London Marathon - Previous Head-To-Head Results
by MarathonGuide.com Staff

photo credit: Victah Sailer

Many of the top competitors running the 2012 London Marathon have met before at races in the past - especially at the previous World Championships Marathons and past London Marathons. Among the men, defending champion Emmanuel Mutai has been effective against others in the field. Others have seen various successes against the other runners.

In the women's field, defending champion Mary Keitany can often stand at the top against any of the others - and she has the raw speed to easily win if she doesn't go out too quickly as she has at some other races - but the pacers at London will help. Edna Kiplagat also stands above many of the others - but ultimately, the race will come down to who is the best over the day and not who was the best in the past.

Here's our complete head-to-head listing of elite runners in the 2012 London Marathon. Past performances of these men and women against each other can't necessarily predict who will win the London Marathon, but it does help us to understand who might be stronger than the others.

Men Chicago - Oct 7, 2012 1 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:04:38 2 Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2:04:52 London Olympics - Aug 12, 2012 2 Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:08:27 3 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN) 2:09:37 5 Marilson DOS SANTOS (BRA) 2:11:10 17 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:14:49 28 Martin DENT (AUS) 2:16:29 London - Apr 22, 2012 1 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN) 2:04:44 2 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:06:51 3 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:06:52 4 Adil Annani (MAR) 2:07:43 5 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:44 6 Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:07:56 7 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:08:01 8 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:08:03 9 Samuel Tsegay Tesfamriam (ERI) 2:08:06 10 Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2:08:20 11 Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) 2:10:13 13 Vincent Kipruto (KEN) 2:10:39 14 Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 2:10:41 21 Martin Dent (AUS) 2:17:32 32 Scott Westcott (AUS) 2:22:16 New York City - Nov 6, 2011 2 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:06:28 3 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:07:14 5 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:08:26 Daegu World Championships - Sep 4, 2011 1 Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:07:38 2 Vincent Kipruto (KEN) 2:10:06 3 Feyisa Lilesa (EHT) 2:10:32 4 Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) 2:10:55 London - Apr 17, 2011 1 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:04:40 2 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:05:45 3 Patrick Makau (KEN) 2:05:45 4 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:06:34 5 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:07:48 6 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:08:26 7 Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) 2:08:42 New York City - Nov 7, 2010 2 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:09:18 9 ABEL KIRUI (KEN) 2:13:01 10 ABDERRAHIME BOURAMDANE (MAR) 2:14:07 Chicago - Oct 10, 2010 2 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:06:43 3 Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2:08:10 5 Vincent Kipruto (KEN) 2:09:08 Berlin - Sep 26, 2010 1 Patrick Makau (KEN) 2:05:08 3 Bazu Worku Hayla (ETH) 2:05:25 4 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:07:52 London - Apr 25, 2010 1 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:05:19 2 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:06:23 3 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:06:55 4 Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) 2:07:33 5 Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:08:04 6 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:08:46 7 Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 2:12:03 Rotterdam - Apr 11, 2010 1 Patrick Makau (KEN) 2:04:48 3 Vincent Kipruto (KEN) 2:05:13 4 Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2:05:23 New York City - Nov 1, 2009 3 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:10:25 5 ABDERRAHIME BOURAMDANE (MAR) 2:12:14 Berlin World Championships - Aug 22, 2009 1 Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:06:54 2 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:07:48 3 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:08:35 7 Adil Annani (MAR) 2:12:12 16 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:15:13 21 Martin Dent (AUS) 2:16:05 58 Scott Westcott (AUS) 2:26:02 London - Apr 26, 2009 2 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:05:20 3 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:05:27 4 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:06:53 Paris - Apr 5, 2009 1 Vincent Kipruto (KEN) 2:05:47 4 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:06:30 Rotterdam - Apr 5, 2009 3 Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:05:04 4 Patrick Makau (KEN) 2:06:14 Fukuoka - Dec 7, 2008 1 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:06:10 13 Martin Dent (AUS) 2:14:46 New York City - Nov 2, 2008 1 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:08:43 5 Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) 2:13:33 Beijing Olympics - Aug 24, 2008 2 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:16 3 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:10:00 5 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:10:24 26 Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) 2:17:42 London - Apr 13, 2008 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:05:15 4 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:06:15 New York City - Nov 4, 2007 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:09:04 8 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:13:37 Amsterdam - Oct 21, 2007 1 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:06:29 8 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:08:16 London - Apr 22, 2007 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:07:41 4 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:54 8 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:08:37 London - Apr 23, 2006 2 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:06:41 8 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:08:45 London - Apr 17, 2005 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:07:26 2 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:49

