| Competition | 18th London Marathon |
|---|---|
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 26 April 1998 |
| Men | Abel Antón |
| Men win value | 2:07:57 |
| Women | Catherina McKiernan |
| Women win value | 2:26:26 |
| Wheelchair men | Heinz Frei |
| Wheelchair men win value | 1:35:18 |
| Wheelchair women | Tanni Grey |
| Wheelchair women win value | 2:02:01 |
| Prev | 1997 |
| Next | 1999 |
The 1998 London Marathon was the 18th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Spain's Abel Antón in a time of 2:07:57 hours and the women's race was won by Ireland's Catherina McKiernan in 2:26:26.
In the wheelchair races, Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:35:18) and Britain's Tanni Grey (2:02:01) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Frei's winning time was a course record by a margin of nearly four minutes.[1]
Around 96,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 42,228 had their applications accepted and 30,663 started the race. A total of 29,972 runners finished the race.[2]
Results
Men
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Antón | 2:07:57 | ||
| Abdelkader El Mouaziz | 2:08:07 | ||
| António Pinto | 2:08:13 | ||
| 4 | Julio Rey | 2:08:33 | |
| 5 | Abebe Mekonnen | 2:09:52 | |
| 6 | Róbert Štefko | 2:09:54 | |
| 7 | Diego García | 2:10:36 | |
| 8 | Jon Brown | 2:11:11 | |
| 9 | Steve Moneghetti | 2:11:41 | |
| 10 | Kenjiro Jitsui | 2:12:47 | |
| 11 | Vincenzo Modica | 2:13:22 | |
| 12 | Gideon Mutisya | 2:13:41 | |
| 13 | Antonio Serrano | 2:13:53 | |
| 14 | Masaki Oya | 2:14:11 | |
| 15 | Spyros Andriopoulos | 2:14:13 | |
| 16 | Mark Hudspith | 2:14:20 | |
| 17 | Lawrence Peu | 2:14:53 | |
| 18 | Sean Quilty | 2:15:19 | |
| 19 | Robert Johnston | 2:15:34 | |
| 20 | Harri Hänninen | 2:16:09 | |
| — | Josia Thugwane | ||
| — | Jerry Lawson | ||
| — | Paul Evans | ||
| — | Shaun Creighton | ||
| — | Gary Staines | ||
| — | Eduardo do Nascimento | ||
| — | Antonio Silio |
Women
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherina McKiernan | 2:26:26 | ||
| Liz McColgan | 2:26:54 | ||
| Joyce Chepchumba | 2:27:22 | ||
| 4 | Marleen Renders | 2:27:30 | |
| 5 | Lidia Șimon | 2:28:41 | |
| 6 | Sonja Oberem | 2:29:39 | |
| 7 | Adriana Fernández | 2:29:46 | |
| 8 | Wang Yanfang | 2:30:47 | |
| 9 | Małgorzata Sobańska | 2:32:02 | |
| 10 | Marian Sutton | 2:32:14 | |
| 11 | Pan Jinhong | 2:35:38 | |
| 12 | Taeko Terauchi | 2:36:33 | |
| 13 | Wang Yanrong | 2:38:19 | |
| 14 | Griselda González | 2:39:08 | |
| 15 | Debbie Percival | 2:39:54 | |
| 16 | Lucia Subano | 2:40:25 | |
| 17 | Stephanie Andrews | 2:40:48 | |
| 18 | Tomoko Kitamura | 2:42:18 | |
| 19 | Lieve Slegers | 2:43:16 | |
| 20 | Nicola Brown | 2:43:18 | |
| — | Hellen Kimaiyo |
Wheelchair men
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heinz Frei | 1:35:18 | ||
| Claude Issorat | 1:42:43 | ||
| Denis Lemeunier | 1:44:03 | ||
| 4 | David Holding | 1:46:04 | |
| 5 | Ivan Newman | 1:46:07 | |
| 6 | Jurgen de Heve | 1:46:01 | |
| 7 | Bogdan Krol | 1:46:13 | |
| 8 | George Schrattenecker | 1:49:15 | |
| 9 | Chris Madden | 1:51:38 | |
| 10 | John Buren | 1:55:12 |
Wheelchair women
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanni Grey | 2:02:01 | ||
| Nicola Jarvis | 2:22:54 | ||
| Fiona Neale | 2:38:40 | ||
| 4 | Mary Rice | 3:22:04 | |
| 5 | Tracy Gill | 3:34:59 | |
| — | Rose Hill | — |
References
- ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Results
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-19.