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| | Friday, 5 April, 2002, 14:31 GMT 15:31 UK London's legends Morroccon El Mouaziz won last year's marathon Click here for historical statistics In just 22 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 43 winners in the men and women's races in total and 475,441 runners have completed the gruelling ordeal since it began.
Ethiopian Derartu Tulu took the women's honours in 2001, romping home in 2:23:57. But neither could break the course records set by Antonio Pinto in 2000 and Joyce Chepchumba in 1999. CURRENT CHAMPIONS 2001 COURSE RECORDS PAST WINNERS Women: Joyce Smith (GBR) 2:29:57 (mixed race) Women: Joyce Smith (GBR) 2:29:43 (mixed race) Women: Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:25:29 (mixed race)
Women: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:24:26 Women: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:21:06 (mixed race) Women: Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:24:54 (mixed race) Women: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:22:48 (mixed race) Women: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:25:41 (mixed race) Women: Veronique Marot (GBR) 2:26:56 (mixed race) Women: Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:26:31 (mixed race) Women: Rosa Mota (POR) 2:26:14 Women: Katrin Dorre (GER) 2:29:39 Women: Katrin Dorre(GER) 2:27:09 Women: Katrin Dorre (GER) 2:32:34 Women: Malgorzata Sobanska (POL) 2:27:43
Women: Liz McColgan (GBR) 2:27:54 Women: Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 2:26:51 Women: Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 2:26:26 Women: Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 2:23:22 Women: Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:24:33 Women: Derartu Tulu (ETH) 2:23:57 WORLD MARATHON BEST PERFORMANCES *Refers to times set by women in mixed races | |
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