The 1993 London Marathon was the 13th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 18 April. The elite men's...
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The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. It is the largest marathon...
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The 1993 London–Sydney Marathon, officially Lombard London–Sydney Marathon was the third running of the London–Sydney Marathon. The rally took place between...
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The London–Sydney Marathon was a car rally from the United Kingdom to Australia. It was first run in 1968, a second event by the same organizers was run...
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Peres Jepchirchir (category Kenyan female marathon runners)
1993) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes mainly in road running competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's marathon at...
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The London Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 29 March 1981. Set over a largely flat course...
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August 1993). "1993 World Championships". BBC. 7 minutes 20 seconds. London, England: posted by Basil Sage as '4253 World Track & Field 1993 Marathon Women'...
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Eliud Kipchoge (category London Marathon male winners)
runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world...
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Tamirat Tola (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
Tokyo and 2023 London Marathon and won the 2023 New York City Marathon, breaking the course record. Tamirat Tola made his half marathon debut in Agadir...
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Paula Radcliffe (category London Marathon female winners)
winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), the 2002 Chicago Marathon winner and the...
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Below is a sortable list of individuals who died as a result of running a marathon. The most frequent causes are: sudden cardiac death, triggered by a congenital...
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Lisa Martin (runner) (category Australian female marathon runners)
record of 2:24:40 that would last for nine years. In 1993, she competed in the London Marathon for the first time. In a heavily hyped head-to head with...
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Kelvin Kiptum (category Kenyan male marathon runners)
second-fastest marathon in history at 2:01:25, 16 seconds outside the world record, at the 2023 London Marathon (WMM). At the 2023 Chicago Marathon six months...
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Bashir Abdi (category Belgian male marathon runners)
third at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon and 2022 London Marathon respectively. Abdi is the European record holder for the marathon. He also holds the Belgian...
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Liz McColgan (category London Marathon female winners)
World Marathon Majors: at the 1991 New York City Marathon, 1992 Tokyo Marathon and 1996 London Marathon. McColgan's 10,000 metres best of 30:57.07 set in...
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The marathon (from Greek Μαραθώνιος) is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance...
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Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (category London Marathon male winners)
also won the London Marathon twice (2012 and 2014), New York Marathon (2014), and Tokyo Marathon (2017). His best time over the half marathon distance is...
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Grete Waitz (category London Marathon female winners)
Marathon Majors, the most for any runner, earning her a place in the Guinness World Records. Her other marathon victories included winning the London...
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Tegla Loroupe (category London Marathon female winners)
2000, she won London Marathon and Rome City Marathon. She also won Lausanne Marathon in 2002, Cologne Marathon in 2003 and Leipzig Marathon in 2004. Loroupe...
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Khalid Khannouchi (category London Marathon male winners)
2022[update], Khalid holds the American record for the marathon, with a time of 2:05:38 at the London Marathon in 2002. Khannouchi officially retired on March...
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half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event...
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The Paris Marathon (French: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the largest running event in France in...
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Sifan Hassan (category 1993 births)
In her debut over the classic 26.2-mile distance, she won the 2023 London Marathon. Hassan has been the world record holder for the one hour run since...
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Important sporting events held in London include the FA Cup Final, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, and the London Marathon. It became the first city to...
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The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual race over 22 miles (35 km), where runners compete against riders on horseback through a mix of road, trail and...
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The 1994 London Marathon was the 14th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's...
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The 1992 London Marathon was the 12th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 12 April. The elite men's...
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Polytechnic Marathon, often called the Poly, was a marathon held annually between 1909 and 1996, over various courses in or near London. It was the first...
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The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as just simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during...
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The 2000 London–Sydney Marathon was the fourth running of the London–Sydney Marathon. The rally took place between 3 June and 4 July 2000. The event covered...
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