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Paula Radcliffe celebrates her 2003 world record in London

Radcliffe set a world best in 2003

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In just 23 years, the London Marathon has become the world's number one road running event and has attracted some of the biggest names in the sport.

From the first race on 29 March 1981 when Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen stepped over the finish line hand-in-hand, it was clear it would always be a very special race.

There have been 47 winners in the men and women's races in total more than 540,000 runners have completed the gruelling ordeal since it began.

Here are the current champions, record holders and all the past winners over the last 23 years.

CURRENT CHAMPIONS 2003

Men: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) - 2:07:56

Women: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - 2:15:25

COURSE RECORDS

Men: 2002 Khalid Khannouchi (US) - 2:05:38

Women: 2003 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - 2:15:25

Women: 1985 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) - 2:21:06 (mixed race)*

WORLD RECORDS

Men: 2002 Khalid Khannouchi (US) - 2:05:38 London

Women: 2003 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - 2:15:25 London

Women: 2002 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - 2:17:18 Chicago (mixed race)*

PAST CHAMPIONS

LONDON MARATHON WINNERS
Year	Men	Time	Women	Time
1981	D Beardsley (US) I Simonsen (NO)	2:11:48 2:11:48	Joyce Smith (GBR)	2:29:57*
1982	Hugh Jones (GBR)	2:09:24	Joyce Smith (GBR)	2:29:43*
1983	Mike Gratton (GBR)	2:09:43	Grete Waitz (NOR)	2:25:29*
1984	Charlie Spedding (GBR)	2:09:57	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	2:24:26
1985	Steve Jones (GBR)	2:08:16	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	2:21:06*
1986	Toshihiko Seko (JPN)	2:10:02	Grete Waitz (NOR)	2:24:54*
1987	Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN)	2:09:50	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	2:22:48*
1988	Henrik Jorgensen (DEN)	2:10:20	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	2:25:41*
1989	Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)	2:09:03	Veronique Marot (GBR)	2:26:56*
1990	Allister Hutton (GBR)	2:10:10	Wanda Panfil (POL)	2:26:31*
1991	Yakov Tolstikov (EUN)	2:09:17	Rosa Mota (POR)	2:26:14
1992	Antonio Pinto (POR)	2:10:02	Katrin Dorre (GER)	2:29:39
1993	Eamonn Martin (GBR)	2:10:50	Katrin Dorre (GER)	2:27:09
1994	Dionicio Ceron (MEX)	2:08:53	Katrin Dorre (GER)	2:32:34
1995	Dionicio Ceron (MEX)	2:08:30	Malgorzata Sobanska (POL)	2:27:43
1996	Dionicio Ceron (MEX)	2:10:00	Liz McColgan (GBR)	2:27:54
1997	Antonio Pinto (POR)	2:07:55	Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)	2:26:51
1998	Abel Anton (ESP)	2:07:57	Catherina McKiernan (IRL)	2:26:26
1999	Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR)	2:07:57	Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)	2:23:22
2000	Antonio Pinto (POR)	2:06:36	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)	2:24:33
2001	Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR)	2:07:11	Derartu Tulu (ETH)	2:23:57
2002	Khalid Khannouchi (US)	2:05:38	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	2:18:56
2003	Gezahegne Abera (ETH)	2:07:56	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	2:15:25