Women Tokyo - Feb 24, 2013 1 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:25:34 3 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:26:41 Chicago - Oct 7, 2012 1 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:22:03 6 Maria Konovalova (RUS) 2:25:38 London Olympics - Aug 5, 2012 2 Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2:23:12 4 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:23:56 7 Jessica Augusto (POR) 2:25:11 14 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:26:44 18 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:27:36 20 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:27:52 57 Claire HALLISSEY (GBR) 2:35:39 86 Constantina DITA (ROU) 2:41:34 London - Apr 22, 2012 1 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:18:37 2 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:19:50 3 Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2:20:14 4 Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 2:20:57 6 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:24:04 7 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:24:53 8 Jessica Augusto (POR) 2:24:59 9 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:25:59 10 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:27:04 10 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:25:59 11 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:27:04 12 Korene Jelila (ETH) 2:28:05 12 Claire Hallissey (GBR) 2:27:44 14 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:29:57 15 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:29:57 16 Maria Konovalova (RUS) 2:30:29 18 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:32:34 23 Yuliya Ruban (UKR) 2:34:47 27 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:40:08 Dubai - Jan 27, 2012 4 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:20:30 5 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:20:33 8 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:23:13 10 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:25:41 New York City - Nov 6, 2011 3 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:23:38 8 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:28:29 Chicago - Oct 9, 2011 2 Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) 2:22:09 6 Claire Hallissey (GBR) 2:29:27 Berlin - Sep 25, 2011 1 Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 2:19:44 2 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:22:18 Daegu World Championships - Aug 27, 2011 1 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:28:43 2 Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2:29:00 4 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:29:21 7 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:30:13 12 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:31:22 14 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:31:37 London - Apr 17, 2011 1 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:19:19 3 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:20:46 4 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:23:42 5 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:23:50 7 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:24:24 8 Jessica Augusto (POR) 2:24:33 9 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:24:34 10 Maria Konovalova (RUS) 2:25:18 15 Inga Abitova (RUS) 2:26:31 34 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:41:34 Paris - Apr 10, 2011 1 Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2:22:55 3 Korene Jelila (ETH) 2:26:57 Dubai - Jan 21, 2011 3 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:23:41 5 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:25:08 New York City - Nov 7, 2010 1 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:28:20 3 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:29:01 4 Inga Abitova (RUS) 2:29:17 18 CLAIRE HALLISSEY (GBR) 2:36:13 Frankfurt - Oct 31, 2010 4 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:25:10 7 Yuliya Ruban (UKR) 2:27:44 Chicago - Oct 10, 2010 2 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:23:40 3 Maria Konovalova (RUS) 2:23:50 5 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:26:40 18 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:37:14 Berlin - Sep 26, 2010 1 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:23:58 2 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:24:58 London - Apr 25, 2010 2 Inga Abitova (RUS) 2:22:19 4 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:23:17 16 Maria Konovalova (RUS) 2:35:21 26 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:41:12 Dubai - Jan 22, 2010 2 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:24:26 4 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:26:05 5 Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:26:52 Berlin World Championships - Aug 23, 2009 16 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:30:03 27 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:36:04 London - Apr 26, 2009 1 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:22:11 6 Inga Abitova (RUS) 2:25:55 Dubai - Jan 16, 2009 1 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:24:02 9 Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 2:29:13 Chicago - Oct 12, 2008 4 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:30:57 7 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:32:41 Beijing Olympics - Aug 17, 2008 1 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:26:44 26 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:33:12 London - Apr 13, 2008 1 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:24:14 8 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:27:45 9 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:28:33 London - Apr 22, 2007 3 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:23:55 8 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:30:44 9 Inga Abitova (RUS) 2:34:25 London - Apr 17, 2005 2 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:22:50 14 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:37:42 Athens Olympics - Aug 22, 2004 20 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:37:31 25 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:40:13 Chicago - Oct 12, 2003 2 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:23:35 3 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:24:53 London - Apr 13, 2003 6 Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:23:43 7 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:24:01

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