Oldest/Youngest Marathon Winners
These are the oldest and youngest marathon winners that have
been reported. Only one performance is listed for each runner altho several runners of the runners listed have
more than one qualifying performance.
Oldest
Men:
63y185d Leif Feøy (29 Jun 1936, NOR) 3:24:25 31 Dec 1999 Alesund NOR
62y Gilles Lacasse (1946,CAN) 3:19:31.4 20 Jul 2008 Sept-Iles PQ CAN
60y Kalle Wiegand (1945,GER) 4:20:34 25 Mar 2006 Lilienthal GER
59y Mel Preedy (1933, USA) 3:18:16 05 Dec 1992 Blaine WA USA
58y Howard Daniel (1933, USA) 4:57:40 18 Jul 1992 Sausalito CA USA
57y Martin Wahl (1950,GER) 3:11:01 08 Dec 2007 Sonderhausen GER
56y280d Thomas Kempf (16 Aug 1924, USA) 2:32:49 23 May 1981 Gage OK USA
56y236d Erik Ostbye (25 Jan 1921, SWE) 2:27:05 18 Sep 1977 Goteborg SWE
56y Anson Clapcott (1944, USA) 2:47:25 03 Feb 2001 Savannah GA USA
56y Neil Wakelin (1947, CAN) 3:24:07 10 Apr 2004 Olympia WA USA
55y236d Artemio Navarro (25 Jan 1960, MEX) 2:46:06 18 Sep 2005 Guanajuato MEX
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55y Bert Moniot (1956,CAN) 2:48:38 15 Sep 2007 Bismarck ND USA
Women:
70y074d Nadezda Kavtaskina (25 Jul 1936, LAT) 4:02:36 07 Oct 2006 Riga LAT
68y Christel Kunze (1937,GER) 6:16:37 05 Mar 2006 Lilienthal GER
67y Sigrid Eichner (1940, GER) 4:40:52 11 May 2008 Berlin GER
65y Oline Yksnoy (1942, NOR) 4:39:47 28 Dec 2007 Alesund NOR
63y Rosemary vonKocemba (1944,GER) 5:01:59 14 Sep 2008 Hamburg GER
62y130d Vera Nystad (18 Dec 1945, NOR) 3:29:59 26 Apr 2008 Grimstad NOR
62y Gina Little (1945, ENG) 4:13:09 05 Jan 2008 Stevenage ENG
61y177d Marion Epstein (31 Aug 1918, USA) 5:47:30 24 Feb 1980 Albany NY USA
61y007d Burnis Hicks (09 Mar 1913, USA) 4:45:23 16 Mar 1974 Virginia Beach VA USA
61y Judy Fisher (1943, USA) 3:51:21 22 Oct 2005 Olympia WA USA
60y120d Ida Salbakk (09 Apr 1933, NOR) 3:38:37 07 Aug 1993 Stockmarknes NOR
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59y273d Eva Seidlova (19 May 1948, SVK) 3:41:18 16 Feb 2008 Prievidza SVK
59y Mung Kim (1949, USA) 4:09:46 16 Aug 2008 Rachel NV USA
58y102d Gunhild Swanson (02 Jul 1944, USA) 3:54:52 12 Oct 2002 Tahoe City CA USA
57y114d Penny DeMoss (04 Jan 1950, USA) 6:02:25 28 Apr 2007 Clayton CA USA
57y050d Anna Thornhill (02 Aug 1940, USA) 3:23:57 21 Sep 1997 Yonkers NY USA
57y Marche Booth (1932,USA) 4:34:54 Aug 1989 McKenzie Bridge OR USA
57y Marta Wasilew-Mikolajczyk (1948, POL) 3:38:52 02 Sep 2006 Wolgast GER
57y Rita Clark (1950, USA) 3:54:35 16 Feb 2008 San Miguel CA USA
56y278d Eva-Maria Westphal (14 Jan 1918,GER) 3:55:56a 19 Oct 1974 Athens GRE
