1984 London Marathon Explained

Competition:4th London Marathon
Venue:London, United Kingdom
Date:13 May 1984
Men:Charlie Spedding
Men Win Value:2:09:57
Women:Ingrid Kristiansen
Women Win Value:2:24:26
Wheelchair Men:Kevin Breen
Wheelchair Men Win Value:2:38:40
Wheelchair Women:Kay McShane
Wheelchair Women Win Value:3:10:04
Prev:1983
Next:1985

The 1984 London Marathon was the fourth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 May. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Charlie Spedding in a time of 2:09:57 hours, and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:24:26.

In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Kevin Breen (2:38:40) and Kay McShane (3:10:04) set course records in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 70,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 21,142 had their applications accepted and 16,992 started the race. A total of 15,675 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:09:57
2:11:41
2:12:12
4 2:12:19
5 2:12:21
6 2:12:35
7 2:13:49
8 2:14:01
9 2:14:03
10 2:14:22
11 2:14:40
12 2:15:08
13 2:15:12
14 2:15:14
15 2:15:17
16 2:15:35
17 2:15:38
18 2:15:5
19 2:16:14
20 2:16:17

Women

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:24:26
2:30:06
2:31:28
4 2:33:52
5 2:34:53
6 2:35:28
7 2:35:53
8 2:36:06
9 2:37:10
10 2:39:39
11 2:39:54
12 2:41:21
13 2:42:51
14 2:43:55
15 2:44:13
16 2:44:15
17 2:45:03
18 2:45:22
19 2:45:43
20 2:45:59

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:38:40
2:44:31
2:45:12
4 2:51:55
5 2:59:10
6 ? 3:10:10
7 3:15:03
8 3:18:49
9 3:26:39
10 3:32:06

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete NationalityTime
3:10:04
3:57:52
Joanne Roberts 4:05:52

References

Results

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://london-marathon.s3.amazonaws.com/vmlm2014/live/uploads/cms_page_media/1111/2015-VMLM-Media-Guide-The-Past-Races.pdf 2015 London Marathon Media Guide
  2. https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/stats-and-figures/ Stats and Figures