2001 New York City Marathon

The 2001 New York City Marathon was the 32nd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, 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 Margaret Okayo. 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 Tegla Loroupe).[1]

32nd New York City Marathon
VenueNew York City, United States
DateNovember 3
Champions
MenTesfaye Jifar (2:07:43)
WomenMargaret Okayo (2:24:21)
Wheelchair menSaúl Mendoza (1:39:25)
Wheelchair womenFrancesca Porcellato (2:11:57)
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In the wheelchair races, America's Saúl Mendoza (1:39:25) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (2:11:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle 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.[2]

The race was held in the wake of the September 11 attacks, thus the course was altered and mass participation was significantly down on previous years. Around 2800 police officers were present to ensure security, a no-fly zone 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, Rudy Giuliani, was given the number 1 bib, which is typically reserved for the men's defending champion.[3]

Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Tesfaye Jifar   Ethiopia 2:07:43
  Japhet Kosgei   Kenya 2:09:19
  Rodgers Rop   Kenya 2:09:51
4 Silvio Guerra   Ecuador 2:10:36
5 Hendrick Ramaala   South Africa 2:11:18
6 Jon Brown   United Kingdom 2:11:24
7 John Kagwe   Kenya 2:11:57
8 Joseph Chebet   Kenya 2:13:07
9 Lahoussine Mrikik   Morocco 2:13:31
10 Stephen Ndungu   Kenya 2:14:21
11 Róbert Štefko   Slovakia 2:14:45
12 Paul Kipsambu   Kenya 2:15:06
13 Scott Larson   United States 2:15:26
14 Clint Verran   United States 2:17:20
15 Alejandro Villanueva   Mexico 2:17:45
16 Chris Lundstrom   United States 2:18:08
17 Kenneth Cheruiyot   Kenya 2:18:20
18 Shawn Found   United States 2:18:29
19 Warren Petterson   South Africa 2:18:56
20 Keith Dowling   United States 2:19:10
Phaustin Baha Sulle   Tanzania DNF
Jackson Kipngok   Kenya DNF
Julius Kimutai   Kenya DNF
Shem Kororia   Kenya DNF

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Margaret Okayo   Kenya 2:24:21
  Susan Chepkemei   Kenya 2:25:12
  Svetlana Zakharova   Russia 2:25:13
4 Joyce Chepchumba   Kenya 2:25:51
5 Esther Kiplagat   Kenya 2:26:15
6 Lyudmila Petrova   Russia 2:26:18
7 Deena Kastor   United States 2:26:58
8 Yelena Paramonova   Russia 2:30:03
9 Madina Biktagirova   Russia 2:31:14
10 Elana Meyer   South Africa 2:31:43
11 Florence Barsosio   Kenya 2:31:50
12 Franca Fiacconi   Italy 2:32:57
13 Milena Glusac   United States 2:34:46
14 Colleen De Reuck   United States 2:35:31
15 Jeanne Cooper   United States 2:39:58
16 Monica Hostetler   United States 2:41:38
17 Gordon Bakoulis   United States 2:41:43
18 Brynhild Synstnes   Norway 2:41:58
19 Rosana Gutierrez   United States 2:42:26
20 Kelly Cordell   United States 2:42:28
Christine Clifton   United States DNF
Nuța Olaru   Romania DNF

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Saúl Mendoza   United States 1:39:25
  Roberto Brigo   Italy 1:47:39
  Kamel Ayari   Tunisia 1:48:21
4 Scot Hollonbeck   United States 1:54:54
5 Hayk Abgaryan   Armenia 2:18:58
6 James Hallam   United Kingdom 2:19:03
7 Carlos Guzman   United States 2:23:00
8 Aleksan Bayanduryan   Armenia 2:36:45
9 Freddy Ramirez   Colombia 2:55:06
10 Oscar Londono   Colombia 2:56:32

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Francesca Porcellato   Italy 2:11:57
  Antonella Munaro   Italy 2:59:17
  Christy Campbell   Canada 3:50:34
4 Judy Woolfenden   United Kingdom 5:16:17
5 Marialisa Galeazzi   Italy 5:22:11
6 Helga Thorsen   Norway 5:55:17
7 Jolana Skalova   Slovakia 6:52:36
8 Diane Robertson   United States 9:32:20

Handcycle men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Ziv Bar-Shira   Israel 1:27:49
  Bogdan Krol   Poland 1:34:17
  Randy Upper   Canada 1:37:19
4 John Ryan   Canada 1:46:18
5 John Curlander   United States 1:46:36

Handcycle women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Helene Hines   United States 1:46:22
  Kirsty Digger   United States 2:20:54
  Graciela Ramirez   Mexico 2:52:19
4 Isabel Bohn   United States 2:56:43
5 Mary Ellen Conaboy   United States 4:08:12

References

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  1. ^ Mackay, Duncan (2001-11-05). New York marathon runners pay tribute . The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. ^ New York City Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. ^ Fendrich, Howard (2001-11-04). Jifar breaks race record in his first New York City Marathon. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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