2005 New York City Marathon

The 2005 New York City Marathon was the 36th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 6. The men's elite race was won by Kenya's Paul Tergat in a time of 2:09:29.9 hours, while the women's race was won by Latvia's Jeļena Prokopčuka in 2:24:41.

36th New York City Marathon
Venue	New York City, United States
Date	November 6
Champions
Men	Paul Tergat (2:09:29.9)
Women	Jeļena Prokopčuka (2:24:41)
Wheelchair men	Ernst van Dyk (1:31:11)
Wheelchair women	Edith Hunkeler (1:54:52)
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In the wheelchair races, South Africa's Ernst van Dyk (1:31:11) and Switzerland's Edith Hunkeler (1:54:17) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Australia's Todd Philpott (1:26:24) and Laura Stam (1:40:13) were the winners.

A total of 36,872 runners finished the race, 24,812 men and 12,060 women.^[1]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Paul Tergat	Kenya	2:09:29.9
	Hendrick Ramaala	South Africa	2:09:30.3
	Meb Keflezighi	United States	2:09:56
4	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot	Kenya	2:11:01
5	Abdihakem Abdirahman	United States	2:11:24
6	Alberico Di Cecco	Italy	2:11:33
7	Viktor Röthlin	Switzerland	2:11:44
8	Simon Wangai	Kenya	2:13:19
9	Jon Brown	United Kingdom	2:13:29
10	Isaac Macharia	Kenya	2:14:21
11	Matt Downin	United States	2:14:28
12	James Theuri	Kenya	2:14:59
13	John Henwood	New Zealand	2:15:05
14	Robert Cheboror	Kenya	2:15:24
15	Christopher Cheboiboch	Kenya	2:15:34
16	Mark Saina	Kenya	2:15:35
17	Peter Gilmore	United States	2:16:39
18	Ryan Shay	United States	2:17:14
19	Kassahun Kabiso	Ethiopia	2:18:58
20	Antoni Peña	Spain	2:20:40
—	Patrick Tambwé	France	DNF
—	John Kagwe	Kenya	DNF
—	Mark Carroll	Ireland	DNF
—	Hailu Negussie	Ethiopia	DNF
—	Gert Thys	South Africa	DNF
—	John Mayock	United Kingdom	DNF
—	Solomon Busendich	Kenya	DNF
—	Christopher Graff	United States	DNF
—	Procopio Franco	Mexico	DNF
—	Giuliano Battocletti	Italy	DNF
—	Vincent Mulvey	Ireland	DNF
—	Joseph Kariuki	Kenya	DNF
—	Julius Kibet	Kenya	DNF
—	Jason Lehmkuhle	United States	DNF
—	Clint Verran	United States	DNF

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jeļena Prokopčuka	Latvia	2:24:41
	Susan Chepkemei	Kenya	2:24:55
	Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	2:25:21
4	Salina Kosgei	Kenya	2:25:30
5	Bruna Genovese	Italy	2:27:15
6	Lyudmila Petrova	Russia	2:27:21
7	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	2:27:40
8	Lidiya Grigoryeva	Russia	2:27:48
9	Lyubov Denisova	Russia	2:28:18
10	Lornah Kiplagat	Netherlands	2:28:28
11	Tetyana Hladyr	Ukraine	2:29:34
12	Olesya Nurgalieva	Russia	2:29:35
13	Elena Nurgalieva	Russia	2:32:36
14	Dulce María Rodríguez	Mexico	2:33:19
15	Nuța Olaru	Romania	2:33:49
16	Marie Davenport	Ireland	2:33:59
17	Małgorzata Sobańska	Poland	2:35:19
18	Jennifer Rhines	United States	2:37:07
19	Elena Plastinina	Ukraine	2:40:10
20	Zoila Gomez	United States	2:41:43
—	Tina Connelly	Canada	DNF
—	Claudia-Mariela Nero	Argentina	DNF
—	Nataliya Berkut	Ukraine	DNF
—	Liz Yelling	United Kingdom	DNF
—	Hilda Kibet	Kenya	DNF

• † Ran in mass race

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Ernst van Dyk	South Africa	1:31:11
	Aarón Gordian	Mexico	1:31:28
	Kurt Fearnley	Australia	1:31:45
4	Krige Schabort	United States	1:33:16
5	Kelly Smith	Canada	1:34:41
6	David Weir	United Kingdom	1:36:48
7	Jeff Adams	Canada	1:38:03
8	Saúl Mendoza	United States	1:39:26
9	Tushar Patel	United Kingdom	1:39:39
10	Alfonso Zaregoza	Mexico	1:39:42

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Edith Hunkeler	Switzerland	1:54:52
	Christina Ripp	United States	1:55:39
	Shelly Woods	United Kingdom	1:56:51
4	Diane Roy	Canada	1:59:30
5	Shirley Reilly	United States	2:02:17
6	Sandra Graf	Switzerland	2:03:04
7	Miriam Nibley Ladner	United States	2:06:01
8	Cheri Blauwet	United States	2:15:08
9	Ariadne Hernández	Mexico	2:16:24
10	April Coughlin	United States	2:29:28

Handcycle men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Todd Philpott	Australia	1:26:24
	Roland Ruepp	Italy	1:26:34
	John Vink	Netherlands	1:29:13
4	Theo Geeve	Netherlands	1:29:16
5	Bogdan Krol	Poland	1:29:18

Handcycle women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Laura Stam	Netherlands	1:40:13
	Helene Hines	United States	1:45:51
	Monika Pudlis	Poland	2:02:33
4	Melissa Stockwell	United States	2:10:15
5	Emily Musto	United States	2:28:20

References

1. New York City Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-17.

Results

• 2005 New York Marathon Results. New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
• Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
• Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-17.

External links

• New York Road Runners website