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2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

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The Men's marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held starting and finishing at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park on September 4. Abel Kirui was the defending champion.[1]

The men's marathon podium at the 2011 World Championships
Official Video

The story was all Kirui. Running a casual pace to 15 km, first the Moroccan contingent tried to test the field. The pace picked up and the field strung out. After 25 km, it was down to Kirui, Vincent Kipruto, Eliud Kiptanui, Feyisa Lilesa and Abderrahime Bouramdane. Then Kirui put the hammer down, running 14:18 between 25 and 30 km. Nobody could go with him and he ran all alone, extending his lead for the remainder of the race to finish in 2:07:38. The 2:28 gap was the largest winning margin for the men's marathon in World Championship history, and as of 2024 it remains the only time the men's marathon has been won by more than two minutes. After dropping Bouramdane and Kiptanui, Kipruto and Lilesa ran tactically for the remainder of the race, with Kipruto getting silver.

The race was also the World Cup team competition. In that competition, the scoring is based on the cumulative time of the top three finishers for each team. Each country participating in the World Cup was allowed 5 entries into the marathon. The event was clearly won by Kenya, with 1st, 2nd and 5th-place finishers (Kenya also had the 6th-place finisher). Perennial champion Japan finished second, a cumulative minute ahead of Morocco.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Abel Kirui
  Kenya (KEN) 		Vincent Kipruto
  Kenya (KEN) 		Feyisa Lilesa
  Ethiopia (ETH)

World Marathon Cup

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See also: 2011 World Marathon Cup
Gold Silver Bronze
  Kenya (KEN)
Abel Kirui
Vincent Kipruto
David Barmasai Tumo 		  Japan (JPN)
Hiroyuki Horibata
Kentaro Nakamoto
Yuki Kawauchi 		  Morocco (MAR)
Abderrahime Bouramdane
Rachid Kisri
Ahmed Baday
  • Note: Marathon Cup medals are not listed in the championships medal table

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record   Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2:03:59 Berlin, Germany 28 September 2008
Championship record   Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:06:54 Berlin, Germany 22 August 2009
World Leading   Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN) 2:03:40 London, Great Britain 17 April 2011
African record   Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2:03:59 Berlin, Germany 28 September 2008
Asian record   Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) 2:06:16 Chicago, United States 13 October 2002
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Khalid Khannouchi (USA) 2:05:38 London, Great Britain 24 April 2002
South American record   Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) 2:06:05 Berlin, Germany 20 September 1998
European record   António Pinto (POR) 2:06:36 London, Great Britain 16 April 2000
  Benoît Zwierzchiewski (FRA) Paris, France 6 April 2003
Oceanian record   Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:07:51 Boston, United States 21 April 1986

