2001 New York City Marathon
# 2001 New York City Marathon

The 2001 New York City Marathon was the 32nd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 3. The men's elite race was won by Ethiopia's Tesfaye Jifar in a time of 2:07:43 hours while the women's race was won in 2:24:21 by Kenya's Margaret Okayo. Both these times were race records. Tesfaye Jifar was the first Ethiopian to win in New York and Okayo was the second Kenyan to win the women's race (after Tegla Loroupe).

In the wheelchair races, America's Saúl Mendoza (1:39:25) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (2:11:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Israel's Ziv Bar-Shira (1:27:49) and America's Helene Hines (1:46:22) were the winners.

A total of 23,648 runners finished the race, 16,810 men and 6838 women.

The race was held in the wake of the September 11 attacks, thus the course was altered and mass participation was significantly down on previous years. Around 2800 police officers were present to ensure security, a no-fly zone was instituted above the race route, and runners were discouraged from accepting water from spectators on the route. The race adopted the slogan "United We Run" and the city's mayor, Rudy Giuliani, was given the number 1 bib, which is typically reserved for the men's defending champion.

## Results

### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Tesfaye Jifar | Ethiopia | 2:07:43 |
| | Japhet Kosgei | Kenya | 2:09:19 |
| | Rodgers Rop | Kenya | 2:09:51 |
| 4 | Silvio Guerra | Ecuador | 2:10:36 |
| 5 | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | 2:11:18 |
| 6 | Jon Brown | United Kingdom | 2:11:24 |
| 7 | John Kagwe | Kenya | 2:11:57 |
| 8 | Joseph Chebet | Kenya | 2:13:07 |
| 9 | Lahoussine Mrikik | Morocco | 2:13:31 |
| 10 | Stephen Ndungu | Kenya | 2:14:21 |
| 11 | Róbert Štefko | Slovakia | 2:14:45 |
| 12 | Paul Kipsambu | Kenya | 2:15:06 |
| 13 | Scott Larson | United States | 2:15:26 |
| 14 | Clint Verran | United States | 2:17:20 |
| 15 | Alejandro Villanueva | Mexico | 2:17:45 |
| 16 | Chris Lundstrom | United States | 2:18:08 |
| 17 | Kenneth Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:18:20 |
| 18 | Shawn Found | United States | 2:18:29 |
| 19 | Warren Petterson | South Africa | 2:18:56 |
| 20 | Keith Dowling | United States | 2:19:10 |
| — | Phaustin Baha Sulle | Tanzania | DNF |
| — | Jackson Kipngok | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Julius Kimutai | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Shem Kororia | Kenya | DNF |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Margaret Okayo | Kenya | 2:24:21 |
| | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 2:25:12 |
| | Svetlana Zakharova | Russia | 2:25:13 |
| 4 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 2:25:51 |
| 5 | Esther Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:26:15 |
| 6 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 2:26:18 |
| 7 | Deena Kastor | United States | 2:26:58 |
| 8 | Yelena Paramonova | Russia | 2:30:03 |
| 9 | Madina Biktagirova | Russia | 2:31:14 |
| 10 | Elana Meyer | South Africa | 2:31:43 |
| 11 | Florence Barsosio | Kenya | 2:31:50 |
| 12 | Franca Fiacconi | Italy | 2:32:57 |
| 13 | Milena Glusac | United States | 2:34:46 |
| 14 | Colleen De Reuck | United States | 2:35:31 |
| 15 | Jeanne Cooper | United States | 2:39:58 |
| 16 | Monica Hostetler | United States | 2:41:38 |
| 17 | Gordon Bakoulis | United States | 2:41:43 |
| 18 | Brynhild Synstnes | Norway | 2:41:58 |
| 19 | Rosana Gutierrez | United States | 2:42:26 |
| 20 | Kelly Cordell | United States | 2:42:28 |
| — | Christine Clifton | United States | DNF |
| — | Nuța Olaru | Romania | DNF |

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Saúl Mendoza | United States | 1:39:25 |
| | Roberto Brigo | Italy | 1:47:39 |
| | Kamel Ayari | Tunisia | 1:48:21 |
| 4 | Scot Hollonbeck | United States | 1:54:54 |
| 5 | Hayk Abgaryan | Armenia | 2:18:58 |
| 6 | James Hallam | United Kingdom | 2:19:03 |
| 7 | Carlos Guzman | United States | 2:23:00 |
| 8 | Aleksan Bayanduryan | Armenia | 2:36:45 |
| 9 | Freddy Ramirez | Colombia | 2:55:06 |
| 10 | Oscar Londono | Colombia | 2:56:32 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 2:11:57 |
| | Antonella Munaro | Italy | 2:59:17 |
| | Christy Campbell | Canada | 3:50:34 |
| 4 | Judy Woolfenden | United Kingdom | 5:16:17 |
| 5 | Marialisa Galeazzi | Italy | 5:22:11 |
| 6 | Helga Thorsen | Norway | 5:55:17 |
| 7 | Jolana Skalova | Slovakia | 6:52:36 |
| 8 | Diane Robertson | United States | 9:32:20 |

### Handcycle men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ziv Bar-Shira | Israel | 1:27:49 |
| | Bogdan Krol | Poland | 1:34:17 |
| | Randy Upper | Canada | 1:37:19 |
| 4 | John Ryan | Canada | 1:46:18 |
| 5 | John Curlander | United States | 1:46:36 |

### Handcycle women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Helene Hines | United States | 1:46:22 |
| | Kirsty Digger | United States | 2:20:54 |
| | Graciela Ramirez | Mexico | 2:52:19 |
| 4 | Isabel Bohn | United States | 2:56:43 |
| 5 | Mary Ellen Conaboy | United States | 4:08:12 |
