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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).
This was the 27th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 2008 marathon included sixth-place finisher Viktor Röthlin of Switzerland, eighth-place finisher Yared Asmerom of Eritrea, and tenth-place finisher Ryan Hall of the United States.
The road events, however, started and finished on The Mall in central London. [3] Over 2,000 athletes from 201 nations competed in 47 events in total, with both men and women having a very similar schedule of events. Men competed in 24 events and women in 23, of which 21 were the same for both.
The women's marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on the Olympic marathon street course on 5 August. [1]The course started and finished on The Mall in central London.
The 2012 IAAF Road Race Label Events were the fifth edition of the global series of road running competitions given Label status by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). All five World Marathon Majors had Gold Label status.
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
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The 2012 London Marathon was the 32nd running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April.Both of the elite races were won by Kenyan athletes, and Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede was the only non-Kenyan to reach the podium in either race.