| 2nd London Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 9 May 1982 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Hugh Jones (2:09:24) |
| Women | Joyce Smith (2:29:43) |
The 1982 London Marathon was the second running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 9 May. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Hugh Jones in a time of 2:09:24 hours and the women's race was won by Britain's Joyce Smith in 2:29:43.
Around 90,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 18,059 had their applications accepted and around 16,350 started the race. A total of 15,116 runners finished the race.[1]
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Hugh Jones |  United Kingdom |
2:09:24 |
 |
Øyvind Dahl |  Norway |
2:12:21 |
 |
Mike Gratton | United Kingdom |
2:12:30 |
| 4 | Jeff Wells |  United States |
2:13:43 |
| 5 | Kevin McCarey | United States |
2:13:48 |
| 6 | Phil Coppess | United States |
2:13:57 |
| 7 | David Clark |  Scotland |
2:15:28 |
| 8 | Svein-Arve Pedersen | Norway |
2:15:28 |
| 9 | William Glad | United States |
2:15:41 |
| 10 | Don Faircloth | United Kingdom |
2:15:50 |
| 11 | Mervyn Brameld | United Kingdom |
2:15:59 |
| 12 | Atle Fosse | Norway |
2:15:59 |
| 13 | John McLaughlin | United Kingdom |
2:16:09 |
| 14 | Derek Stevens | United Kingdom |
2:16:16 |
| 15 | Paul Champion | United Kingdom |
2:16:29 |
| 16 | Zoltan Kiss |  Hungary |
2:16:35 |
| 17 | Istvan Kerekjarto | Hungary |
2:16:45 |
| 18 | Alex Kasich | United States |
2:16:59 |
| 19 | Ferenc Szekeres | Hungary |
2:17:10 |
| 20 | Steven Poulton |  Australia |
2:17:22 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Joyce Smith | United Kingdom |
2:29:43 |
|
Lorraine Moller |  New Zealand |
2:36:15 |
|
Judith Hine | New Zealand |
2:41:49 |
| 4 | Beverley Shingles | New Zealand |
2:43:34 |
| 5 | Libby Pfeiffer | United Kingdom |
2:45:52 |
| 6 | Jean Lochhead | United Kingdom |
2:46:04 |
| 7 | Margaret Lockley | United Kingdom |
2:46:53 |
| 8 | Winnie Ng |  Hong Kong |
2:47:08 |
| 9 | Caroline Rodgers | United Kingdom |
2:47:57 |
| 10 | Christine Burden |  New Caledonia |
2:48:38 |
| 11 | Ngaire Drake | New Zealand |
2:48:38 |
| 12 | Katrina McLean |  Cyprus |
2:49:00 |
| 13 | Melanie Jones | United Kingdom |
2:49:47 |
| 14 | Angella Hearn | United Kingdom |
2:50:09 |
| 15 | Leslie Watson | United Kingdom |
2:50:23 |
| 17 | Jacqueline Hulbert | United Kingdom |
2:51:03 |
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