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2017 Great North Run

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37th Great North Run
VenueNewcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Date10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)
Medalists
gold medal 
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The 37th Great North Run took place on 10 September 2017 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom with the men's and women's elite races and wheelchair races. Olympic and World champion Mo Farah, in his first race since ending his career on the track, won the Great North Run for the fourth year in a row. He became the first man to win the run four years in a row.[1] Mary Keitany won the women's race for the third time in four years.

Briton Simon Lawson won the men's wheelchair race for the first time. Swiss Manuela Schär also won the women's wheelchair race for the first time. Schär also broke the course record held by Amanda McGrory, by finishing in a time of 48 minutes, 44 seconds.[1]

After Jake Robertson finished 2nd in the men's elite race, he proposed to his girlfriend, fellow runner Magdalyne Masai.[2]

Results

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Elite races

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Elite Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Mo Farah  United Kingdom 1:00:06
2 Jake Robertson  New Zealand 1:00:12
3 Feyisa Lilesa  Ethiopia 1:01:32
4 Zane Robertson  New Zealand 1:01:42
5 Hiroyuki Yamamoto  Japan 1:02:03
6 Dathan Ritzenhein  United States 1:02:49
7 Dewi Griffiths  United Kingdom 1:02:53
8 Bernard Lagat  United States 1:03:02
9 Tsegai Tewelde  United Kingdom 1:03:14
10 Koen Naert  Belgium 1:03:29
11 Mohamud Aadan  United Kingdom 1:04:26
12 Daichi Kamino  Japan 1:04:47
13 Chris Thompson  United Kingdom 1:05:28
14 Stephen Scullion  Ireland 1:05:52
Elite Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Mary Keitany  Kenya 1:05:59
2 Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya 1:07:44
3 Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui  Kenya 1:09:52
4 Magdalyne Masai  Kenya 1:10:39
5 Betsy Saina  Kenya 1:11:25
6 Gemma Steel  United Kingdom 1:11:32
7 Lily Partridge  United Kingdom 1:12:10
8 Alyson Dixon  United Kingdom 1:12:29
9 Caryl Jones  United Kingdom 1:14:22
10 Rebecca Murray  United Kingdom 1:15:49
11 Elizeba Cherono  Kenya 1:16:17
12 Rebecca Hilland  United Kingdom 1:16:27
13 Fiona Brian  United Kingdom 1:18:16
14 Tracy Millmore  United Kingdom 1:18:46

Wheelchair races

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Wheelchair Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Simon Lawson  United Kingdom 44:22
2 Brent Lakatos  Canada 44:27
3 Josh Cassidy  Canada 44:57
4 Patrick Monahan  United Kingdom 46:16
5 Rafael Botello Jimenez  Spain 47:48
6 Bret Crossley  United Kingdom 48:47
7 Sean Frame  United Kingdom 51:05
8 Isaac Towers  United Kingdom 52:45
9 Ben Rowlings  United Kingdom 52:57
10 Sam Kolek  United Kingdom 55:00
Wheelchair Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Manuela Schär  Switzerland 48:44
2 Samantha Kinghorn  United Kingdom 52:48
3 Liz McTernan  United Kingdom 1:24:15

References

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  1. ^ a b "Great North Run: Mo Farah's fourth win equals record". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ Muncaster, Michael (10 September 2017). "Great North Run wedding proposal! New Zealand runner pops question after Kenyan star crosses finish line". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Great Run Series Results". www.greatrun.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017.