IAAF World Championships Marathon

Dates/Venues (11 runnings)

Men	Women	Venue
25 Aug 2007	02 Sep 2007	Osaka JPN
13 Aug 2005	14 Aug 2005	Helsinki FIN
30 Aug 2003	31 Aug 2003	Paris FRA
03 Aug 2001	12 Aug 2001	Edmonton CAN
28 Aug 1999	29 Aug 1999	Seville ESP
10 Aug 1997	09 Aug 1997	Athens GRE
12 Aug 1995	05 Aug 1995	Goteborg SWE
14 Aug 1993	15 Aug 1993	Stuttgart GER
01 Sep 1991	25 Aug 1991	Tokyo JPN
06 Sep 1987	29 Aug 1987	Rome ITA
14 Aug 1983	07 Aug 1983	Helsinki FIN

Medalists

2007

G	2:15:59	Luke Kibet (KEN)	.2:30:37	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
S	2:17:18	Hassan Mubarak Shami (QAT)	2:30:45	Chun-xiu Zhou (CHN)
B	2:17:25	Viktor Röthlin (SUI)	2:30:55	Reiko Tosa (JPN)

2005

G	2:10:10	Jaouad Gharib (MAR)	2:20:57	Paul Radcliffe (ENG)
S	2:10:21	Christopher Isenque (TAN)	2:22:01	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
B	2:11:16	Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)	2:23:19	Constantina Tomescu (ROM)

2003

G	2:08:31	Jaouad Gharib (MAR)	2:23:55	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
S	2:08:38	Julio Rey (ESP)	2:24:14	Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
B	2:09:14	Stefano Baldini (ITA)	2:25:09	Masako Chiba (JPN)

2001

G	2:12:42	Gezahegne Abera (ETH)	2:26:01	Lidia Simon (ROM)
S	2:12:43	Simon Biwott (KEN)	2:26:06	Reiko Tosa (JPN)
B	2:13:18	Stefano Baldini (ITA)	2:26:18	Svetlana Zakharova (RUS)

1999

G	2:13:36	Abel Anton (ESP)	2:26:59	Song-Ok Jong (PRK)
S	2:14:03	Vincenzo Modica (ITA)	2:27:02	Ari Ichihashi (JPN)
B	2:14:07	Nobuyuki Sato (JPN)	2:27:41	Lidia Simon (ROM)

1997

G	2:13:16	Abel Anton (ESP)	2:29:48	Hiromi Suzuki (JPN)
S	2:13:21	Martin Fiz (ESP)	2:31:12	Manuela Machado (POR)
B	2:14:16	Steve Moneghetti (AUS)	2:31:55	Lidia Simon (ROM)

1995

G	2:11:41	Martin Fiz (ESP)	2:25:39	Manuela Machado (POR)
S	2:12:13	Dionicio Ceron (MEX)	2:26:25	Anuta Catuna (ROM)
B	2:12:49	Luiz Antonio dosSantos(BRA)	2:30:11	Ornella Ferrara (ITA)

1993

G	2:13:57	Mark Plaatges (USA)	2:30:03	Junko Asari (JPN)
S	2:14:11	Lucketz Swartbooi (NAM)	2:30:54	Manuela Machado (POR)
B	2:15:12	Bert vanVlaanderen (HOL)	2:31:01	Tomoe Abe (JPN)

1991

G	2:14:57	Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN)	2:29:53	Wanda Panfil (POL)
S	2:15:26	Ahmed Saleh (DJI)	2:29:57	Sachiko Yamashita (JPN)
B	2:15:36	Steven Spence (USA)	2:30:10	Katrin Dörre (GER)

1987

G	2:11:48	Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)	2:25:17	Rosa Mota (POR)
S	2:12:30	Ahmed Saleh (DJI)	2:32:38	Zoya Ivanova (KAZ)
B	2:12:40	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)	2:32:53	Jocelyne Villeton (FRA)

1983

G	2:10:03	Rob deCastella (AUS)	2:28:09	Grete Waitz (NOR)
S	2:10:27	Balcha Kebede (ETH)	2:31:09	Marianne Dickerson (USA)
B	2:10:37	Waldemar Cierpinski (GER)	2:31:13	Raisa Smekhnova (RUS)

Note: The 1995 women's race was run 400m short due to missed lap in the stadium.

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
ESP    3   2   0     21
KEN    2   0   1     11
MAR    2   0   0     10
ETH    1   1   0      8
ITA    0   2   2      8
JPN    1   0   2      7
AUS    1   0   1      6
USA    1   0   1      6
DJI    0   2   0      6
MEX    0   1   0      3
NAM    0   1   0      3
QAT    0   1   0      3
TAN    0   1   0      3
BRA    0   0   1      1
GER    0   0   1      1
NED    0   0   1      1
SUI    0   0   1      1

Women
       G   S   B   Score
JPN    2   4   3     25
POR    2   2   0     16
KEN    2   1   0     13
ROM    1   1   3     11
GBR    1   0   0      5
NOR    1   0   0      5
POL    1   0   0      5
PRK    1   0   0      5
CHN    0   1   0      3
KZK    0   1   0      3
USA    0   1   0      3
RUS    0   0   2      2
FRA    0   0   1      1
GER    0   0   1      1
ITA    0   0   1      1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
10  Abel Anton (ESP)            G (1997) G (1999)
10  Jaouad Gharib (MAR)         G (2003) G (2005)
 8  Martin Fiz (ESP)            G (1995) G (1997)
 6  Ahmed Saleh (DJI)           S (1987) S (1991)
 2  Stefano Baldini (ITA)       B (2001) B (2003)

Women 
13  Catherine Ndereba (KEN)     G (2003) S (2005) G (2007)
11  Manuela Machado (POR)       S (1993) G (1995) S (1997)
 7  Lidia Simon (ROM)           B (1997) B (1999) G (2001)
 4  Reiko Tosa (JPN)            S (2001) B (2007)

Team Scores
See IAAF World Cup

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)

Year        Men      Women      Total
2007   $221,000   $221,000   $442,000
2005    221,000    221,000    442,000
2003    221,000    221,000    442,000
2001    201,000    201,000    402,000
1999    110,000    110,000    220,000
1997    110,000    110,000    220,000
Sums $1,084,000 $1,084,000 $2,183,000

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2007     756     802
2005     736     830
2003     760     810
2001     799     842
1999     699     852
1997     685     820
1995     720     799
1993     779     841
1991     727     898

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2007   +10.9    +8.8
2005    +5.6    -0.5
2003    +0.0    +1.6
2001    +7.2    +0.6
1999    +5.9    +3.6
1997    +5.8    +6.9
1995    +5.0    +1.4
1993    +7.1    +5.7
1991    +8.2    +1.9
1987    +2.3    +1.7
1983    -1.5    +1.1

Quality Performances

Men
<2:09       2
<2:10       6
<2:11      21
<2:12      37
<2:13      52
<2:14      69
<2:15      94
<2:16     116
<2:17     150
<2:18     181
<2:19     214
<2:20     237

Women
<2:22       1
<2:24       5
<2:26      14
<2:28      31
<2:30      53
<2:32      91
<2:34     128
<2:36     164
<2:38     199
<2:40     243
<2:42     272
<2:44     302
<2:46     322
<2:48     342
<2:50     362

Last Updated on 01 Sep 2007