Editing London Marathon (section)

==Editions==
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! Edition
! Date
! Applicants
! Accepted
! Starters
! Finishers
! Charity raised<br />(£ millions)
! Official charity
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|align=center|[[1981 London Marathon|1]] || 29 March 1981 || 20,000 || 7,747 || 7,055 || 6,255 ||  || {{n/a}}
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|align=center|[[1982 London Marathon|2]] || 9 May 1982 || 90,000 || 18,059 || 16,350 || 15,116 ||  || {{n/a}}
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|align=center|[[1983 London Marathon|3]] || 17 April 1983 || 60,000 || 19,735 || 16,500 || 15,793 ||  || {{n/a}}
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|align=center|[[1984 London Marathon|4]] || 13 May 1984 || 70,000 || 21,142 || 16,992 || 15,675 ||  || 
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|align=center|[[1985 London Marathon|5]] || 21 April 1985 || 83,000 || 22,274 || 17,500 || 15,873 ||  || 
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|align=center|[[1986 London Marathon|6]] || 20 April 1986 || 80,000 || 25,566 || 19,261 || 18,067 ||  ||[[British Sports Association for the Disabled (autistic)]]
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|align=center|[[1987 London Marathon|7]] || 10 May 1987 || 80,000 || 28,364 || 21,485 || 19,586 ||  || [[Farnham Park Trust]]
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|align=center|[[1988 London Marathon|8]] || 17 April 1988 || 73,000 || 29,979 || 22,469 || 20,932 ||  ||[[SportsAid]]
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|align=center|[[1989 London Marathon|9]] || 23 April 1989 || 72,000 || 31,772 || 24,452 || 22,701 ||  ||[[The Evelina Family Trust]]<br />[[Special Olympics]]
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|align=center|[[1990 London Marathon|10]] || 22 April 1990 || 73,000 || 34,882 || 26,500 || 25,013 ||  || [[Battle of Britain Appeal]]<br />[[Community Action Trust]]
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|align=center|[[1991 London Marathon|11]] || 21 April 1991 || 79,000 || 33,485 || 24,500 || 23,435 ||  || [[Action on Addiction]]<br />[[Royal Marsden Cancer Research]]
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|align=center|[[1992 London Marathon|12]] || 12 April 1992 || 83,000 || 34,250 || 24,500 || 23,833 ||  || [[Guy's Hospital]]<br />[[Evelina London Children's Hospital]]<br />[[Tuskforce]]
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|align=center|[[1993 London Marathon|13]] || 18 April 1993 || 68,000 || 35,820 || 25,000 || 24,495 ||  || [[St John Ambulance]]<br />[[Snowden Award Scheme]]
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|align=center|[[1994 London Marathon|14]] || 17 April 1994 || 72,000 || 37,379 || 26,000 || 25,242 ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]<br />[[Childline]]
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|align=center|[[1995 London Marathon|15]] || 2 April 1995 || 79,000 || 39,097 || 27,000 || 25,377 ||  || [[Leonard Cheshire Disability]]<br />[[Cancer Relief Macmillan]]
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|align=center|[[1996 London Marathon|16]] || 21 April 1996 || 68,000 || 39,173 || 27,134 || 26,806 ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]<br />[[National Asthma Campaign]]
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|align=center|[[1997 London Marathon|17]] || 13 April 1997 || 78,000 || 39,813 || 29,500 || 29,189 ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]<br />[[NSPCC]]
|-
|align=center|[[1998 London Marathon|18]] || 26 April 1998 || 96,000 || 42,228 || 30,663 || 29,972 ||  || [[Age Concern]]<br />[[Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund]]
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|align=center|[[1999 London Marathon|19]] || 18 April 1999 || 87,000 || 43,774 || 31,582 || 30,849 ||  || [[Whizz-Kidz]]<br />[[Blood Cancer UK|Leukaemia Research]]
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|align=center|[[2000 London Marathon|20]] || 16 April 2000 || 93,000 || 42,596 || 32,620 || 31,698 ||  || [[Mencap]]
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|align=center|[[2001 London Marathon|21]] || 22 April 2001 || 92,000 || 43,517 || 31,156 || 30,318 ||  || [[Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain|MS Society]]
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|align=center|[[2002 London Marathon|22]] || 14 April 2002 || 99,000 || 46,083 || 33,297 || 32,950 ||  || [[Outward Bound]]<br />[[FCWL]]
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|align=center|[[2003 London Marathon|23]] || 13 April 2003 || 111,000 || 45,629 || 32,746 || 32,324 ||  || [[Shelter (charity)|Shelter]]
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|align=center|[[2004 London Marathon|24]] || 18 April 2004 || 108,000 || 45,219 || 32,746 || 32,012 ||  || [[Sense, The National Deafblind and Rubella Association|Sense]]<br />[[British Heart Foundation]]
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|align=center|[[2005 London Marathon|25]] || 17 April 2005 || 132,000 || 47,969 || 35,600 || 35,300 ||  || [[Help the Hospices]]
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|align=center|[[2006 London Marathon|26]] || 23 April 2006 || 119,000 || 47,020 || 33,578 || 33,250 ||  || [[The Stroke Association]]<br />[[Anthony Nolan]]
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|align=center|[[2007 London Marathon|27]] || 22 April 2007 || 128,000 || 50,039 || 36,396 || 35,729 || 46.5 || [[WellChild]]
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|align=center|[[2008 London Marathon|28]] || 13 April 2008 || 120,000 || 48,630 || 35,037 || 34,637 || 46.7 || [[Heart UK]]<br />[[Spinal Injuries Association]]
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|align=center|[[2009 London Marathon|29]] || 26 April 2009 || 155,000 || 49,995 || 35,884 || 35,404 || 47.2 || [[The Children's Trust]]
