1986 London Marathon Explained

Competition:	6th London Marathon
Venue:	London, United Kingdom
Date:	20 April 1986
Men:	Toshihiko Seko
Men Win Value:	2:10:02
Women:	Grete Waitz
Women Win Value:	2:24:54
Wheelchair Men:	Gerry O'Rourke
Wheelchair Men Win Value:	2:26:38
Wheelchair Women:	Kay McShane
Wheelchair Women Win Value:	3:02:40
Prev:	1985
Next:	1987

The 1986 London Marathon was the sixth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 20 April. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Toshihiko Seko in a time of 2:10:02 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Grete Waitz in 2:24:54.

In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Gerry O'Rourke (2:26:38) and Kay McShane (2:47:12) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.^[1]

Around 80,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 25,566 had their applications accepted and 19,261 started the race. A total of 18,067 runners finished the race.^[2]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:10:02
			2:11:42
			2:12:36
4			2:12:56
5			2:13:02
6			2:13:42
7			2:14:34
8			2:14:38
9			2:14:48
10			2:14:57
11			2:14:59
12			2:15:00
13			2:15:03
14			2:15:06
15			2:15:19
16			2:15:46
17			2:15:47
18			2:15:53
19			2:15:54
20			2:15:56

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:24:54
			2:30:52
			2:31:40
4			2:31:43
5			2:32:25
6			2:32:53
7			2:36:31
8			2:38:47
9			2:39:26
10			2:41:11
11			2:41:12
12			2:41:57
13			2:42:05
14			2:42:18
15			2:42:23
16			2:43:15
17			2:43:54
18			2:45:19
19			2:45:28
20			2:45:30

Wheelchair men

Position	Nationality	Time
		2:26:38
		2:29:14
		2:30:59
4		2:36:13
5		2:43:52
6	?	2:50:52
7		2:50:59
8		2:51:04
9		2:55:46
10		2:57:01

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			3:02:40
			3:24:53
			4:07:57
4			5:58:30

References

Results

Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-24.

External links

Official website

Notes and References

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