2003 London Marathon

The 2003 London Marathon was the 23rd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera in a time of 2:07:56 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:15:25. Radcliffe's time was a marathon world record, improving on her own record by nearly two minutes.[1]

23rd London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date13 April 2003
Champions
MenGezahegne Abera (2:07:56)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:15:25)
Wheelchair menJoël Jeannot (1:32:02)
Wheelchair womenFrancesca Porcellato (2:04:21)

In the wheelchair races, France's Joël Jeannot (1:32:02) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (2:04:21) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Jeannot's winning time broke the previous course record by over three minutes.[2]

A total of 111,000 people applied to enter the race (a record high): 45,629 had their applications accepted and 32,746 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, including 7768 women.[3][4]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Gezahegne Abera Ethiopia2:07:56
Stefano Baldini Italy2:07:56
Joseph Ngolepus Kenya2:07:57
4Paul Tergat Kenya2:07:59
5Samson Ramadhani Tanzania2:08:01
6Abdelkader El Mouaziz Morocco2:08:03
7Lee Bong-ju South Korea2:08:10
8Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:08:58
9Ian Syster South Africa2:09:18
10Francisco Javier Cortés Spain2:10:39
11Joseph Kahugu Kenya2:13:17
12David Makori Kenya2:13:24
13Ambesse Tolosa Ethiopia2:13:33
14Onesmus Kilonzo Kenya2:13:56
15Sisay Bezabeh Australia2:16:09
16Chris Cariss United Kingdom2:17:57
17Andrew Letherby Australia2:18:25
18Huw Lobb United Kingdom2:18:30
19Olivier Guery France2:18:56
20Darran Bilton United Kingdom2:20:50
—Róbert Štefko SlovakiaDNF
—Mohamed El Hattab MoroccoDNF
—Raymond Kipkoech KenyaDNF
—Kim Yi-yong South KoreaDNF
—Cathal Lombard IrelandDNF
—Joseph Kariuki KenyaDNF
—Paulo Catarino PortugalDNF
—Eliud Kimaiyo KenyaDNF
—Richard Gardiner United KingdomDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom2:15:25 WR
Catherine Ndereba Kenya2:19:55
Deena Kastor United States2:21:16
4Susan Chepkemei Kenya2:23:12
5Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:23:14
6Constantina Diță Romania2:23:43
7Jeļena Prokopčuka Latvia2:24:01
8Elfenesh Alemu Ethiopia2:24:56
9Michaela Botezan Romania2:25:32
10Derartu Tulu Ethiopia2:26:33
11Larisa Zyuzko Russia2:28:05
12Adriana Fernández Mexico2:29:54
13Zinaida Semenova Russia2:32:37
14Bruna Genovese Italy2:32:58
15Rimma Pushkina Russia2:38:00
16Michaela McCallum United Kingdom2:41:57
17Karen Towler United States2:43:00
18Alison Fletcher United Kingdom2:45:10
19Jessica Petersson Denmark2:46:10
20Margaret Angell United States2:46:20
—Zola Pieterse South AfricaDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Joël Jeannot France1:32:02
David Weir United Kingdom1:34:48
Denis Lemeunier France1:34:50
4Charles Tolle France1:41:17
5Tushar Patel United Kingdom1:42:56
6Paul Nunnari Australia1:43:07
7Kenny Herriot United Kingdom1:45:01
8David Holding United Kingdom1:46:20
9Kevin Papworth United Kingdom1:46:49
10Ebbe Blichfeldt Denmark1:52:40

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Francesca Porcellato Italy2:04:21
Tanni Grey-Thompson United Kingdom2:04:54
Paula Craig United Kingdom2:06:54
4Rachel Potter United Kingdom2:12:16
5Deborah Brennan United Kingdom2:17:32
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References
  1. Radcliffe smashes record. BBC Sport (2003-04-13). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. Statistik: Teilnehmer beim London-Marathon (in German). Uli Sauer. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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