The story was all Kirui. Running a casual pace to 15 km, first the Moroccan contingent tried to test the field. The pace picked up and the field strung out. After 25 km, it was down to Kirui, Vincent Kipruto, Eliud Kiptanui, Feyisa Lilesa and Abderrahime Bouramdane. Then Kirui put the hammer down, running 14:18 between 25 and 30 km. Nobody could go with him and he ran all alone, extending his lead for the remainder of the race to finish in 2:07:38. The 2:28 gap was the largest winning margin in World Championship history. After dropping Bouramdane and Kiptanui. Kipruto and Lilesa ran tactically for the remainder of the race, with Kipruto getting silver.
The race was also the World Cup team competition. In that competition, the scoring is based on the cumulative time of the top three finishers for each team. Each country participating in the World Cup was allowed 5 entries into the marathon. The event was clearly won by Kenya, with 1st, 2nd and 5th-place finishers (Kenya also had the 6th-place finisher). Perennial champion Japan finished second, a cumulative minute ahead of Morocco.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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{{gold01}} | Abel Kirui | {{FlagATHCH|Kenya|2011 World}} | 2:07:38 | SB |
{{silver02}} | Vincent Kipruto | {{FlagATHCH|Kenya|2011 World}} | 2:10:06 |
{{bronze03}} | Feyisa Lilesa | {{FlagATHCH|Ethiopia|2011 World}} | 2:10:32 | SB |
04|4}} | Abderrahime Bouramdane | {{FlagATHCH|Morocco|2011 World}} | 2:10:55 |
05|5}} | David Barmasai Tumo | {{FlagATHCH|Kenya|2011 World}} | 2:11:39 |
06|6}} | Eliud Kiptanui | {{FlagATHCH|Kenya|2011 World}} | 2:11:50 |
07|7}} | Hiroyuki Horibata | {{FlagATHCH|Japan|2011 World}} | 2:11:52 |
08|8}} | Ruggero Pertile | {{FlagATHCH|Italy|2011 World}} | 2:11:57 |
09|9}} | Stephen Kiprotich | {{FlagATHCH|Uganda|2011 World}} | 2:12:57 |
10 | Kentaro Nakamoto | {{FlagATHCH|Japan|2011 World}} | 2:13:10 |
11 | Rachid Kisri | {{FlagATHCH|Morocco|2011 World}} | 2:13:24 |
12 | Eshetu Wendimu | {{FlagATHCH|Ethiopia|2011 World}} | 2:13:37 |
13 | Marius Ionescu | {{FlagATHCH|Romania|2011 World}} | 2:15:32 | PB |
14 | Dong Guojian | {{FlagATHCH|China|2011 World}} | 2:15:45 | SB |
15 | David Webb | {{FlagATHCH|Great Britain|2011 World}} | 2:15:48 | SB |
16 | Cuthbert Nyasango | {{FlagATHCH|Zimbabwe|2011 World}} | 2:15:56 | SB |
17 | Beraki Beyene | {{FlagATHCH|Eritrea|2011 World}} | 2:16:03 | SB |
18 | Yuki Kawauchi | {{FlagATHCH|Japan|2011 World}} | 2:16:11 |
19 | Aleksey Sokolov | {{FlagATHCH|Russia|2011 World}} | 2:16:23 |
20 | Ser-Od Bat-Ochir | {{FlagATHCH|Mongolia|2011 World}} | 2:16:41 |
21 | Aleksey Sokolov | {{FlagATHCH|Russia|2011 World}} | 2:16:48 |
22 | Lee Merrien | {{FlagATHCH|Great Britain|2011 World}} | 2:16:59 |
23 | Jeong Jin-hyeok | {{FlagATHCH|South Korea|2011 World}} | 2:17:04 |
24 | Li Zicheng | {{FlagATHCH|China|2011 World}} | 2:17:35 |
25 | José Manuel Martínez | {{FlagATHCH|Spain|2011 World}} | 2:17:44 |
26 | Rafael Iglesias | {{FlagATHCH|Spain|2011 World}} | 2:17:45 | SB |
27 | Ahmed Baday | {{FlagATHCH|Morocco|2011 World}} | 2:17:59 |
