The 2001

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was the 32nd running of the annual

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race in

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, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 3. The men's elite race was won by Ethiopia's Tesfaye Jifar in a time of 2:07:43 hours while the women's race was won in 2:24:21 by Kenya's

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. Both these times were race records. Tesfaye Jifar was the first Ethiopian to win in New York and Okayo was the second Kenyan to win the women's race (after

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). In the

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s, America's Saúl Mendoza (1:39:25) and Italy's

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(2:11:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the

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race, Israel's Ziv Bar-Shira (1:27:49) and America's Helene Hines (1:46:22) were the winners. A total of 23,648 runners finished the race, 16,810 men and 6838 women. The race was held in the wake of the

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, thus the course was altered and mass participation was significantly down on previous years. Around 2800 police officers were present to ensure security, a

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was instituted above the race route, and runners were discouraged from accepting water from spectators on the route. The race adopted the slogan "United We Run" and the city's mayor,

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, was given the number 1 bib, which is typically reserved for the men's defending champion.Fendrich, Howard (2001-11-04)
Jifar breaks race record in his first New York City Marathon
World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

Results

Men

Women

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair women

Handcycle men

Handcycle women

References

;Results
2001 New York Marathon Results
New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
Results

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. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

External links

New York Road Runners website

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