26th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date23 April 2006
Champions
MenFelix Limo (2:06:39)
WomenDeena Kastor (2:19:36)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:29:48)
Wheelchair womenFrancesca Porcellato (1:59:57)

The 2006 London Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Felix Limo in a time of 2:06:39 hours and the women's race was won by Deena Kastor of the United States in 2:19:36.

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:29:48) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Weir was the first person to complete the course in under one and a half hours.[1]

Around 119,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,020 had their applications accepted and 33,578 started the race.[2] A total of 32,924 runners, 22849 men and 10,075 women, finished the race.[3]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Felix Limo Kenya2:06:39
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Martin Lel Kenya2:06:41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:06:55
4Khalid Khannouchi United States2:07:04
5Stefano Baldini Italy2:07:22
6Rodgers Rop Kenya2:07:34
7Hicham Chatt Morocco2:07:59
8Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:08:45
9Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia2:09:05
10Evans Rutto Kenya2:09:35
11Abdelkader El Mouaziz Morocco2:10:24
12Peter Riley United Kingdom2:14:31
13Shigeru Aburaya Japan2:14:49
14Kamal Ziani Spain2:14:50
15Huw Lobb United Kingdom2:15:38
16Tomas Abyu Ethiopia2:15:50
17Francisco Javier Cortés Spain2:15:51
18Trond Idland Norway2:16:09
19Henrik Sandstad Norway2:16:48
20Phillip Sly Australia2:16:53
—Abiyote Guta EthiopiaDNF
—Paul Kimaiyo KenyaDNF
—Daniel Rono KenyaDNF
—Fabiano Joseph Naasi TanzaniaDNF
—Solomon Busendich KenyaDNF
—Elias Kiptum Maindi KenyaDNF
—Dominic Bannister United KingdomDNF
—Benjamin Noad United KingdomDNF
—Anders Szalkai SwedenDNF
—Mark Carroll IrelandDNF
—Kassa Tadesse United KingdomDNF
—Christopher Isengwe TanzaniaDNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Deena Kastor United States2:19:36
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:21:29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Susan Chepkemei Kenya2:21:46
4Birhane Adere Ethiopia2:21:52
5Galina Bogomolova Russia2:21:58
6Mara Yamauchi United Kingdom2:25:13
7Constantina Dita Romania2:27:51
8Salina Kosgei Kenya2:28:40
9Margaret Okayo Kenya2:29:16
10Eri Hayakawa Japan2:31:41
11Clague Jenny United Kingdom2:36:10
12Stine Larsen Norway2:37:31
13Alice Braham United Kingdom2:40:38
14Holly May United Kingdom2:44:59
15Gill Laithwaite United Kingdom2:45:24
16Adela Salt United Kingdom2:47:41
17Imogene Thornburgh United Kingdom2:48:43
18Birhan Dagne United Kingdom2:49:48
19Maxine McKinnon United Kingdom2:50:27
20Barbara Yff Hosack Netherlands2:50:36
—Lisa Blommé SwedenDNF
—Lucy MacAlister United KingdomDNF
—Helena Olofsson SwedenDNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)David Weir United Kingdom1:29:48 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Saúl Mendoza Mexico1:37:52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Alain Fuss France1:39:37
4Éric Teurnier France1:43:52
5Brian Alldis United Kingdom1:47:34
6Jeff Adams Canada1:53:24
7Jason Richards United Kingdom1:53:29
8Shaho Qadir United Kingdom2:00:52
9Jason Gill United Kingdom2:02:47
10Steve Willliamson United Kingdom2:03:23

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Francesca Porcellato Italy1:59:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Shelly Woods United Kingdom2:04:37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Deborah Brennan United Kingdom2:21:02
4Sarah Piercy United Kingdom2:39:10

References

  1. ↑ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ↑ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ↑ London Marathon – Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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