Top finishers from Sunday's London Marathon:

Men
1. Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopia, 2 hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds.
2. Stefano Baldini, Italy, 2:07:56.
3. Joseph Ngolepus, Kenya, 2:07:57.
4. Paul Tergat, Kenya, 2:07:59.
5. Samson Ramadhani, Tanzania, 2:08:01.
6. Abdelkader El Mouaziz, Morocco, 2:08:03.
7. Lee Bong-ju, South Korea, 2:08:10.
8. Hendrich Ramaala, South Africa, 2:08:58.
9. Ian Syster, South Africa, 2:09:18.
10. Javier Cortes, Spain, 2:10:39.

Women
1. Paula Radcliffe, Britain, 2:15:25 (world best; previous best, Radcliffe, 2:17:18, Chicago, 2002).
2. Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:19:55.
3. Deena Drossin, United States, 2:21:16.
4. Susan Chepkemei, Kenya, 2:23:12.
5. Ludmila Petrova, Russia, 2:23:14.
6. Constantina Dita, Romania, 2:23:43.
7. Jelena Prokocuka, Latvia, 2:24:01.
8. Elfenesh Alemu, Ethiopia, 2:24:56.
9. Michaela Botezan, Romania, 2:25:32.
10. Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia, 2:26:33.