2001 London Marathon

21st London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date22 April 2001
Champions
MenAbdelkader El Mouaziz (2:07:11)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:23:57)
Wheelchair menDenis Lemeunier (1:42:37)
Wheelchair womenTanni Grey-Thompson (2:13:55)
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The 2001 London Marathon was the 21st 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 Morocco's Abdelkader El Mouaziz in a time of 2:07:11 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu in 2:23:57.

In the wheelchair races, France's Denis Lemeunier (1:42:37) and Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:13:55) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 92,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 43,517 had their applications accepted and 31,156 started the race. A total of 30,066 runners finished the race, comprising 23,259 men and 6807 women.[2][3]

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