Marathon year rankings

The following table shows the yearly rankings in the marathon since 1921 (men) and 1980 (women), based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards).

Unless otherwise noted, all data is compiled from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.[1]

Men's year rankings

Key:   Current world record

YearTimeAthleteDatePlace
19212:47:29.8 Florestano Benedetti (ITA)1921-09-20Bologna, Italy
19222:46:26 Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN)1922-09-10Helsinki, Finland
19232:40:47 Aksel Jensen (DEN)1923-06-16Windsor, England
19242:36:10 Shizo Kanaguri (JPN)1924-04-12Tokyo, Japan
19252:35:59 Sam Ferris (GBR)1925-05-30Windsor, England
19262:34:25 Iivari Rötkö (FIN)1926-09-12Helsinki, Finland
19272:35:21.4 Verner Laaksonen (FIN)1927-09-11Helsinki, Finland
19282:32:57 Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)1928-08-05Amsterdam, Netherlands
19292:30:57.6 Harry Payne (GBR)1929-07-05Stamford Bridge, England
19302:36:33 Fukutaro Shibui (JPN)1930-05-28Tokyo, Japan
19312:33:19 Juan Zabala (ARG)1931-10-28Košice, Slovakia
19322:31:31 Tanji Yahagi (JPN)1932-04-30Tokyo, Japan
19332:31:10 Kozo Kusunoki (JPN)1933-11-03Tokyo, Japan
19342:32:56 Tamao Shiaku (JPN)1934-11-23Osaka, Japan
19352:26:14 Sohn Kee-Jung (KOR)1935-03-21Tokyo, Japan
19362:28:32 Sohn Kee-Jung (KOR)1936-04-18Tokyo, Japan
19372:30:38 Manuel Dias (POR)1937-03-28Lisbon, Portugal
19382:30:27.6 Pat Dengis (USA)1938-05-30Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States
19392:31:26 Toyu Ko (KOR)1939-11-03Tokyo, Japan
19402:33:42 Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN)1940-11-01Tokyo, Japan
19412:31:27 Les Pawson (USA)1941-05-30Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States
19422:31:38 Zaiten Kimoto (JPN)1942-11-02Tokyo, Japan
19432:38:35.3 Gérard Côté (CAN)1943-11-07Yonkers, New York, United States
19442:40:48.6 Charles Robbins (USA)1944-11-12Yonkers, New York, United States
19452:36:37.6 Sven Håkansson (SWE)1945-10-28Gothenburg, Sweden
19462:31:37 Mikko Hietanen (FIN)1946-07-11Imatra, Finland
19472:30:58 Mikko Hietanen (FIN)1947-08-23Loughborough, England
19482:31:02 Mikko Hietanen (FIN)1948-09-07Stockholm, Sweden
19492:28:39.4 Salomon Könönen (FIN)1949-10-02Turku, Finland
19502:29:09.4 Feodosiy Vanin (URS)1950-07-12Moscow, Russia
19512:28:07.4 Veikko Karvonen (FIN)1951-08-03Tampere, Finland
19522:20:42.2 Jim Peters (GBR)1952-06-14Windsor, England
19532:18:34.8 Jim Peters (GBR)1953-10-04Turku, Finland
19542:17:39.4 Jim Peters (GBR)1954-06-26Chiswick, England
19552:21:21.6 Veikko Karvonen (FIN)1955-09-04Copenhagen, Denmark
19562:18:04.8 Paavo Kotila (FIN)1956-08-12Pieksämäki, Finland
19572:19:50 Sergei Popov (URS)1957-09-01Moscow, Russia
19582:15:17.6 Sergei Popov (URS)1958-08-24Stockholm, Sweden
19592:17:45.2 Sergei Popov (URS)1959-11-11Košice, Slovakia
19602:15:16.2 Abebe Bikila (ETH)1960-09-10Rome, Italy
19612:18:54 Takayuki Nakao (JPN)1961-03-21Nagoya, Japan
19622:16:09.6 Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK)1962-10-24Pyongyang, North Korea
19632:14:28 Leonard Edelen (USA)1963-06-15Chiswick, England
19642:12:11.2 Abebe Bikila (ETH)1964-10-21Tokyo, Japan
19652:12:00 Morio Shigematsu (JPN)1965-06-12Chiswick, England
19662:14:04.8 Michael Ryan (NZL)1966-11-27Fukuoka, Japan
19672:09:36.4 Derek Clayton (AUS)1967-12-03Fukuoka, Japan
19682:10:47.8 Bill Adcocks (GBR)1968-12-08Fukuoka, Japan
19692:08:33.6 Derek Clayton (AUS)1969-05-30Antwerp, Belgium
19702:09:28.8 Ron Hill (GBR)1970-07-23Edinburgh, Scotland
19712:11:08.8 Derek Clayton (AUS)1971-09-25Hobart, Australia
19722:10:30 Frank Shorter (USA)1972-12-03Fukuoka, Japan
19732:11:12.6 John Farrington (AUS)1973-07-14Sydney, Australia
19742:09:12.0 Ian Thompson (GBR)1974-01-31Christchurch, New Zealand
19752:09:56 Bill Rodgers (USA)1975-04-21Boston, United States
19762:09:55.0 Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)1976-07-31Montreal, Canada
19772:10:55.3 Bill Rodgers (USA)1977-12-04Fukuoka, Japan
19782:09:05.6 Shigeru So (JPN)1978-02-05Beppu, Japan
19792:09:28 Bill Rodgers (USA)1979-04-16Boston, United States
19802:09:01 Gerard Nijboer (NED)1980-04-26Amsterdam, Netherlands
19812:08:18 Robert de Castella (AUS)1981-12-06Fukuoka, Japan
19822:08:52 Alberto Salazar (USA)1982-04-19Boston, United States
19832:08:37 Robert de Castella (AUS)1983-04-09Rotterdam, Netherlands
19842:08:05 Steve Jones (GBR)1984-10-21Chicago, United States
19852:07:12 Carlos Lopes (POR)1985-04-20Rotterdam, Netherlands
19862:07:51 Robert de Castella (AUS)1986-04-21Boston, United States
19872:08:18 Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)1987-12-06Fukuoka, Japan
19882:06:50 Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)1988-04-17Rotterdam, Netherlands
19892:08:01 Juma Ikangaa (TAN)1989-11-05New York City, United States
19902:08:16 Steve Moneghetti (AUS)1990-09-30Berlin, Germany
19912:08:53 Koichi Morishita (JPN)1991-02-03Beppu, Japan
19922:08:07 David Tsebe (RSA)1992-09-27Berlin, Germany
19932:08:51 Dionicio Ceron (MEX)1993-12-05Fukuoka, Japan
19942:07:15 Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)1994-04-18Boston, United States
19952:07:02 Sammy Lelei (KEN)1995-09-24Berlin, Germany
19962:08:25 Martín Fiz (ESP)1996-03-24Kyong-Ju, South Korea
19972:07:10 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)1997-10-19Chicago, United States
19982:06:05 Ronaldo da Costa (BRA)1998-09-20Berlin, Germany
19992:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)1999-10-24Chicago, United States
20002:06:36 António Pinto (POR)2000-04-16London, UK
20012:06:50 Josephat Kiprono (KEN)2001-04-22Rotterdam, Netherlands
20022:05:37.8 Khalid Khannouchi (USA)2002-04-14London, UK
20032:04:55 Paul Tergat (KEN)2003-09-28Berlin, Germany
20042:06:16 Evans Rutto (KEN)2004-10-10Chicago, United States
20052:06:19.5 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)2005-10-16Amsterdam, Netherlands
20062:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)2006-09-24Berlin, Germany
20072:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)2007-09-30Berlin, Germany
20082:03:58.2 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)2008-09-28Berlin, Germany
20092:04:26.3 Duncan Kibet (KEN)2009-04-05Rotterdam, Netherlands
20102:04:48 Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)2010-04-11Rotterdam, Netherlands
20112:03:38 Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)2011-09-11Berlin, Germany
20122:04:15 Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)2012-09-09Berlin, Germany
20132:03:23 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN)2013-09-28Berlin, Germany
20142:02:57 Dennis Kimetto (KEN)2014-09-28Berlin, Germany
20152:04:00 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)2015-09-27Berlin, Germany
20162:03:03 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)2016-09-25Berlin, Germany
20172:03:32 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)2017-09-24Berlin, Germany

