1998 London Marathon Explained

Competition:18th London Marathon
Venue:London, United Kingdom
Date:26 April 1998
Men:Abel Antón
Men Win Value:2:07:57
Women:Catherina McKiernan
Women Win Value:2:26:26
Wheelchair Men:Heinz Frei
Wheelchair Men Win Value:1:35:18
Wheelchair Women:Tanni Grey
Wheelchair Women Win Value:2:02:01
Prev:1997
Next:1999

The 1998 London Marathon was the 18th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Spain's Abel Antón in a time of 2:07:57 hours and the women's race was won by Ireland's Catherina McKiernan in 2:26:26.

In the wheelchair races, Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:35:18) and Britain's Tanni Grey (2:02:01) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Frei's winning time was a course record by a margin of nearly four minutes.[1]

Around 96,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 42,228 had their applications accepted and 30,663 started the race. A total of 29,972 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:07:57
2:08:07
2:08:13
4 2:08:33
5 2:09:52
6 2:09:54
7 2:10:36
8 2:11:11
9 2:11:41
10 2:12:47
11 2:13:22
12 2:13:41
13 2:13:53
14 2:14:11
15 2:14:13
16 2:14:20
17 2:14:53
18 2:15:19
19 2:15:34
20 2:16:09

Women

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:26:26
2:26:54
2:27:22
4 2:27:30
5 2:28:41
6 2:29:39
7 2:29:46
8 2:30:47
9 2:32:02
10 2:32:14
11 2:35:38
12 2:36:33
13 2:38:19
14 2:39:08
15 2:39:54
16 2:40:25
17 2:40:48
18 2:42:18
19 2:43:16
20 2:43:18

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete NationalityTime
1:35:18
1:42:43
1:44:03
4 1:46:04
5 1:46:07
6 1:46:01
7 1:46:13
8 1:49:15
9 1:51:38
10 1:55:12

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete NationalityTime
2:02:01
2:22:54
2:38:40
4 3:22:04
5 3:34:59

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