2007 London Marathon

The 2007 London Marathon was the 27th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:41 hours and the women's race was won by China's Zhou Chunxiu in 2:20:38.

27th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
Venue	London, United Kingdom
Date	22 April 2007
Champions
Men	Martin Lel (2:07:41)
Women	Zhou Chunxiu (2:20:38)
Wheelchair men	David Weir (1:30:49)
Wheelchair women	Shelly Woods (1:50:40)
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In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:30:49) and Shelly Woods (1:50:40) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.^[1]

Around 128,000 people applied to enter the race: 50,039 had their applications accepted and 36,396 started the race.^[2] A total of 35,667 runners, 24,815 men and 10,852 women, finished the race.^[3]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Martin Lel	Kenya	2:07:41
	Abderrahim Goumri	Morocco	2:07:44
	Felix Limo	Kenya	2:07:47
4	Jaouad Gharib	Morocco	2:07:54
5	Hendrick Ramaala	South Africa	2:07:56
6	Paul Tergat	Kenya	2:08:06
7	Ryan Hall	United States	2:08:24
8	Marílson Gomes dos Santos	Brazil	2:08:37
9	Dan Robinson	United Kingdom	2:14:14
10	Andi Jones	United Kingdom	2:17:49
11	Benson Cherono	Kenya	2:18:55
12	Ørjan Lunde	Norway	2:20:21
13	Richard Gardiner	United Kingdom	2:20:26
14	Joe Driscoll	United States	2:20:49
15	John McFarlane	United Kingdom	2:22:18
16	Gareth Raven	United Kingdom	2:23:27
17	Neil Renault	United Kingdom	2:23:44
18	Mark Miles	United Kingdom	2:24:20
19	Darren Bilton	United Kingdom	2:25:10
—	Paul Kimaiyo	Kenya	DNF
—	Patrick Makau Musyoki	Kenya	DNF
—	Wilfred Taragon	Kenya	DNF
—	James Yatich	Kenya	DNF
—	Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott	Kenya	DNF
—	Steven Kamar	Bahrain	DNF
—	Stefano Baldini	Italy	DNF
—	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	DNF
—	Meb Keflezighi	United States	DNF
—	Khalid Khannouchi	United States	DNF
—	Juan Carlos de la Ossa	Spain	DNF
—	Hicham Chatt	Morocco	DNF
—	Jason Hartmann	United States	DNF
—	Scott Larson	United States	DNF

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Zhou Chunxiu	China	2:20:38
	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	2:21:45
	Constantina Diță	Romania	2:23:55
4	Salina Kosgei	Kenya	2:24:13
5	Lornah Kiplagat	Netherlands	2:24:46
6	Mara Yamauchi	United Kingdom	2:25:41
7	Benita Willis	Australia	2:29:47
8	Liz Yelling	United Kingdom	2:30:44
9	Inga Abitova	Russia	2:34:25
10	Berhane Adere	Ethiopia	2:39:11
11	Eleni Donta	Greece	2:40:42
12	Milka Mikhaylova	Bulgaria	2:44:35
13	Yolanda Mercado	Puerto Rico	2:44:58
14	Nicola Clay	United Kingdom	2:46:25
15	Elke Schmidt	Germany	2:47:09
16	Lizzy Hawker	United Kingdom	2:47:55
17	Jo Kelsey	United Kingdom	2:47:59
18	Karen Natoli	Australia	2:48:23
19	Gillian Laithwaite	United Kingdom	2:48:32
20	Laura Cowley	United Kingdom	2:48:46
—	Galina Bogomolova	Russia	DNF
—	Lyudmila Petrova	Russia	DNF
—	Kiyoko Shimahara	Japan	DNF
—	Kathy Butler	United Kingdom	DNF
—	Blake Russell	United States	DNF
—	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Kenya	DNF
—	Irene Kwambai	Kenya	DNF
—	Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet	Kenya	DNF
—	Ruth Kutol	Kenya	DNF
—	Jennifer Chesinon	Kenya	DNF

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	David Weir	United Kingdom	1:30:49
	Kurt Fearnley	Australia	1:30:50
	Saúl Mendoza	Mexico	1:33:46
4	Ernst van Dyk	South Africa	1:33:46
5	Choke Yasuoka	Japan	1:33:50
6	Brian Alldis	United Kingdom	1:44:31
7	Mark Telford	United Kingdom	1:54:18
8	Andrew Cheek	United Kingdom	1:58:14
9	Paul Rea	United Kingdom	2:05:07
10	Wayne Phillips	Canada	2:15:49

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Shelly Woods	United Kingdom	1:50:40
	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	1:59:46
	Sarah Piercy	United Kingdom	2:41:18
—	Deborah Johnson	United Kingdom	DNF