The 1986 London Marathon was the sixth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 20 April. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Toshihiko Seko in a time of 2:10:02 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Grete Waitz in 2:24:54.
In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Gerry O'Rourke (2:26:38) and Kay McShane (2:47:12) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
Around 80,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 25,566 had their applications accepted and 19,261 started the race. A total of 18,067 runners finished the race.Stats and Figures . London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
Results Men Position Athlete NationalityTime Toshihiko Seko 2:10:02 Hugh Jones 2:11:42 Allister Hutton 2:12:36 4 Pat Petersen 2:12:56 5 Mehmet Terzi 2:13:02 6 Yutaka Kanai 2:13:42 7 Henrik Albahn 2:14:34 8 Ieuan Ellis 2:14:38 9 Geir Kvernmo 2:14:48 10 Cidálio Caetano 2:14:57 11 Oddmund Roalkvam 2:14:59 12 Philip O'Brien 2:15:00 13 Lindsay Robertson 2:15:03 14 Peter Lyrenmann 2:15:06 15 Kevin Forster 2:15:19 16 Richard Umberg 2:15:46 17 Zhu Shuchun 2:15:47 18 Gyula Borka 2:15:53 19 Eleuterio Antón 2:15:54 20 John Wheway 2:15:56
Women Position Athlete NationalityTime Grete Waitz 2:24:54 Mary O'Connor 2:30:52 Ann Ford 2:31:40 4 Sylvie Bornet 2:31:43 5 Paula Fudge 2:32:25 6 Kersti Jakobsen 2:32:53 7 Julia Armstrong 2:36:31 8 Glynis Penny 2:38:47 9 Jacqueline Hulbert 2:39:26 10 Deborah Butterfield 2:41:11 11 Angie Hulley 2:41:12 12 Carolyn Naisby 2:41:57 13 Oddrun Hovsengen 2:42:05 14 Christine Kennedy 2:42:18 15 Yuko Gordon 2:42:23 16 Mora Main 2:43:15 17 Sandra Lappage 2:43:54 18 Rosemary Ellis 2:45:19 19 Eva Isaacs 2:45:28 20 Tanya Maria Ball 2:45:30
Wheelchair men Position Athlete NationalityTime Gerry O'Rourke 2:26:38 Mike Bishop 2:29:14 Chris Hallam 2:30:59 4 Terje Roel 2:36:13 5 Kevin Breen 2:43:52 6 Michael Cunnham ? 2:50:52 7 John Naude 2:50:59 8 Graham Stones 2:51:04 9 Gerry Kinsella 2:55:46 10 Chas Sadler 2:57:01
Wheelchair women Position Athlete NationalityTime Kay McShane 3:02:40 Karen Davidson 3:24:53 Denise Smith 4:07:57 4 Sheila Watkins 5:58:30
References
Results Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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