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|align=center|[[2010 London Marathon|30]] || 25 April 2010 || 163,000 || 51,378 || 36,956 || 36,666 || 50.6 || [[CLIC Sargent]]
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|align=center|[[2011 London Marathon|31]] || 17 April 2011 || 163,926 || 50,532 || 35,303 || 34,872 || 51.8 || [[Oxfam]]
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|align=center|[[2012 London Marathon|32]] || 22 April 2012 || 170,150 || 50,200 || 37,227 || 36,812 || 52.8 || ''TeamPB''<br /> ([[Prostate Cancer Charity]])<br />([[Breast Cancer Care]])
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|align=center|[[2013 London Marathon|33]] || 21 April 2013 || 167,449 || 48,323 || 34,631 || 34,381 || 53.0 || [[YouthNet]]<br />[[Age UK]]
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|align=center|[[2014 London Marathon|34]] || 13 April 2014 || 169,682 || 49,872 || 36,337 || 35,977 || 53.2 || [[Anthony Nolan]]
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|align=center|[[2015 London Marathon|35]] || 26 April 2015 || 172,888 || 51,696 || 38,020 || 37,793 || 54.1 || [[Cancer Research UK]]
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|align=center|[[2016 London Marathon|36]] || 24 April 2016 || 247,069 || 53,152 || 39,523 || 39,140 || 59.4 || [[NSPCC]]
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|align=center|[[2017 London Marathon|37]] || 23 April 2017 || 253,930 || 53,229 || 40,048 || 39,487 || 61.5 || [[Heads Together]]
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|align=center|[[2018 London Marathon|38]] || 22 April 2018 || 386,050 || 54,685 || 40,926 || 40,220 || 63.7 || [[Teenage Cancer Trust]]
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|align=center|[[2019 London Marathon|39]] || 28 April 2019 || 414,168 || 56,398 || 42,906 || 42,549 || 66.4<ref name=2019Charity>[https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/latest-news/item/2019-virgin-money-london-marathon-smashes-world-fundraising-record/ 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon smashes world fundraising record]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. London Marathon (25 September 2019). Retrieved 26 April 2020.</ref> || [[Dementia Revolution]]
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|align=center|[[2020 London Marathon|40]] || 4 October 2020 || 457,861 || 77 || 77 || 61|| || [[Mencap]]
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|align=center|[[2021 London Marathon|41]] || 3 October 2021 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  [[Macmillan Cancer Support|Macmillan]]
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|align=center|[[2022 London Marathon|42]] || 2 October 2022 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]
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|align=center|[[2023 London Marathon|43]] || 23 April 2023 ||  || 49,675 || 49,272 || 43,965<ref>[https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/records-tumble-on-a-marathon-day-like-no-other#:~:text=With%20the%20Finish%20Line%20on,mark%20by%20close%20of%20play]. Two course records and a pair of spectacular races crown the biggest ever London Marathon</ref>|| 63.0<ref>[https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/fundraising-total-2023 2023 TCS London Marathon raises £63 million for charity], TCS London Marathon Official Press Release</ref> || Great Ormond Street Hospital
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|align=center|[[2024 London Marathon|44]] || 21 April 2024 || 578,374<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/747186-most-ballot-entries-for-a-marathon-event Most ballot entries for a marathon event], Guinness Records</ref> || 65,725<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/68826412 London Marathon 2024: Elite runners, world record bids, GB athletes to watch, celebrities and weather], BBC</ref> || 54,218<ref>[https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/records-tumble-as-london-celebrates-its-biggest-marathon Records tumble as London celebrates its biggest marathon], TCS London Marathon Official Press Release</ref> ||  53,000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=The 2024 London Marathon – in numbers |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a60576414/london-marathon-in-numbers/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Runner's World |language=en-GB}}</ref>||  67.0<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2024 London Marathon – in numbers |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a60576414/london-marathon-in-numbers/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.runnersworld.com |date=23 April 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref>|| Samaritans
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|align=center|[[2025 London Marathon|45]] || 27 April 2025 || 840,318<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-29 |title=Record numbers apply for 2025 London Marathon |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68918984 |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ||  ||  ||  || [[Pancreatic Cancer UK]]
|}

*All information from official website.<ref>[https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/stats-and-figures/ Stats and Figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323182946/https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/stats-and-figures/ |date=23 March 2020 }}. London Marathon. Retrieved 26 April 2020.</ref><ref>[https://london-marathon.s3.amazonaws.com/vmlm2014/live/uploads/cms_page_media/1844/2019_Virgin_Money_London_Marathon_Media_Guide.pdf 2019 London Marathon Media Guide]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. London Marathon. Retrieved 26 April 2020.</ref>

''NOTE:  The 2020 race was restricted to elite athletes in able-bodied (30 for each sex) and invited wheelchair athletes.''