Rey wins Hamburg marathon in course
record time
Reuters
22 April 2001 - Hamburg, Germany -
Spain's Julio Rey won the 16th Hamburg marathon on Sunday in a course record time of two
hours, seven minutes and 46 seconds after edging out compatriot Javier Cortes in a sprint
finish.
Cortes came in two seconds after Rey, while third place was taken by the Kenyan Simon Lopuyet in a time of two hours 11 minutes and three seconds.
Rey's victory smashed the previous best time of two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds set by Argentina's Antonio Silio six years ago.
The women's race was won by Sonja Oberem in two hours 26 minutes 12 seconds. She came in two and a half minutes ahead of her fellow German Luminita Zaituc.
Preparations for this year's event were overshadowed by a legal battle over whether German former Olympic champion Dieter Baumann, currently serving an international ban for doping, would compete.
A German appeals court on Friday upheld a previous ruling that Baumann could not run because of his suspension by the IAAF.
Leading results
Men
1. Julio
Rey (ESP) 2hr 07min 46sec,
2. Javier
Cortes (ESP) 2hr 07:48,
3. Simon Lopuyet (KEN) 2hr 11:04,
4. Stephan Langat (KEN) 2hr 12:56,
5. Julius Sugut (KEN) 2hr 13:27,
6. Christopher Kendy (KEN) 2hr 14:15,
7. Oscar
Martin (ESP) 2hr 14:24,
8. Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) 2hr 15:02,
9. Eliud Kurgat (KEN) 2hr 15:53,
10. Karl Johan Rasmussen (NOR) 2hr 16:54
Women
1. Sonja
Oberem (GER) 2hr 26min 12sec,
2. Luminita
Zaituc (GER) 2hr 28:44,
3. Katrin Webel (GER) 2hr 29:42,
4. Judy Kiplimo (KEN) 2hr 34.35,
5. Annemette
Jensen (DEN) 2hr 35:04,
6. Zivile Balaunaite (LIT) 2hr 35:17,
7. Kuljus Kulli (EST) 2hr 35:55,
8. Vilija Siroalaite (LIT) 2hr 36:21,
9. Manuela Zipse (GER) 2hr 37:12,
10. Birgit Lennartz (GER) 2hr 45:28
