2024 London Marathon

The 2024 London Marathon was the 44th running of the London Marathon; it took place on 21 April 2024.[1] The route included notable landmarks Buckingham Palace, Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf.[1]

578,374 people applied to take part via a ballot, which was the most ever ballot entries for a marathon event, as recognized by the Guinness World Records.[2][3]

Race summary

Peres Jepchirchir was the women's winner of the 2024 London Marathon, and her time of two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds broke the women's only world record (that is, the world record for the fastest time by a female marathon runner without using male pace makers).[4][5]

In this marathon Jeannie Rice set a new women’s marathon world record for the 75–79 age group, with a time of 3:33:27; she was 76 years old.[6]

Also, in this marathon Dr. Julie McElroy became the first female frame runner to complete any London Marathon, which she did in five hours and 59 minutes.[7]

Results

Men
Elite men's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Alexander Mutiso Kenya02:04:01
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia02:04:15
Emile Cairess United Kingdom02:06:46
4Mahamed Mahamed United Kingdom02:07:05
5Hassan Chahdi France02:07:30
6Henok Tesfay Eritrea02:09:22
7Hendrik Pfeiffer Germany02:10:00
8Kinde Atanaw Ethiopia02:10:03
9Johannes Motschmann Germany02:10:39
10Brian Shrader United States02:10:50

Women
Elite women's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Peres Jepchirchir Kenya02:16:16
Tigst Assefa Ethiopia02:16:23
Joyciline Jepkosgei Kenya02:16:24
4Megertu Alemu Ethiopia02:16:34
5Brigid Kosgei Kenya02:19:02
6Sheila Chepkirui Kenya02:19:31
7Tigist Ketema Ethiopia02:23:21
8Yalemzerf Yehualaw Ethiopia02:23:26
9Ruth Chepngetich Kenya02:24:36
10Tsige Haileslase Ethiopia02:25:03

Wheelchair men
Wheelchair men's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Marcel Hug Switzerland01:28:35
Daniel Romanchuk United States01:29:06
David Weir United Kingdom01:29:58
4Tomoki Suzuki Japan01:30:42
5Sho Watanabe Japan01:30:42
6Aaron Pike United States01:35:35
7Geert Schipper Netherlands01:35:36
8Joshua Cassidy Canada01:35:40
9Evan Correll United States01:36:59
10Johnboy Smith United Kingdom01:37:00

Wheelchair women
Wheelchair women's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Catherine Debrunner Switzerland01:38:54
Manuela Schär Switzerland01:45:00
Tatyana McFadden United States01:45:51
4Madison de Rozario Australia01:45:54
5Wakako Tsuchida Japan01:50:18
6Eden Rainbow-Cooper United Kingdom01:50:39
7Patricia Eachus Switzerland01:50:43
8Vanessa de Souza Brazil01:50:43
9Nikita den Boer Netherlands01:50:45
10Jenna Fesemyer United States01:50:45

See also

References
  1. "TCS London Marathon". TCS London Marathon. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. Davison, William Mata, Tamara (2023-10-18). "London Marathon 2024: Date, route and how to enter". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Most ballot entries for a marathon event, Guinness Records
  4. "Jepchirchir breaks women-only world marathon record in London". IAAF. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. Lewis, Aimee (21 April 2024). "Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon women's elite race and breaks women's-only world record". CNN.
  6. "Jeannie Rice, 76, Breaks Her Own Age-Group World Record at London Marathon". 23 April 2024.
  7. "Woman with cerebral palsy makes history at London Marathon". www.shropshirestar.com. April 22, 2024.
  8. "2024 London Marathon results". NBC Sports. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.


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