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Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen create the London Marathon's most enduring image in 1981

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Waitz's crown as Norway's best female athlete passed to Ingrid Kristiansen, who won four times in London

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Germany's Katrin Dorre picked up three straight London wins in the early 1990s

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Mexico's Dionicio Ceron is another three-time London winner

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Eamonn Martin's 1993 triumph was Britain's last in the men's race

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Joyce Chepchumba's last-gasp win over Liz McColgan in 1997 was probably London's most dramatic race

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Antonio Pinto holds off a strong field to win his third London Marathon in 2000

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Paula Radcliffe marked her marathon debut with a historic win in 2002