2011 New York City Marathon

The 2011 New York City Marathon was the 42nd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 6. Sponsored by ING Group, it was the final race of the 2010/11 World Marathon Majors series and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.^[1] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's elite race in a course record time of 2:05:06 hours while Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado won the women's section in a time of 2:23:15.^[2]

42nd New York City Marathon
Venue	New York City, United States
Date	November 6
Champions
Men	Geoffrey Mutai (2:05:06)
Women	Firehiwot Dado (2:23:15)
Wheelchair men	Masazumi Soejima (1:31:41)
Wheelchair women	Amanda McGrory (1:50:24)
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In the wheelchair races, Japan's Masazumi Soejima (1:31:41) and America's Amanda McGrory (1:50:24) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, former racing driver Alex Zanardi of Italy won the men's race in 1:13:58 while Poland's Renata Kaluza took the women's title in 1:49:49.

A then-record high of 47,107 runners entered the competition,^[3] with a total of 46,536 runners finishing the distance (29,669 men and 16,867 women).^[4] At this race Joy Johnson became the oldest female marathon finisher at age 84.^[5]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	2:05:06
	Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai	Kenya	2:06:28
	Tsegaye Kebede	Ethiopia	2:07:14
4	Gebregziabher Gebremariam	Ethiopia	2:08:00
5	Jaouad Gharib	Morocco	2:08:26
6	Meb Keflezighi	United States	2:09:13
7	Abdellah Falil	Morocco	2:10:35
8	Mathew Kisorio	Kenya	2:10:58
9	Ed Moran	United States	2:11:47
10	Viktor Röthlin	Switzerland	2:12:26
11	Abdelkabir Saji	Morocco	2:13:47
12	Juan Luis Barrios	Mexico	2:14:10
13	Teklu Deneke	Ethiopia	2:16:20
14	Bobby Curtis	United States	2:16:44
15	Tesfaye Assefa	Ethiopia	2:19:24
16	Abdelaziz Atmani	United States	2:19:36
17	Bazu Worku	Ethiopia	2:20:22
18	Fikadu Lemma	Ethiopia	2:20:41
19	Rens Dekkers	Netherlands	2:22:48
20	John Beattie	United Kingdom	2:23:43
—	Ezkyas Sisay	Ethiopia	DQ
—	Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott	Kenya	DNF
—	William Naranjo	Colombia	DNF

• Ezkyas Sisay of Ethiopia originally placed ninth in a time of 2:11:04 hours, but was subsequently disqualified for doping.^[6]

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Firehiwot Dado	Ethiopia	2:23:15
	Bizunesh Deba	Ethiopia	2:23:19
	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Kenya	2:23:38
4	Ana Dulce Félix	Portugal	2:25:40
5	Kim Smith	New Zealand	2:25:46
6	Caroline Kilel	Kenya	2:25:57
7	Caroline Rotich	Kenya	2:27:06
8	Isabellah Andersson	Sweden	2:28:29
9	Jo Pavey	United Kingdom	2:28:42
10	Galina Bogomolova	Russia	2:29:03
11	Misiker Mekonen	Ethiopia	2:31:40
12	Molly Pritz	United States	2:31:52
13	Werknesh Kidane	Ethiopia	2:33:08
14	Alessandra Aguilar	Spain	2:33:08
15	Serkalem Biset	Ethiopia	2:33:22
16	Lauren Fleshman	United States	2:37:22
17	Aziza Aliyu	Ethiopia	2:38:32
18	Camille Herron	United States	2:40:06
19	Jennifer Houck	United States	2:41:00
20	Diane Nukuri	Burundi	2:41:21
—	Inga Abitova	Russia	DNF
—	Jéssica Augusto	Portugal	DNF
—	Jennifer Rhines	United States	DNF
—	Alem Ashebir	Ethiopia	DNF
—	Alene Shewarge	Ethiopia	DNF

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Masazumi Soejima	Japan	1:31:41
	Kurt Fearnley	Australia	1:33:56
	Kota Hokinoue	Japan	1:34:21
4	Heinz Frei	Switzerland	1:37:24
5	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:38:42
6	Tomasz Hamerlak	Poland	1:38:43
7	Josh George	United States	1:39:02
8	Josh Cassidy	Canada	1:39:30
9	Denis Lemeunier	France	1:41:11
10	Rafael Botello	Spain	1:42:30

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Amanda McGrory	United States	1:50:24
	Shelly Woods	United Kingdom	1:52:50
	Tatyana McFadden	United States	1:52:52
4	Wakako Tsuchida	Japan	1:52:53
5	Christie Dawes	Australia	1:52:54
6	Diane Roy	Canada	1:57:59
7	Edith Wolf	Switzerland	2:01:04
8	Francesca Porcellato	Italy	2:09:09
9	Christina Schwab	United States	2:10:55
10	Sandra Hager	Switzerland	2:18:14

Handcycle men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Alex Zanardi	Italy	1:13:58
	Rafał Wilk	Poland	1:14:00
	Ludovic Narce	France	1:22:40
4	Fernando Rocha	Brazil	1:26:56
5	Jarrod Moncur	Australia	1:27:43

Handcycle women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Renata Kaluza	Poland	1:49:49
	Minda Dentler	United States	1:53:16
	Ashley Cooper	United States	2:08:28
4	Alexia Bouckoms	United States	3:56:55
5	Rosalie Ames	United States	4:00:19

References

1. Morse, Parker (2011-11-04). Another summit of champions set for New York - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
2. Morse, Parker (2011-11-06). G. Mutai smashes course record, Dado the surprise women's winner in New York. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
3. Cacciola, Scott (2011-11-07). Mutai Becomes New York's Fastest-Ever Finisher. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
4. New York City Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
5. "New York City Marathon's Oldest Female Finisher Dies". Runner's World.
6. Ethiopian Athlete Sisay Disqualified From ING Marathon For Doping - RRW. Runner Space (2012-05-31). Retrieved 2020-05-09.

Results

• ING New York City Marathon 2011. New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
• Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
• Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

External links

• New York Road Runners website