56y003d Martha deGrazia (22 Feb 1951, USA) 3:36:48 25 Feb 2007 Albany NY USA
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56y Liane Muschler (1950,GER) 3:19:32.0 24 Feb 2007 Kiel GER
55y363d Maj-Britt Sundqvist (22 Oct 1945,SWE) 3:15:49 20 Oct 2001 Umea SWE
55y158d Sandra Kiddy (27 Nov 1936, USA) 3:03:47 05 May 1991 Weott CA USA
55y128d Vlasta Rulcova (03 Jun 1944, CZE) 3:18:20 09 Oct 1999 Benesov u Semil CZE
55y025d Galina Eremina (14 Feb 1953, RUS) 3:33:45 10 Mar 2008 Moscow RUS
Youngest
Men:
14y067d James Drews (26 Apr 1958,USA) 2:37:05 02 Jul 1972 Whitewater WI USA
14y Allan Adams (1972,SCO) 2:26:36 27 Apr 1986 Lochaber SCO (questionable)
Women:
9y316d Chris Sakelarios (20 Sep 1959,USA) 4:49:26 02 Aug 1969 Belmont CA USA
10y262d Jennifer Amyx (16 Jan 1970,USA) 3:12:48 04 Oct 1980 Johnstown PA USA
11y062d Mary Etta Boitano (04 Mar 1963,USA) 3:08:21 05 May 1974 Weott CA USA
11y294d Debbie Koffel (10 May 1964,USA) 3:04:26 28 Feb 1976 Seaside OR USA
11y Gwendolyn Brauer (1962,USA) 3:44:59 03 Feb 1973 Las Vegas NV USA
11y Gabriel Warrington (1965,USA) 4:53:04 06 Sep 1976 Columbia MO USA
12y070d Manuela Veith (11 May 1974,GER) 3:09:36 Jul 1986 Bühlertal GER (now Zipse)
12y127d Lili Ledbetter (02 Jun 1961,USA) 3:03:32 07 Oct 1973 Eugene OR USA
12y176d Diane Williams (14 Dec 1961,USA) 3:13:13 08 Jun 1974 Palos Verdes CA USA
12y291d Mary Decker (04 Aug 1958,USA) 3:09:27 22 May 1971 Palos Verdes CA USA (now Slaney)
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12y309d Monika Frisch (21 Dec 1970,AUT) 3:10:03 26 Oct 1983 Vienna AUT
12y Susan Parish (1955,CAN) 4:05:58 15 Jun 1968 Toronto ON CAN
12y Laurie Bangert (1963,USA) 3:59:59 23 Mar 1975 San Martin CA USA
12y Jennie Stevens (1963,USA) 4:39:07 03 Aug 1975 Omaha NE USA
12y Michelle Sellers (1972,USA) 3:12:04 31 Mar 1984 Abilene TX USA
13y047d Shona Jones (24 Mar 1968,USA) 2:52:58 10 May 1981 Lincoln NE USA
13y225d Lora Cartwright (25 Oct 1961,USA) 2:55:00 07 Jun 1975 Terre Haute IN USA
14y010d Ruwiyati (01 Sep 1979,INA) 2:45:47 11 Sep 1993 Jakarta INA
14y030d Karlene Herrell (06 Jul 1965,USA) 3:05:24 05 Aug 1979 Omaha NE USA
14y098d Yvette Cotte (24 Sep 1959,USA) 4:18:09.2 31 Dec 1973 Mexicali MEX
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14y052d Susan Stone (29 Aug 1960,CAN) 4:59:18 20 Oct 1974 Falls City NE USA
14y257d Karen Rayle (16 Aug 1969,USA) 2:59:52 29 Apr 1984 Highland Park IL USA
14y301d Birgit Lennartz (22 Nov 1965,GER) 3:20:53 20 Sep 1980 Stammelln GER (now Lohrengel)
14y338d Diane Barrett (16 Jan 1961,USA) 2:50:21 20 Dec 1975 Scottsdale AZ USA
14y June Chun (1959,USA) 3:25:31 16 Dec 1973 Honolulu HI USA
Last Updated on 16 Sep 2008