Qualification standards

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A time B time
2:17:00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
September 4, 2011 09:00 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
  Abel Kirui   Kenya (KEN) 2:07:38 SB
  Vincent Kipruto   Kenya (KEN) 2:10:06
  Feyisa Lilesa   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:10:32 SB
4 Abderrahime Bouramdane   Morocco (MAR) 2:10:55
5 David Barmasai Tumo   Kenya (KEN) 2:11:39
6 Eliud Kiptanui   Kenya (KEN) 2:11:50
7 Hiroyuki Horibata   Japan (JPN) 2:11:52
8 Ruggero Pertile   Italy (ITA) 2:11:57
9 Stephen Kiprotich   Uganda (UGA) 2:12:57
10 Kentaro Nakamoto   Japan (JPN) 2:13:10
11 Rachid Kisri   Morocco (MAR) 2:13:24
12 Eshetu Wendimu   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:13:37
13 Marius Ionescu   Romania (ROM) 2:15:32 PB
14 Dong Guojian   China (CHN) 2:15:45 SB
15 David Webb   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:15:48 SB
16 Cuthbert Nyasango   Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:15:56 SB
17 Beraki Beyene   Eritrea (ERI) 2:16:03 SB
18 Yuki Kawauchi   Japan (JPN) 2:16:11
19 Aleksey Sokolov   Russia (RUS) 2:16:23
20 Ser-Od Bat-Ochir   Mongolia (MGL) 2:16:41
21 Aleksey Sokolov   Russia (RUS) 2:16:48
22 Lee Merrien   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:16:59
23 Jeong Jin-hyeok   South Korea (KOR) 2:17:04
24 Li Zicheng   China (CHN) 2:17:35
25 José Manuel Martínez   Spain (ESP) 2:17:44
26 Rafael Iglesias   Spain (ESP) 2:17:45 SB
27 Ahmed Baday   Morocco (MAR) 2:17:59
28 Lee Myong-seung   South Korea (KOR) 2:18:05
29 Yoshinori Oda   Japan (JPN) 2:18:05
30 Pablo Villalobos   Spain (ESP) 2:18:12
31 Mike Morgan   United States (USA) 2:18:30 SB
32 Urige Buta   Norway (NOR) 2:20:16
33 Wu Shiwei   China (CHN) 2:21:12
34 Jesper Faurschou   Denmark (DEN) 2:21:15
35 Hwang Jun-Hyeon   South Korea (KOR) 2:21:54 SB
36 Mike Tebulo   Malawi (MAW) 2:22:45 SB
37 Mike Sayenko   United States (USA) 2:22:49 SB
38 Yukihiro Kitaoka   Japan (JPN) 2:23:11 SB
39 Jeff Eggleston   United States (USA) 2:23:33
40 Hwang Jun-Suk   South Korea (KOR) 2:23:47
41 Nicholas Arciniaga   United States (USA) 2:24:06
42 Anton Kosmac   Slovenia (SLO) 2:24:16
43 Samuel Goitom   Eritrea (ERI) 2:25:42 SB
44 Kim Min   South Korea (KOR) 2:27:20 SB
45 Sergio Reyes   United States (USA) 2:29:15 SB
46 Coolboy Ngamole   South Africa (RSA) 2:30:01
47 Bekir Karayel   Turkey (TUR) 2:33:20 SB
48 Ruben Sança   Cape Verde (CPV) 2:34:40
49 Jhon Lennon Casallo   Peru (PER) 2:36:43
50 Modike Lucky Mohale   South Africa (RSA) 2:38:22 SB
51 Sangay Wangchuk   Bhutan (BHU) 2:38:33 NR
Jeff Hunt   Australia (AUS) DNF
Khalid Kamal Yaseen   Bahrain (BHR) DNF
Yared Asmerom   Eritrea (ERI) DNF
Yonas Kifle   Eritrea (ERI) DNF
Michael Tesfay   Eritrea (ERI) DNF
Chala Dechase   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Gebregziabher Gebremariam   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Bazu Worku   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Zohar Zemiro   Israel (ISR) DNF
Benjamin Kiptoo   Kenya (KEN) DNF
Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi   Libya (LBA) DNF
Adil Ennani   Morocco (MAR) DNF
Abderrahim Goumri   Morocco (MAR) DNF
David Ngakane   South Africa (RSA) DNF
Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon   Uganda (UGA) DNF
Nicholas Kiprono   Uganda (UGA) DNF

World Cup scoring

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Rank Country Athlete Time
1   Kenya (KEN) 6:29:23
1 Abel Kirui 2:07:38
2 Vincent Kipruto 2:10:06
5 David Barmasai Tumo 2:11:39
6 Eliud Kiptanui (2:11:50)
Benjamin Kolum Kiptoo ()
2   Japan (JPN) 6:41:13
7 Hiroyuki Horibata 2:11:52
10 Kentaro Nakamoto 2:13:10
18 Yuki Kawauchi 2:16:11
29 Yoshinori Oda (2:18:05)
38 Yukihiro Kitaoka (2:23:11)
3   Spain (ESP) 6:53:41
25 José Manuel Martínez 2:17:44
26 Rafael Iglesias 2:17:45
30 Pablo Villalobos 2:18:12
4   China (CHN) 6:54:32
14 Dong Guojian 2:15:45
24 Li Zicheng 2:17:35
33 Wu Shiwei 2:21:12
5   South Korea (KOR) 6:57:03
23 Jeong Jin-hyeok 2:17:04
28 Lee Myong-seung 2:18:05
35 Hwang Jun-hyeon 2:21:54
40 Hwang Jun-suk (2:23:47)
44 Kim Min (2:27:20)
6   United States (USA) 7:04:52
31 Mike Morgan 2:18:30
37 Mike Sayenko 2:22:49
39 Jeff Eggleston 2:23:33
41 Nicholas Arciniaga (2:24:06)
45 Sergio Reyes (2:29:15)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weerawansa, Dinesh (2011-09-03). Nine gold medallists to be decided today Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Dailynews.lk. Retrieved on 2011-09-04
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