IAAF World Championships Marathon

Medalists (12 runnings)

22/23 Aug 2009, Berlin GER

G	2:06:54	Abel Kirui (KEN)	2:25:15	Xue Bai (CHN)
S	2:07:48	Emanuel Mutai Kipchirchir (KEN)	2:25:25	Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN)
B	2:08:35	Tsegay Kebede Tadesse (ETH)	2:25:32	Aselefech Mergia (ETH)

25 Aug/02 Sep 2007, Osaka JPN

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)

13/14 Aug 2005, Helsinki FIN

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)

30/31 Aug 2003, Paris FRA

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)

03/12 Aug 2001, Edmonton AB/CAN

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)

28/29 Aug 1999, Seville ESP

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)

10/09 Aug 1997, Athens GRE

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)

12/05 Aug 1995, Goteborg SWE

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)

14/15 Aug 1993, Stuttgart GER

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)

01 Sep/25 Aug 1991, Tokyo JPN

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)

06 Sep/29 Aug 1987, Rome ITA

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)

14/07 Aug 1983, Helsinki FIN

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    3   1   1     19
MAR    2   0   0     10
ETH    1   1   1      9
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   5   3     28
POR    2   2   0     16
KEN    2   1   0     13
ROM    1   1   3     11
CHN    1   1   0      8
GBR    1   0   0      5
NOR    1   0   0      5
POL    1   0   0      5
PRK    1   0   0      5
KZK    0   1   0      3
USA    0   1   0      3
RUS    0   0   2      2
ETH    0   0   1      1
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
2009   $221,000   $221,000   $442,000
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
....    
1993     15,000       none     15,000
Sums $1,320,000 $1,305,000 $2,625,000

Note: The 1993 prize money was awarded by the USATF for a USA medalist.

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2009     709     892   
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
2009    +3.0    +3.7
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
<2:07       1
<2:08       2
<2:09       6
<2:10      10
<2:11      26
<2:12      42
<2:13      59
<2:14      76
<2:15     108
<2:16     136
<2:17     175
<2:18     213
<2:19     251
<2:20     276

Women
<2:22       1
<2:24       5
<2:26      18
<2:28      42
<2:30      68
<2:32     112
<2:34     154
<2:36     190
<2:38     230
<2:40     282
<2:42     317
<2:44     353
<2:46     374
<2:48     395
<2:50     416

Last Updated on 23 Aug 2009