page_title: Inge Simonsen
hierarchical_section_title: Inge Simonsen
caption_attribution_description: English: Inge Simonsen finishing the Citizen Golden Marathon on 7th March 1982 in 2 hours 15 minutes &amp; 6 seconds for 6th place. The finish line is in the Panathinaikon Stadium.
context_page_description: Inge Simonsen is a Norwegian distance runner who tied for first place in the inaugural 1981 London Marathon. In that race, he and the other winner, American Dick Beardsley, intentionally crossed the finish line, in 2:11:48, holding hands in a dead heat. According to Beardsley, "It was a big deal for both of us because neither one of us had won a marathon before."
context_section_description: Inge Simonsen (born 1 July 1953) is a Norwegian distance runner who tied for first place in the inaugural 1981 London Marathon. In that race, he and the other winner, American Dick Beardsley, intentionally crossed the finish line, in 2:11:48, holding hands in a dead heat. According to Beardsley, "It was a big deal for both of us because neither one of us had won a marathon before."
caption: Simonsen finishing the IAAF Citizen Golden Marathon in Athens, Greece, March 7, 1982 in 2.15.03 for 6th place
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