2011 New York City Marathon Explained

Competition:	42nd New York City Marathon
Venue:	New York City, United States
Date:	November 6
Men:	Geoffrey Mutai
Men Win Value:	2:05:06
Women:	Firehiwot Dado
Women Win Value:	2:23:15
Wheelchair Men:	Masazumi Soejima
Wheelchair Men Win Value:	1:31:41
Wheelchair Women:	Amanda McGrory
Wheelchair Women Win Value:	1:50:24
Prev:	2010
Next:	2013

The 2011 New York City Marathon was the 42nd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 6. Sponsored by ING Group, it was the final race of the 2010/11 World Marathon Majors series and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.^[1] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's elite race in a course record time of 2:05:06 hours while Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado won the women's section in a time of 2:23:15.^[2]

In the wheelchair races, Japan's Masazumi Soejima (1:31:41) and America's Amanda McGrory (1:50:24) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, former racing driver Alex Zanardi of Italy won the men's race in 1:13:58 while Poland's Renata Kaluza took the women's title in 1:49:49.

A then-record high of 47,107 runners entered the competition,^[3] with a total of 46,536 runners finishing the distance (29,669 men and 16,867 women).^[4] At this race Joy Johnson became the oldest female marathon finisher at age 84.^[5]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:05:06
			2:06:28
			2:07:14
4			2:08:00
5			2:08:26
6			2:09:13
7			2:10:35
8			2:10:58
9			2:11:47
10			2:12:26
11			2:13:47
12			2:14:10
13			2:16:20
14			2:16:44
15			2:19:24
16			2:19:36
17			2:20:22
18			2:20:41
19			2:22:48
20			2:23:43
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• Ezkyas Sisay of Ethiopia originally placed ninth in a time of 2:11:04 hours, but was subsequently disqualified for doping.^[6]

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:23:15
			2:23:19
			2:23:38
4			2:25:40
5			2:25:46
6			2:25:57
7			2:27:06
8			2:28:29
9			2:28:42
10			2:29:03
11			2:31:40
12			2:31:52
13			2:33:08
14			2:33:08
15			2:33:22
16			2:37:22
17			2:38:32
18			2:40:06
19			2:41:00
20			2:41:21
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Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:31:41
			1:33:56
			1:34:21
4			1:37:24
5			1:38:42
6			1:38:43
7			1:39:02
8			1:39:30
9			1:41:11
10			1:42:30

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:50:24
			1:52:50
			1:52:52
4			1:52:53
5			1:52:54
6			1:57:59
7			2:01:04
8			2:09:09
9			2:10:55
10			2:18:14

Handcycle men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:13:58
			1:14:00
			1:22:40
4			1:26:56
5			1:27:43

Handcycle women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:49:49
			1:53:16
			2:08:28
4			3:56:55
5			4:00:19

References

Results

• ING New York City Marathon 2011. New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
• Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
• Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

External links

• New York Road Runners website

Notes and References

1. Morse, Parker (2011-11-04). Another summit of champions set for New York - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
2. Morse, Parker (2011-11-06). G. Mutai smashes course record, Dado the surprise women's winner in New York. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
3. Cacciola, Scott (2011-11-07). Mutai Becomes New York's Fastest-Ever Finisher. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
4. http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=472111106 New York City Marathon - Race Results
5. Web site: New York City Marathon's Oldest Female Finisher Dies. Runner's World.
6. https://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=196&do=news&news_id=26113 Ethiopian Athlete Sisay Disqualified From ING Marathon For Doping - RRW