The 2014

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was the 34th running of the annual

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race in

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, England, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan

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and the women's race was won by Kenyan

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. The men's wheelchair race was won by Switzerland's

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and the women's wheelchair race was won by American

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. Kipsang and McFadden set course records. Around 169,682 people applied to enter the race: 49,872 had their applications accepted and 36,337 started the race. A total of 35,817 runners, 22,571 men and 13,246 women, finished the race. In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Zak Miller (14:27), Lydia Turner (16:05), Nathan Maguire (12:24) and Lauren Knowles (14:23).

Race description

The 2014 London Marathon was held on 13 April 2014. One of the largest crowds in London Marathon history, with spectators standing 10 to 15 people deep, turned out to cheer on the competitors in warm weather. The race began in

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in South East London, passing by many of London's most famous landmarks, before finishing on The Mall.

Men's race

The men's elite race featured a particularly strong field, including marathon world-record holder

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, reigning Olympic and world marathon champion

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, 2013 London Marathon champion

Tsegaye Kebede Tsegaye Kebede Wordofa ( Amharic: ፀጋየ ከበደ ዎርዶፋ; born 15 January 1987) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events, including marathons. He quickly rose to become a prominent distance runner after ...

, and London course-record holder Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai. Other notable competitors included

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, who unofficially ran the fastest marathon ever;

Ayele Abshero Ayele Abshero Biza ( am, አየለ አብሽሮ ቢዛ, born 28 December 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who mainly competes in cross country and road races. He came to prominence with a junior silver medal at the 2008 IAAF World ...

, who has the fastest marathon debut; Xiamen and Dublin marathon champion Feyisa Lelisa; Paris Marathon champion Stanley Biwott; two-time New York Marathon champion Marilson dos Santos, and 2011 world 10,000 metres champion

Ibrahim Jeilan Ibrahim Jeilan Gashu (Amharic: ዕብራህም ጅእላን ጋሹ; born 12 June 1989) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres on the track, as well as cross country running. He is a ...

. British Olympic 10,000 metres Gold medallist

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, who ran half the marathon in 2013, drew significant interest in his home country and internationally. It was the first-ever marathon for Farah, often hailed as one of the greatest distance track runners in history. Entering the final mile, two Kenyans led the race: 2012 London Marathon champion Wilson Kipsang and Stanley Biwott. Kipsang pulled away over the last mile, to win the race in 2 hours 4 minutes 29 seconds. Biwott finished second in a personal best 2:04:55. Ethiopians Kebede and Abshero followed, finishing the race in tandem, 2 minutes off the winning time and placing third and fourth respectively.

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, Geoffrey Mutai, Emmanuel Mutai, Farah and Lilesa formed the chasing pack, finishing 5th to 9th respectively, 4 minutes off the winning time. American Ryan Vail rounded out the top 10 runners, coming in at 02:10:57. Wilson Kipsang's winning time was a course record and the 16th-fastest marathon in history.

Women's race

The women's race came down to a sprint finish between two Kenyans,

and

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. Edna Kiplagat won the battle of the two unrelated women and finished in a time of 2:20:21, five minutes slower than the course record set by

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in 2005. Florence Kiplagat finished second, three seconds back.

Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba ( om, Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 June 1985) is an Ethiopian athlete who competed in long-distance track events and international road races. She has won three Olympic track gold medals, ...

of Ethiopia finished third in her marathon debut after winning gold medals in the 10,000 metres during the previous two Olympic games.

Wheelchair races

American

won the women's wheelchair marathon race for the second consecutive year, re-breaking the course record she established in 2013. It was her first marathon of the year after taking a short sabbatical from the sport to compete in the sit-ski cross-country during the

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, where she won Silver. In the men's wheelchair race, a week after winning the

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beat his long-time rival David Wier in a sprint finish to take his first London title, having finished second in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Non-elite race

The non-elite marathon had 30,825 registered entrants including celebrities and

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. One man died in hospital after collapsing after the finish line. Millions of pounds were raised for charity by the run's participants. Robert Berry, a runner from

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, collapsed at the finish line and the 42-year-old was pronounced dead after being transferred to St. Mary's Hospital. He was raising money for The National Osteoporosis Society as his mother had the condition. He had reported difficulty breathing before starting. Berry was the twelfth runner to die at the

in its 34-year history. The previous was 30-year-old Claire Squires in

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. Tributes flooded in and donations were made to Berry's

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page.Robert Berry
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Results

Men

Women

*Note: † = ran in the non-elite section of the race

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair women

References

;Results
Virgin London Marathon 2014 Tracking and Results
London Marathon. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
Men Results

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. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
Women Results

. Retrieved 2020-05-02.

External links

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Elite and wheelchair results
{{World Marathon Majors 2014 London Marathon