1982 London Marathon Explained

Competition:2nd London Marathon
Venue:London, United Kingdom
Date:9 May 1982
Men:Hugh Jones
Men Win Value:2:09:24
Women:Joyce Smith
Women Win Value:2:29:43
Prev:1981
Next:1983

The 1982 London Marathon was the second running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 9 May. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Hugh Jones in a time of 2:09:24 hours and the women's race was won by Britain's Joyce Smith in 2:29:43.

Around 90,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 18,059 had their applications accepted and around 16,350 started the race. A total of 15,116 runners finished the race.[1]

Results

Men

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:09:24
2:12:21
2:12:30
4 2:13:43
5 2:13:48
6 2:13:57
7 2:15:28
8 2:15:28
9 2:15:41
10 2:15:50
11 2:15:59
12 2:15:59
13 2:16:09
14 2:16:16
15 2:16:29
16 2:16:35
17 2:16:45
18 2:16:59
19 2:17:10
20 2:17:22

Women

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:29:43
2:36:15
2:41:49
4 2:43:34
5 2:45:52
6 2:46:04
7 2:46:53
8 2:47:08
9 2:47:57
10 2:48:38
11 2:48:38
12 2:49:00
13 2:49:47
14 2:50:09
15 2:50:23
17 2:51:03

References

Results

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/stats-and-figures/ Stats and Figures