The 2002 London Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 14 April. The elite men's race was won by Khalid Khannouchi of the United States in a time of 2:05:38 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:18:56. Khannouchi's time was a marathon world record, improving on his own record by four seconds. Radcliffe was also close to a world record, just nine seconds off the time set by Catherine Ndereba the previous year.[1]

22nd London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date14 April 2002
Champions
MenKhalid Khannouchi (2:05:38)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:18:56)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:39:44)
Wheelchair womenTanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51)
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In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:39:44) and Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively – with Grey-Thompson winning for the sixth time.[2]

Around 99,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 46,083 had their applications accepted and 33,297 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, comprising 24,768 men and 7768 women.[3][4]

Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Khalid Khannouchi   United States 2:05:38 WR
  Paul Tergat   Kenya 2:05:48
  Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia 2:06:35
4 Abdelkader El Mouaziz   Morocco 2:06:52
5 Ian Syster   South Africa 2:07:06
6 Stefano Baldini   Italy 2:07:29
7 António Pinto   Portugal 2:09:10
8 Mark Steinle   United Kingdom 2:09:17
9 Tesfaye Jifar   Ethiopia 2:09:50
10 Mohamed El Hattab   Morocco 2:11:50
11 Michael Buchleitner   Austria 2:14:11
12 Rachid Ghanmouni   Morocco 2:15:29
13 William Kiplagat   Kenya 2:15:59
14 William Burns   Switzerland 2:17:36
15 Dan Robinson   United Kingdom 2:17:51
16 Julius Kimutai   Kenya 2:18:13
17 Nicholas Wetheridge   United Kingdom 2:19:41
18 Runar Höiom   Sweden 2:20:36
19 Damon Harris   Australia 2:20:44
20 Christopher Cariss   United Kingdom 2:20:45
Worku Bikila   Ethiopia DNF
Joseph Kariuki   Kenya DNF
Luís Jesus   Portugal DNF
Alberto Chaíça   Portugal DNF

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Paula Radcliffe   United Kingdom 2:18:56
  Svetlana Zakharova   Russia 2:22:31
  Lyudmila Petrova   Russia 2:22:33
4 Reiko Tosa   Japan 2:22:46
5 Susan Chepkemei   Kenya 2:23:19
6 Joyce Chepchumba   Kenya 2:26:53
7 Silviya Skvortsova   Russia 2:27:07
8 Zinaida Semenova   Russia 2:27:45
9 Derartu Tulu   Ethiopia 2:28:37
10 Shitaye Gemechu   Ethiopia 2:28:58
11 Irina Safarova   Russia 2:29:20
12 Jo Lodge   United Kingdom 2:38:25
13 Helene Willix   Sweden 2:40:24
14 Beverley Jenkins   United Kingdom 2:44:32
15 Alison Fletcher   United Kingdom 2:44:42
16 Sharon Dixon   United Kingdom 2:45:05
17 Ruth Pickvance   United Kingdom 2:45:34
18 Annette Wolfrom   Germany 2:46:58
19 Clare Pauzers   United Kingdom 2:49:26
20 Sarah Mycroft   Australia 2:49:38
Iness Chepkesis Chenonge   Kenya DNF
Maria Guida   Italy DNF

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  David Weir   United Kingdom 1:39:44
  Tushar Patel   United Kingdom 1:41:17
  Denis Lemeunier   France 1:41:17
4 Paul Nunnari   Australia 1:41:17
5 Chris Madden   United Kingdom 1:55:57
6 Jason Gill   United Kingdom 1:56:49
7 Pierre Fairbank   France 1:57:48
8 John Hanks   United Kingdom 2:01:39
9 Gregory Leray   France 2:01:41
10 Richie Powell   United Kingdom 2:01:45

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Tanni Grey-Thompson   United Kingdom 2:22:51
  Michelle Lewis   United Kingdom 2:37:07
  Paula Craig   United Kingdom 2:48:53

References

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  1. ^ Record day in London. BBC Sport (14 April 2002). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ London Marathon – Race Results. MarathonGuide. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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