# 2004 New York City Marathon

The 2004 New York City Marathon was the 35th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 7. The men's elite race was won by South Africa's Hendrick Ramaala in a time of 2:09:28 hours while the women's race was won by Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2:23:10.
In the wheelchair races, Mexico's Saúl Mendoza (1:33:16) and Switzerland's Edith Hunkeler (1:53:27) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Australia's Todd Philpott (1:17:12) and Dutchwoman Angelique Simons (1:50:02) were the winners.
A total of 36,513 runners finished the race, 24,563 men and 11,950 women.

## Results
### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | 2:09:28 |
| | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 2:09:53 |
| | Timothy Cherigat | Kenya | 2:10:00 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambwé | France | 2:10:11 |
| 5 | Benson Barus | Kenya | 2:11:23 |
| 6 | Christopher Cheboiboch | Kenya | 2:12:34 |
| 7 | John Kagwe | Kenya | 2:12:35 |
| 8 | Paul Kirui | Kenya | 2:14:04 |
| 9 | Ryan Shay | United States | 2:14:08 |
| 10 | Ottaviano Andriani | Italy | 2:14:51 |
| 11 | Elarbi Khattabi | Morocco | 2:15:22 |
| 12 | Andrew Letherby | Australia | 2:15:48 |
| 13 | Vasyl Matviychuk | Ukraine | 2:16:12 |
| 14 | Abdihakem Abdirahman | United States | 2:17:09 |
| 15 | John Yuda Msuri | Tanzania | 2:18:04 |
| 16 | Matt Downin | United States | 2:18:50 |
| 17 | Angelo Carosi | Italy | 2:19:53 |
| 18 | Enos Keter | Kenya | 2:20:24 |
| 19 | Kassahun Kabiso | Ethiopia | 2:22:21 |
| 20 | Dan Browne | United States | 2:23:27 |
| — | Bob Kennedy | United States | DNF |
| — | Benoît Zwierzchiewski | France | DNF |
| — | Laban Kipkemboi | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Joseph Ngolepus | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Ben Kimondiu | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Joseph Kariuki | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Simon Kiprop | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Tom Van Hooste | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Tesfaye Eticha | Ethiopia | DNF |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:23:10 |
| | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 2:23:13 |
| | Lyubov Denisova | Russia | 2:25:18 |
| 4 | Margaret Okayo | Kenya | 2:26:31 |
| 5 | Jeļena Prokopčuka | Latvia | 2:26:51 |
| 6 | Luminita Zaituc | Germany | 2:28:15 |
| 7 | Lornah Kiplagat | Netherlands | 2:28:21 |
| 8 | Larisa Zyusko | Russia | 2:29:32 |
| 9 | Madaí Pérez | Mexico | 2:29:57 |
| 10 | Kerryn McCann | Australia | 2:32:06 |
| 11 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 2:33:11 |
| 12 | Lidiya Grigoryeva | Russia | 2:34:39 |
| 13 | Asha Gigi | Ethiopia | 2:36:31 |
| 14 | Benita Willis | Australia | 2:38:03 |
| 15 | Jenny Crain | United States | 2:41:06 |
| 16 | Molly Austin | United States | 2:41:42 |
| 17 | Emily LeVan | United States | 2:43:38 |
| 18 | Annemette Jensen | Denmark | 2:45:28 |
| 19 | Rosanna Munerotto | Italy | 2:47:00 |
| 20 | Shelly Larson | United States | 2:47:47 |
| — | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Alevtina Ivanova | Russia | DNF |
| — | Emily Kroshus | Canada | DNF |
| — | Deena Kastor | United States | DNF |
| — | Sylvia Mosqueda | United States | DNF |
| — | Leah Malot | Kenya | DNF |
* † Ran in mass race

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Saúl Mendoza | United States | 1:33:16 |
| | Krige Schabort | United States | 1:33:19 |
| | Kelly Smith | Canada | 1:33:24 |
| 4 | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:40:41 |
| 5 | Aarón Gordian | Mexico | 1:41:25 |
| 6 | Josh George | United States | 1:43:02 |
| 7 | Michel Filteau | Canada | 1:43:06 |
| 8 | Tyler Byers | United States | 1:45:36 |
| 9 | Tony Nogueira | United States | 1:45:40 |
| 10 | Paul Nunnari | Australia | 1:46:15 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Edith Hunkeler | Switzerland | 1:53:27 |
| | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:53:37 |
| | Diane Roy | Canada | 1:57:13 |
| 4 | Miriam Nibley | United States | 2:00:10 |
| 5 | Christina Ripp | United States | 2:03:14 |
| 6 | Ariadne Hernández | Mexico | 2:14:05 |
| 7 | April Coughlin | United States | 2:39:02 |
| 8 | Collen Morrison | Jamaica | 4:38:37 |
| 9 | Erinelda Gomes | Brazil | 5:48:03 |
| 10 | Corre Meyer | United States | 6:56:38 |

### Handcycle men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Todd Philpott | Australia | 1:17:12 |
| | Theo Geeve | Netherlands | 1:34:36 |
| | John Vink | Netherlands | 1:35:30 |
| 4 | Bogdan Krol | Poland | 1:35:35 |
| 5 | Edward Maalouf | Lebanon | 1:39:47 |

### Handcycle women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Angelique Simons | Netherlands | 1:50:02 |
| | Laura Stam | Netherlands | 1:53:11 |
| | Helene Hines | United States | 1:53:25 |
| 4 | Graziella Calimero | Italy | 2:20:03 |
| 5 | Graciela Ramirez | Mexico | 2:49:27 |