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1984 London Marathon

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4th London Marathon
Finishers in the mass race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date13 May 1984
Champions
MenCharlie Spedding (2:09:57)
WomenIngrid Kristiansen (2:24:26)
Wheelchair menKevin Breen (2:38:40)
Wheelchair womenKay McShane (3:10:04)
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The 1984 London Marathon was the fourth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 May. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Charlie Spedding in a time of 2:09:57 hours, and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:24:26.

In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Kevin Breen (2:38:40) and Kay McShane (3:10:04) set course records in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 70,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 21,142 had their applications accepted and 16,992 started the race. A total of 15,675 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

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Men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charlie Spedding  United Kingdom 2:09:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kevin Forster  United Kingdom 2:11:41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dennis Fowles  United Kingdom 2:12:12
4 Øyvind Dahl  Norway 2:12:19
5 Jørn Lauenborg  Denmark 2:12:21
6 Juma Ikangaa  Tanzania 2:12:35
7 James Ashworth  United Kingdom 2:13:49
8 Malcolm East  United Kingdom 2:14:01
9 Christopher Bunyan  United Kingdom 2:14:03
10 Svend Erik Kristensen  Denmark 2:14:22
11 John Graham  United Kingdom 2:14:40
12 Stephen-Glenn Forster  United Kingdom 2:15:08
13 Luis Horta  Portugal 2:15:12
14 Kingston Mills  Ireland 2:15:14
15 Zoltan Kiss  Hungary 2:15:17
16 Jan-Erik Vilholmen  Norway 2:15:35
17 Mervyn Brameld  United Kingdom 2:15:38
18 Fraser Clyne  United Kingdom 2:15:5
19 Gaspar Esnaola  Spain 2:16:14
20 Gyula Borka  Hungary 2:16:17

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:24:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Priscilla Welch  United Kingdom 2:30:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Rowell  United Kingdom 2:31:28
4 Véronique Marot  United Kingdom 2:33:52
5 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 2:34:53
6 Bente Moe  Norway 2:35:28
7 Julie Barleycorn  United Kingdom 2:35:53
8 Margaret Lockley  United Kingdom 2:36:06
9 Gillian Horovitz  United Kingdom 2:37:10
10 Lone Dybdal  Denmark 2:39:39
11 Heidi Jacobsen  Norway 2:39:54
12 Gillian Castka  United Kingdom 2:41:21
13 Karen Holdsworth  United Kingdom 2:42:51
14 Kim Webb  United Kingdom 2:43:55
15 Maureen Hurst  United Kingdom 2:44:13
16 Lorna Irving  United Kingdom 2:44:15
17 Lynda Bain  United Kingdom 2:45:03
18 May-Britt Aastad  Sweden 2:45:22
19 Annette Roberts  United Kingdom 2:45:43
20 Carol Gould  United Kingdom 2:45:59

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Breen  Ireland 2:38:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mick Karaphillides  United Kingdom 2:44:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gordon Perry  United Kingdom 2:45:12
4 Joseph Fletcher  United Kingdom 2:51:55
5 Arthur Walton  United Kingdom 2:59:10
6 Andrew D'Costa ? 3:10:10
7 Leroy Dobson  United Kingdom 3:15:03
8 Ric Casell  United Kingdom 3:18:49
9 John Naude  United Kingdom 3:26:39
10 Shahriar Esfandiari  Iran 3:32:06

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kay McShane  Ireland 3:10:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denise Smith  United Kingdom 3:57:52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joanne Roberts  United Kingdom 4:05:52

References

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  1. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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