2017 London Marathon

37th London Marathon
37th London Marathon
	Mary Keitany and Daniel Wanjiru
Venue	London, England
Date	23 April 2017
Champions
Men	Daniel Wanjiru (2:05:48)
Women	Mary Keitany (2:17:01)
Wheelchair men	David Weir (1:31:06)
Wheelchair women	Manuela Schär (1:39:57)
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The 2017 London Marathon was the 37th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany won the women's race, setting a new women-only marathon world record with a time of 2:17:01, while Daniel Wanjiru came first in the men's race in 2:05:48.^[1]^[2]^[3] David Weir claimed a record breaking seventh win at the London Marathon in the men's wheelchair event. The win broke a tie between Weir and Tanni Gray Thompson for the most wins at the London Marathon.^[4]

Around 253,930 people applied to enter the race: 53,229 had their applications accepted and 40,048 started the race. These were all record highs for the race.^[5] A total of 39,406 runners, 23,912 men and 15,494 women, finished the race.^[6]

In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Toby Osman (14:25), Erin Wallace (16:09), Jack Agnew (11:39) and Kare Adenegan (12:51).^[7]

^ Nick Mashiter (23 April 2017). "Mary Keitany sets new world record as she wins the women's elite race at the London Marathon". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "London Marathon 2017: Mary Keitany & Daniel Wanjiru win". BBC. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "Leaderboard". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "London Marathon 2017: David Weir wins men's wheelchair race". BBC Sport. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^ London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^ Virgin Mini London marathon 2017 results. London Marathon (2017). Retrieved 2020-04-26.

[1] Nick Mashiter (23 April 2017). "Mary Keitany sets new world record as she wins the women's elite race at the London Marathon". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "London Marathon 2017: Mary Keitany & Daniel Wanjiru win". BBC. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[3] "Leaderboard". Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[BBC_Wheelchair-4] "London Marathon 2017: David Weir wins men's wheelchair race". BBC Sport. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[5] Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.

[6] London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.

[7] Virgin Mini London marathon 2017 results. London Marathon (2017). Retrieved 2020-04-26.

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