The 1999 London Marathon was the 19th 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. Founded by athletes...
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Kelvin Kiptum (category Kenyan male marathon runners)
Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who currently holds the marathon world record. As of 2024[update]...
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set by Peres Jepchirchir on April 21, 2024 at the London Marathon in the elite women's race. Marathon races were first held in 1896, but the distance was...
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The 1999 London nail bombings were a series of bomb explosions in London, England. Over three successive weekends between 17 and 30 April 1999, homemade...
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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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The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42 km 195 m (c. 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered...
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it again at the 2002 London Marathon. Dedman, Bill (1999-10-25). MARATHON; Khannouchi Sets World Record In Only His Third Marathon. New York Times. Retrieved...
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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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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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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 2000 London Marathon was the 20th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 16 April. The elite men's...
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The 1998 London Marathon was the 18th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's...
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seconds. With a marathon personal best time of 3:08:25, McAndrew was aiming for her first sub-three-hour marathon in the 2012 London Marathon: "2:59:59 I'd...
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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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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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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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Josia Thugwane (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
successive marathons, and finished only twentieth in the 2000 Sydney Olympic marathon despite top ten finishes in the New York Marathon and London Marathon that...
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The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea...
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The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26.219 mi)...
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Joyce Chepchumba (category London Marathon female winners)
marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. 1995 Tilburg Ten Miles winner Parelloop 10Kwinner 1997 London Marathon winner 1998 Chicago Marathon winner 1999...
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Marathon des Sables, or MdS, (French for Marathon of the Sands) is a seven-day, about 257 km (160 mi) ultramarathon, which is approximately the distance...
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Khalid Khannouchi (category London Marathon male winners)
record (57:37) 1999 Chicago Marathon, winner in world record time (2:05:42) Peachtree Road Race 10k, winner (27:45) 2000 London Marathon, third place (2:08:36)...
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New York City, San Francisco, Houston, and London. In 1999, Ted Brandt and Gregg Elesh co-founded Marathon Capital. Brandt serves as the CEO. Both had...
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Ronaldo da Costa (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
runner and former world-record holder for the marathon distance. Da Costa broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin, having been fifth-placed...
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Haile Gebrselassie (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. He also earned four world titles...
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The Berlin Marathon (German: Berlin-Marathon, pronounced [bɛʁˈliːn ˈmaʁatɔn]) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the...
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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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Jonny Lee Miller (category Male actors from London)
Park (1999), Mindhunters (2004), The Flying Scotsman (2006), Endgame (2009), and T2 Trainspotting (2017). For The Flying Scotsman he received a London Film...
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Tamirat Tola (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
finished third at both the 2021 Tokyo and 2023 London Marathon and won the 2023 New York City Marathon, breaking the course record. At 22 in the Czech...
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