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Tiki Gelana from Ethiopia won the gold medal, completing the course in an Olympic record-breaking time of 2 hours 23 minutes 7 seconds. Kenya 's Priscah Jeptoo finished second to win silver and Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova , representing Russia , took bronze.
China's Chen Ding was the first Olympic record breaker, improving the men's 20 km walk record. [33] All three Olympic walk records were broken in London as Sergey Kirdyapkin bettered the Olympic 50 km walk time and Elena Lashmanova set a new world record in the women's 20 km walk.
Pages in category "2012 Olympic Marathon" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon
It was billed as a harder race to win than the Olympic marathon gold in Paris and the London Marathon’s elite women’s race did not disappoint as reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won ...
The 2012 Olympic Marathon Course is that of both the men's and women's marathon races at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. The 42.195-kilometre (26.219-mile) route consists of one short circuit of 3.571 kilometres (2.219 miles) followed by three circuits of 12.875 kilometres (8.0 miles).
Breaking from tradition, the women’s marathon was held on the final day of the Olympics instead of the men’s race. Hassan used the same tactic in the hilly, 26.2-mile course as she does on the ...
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the first three men to cross the marathon finish line each flashed the same neon green shoe, emblazoned with an ever-familiar swoosh.
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon; Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon; Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon; Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon