# 2012 London Marathon

The 2012 London Marathon was the 32nd running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. Both of the elite races were won by Kenyan athletes, and Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede was the only non-Kenyan to reach the podium in either race. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany won the women's elite race for the second year running with a Kenyan record time of 2:18:37 hours. Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich was the men's race winner with a time of 2:04:44 – four seconds off Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai's course record set at the 2011 London Marathon.
Around 170,150 people applied to enter the race: 50,200 had their applications accepted and 37,227 started the race. A total of 36,699, 23,634 men and 13,065 women, finished the race.
The top British finishers, Lee Merrien (17th) and Claire Hallissey (11th), earned the opportunity to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The wheelchair races were won by two British athletes: David Weir took the men's title while Shelly Woods was the women's winner.
A fun runner, Claire Squires, died after collapsing in the final mile of the race. In response to publicity of her death, the general public made donations to her fund raising page at the Justgiving website. Over 80,000 separate donations were made, raising a total of over £1 million for Samaritans.
A mini marathon was held for under-17 athletes over the last three miles of the course. Michael Callegari (14:54) and Jessica Judd (her fourth straight title in 16:04) won the able-bodied races while Sheikh Sheikh (12:30) and Jade Jones (12:59) won the wheelchair races.

## Results
### Elite men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich | Kenya | 2:04:44 |
| | Martin Lel | Kenya | 2:06:51 |
| | Tsegaye Kebede | Ethiopia | 2:06:52 |
| 4 | Jaouad Gharib | Morocco | 2:07:44 |
| 5 | Abel Kirui | Kenya | 2:07:56 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | Kenya | 2:08:01 |
| 7 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos | Brazil | 2:08:01 |
| 8 | Samuel Tsegay | Eritrea | 2:08:06 |
| 9 | Feyisa Lilesa | Ethiopia | 2:08:20 |
| 10 | Bazu Worku | Ethiopia | 2:10:14 |
| 11 | Vincent Kipruto | Kenya | 2:10:39 |
| 12 | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea | 2:10:41 |
| 13 | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia | 2:12:46 |
| 14 | Bekir Karayel | Turkey | 2:13:21 |
| 15 | Lee Merrien | United Kingdom | 2:13:41 |
| 16 | Solonei da Silva | Brazil | 2:14:57 |
| 17 | John Beattie | United Kingdom | 2:16:38 |
| 18 | Phil Anthony | United Kingdom | 2:16:40 |
| 19 | Martin Dent | Australia | 2:17:32 |
| 20 | Jesper Faurschou | Denmark | 2:17:38 |
| 21 | Anuradha Cooray | Sri Lanka | 2:17:50 |
| 22 | Andi Jones | United Kingdom | 2:18:29 |
| — | Abderrahime Bouramdane | Morocco | DQ |
| — | Adil Annani | Morocco | DQ |
| — | Shadrack Kosgei | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Philip Kiprono | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Scott Overall | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Yared Asmerom | Eritrea | DNF |
| — | Patrick Makau Musyoki | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Benedict Whitby | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Markos Geneti | Ethiopia | DNF |
* Two Moroccan runners from the men's race were retrospectively disqualified for doping: Abderrahime Bouramdane, who originally finished 11th in a time of 2:10:13, and Adil Annani, who was originally fourth in 2:07:43.

### Elite women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:18:37 |
| | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:19:50 |
| | Priscah Jeptoo | Kenya | 2:20:14 |
| 4 | Florence Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:20:57 |
| 5 | Lucy Wangui Kabuu | Kenya | 2:23:12 |
| 6 | Aberu Kebede | Ethiopia | 2:24:04 |
| 7 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 2:24:53 |
| 8 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal | 2:24:59 |
| 9 | Atsede Baysa | Ethiopia | 2:25:59 |
| 10 | Jeļena Prokopčuka | Latvia | 2:27:04 |
| 11 | Claire Hallissey | United Kingdom | 2:27:44 |
| 12 | Koren Jelela | Ethiopia | 2:28:05 |
| 13 | Freya Murray | United Kingdom | 2:28:10 |
| 14 | Isabellah Andersson | Sweden | 2:29:57 |
| 15 | Louise Damen | United Kingdom | 2:31:37 |
| 16 | Constantina Diță | Romania | 2:32:34 |
| 17 | Irvette van Zyl | South Africa | 2:33:41 |
| 18 | Sonia Samuels | United Kingdom | 2:33:41 |
| 19 | Amy Whitehead | United Kingdom | 2:33:44 |
| 20 | Helen Decker | United Kingdom | 2:34:11 |
| 21 | Jessica Petersson | Denmark | 2:34:56 |
| 22 | Alyson Dixon | United Kingdom | 2:35:46 |
| 23 | Susan Partridge | United Kingdom | 2:37:41 |
| 24 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom | 2:40:08 |
| 25 | Michelle Ross-Cope | United Kingdom | 2:40:08 |
| — | Yuliya Ruban | Ukraine | DQ |
| — | Mariya Konovalova | Russia | DQ |
| — | Ejegayehu Dibaba | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Nadia Ejjafini | Italy | DNF |
| — | Inga Abitova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Peninah Arusei | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Joyce Chepkirui | Kenya | DNF |
| — | René Kalmer | South Africa | DNF |
* Two athletes were subsequently disqualified for doping: Russia's Mariya Konovalova, who was originally 15th with a time of 2:30:29, and Ukraine's Yuliya Ruban, who originally placed 21st with 2:34:47.

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:32:26 |
| | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:32:27 |
| | Krige Schabort | United States | 1:32:28 |
| 4 | Masazumi Soejima | Japan | 1:32:29 |
| 5 | Heinz Frei | Switzerland | 1:32:30 |
| 6 | Tomasz Hamerlak | Poland | 1:32:31 |
| 7 | Masayuki Higuchi | Japan | 1:32:33 |
| 8 | Hiroyuki Yamamoto | Japan | 1:33:00 |
| 9 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 1:33:54 |
| 10 | Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 1:36:00 |
| 11 | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:36:20 |
| 12 | Roger Puigbò | Spain | 1:36:56 |
| 13 | Jordi Jiménez | Spain | 1:36:56 |
| 14 | Josh George | United States | 1:39:56 |
| 15 | Rafal Botello Jiminez | Spain | 1:40:01 |
| 16 | Adam Bleakney | United States | 1:40:22 |
| 17 | Choke Yasuoka | Japan | 1:50:31 |
| 18 | Laurens Sibaja-Molina | Costa Rica | 1:54:34 |
| 19 | Phil Hogg | United Kingdom | 1:54:34 |
| 20 | Mathew Clarke | United Kingdom | 1:54:46 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:49:10 |
| | Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:53:04 |
| | Diane Roy | Canada | 1:53:05 |
| 4 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 1:54:39 |
| 5 | Christina Schwab | United States | 1:54:41 |
| 6 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:54:41 |
| 7 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:54:43 |
| 8 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 2:05:38 |
| 9 | Meggan Dawson-Farrell | United Kingdom | 2:22:55 |
| 10 | Sarah Piercy | United Kingdom | 2:24:36 |