Women's year rankings

Key:   Current world record

YearTimeAthleteDatePlace
19802:30:27 Joyce Smith (GBR)1980-11-16Tokyo, Japan
19812:26:47 Allison Roe (NZL)1981-04-20Boston, United States
19822:26:12 Joan Benoit (USA)1982-09-12Eugene, United States
19832:22:43 Joan Benoit (USA)1983-04-18Boston, United States
19842:24:26 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)1984-05-13London, UK
19852:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)1985-04-21London, UK
19862:24:54 Grete Waitz (NOR)1987-04-20London, UK
19872:22:48 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)1987-05-10London, UK
19882:23:51 Lisa Martin (AUS)1988-01-31Osaka, Japan
19892:24:33 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)1989-04-17Boston, United States
19902:25:24 Rosa Mota (POR)1990-04-16Boston, United States
19912:24:18 Wanda Panfil (POL)1991-04-15Boston, United States
19922:23:43 Olga Markova (RUS)1992-04-20Boston, United States
19932:24:07 Wang Junxia (CHN)1993-04-04Tianjin, PR China
19942:21:45 Uta Pippig (GER)1994-04-18Boston, United States
19952:25:11 Uta Pippig (GER)1995-04-17Boston, United States
19962:26:04 Katrin Dörre (GER)1996-01-28Osaka, Japan
19972:22:07 Tegla Loroupe (KEN)1997-04-20Rotterdam, Netherlands
19982:20:47 Tegla Loroupe (KEN)1998-04-19Rotterdam, Netherlands
19992:20:43 Tegla Loroupe (KEN)1999-09-26Berlin, Germany
20002:21:33 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)2000-10-22Chicago, United States
20012:18:47 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)2001-10-07Chicago, United States
20022:17:17.7 Paula Radcliffe (GBR)2002-10-13Chicago, United States
20032:15:24.6 Paula Radcliffe (GBR)2003-04-13London, UK
20042:19:41 Yoko Shibui (JPN)2004-09-26Berlin, Germany
20052:17:42 Paula Radcliffe (GBR)2005-04-17London, UK
20062:19:36 Deena Kastor (USA)2006-04-23London, UK
20072:20:38 Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)2007-04-22London, UK
20082:19:19 Irina Mikitenko (GER)2008-09-28Berlin, Germany
20092:22:11 Irina Mikitenko (GER)2009-04-26London, UK
20102:22:04 Atsede Baysa (ETH)2010-04-11Paris, France
20112:19:19 Mary Keitany (KEN)2011-04-17London, UK
20122:18:37 Mary Keitany (KEN)2012-04-22London, UK
20132:19:57 Rita Jeptoo Sitienei (KEN)2013-10-15Chicago, USA
20142:20:18 Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)2014-09-28Berlin, Germany
20152:19:25 Gladys Cherono (KEN)2015-09-27Berlin, Germany
20162:19:41 Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)2016-01-22Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20172:17:01 Mary Keitany (KEN)2017-04-23London, UK

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Yearly Rankings- Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved January 18, 2011. External link in |work= (help)


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