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2000 London Marathon
The 2000 London Marathon was the 20th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 16 April. The elite men's race was won by Portugal's António Pinto (runner), António Pinto in a time of 2:06:36 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Tegla Loroupe in 2:24:33. In the wheelchair races, Britain's Kevin Papworth (1:41:50) and Sarah Piercy (2:23:30) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Around 93,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 42,596 had their applications accepted and 32,620 started the race. A total of 31,561 runners finished the race, comprising 24,613 men and 6948 women. . Uli Sauer. Retrieved 2020-04-25. Results Men Women |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Croasdale
Mark Croasdale (born January 1965) is an English athlete who was a British fell running champion and competed in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics. The early part of Croasdale’s sporting career was centred on skiing. He became a member of the Royal Marines’ ski team and displayed sufficient talent to be invited to train with the national ski team. He was a British champion and represented his country on many occasions in international cross-country skiing competitions. He competed in the 10k classical and 15k freestyle events at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Having taken up running as training for his skiing, Croasdale began to obtain good results as a runner. He won the Snowdon Race in 1991 and 1992 and in the latter year finished ninth in the short race at the World Mountain Running Trophy. In 1993, Croasdale won both the British and English Fell Running Championships. His race victories in later years included the Three Peaks in 1999. He was also a frequent compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Gómez (runner)
Alejandro Gómez Cabral (11 April 1967 in Vigo, Pontevedra – 31 January 2021) was a Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running. Career He stood out from a very young age, he was a Spanish junior record holder of 5,000 m (14: 16.7), a promise of 10,000 m (27: 54.13) and a junior of 2,000 m (5: 09.5), 5,000 m (13: 42.17) and 3,000 m obstacles (8: 36.4). He was also champion of Spain of cross country in the youth category in 1984, of 5,000 m and cross country in the promises category in 1986, 1987 and 1988 and of 3,000 m obstacles in 1987. In absolute category he was several times champion of Spain of 10,000m., Half marathon, and cross. In the international field, he participated in the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988 in the 5000 m, in Barcelona 1992 and in Atlanta 1996 in the 10,000 m event, where he was 15th in the final with a mark of 29: 38.11. At the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo he was 9th in the 10,000m final with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Burns (runner)
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Sergio Jimenez (runner)
Sergio Jimenez may refer to: * Sergio Jiménez (1937–2007), Mexican actor * Sérgio Jimenez (born 1984), Brazilian racecar driver * Sergio Jiménez (fencer) (born 1940), Chilean Olympic fencer {{hndis, Jimenez, Sergio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hudspith
Mark Edward Hudspith (born 19 January 1969) is a male English former long-distance runner. Athletics career Hudspith represented England and won the bronze medal in the Marathon at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. At the time he was the first Briton to win a major championship medal in the Marathon in 10 years, since Charlie Spedding won bronze at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Eight years later he represented England again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Personal life Hudspith studied at Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan .... He achieved a personal best time of 2:11:58 in London on 2 April 1995. References Living people 1969 births English male marathon runners Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Lewis (runner)
Jamie Lewis (born 8 November 1991) is a Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. His biggest achievement to date was reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship where he lost to Phil Taylor. Career Lewis won the World Masters and WDF World Cup boys' events in 2009. Lewis reached the last 24 of the 2010 World Masters, losing 2–3 in sets to Ted Hankey. He also reached the semi-finals of the 2011 WDF World Cup, losing out to Martin Adams 3–6. In January 2012, then-20-year-old Lewis successfully earned a Professional Darts Corporation tour card on day four of the PDC Pro Tour Q School. This enabled him to participate in all 2012 and 2013 Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events. Lewis competed in his first UK Open in 2012, defeating Steve Farmer and Mark Stephenson before falling to Pete Hudson in the second round. In August, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mutai
John Mutai (born 26 May 1966) is a Kenyan long distance runner. Career Mutai received much media attention following his three successive victories at the Belfast Marathon, including from the BBC, who called the victories a "hat-trick". His other notable race results are: *Fourth in the Great Capital Run in 2007. *First in the Edinburgh Marathon in 2004, second in 2005. *BUPA great north run half marathon 2002 5 *7 in the BUPA Great South Run 2001 *First in the Standard Chartered Marathon (Singapore) *Great North Run winner 1999 References 1966 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Cullen (runner)
Keith John Cullen (born 13 June 1972 in Ilford, Greater London) is a male former long-distance runner from England. Athletics career Cullen represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He finished in 19th place, clocking 2:16:59. Four years earlier, in Atlanta, United States, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase. He represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, England in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Personal life He is now a Graphic Designer living in North London. Achievements References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Keith 1972 births Living people English male middle-distance runners English male long-distance runners English male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
