Oldest/Youngest Marathon Winners under ARRS Standards
Oldest runners to win an open marathon (under the ADR qualifying
standards of 2:20:00 for men and 2:50:00 for women)
(idea courtesy of Michel Festou, additions and corrections provided by Marty Post and Hans-Erik Pettersson).
Men: 44y281d Donald Macgregor (23 Jul 1939,SCO) 2:18:16 29 Apr 1984 Dundee SCO 43y288d Jack Foster (23 May 1932,NZL) 2:16:27 06 Mar 1976 Auckland NZL 43y275d Donald Macgregor-2 2:17:24 24 Apr 1983 Dundee SCO 43y205d Jack Foster-2 2:17:24 14 Dec 1975 Honolulu HI USA 43y055d Andrey Kuznetzov (27 Nov 1957,RUS) 2:17:39 21 Jan 2001 San Diego CA/USA 42y338d Jack Foster-3 2:16:27 26 Apr 1975 Rotorua NZL 42y309d Chris Verbeeck (o1 Sep 1959,BEL) 2:16:48a 07 Jul 2002 Brugge BEL 42y256d Eddy Hellebuyck (22 Jan 1961,USA) 2:12:47 05 Oct 2003 St Paul MN USA 42y226d Joshua Kipkemboi (22 Feb 1959,KEN) 2:14:07 07 Oct 2001 St Paul MN USA 42y030d Jack Foster-4 2:18:24 22 Jun 1974 Westwood NZL
Noteworthy winning performances not meeting the above time criteria:
44y176d Alain Mimoun (01 Jan 1921,FRA) 2:25:41 26 Jun 1966 Fontainebleau FRA 46y107d Farley Simon (13 Jul 1955,USA) 2:28:28 28 Oct 2001 Washington DC USA 46y233d Aleksandr Khlynin (24 Jul 1956,UKR) 2:28:34 13 Apr 2003 Rennes FRA 51y302d Alain Mimoun (01 Jan 1921,FRA) 2:34:37 29 Oct 1972 Reims FRA 55y261d Erik Ostbye (1921,SWE) 2:27:05* 18 Sep 1977 Goteborg SWE
NOTE: This course was probably 1000m or more short.
Women: 50y352d Tatyana Pozdniakova (04 Mar 1955,UKR) 2:34:23 19 Feb 2006 Austin TX USA 49y101d Chie Matsuda (27 Mar 1948,JPN) 2:45:21 06 Jul 1997 Abashiri JPN 49y060d Bernardine Portenski(26 Aug 1949,NZL) 2:44:52 25 Oct 1998 Auckland NZL 49y024d Chie Matsuda-2 2:46:12 20 Apr 1997 Tsuchiura JPN 48y249d Bernardine Portenski-2 2:43:38 02 May 1998 Rotorua NZL 48y260d Chie Matsuda-3 2:47:15 08 Dec 1996 Naha JPN 48y171d Denise Alfvoet (13 Oct 1935,BEL) 2:41:30 01 Apr 1984 Ruiselede BEL 48y092d Joan Ullyot (01 Jul 1940,USA) 2:47:39 01 Oct 1988 St George UT USA 48y061d Bernardine Portenski-3 2:45:57 26 Oct 1998 Auckland NZL 48y003d Tatiana Pozdniakova-2 2:30:17 07 Mar 2004 Los Angeles CA USA
Noteworthy winning performances not meeting the above time criteria:
52y063d Bernardine Portenski(26 Aug 1949,NZL) 2:51:40 28 Oct 2001 Auckland NZL 55y128d Vlasta Rulcova (03 Jun 1944,CZE) 3:18:20 09 Oct 1999 Benesov CZE 60y093d Nadezda Kavtaskina (25 Jul 1936,LAT) 3:28:40 26 Oct 1996 Ozolnieku LAT 61y092d Nadezda Kavtaskina (25 Jul 1936,LAT) 3:51:20 25 Oct 1997 Ozolnieku LAT
NOTES: when only the year of birth (YOB) is available, the most conservative age is calculated, i.e., assuming 31 Dec.
Youngest runners to win a marathon (under the ADR qualifying standards of 2:20:00 for men and 2:50:00 for women)
Men: 17y241d Lemi Chengere (12 Apr 1973,ETH) 2:15:04 09 Dec 1990 Calvia ESP 17y296d Chang-Son Kim (11 Apr 1952,KOR) 2:19:58.8 01 Feb 1970 Havana CUB 17y298d Mutori Cholloo (12 Oct 1977,TAN) 2:16:50 06 Aug 1995 Arusha TAN 18y271d Lemi Chengere-2 2:17:07 08 Jan 1992 Tiberias ISR 18y296d Mutori Cholloo (12 Oct 1977,TAN) 2:15:54 04 Aug 1996 Arusha TAN 18y328d Gert Thys (12 Nov 1971,RSA) 2:19:05 06 Oct 1990 Kimberly RSA 18y363d Zhu-hong Li (22 Oct 1983,CHN) 2:13:09 20 Oct 2002 Beijing CHN 19y079d Joe Metcalf (16 Sep 1963,USA) 2:18:40 04 Dec 1982 Scottsdale AZ USA 19y116d Xian-hui Meng (21 Jun 1976,CHN) 2:16:20 15 Oct 1995 Beijing CHN 19y117d John Burra (20 Nov 1965,TAN) 2:17:49 17 Mar 1985 Arusha TAN Women: 16y055d Olivia Gruener (04 Mar 1969,GER) 2:45:52 28 Apr 1985 Munich GER 16y124d Karlene Herrell (06 Jul 1965,USA) 2:41:50 07 Nov 1981 Omaha NE USA 16y201d Cathy O'Brien (19 Jul 1967,USA) 2:45:16 05 Feb 1984 Hampton NH USA 16y219d Britta Lorch (23 Mar 1968,GER) 2:46:40 28 Oct 1984 Neuf Brisach FRA 16y361d Li-li Yin (01 Nov 1979,CHN) 2:32:42 27 Oct 1996 Dalian CHN 17y061d Olivia Grüner-2 2:38:51 04 May 1986 Munich GER 17y225d Heike Skaden (20 Jul 1962,USA) 2:46:57 01 Mar 1980 Chico CA USA 17y227d Ruwiyati Ruwiyati (01 Sep 1977,INA) 2:46:50 16 Apr 1995 Malang INA 17y299d Birgit Lennartz (22 Nov 1965,GER) 2:43:20 17 Sep 1983 Duisburg GER 17y319d Min Liu (29 Nov 1983,CHN) 2:23:37 14 Oct 2001 Beijing CHN 17y319d Irene Griffith (11 Apr 1960,USA) 2:47:02 24 Feb 1978 Seaside OR USA
Noteworthy winning performances not meeting the above time criteria:
14y338d Diane Barrett (16 Jan 1961,USA) 2:50:21a 20 Dec 1975 Scottsdale AZ USA 13y047d Shona Jones (24 Mar 1968,USA) 2:52:48 10 May 1981 Lincoln NE USA 11y282d Jennifer Amyx-2 3:05:04 25 Oct 1981 Richmond VA USA 11y___d Michelle Sellers (USA) 3:12:04 31 Mar 1984 Abilene TX USA 10y267d Jennifer Amyx (16 Jan 1970,USA) 3:12:48 10 Oct 1980 Johnstown PA USA
NOTES: when only the year of birth (YOB) is available, the most conservative age is calculated, i.e., assuming 1 Jan.
Dates of birth are shown as provided and may not always be correct. Please send additions/corrections to kcy@inreach.com.
Last Updated on 28 Feb 2006
Contributors: Marty Post