28 | Lee Myong-seung | {{FlagATHCH|South Korea|2011 World}} | 2:18:05 |
29 | Yoshinori Oda | {{FlagATHCH|Japan|2011 World}} | 2:18:05 |
30 | Pablo Villalobos | {{FlagATHCH|Spain|2011 World}} | 2:18:12 |
31 | Mike Morgan | {{FlagATHCH|United States|2011 World}} | 2:18:30 | SB |
32 | Urige Buta | {{FlagATHCH|Norway|2011 World}} | 2:20:16 |
33 | Wu Shiwei | {{FlagATHCH|China|2011 World}} | 2:21:12 |
34 | Jesper Faurschou | {{FlagATHCH|Denmark|2011 World}} | 2:21:15 |
35 | Hwang Jun-Hyeon | {{FlagATHCH|South Korea|2011 World}} | 2:21:54 | SB |
36 | Mike Tebulo | {{FlagATHCH|Malawi|2011 World}} | 2:22:45 | SB |
37 | Mike Sayenko | {{FlagATHCH|United States|2011 World}} | 2:22:49 | SB |
38 | Yukihiro Kitaoka | {{FlagATHCH|Japan|2011 World}} | 2:23:11 | SB |
39 | Jeff Eggleston | {{FlagATHCH|United States|2011 World}} | 2:23:33 |
40 | Hwang Jun-Suk | {{FlagATHCH|South Korea|2011 World}} | 2:23:47 |
41 | Nicholas Arciniaga | {{FlagATHCH|United States|2011 World}} | 2:24:06 |
42 | Anton Kosmac | {{FlagATHCH|Slovenia|2011 World}} | 2:24:16 |
43 | Samuel Goitom | {{FlagATHCH|Eritrea|2011 World}} | 2:25:42 | SB |
44 | Kim Min | {{FlagATHCH|South Korea|2011 World}} | 2:27:20 | SB |
45 | Sergio Reyes | {{FlagATHCH|United States|2011 World}} | 2:29:15 | SB |
46 | Coolboy Ngamole | {{FlagATHCH|South Africa|2011 World}} | 2:30:01 |
47 | Bekir Karayel | {{FlagATHCH|Turkey|2011 World}} | 2:33:20 | SB |
48 | Ruben Sança | {{FlagATHCH|Cape Verde|2011 World}} | 2:34:40 |
49 | Jhon Lennon Casallo | {{FlagATHCH|Peru|2011 World}} | 2:36:43 |
50 | Modike Lucky Mohale | {{FlagATHCH|South Africa|2011 World}} | 2:38:22 | SB |
51 | Sangay Wangchuk | {{FlagATHCH|Bhutan|2011 World}} | 2:38:33 | NR |
99|}} | Jeff Hunt | {{FlagATHCH|Australia|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Khalid Kamal Yaseen | {{FlagATHCH|Bahrain|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Yared Asmerom | {{FlagATHCH|Eritrea|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Yonas Kifle | {{FlagATHCH|Eritrea|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Michael Tesfay | {{FlagATHCH|Eritrea|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Chala Dechase | {{FlagATHCH|Ethiopia|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Gebregziabher Gebremariam | {{FlagATHCH|Ethiopia|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Bazu Worku | {{FlagATHCH|Ethiopia|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Zohar Zemiro | {{FlagATHCH|Israel|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Benjamin Kiptoo | {{FlagATHCH|Kenya|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi | {{FlagATHCH|Libya|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Adil Ennani | {{FlagATHCH|Morocco|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Abderrahim Goumri | {{FlagATHCH|Morocco|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | David Ngakane | {{FlagATHCH|South Africa|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon | {{FlagATHCH|Uganda|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
99|}} | Nicholas Kiprono | {{FlagATHCH|Uganda|2011 World}} | 9:99:99|DNF}} |
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