# 2007 London Marathon

The 2007 London Marathon was the 27th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:41 hours and the women's race was won by China's Zhou Chunxiu in 2:20:38.
In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:30:49) and Shelly Woods (1:50:40) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.
Around 128,000 people applied to enter the race: 50,039 had their applications accepted and 36,396 started the race. A total of 35,667 runners, 24,815 men and 10,852 women, finished the race.

## Results
### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Martin Lel | Kenya | 2:07:41 |
| | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco | 2:07:44 |
| | Felix Limo | Kenya | 2:07:47 |
| 4 | Jaouad Gharib | Morocco | 2:07:54 |
| 5 | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | 2:07:56 |
| 6 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 2:08:06 |
| 7 | Ryan Hall | United States | 2:08:24 |
| 8 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos | Brazil | 2:08:37 |
| 9 | Dan Robinson | United Kingdom | 2:14:14 |
| 10 | Andi Jones | United Kingdom | 2:17:49 |
| 11 | Benson Cherono | Kenya | 2:18:55 |
| 12 | Ørjan Lunde | Norway | 2:20:21 |
| 13 | Richard Gardiner | United Kingdom | 2:20:26 |
| 14 | Joe Driscoll | United States | 2:20:49 |
| 15 | John McFarlane | United Kingdom | 2:22:18 |
| 16 | Gareth Raven | United Kingdom | 2:23:27 |
| 17 | Neil Renault | United Kingdom | 2:23:44 |
| 18 | Mark Miles | United Kingdom | 2:24:20 |
| 19 | Darren Bilton | United Kingdom | 2:25:10 |
| — | Paul Kimaiyo | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Patrick Makau Musyoki | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Wilfred Taragon | Kenya | DNF |
| — | James Yatich | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Steven Kamar | Bahrain | DNF |
| — | Stefano Baldini | Italy | DNF |
| — | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Meb Keflezighi | United States | DNF |
| — | Khalid Khannouchi | United States | DNF |
| — | Juan Carlos de la Ossa | Spain | DNF |
| — | Hicham Chatt | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Jason Hartmann | United States | DNF |
| — | Scott Larson | United States | DNF |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Zhou Chunxiu | China | 2:20:38 |
| | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 2:21:45 |
| | Constantina Diță | Romania | 2:23:55 |
| 4 | Salina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:24:13 |
| 5 | Lornah Kiplagat | Netherlands | 2:24:46 |
| 6 | Mara Yamauchi | United Kingdom | 2:25:41 |
| 7 | Benita Willis | Australia | 2:29:47 |
| 8 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom | 2:30:44 |
| 9 | Inga Abitova | Russia | 2:34:25 |
| 10 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 2:39:11 |
| 11 | Eleni Donta | Greece | 2:40:42 |
| 12 | Milka Mikhaylova | Bulgaria | 2:44:35 |
| 13 | Yolanda Mercado | Puerto Rico | 2:44:58 |
| 14 | Nicola Clay | United Kingdom | 2:46:25 |
| 15 | Elke Schmidt | Germany | 2:47:09 |
| 16 | Lizzy Hawker | United Kingdom | 2:47:55 |
| 17 | Jo Kelsey | United Kingdom | 2:47:59 |
| 18 | Karen Natoli | Australia | 2:48:23 |
| 19 | Gillian Laithwaite | United Kingdom | 2:48:32 |
| 20 | Laura Cowley | United Kingdom | 2:48:46 |
| — | Galina Bogomolova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Kiyoko Shimahara | Japan | DNF |
| — | Kathy Butler | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Blake Russell | United States | DNF |
| — | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Irene Kwambai | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Ruth Kutol | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Jennifer Chesinon | Kenya | DNF |

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:30:49 |
| | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:30:50 |
| | Saúl Mendoza | Mexico | 1:33:46 |
| 4 | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:33:46 |
| 5 | Choke Yasuoka | Japan | 1:33:50 |
| 6 | Brian Alldis | United Kingdom | 1:44:31 |
| 7 | Mark Telford | United Kingdom | 1:54:18 |
| 8 | Andrew Cheek | United Kingdom | 1:58:14 |
| 9 | Paul Rea | United Kingdom | 2:05:07 |
| 10 | Wayne Phillips | Canada | 2:15:49 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:50:40 |
| | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 1:59:46 |
| | Sarah Piercy | United Kingdom | 2:41:18 |
| — | Deborah Johnson | United Kingdom | DNF |