2005 London Marathon

25th London Marathon
Radcliffe leading the women's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date17 April 2005
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:07:26)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:17:42)
Wheelchair menSaúl Mendoza (1:35:51)
Wheelchair womenFrancesca Porcellato (1:57:00)
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Men's winner Martin Lel drinking water at the race
Runners from the mass race

The 2005 London Marathon was the 25th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:26 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:42.

In the wheelchair races, Mexico's Saúl Mendoza (1:35:51) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:57:00) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 132,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,969 had their applications accepted and 35,600 started the race.[2] A total of 35,261 runners, 24,690 men and 10,571 women, finished the race.[3]

  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.