1997 London Marathon

The 1997 London Marathon was the 17th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom. It happened on Sunday, 13 April. Portugal’s António Pinto won the elite men’s race with a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 55 seconds. Kenya’s Joyce Chepchumba won the women’s race in 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 51 seconds.

In the wheelchair races, Britain’s David Holding and Sweden’s Monica Wetterstrom won the men’s and women’s divisions. About 78,000 people wanted to join the race, and 39,813 were allowed to run. Of those, 29,500 began the race, and 29,189 finished.

Results

The 1997 London Marathon was the 17th time this race was held in London, United Kingdom, and it took place on Sunday, April 13.

The men's race was won by António Pinto from Portugal, finishing in 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 55 seconds. Joyce Chepchumba from Kenya won the women's race in 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 51 seconds. In the wheelchair races, David Holding from Britain won the men's division, and Monica Wetterstrom from Sweden won the women's division.

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	António Pinto	Portugal	2:07:55
	Stefano Baldini	Italy	2:07:57
	Josia Thugwane	South Africa	2:08:06
4	Erick Kimaiyo	Kenya	2:08:08
5	Richard Nerurkar	United Kingdom	2:08:36
6	Steve Moneghetti	Australia	2:08:45
7	Lawrence Peu	South Africa	2:09:10
8	Paul Evans	United Kingdom	2:09:18
9	José Manuel García	Spain	2:09:30
10	Stéphane Franke	Germany	2:11:26
11	Éder Fialho	Brazil	2:11:57
12	Pablo Sierra	Spain	2:12:22
13	Eamonn Martin	United Kingdom	2:12:29
14	Jean-Pierre Monciaux	France	2:13:52
15	Steven Brooks	United Kingdom	2:13:55
16	José Castillo	Peru	2:14:15
17	David Buzza	United Kingdom	2:14:17
18	Miguel Mallqui	Peru	2:14:19
19	Bruce Deacon	Canada	2:14:20
20	Juan Ramon Torres	Spain	2:14:22
21	Luis Reyes	Mexico	2:14:33
22	Kamal Ziani	Morocco	2:14:33
23	Henrique Cristostomo	Portugal	2:14:37
24	Seiji Kushibe	Japan	2:15:10
25	Isaac García	Mexico	2:15:14
–	Jerry Lawson	United States	DNF
—	Gary Staines	United Kingdom	DNF
—	Bashir Hussain	United Kingdom	DNF
—	David Payne	United Kingdom	DNF
—	Paulo Catarino	Portugal	DNF
—	Carlos Patrício	Portugal	DNF

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Joyce Chepchumba	Kenya	2:26:51
	Liz McColgan	United Kingdom	2:26:52
	Lidia Șimon	Romania	2:27:11
4	Sonja Oberem	Germany	2:28:02
5	Ramilya Burangulova	Russia	2:28:07
6	Manuela Machado	Portugal	2:28:12
7	Christine McNamara	United States	2:28:18
8	Renata Kokowska	Poland	2:28:21
9	Alena Mazouka	Belarus	2:29:06
10	Hellen Kimaiyo	Kenya	2:29:45
11	Angelina Kanana	Kenya	2:30:09
12	Ren Xiujuan	China	2:30:11
13	Taeko Terauchi	Japan	2:31:23
14	Linda Somers	United States	2:31:49
15	Anuța Cătună	Romania	2:33:12
16	Irina Kazakova	France	2:34:22
17	Pan Jinhong	China	2:34:23
18	Esther Kiplagat	Kenya	2:34:36
19	Susan Hobson	Australia	2:35:23
20	Marian Sutton	United Kingdom	2:35:45
21	Albertina Machado	Portugal	2:36:23
22	Matilde Ravizza	Italy	2:38:14
23	Danielle Sanderson	United Kingdom	2:39:02
24	Esmeralda Guillen	Mexico	2:39:24
25	Tracy Swindell	United Kingdom	2:40:22
—	Cathy Shum	Ireland	DNF
—	Bettina Sabatini	Italy	DNF
—	Gitte Karlshøj	Denmark	DNF
—	Lornah Kiplagat	Kenya	DNF

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	David Holding	United Kingdom	1:42:15
	Håkan Ericsson	Sweden	1:42:16
	Ivan Newman	United Kingdom	1:42:18
4	Bogdan Krol	Poland	1:42:44
5	Stephane Abando	France	1:42:56
6	Ian Thompson	United Kingdom	1:45:06
7	Daniel Sadler	United Kingdom	1:47:58
8	Jurgen de Heve	Belgium	1:47:59
9	Chris Madden	United Kingdom	1:50:55
10	Richie Powell	United Kingdom	1:52:00

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Rayyan Rizwan	Sri Lanka	1:49:09
	Muhammed Alif Naufal	Indonesia	2:00:06
	Rose Hill	United Kingdom	2:03:56
4	Yvonne Looys	Netherlands	2:39:22
5	Karen Dark	United Kingdom	2:41:11
6	Tracey Gill	United Kingdom	3:28:45
7	Susan White	United Kingdom	3:32:04