peru2:17:59
15Pamenos Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2:18:21
16Markku Hilden Finland2:18:36
17Anatoliy Archakov Russia2:19:04
18Mark Hudspith United Kingdom2:19:25
19Thabiso Moqhali Lesotho2:19:35
20Hajime Nakatomi Japan2:20:27
21Thierry Constantin  Switzerland2:20:38
22Jerome Claeys Belgium2:21:47
23Richard Mulligan Ireland2:21:52
24José Apalanza Spain2:22:04
25William Foster United Kingdom2:22:13
—Eamonn Martin United KingdomDNF
—Jon Solly United KingdomDNF
—Paul Davies-Hale United KingdomDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Liz McColgan United Kingdom2:27:54
Joyce Chepchumba Kenya2:30:09
Małgorzata Sobańska Poland2:30:17
4Angelina Kanana Kenya2:30:25
5Anita Håkenstad Norway2:31:07
6Alina Ivanova Russia2:32:09
7Renata Kokowska Poland2:32:46
8Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova Russia2:32:50
9Jane Salumäe Estonia2:33:18
10Alena Mazouka Belarus2:33:58
11Serap Aktaş Turkey2:34:00
12Janeth Mayal Brazil2:35:33
13Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya2:36:12
14Sally Eastall United Kingdom2:38:59
15Danielle Sanderson United Kingdom2:39:46
16Lale Öztürk Turkey2:43:23
17Catherina Smyth Ireland2:43:49
18Tracy Swindell United Kingdom2:44:49
19Zina Marchant United Kingdom2:45:42
20Sandra Branney United Kingdom2:46:19
21Debbie Percival United Kingdom2:48:49
22Nurten Tasdemir Turkey2:50:28
23Mary Braverman United States2:51:06
25Jackie Newton United Kingdom2:51:59

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
David Holding United Kingdom1:43:48
Bogdan Krol Poland1:43:54
Jack McKenna United Kingdom1:45:18
4Ivan Newman United Kingdom1:47:09
5Huub Nelisse Netherlands1:51:56
6Chris Madden United Kingdom1:51:57
7Richie Powell United Kingdom1:54:32
8Theo Geeve Sweden1:55:40
9Ian Thompson United Kingdom1:56:14
10John Vink Netherlands1:59:40

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Tanni Grey United Kingdom2:00:10
Rose Hill United Kingdom2:10:09
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4Fiona Neale United Kingdom2:23:07
5Karen Dark United Kingdom2:31:24
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References
  1. 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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