Mary Jepkosgei Keitany crosses the finish line on The Mall to complete the marathon.
It was not the first time she had finished a marathon there. In April she retained her London
marathon title in a time of 2:18.17 and the year before had also won the race in 2:19.19.
Perhaps the one race she would have most wanted to win she failed even to win a medal.
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Women's Marathon.
2012 London Olympic Games
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| 1. Tiki GELANA |
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ETH |
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2:23:07 |
Olympic record |
| 2. Priscah JEPTOO |
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KEN |
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2:23:12 |
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3. Tatyana PETROVA ARKHIPOVA
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RUS |
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2:23:29 |
Personal best |
4. Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY
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KEN |
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2:23:56 |
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5. Tetyana GAMERA-SHMYRKO
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2:24:32 |
National record |
6. Xiaolin ZHU
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CHN |
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2:24:48 |
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| 7. Jessica AUGUSTO |
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POR |
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2:25:11 |
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8. Valeria STRANEO
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ITA |
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2:25:27 |
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Mary continued to win world marathon races.
In 2014, 2016 and 2018 she won the New York City marathon. She finished 2nd in 2017 & 2019.
Also in 2017 she once again won the London marathon, setting a new world record (women only)
of 2:17:01 hours. She bettered Radcliffe's record by 41 seconds, set in the 2005 London race.
She is married to another runner Charles Koech and gave birth to her first child,
Jared, in June 2008 and her second child, Samantha, in April 2013.
She stopped training at the third month of pregnancy
and resumed when the babies were six months old.