Yearly Rankings- Marathon
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Men
Leaders
2011 2:03:02a Geoffrey Mutai Kiprono (KEN) 19 Apr Boston MA USA
2:03:38 Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) 25 Sep Berlin GER
2010 2:04:48 Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) 11 Apr Rotterdam NED
2009 2:04:26.3 Duncan Kibet (KEN) 05 Apr Rotterdam NED
2008 2:03:58.2 Haile Gebreselasie-4 28 Sep Berlin GER
2007 2:04:26 Haile Gebreselasie-3 30 Sep Berlin GER
2006 2:05:56 Haile Gebreselasie-2 24 Sep Berlin GER
2005 2:06:19.5 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 16 Oct Amsterdam NED
2004 2:06:16 Evans Rutto (KEN) 10 Oct Chicago IL USA
2003 2:04:55 Paul Tergat (KEN) 28 Sep Berlin GER
2002 2:05:37.8 Khalid Khannouchi-3 14 Apr London ENG
2001 2:06:50 Josephat Kiprono (KEN) 22 Apr Rotterdam NED
2000 2:06:36 Antonio Pinto (POR) 16 Apr London ENG
1999 2:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi-2 24 Oct Chicago IL USA
1998 2:06:05 Ronaldo daCosta (BRA) 20 Sep Berlin GER
1997 2:07:10 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) 19 Oct Chicago IL USA
1996 2:08:25 Martin Fiz (ESP) 24 Mar Kyong-Ju KOR
1995 2:07:02 Sammy Lelei (KEN) 24 Sep Berlin GER
1994 2:07:15a Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 18 Apr Boston MA USA
1993 2:08:51 Dionicio Ceron (MEX) 05 Dec Fukuoka JPN
1992 2:08:07 David Tsebe (RSA) 27 Sep Berlin GER
1991 2:08:53 Koichi Morishita (JPN) 03 Feb Beppu JPN
1990 2:08:16 Steve Moneghetti (AUS) 30 Sep Berlin GER
1989 2:08:01a Juma Ikangaa (TAN) 05 Nov New York NY USA
1988 2:06:50 Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) 17 Apr Rotterdam NED
1987 2:08:18 Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) 06 Dec Fukuoka JPN
1986 2:07:51a Rob deCastella-3 21 Apr Boston MA USA
1985 2:07:12 Carlos Lopes (POR) 20 Apr Rotterdam NED
1984 2:08:05 Steve Jones (WAL) 21 Oct Chicago IL USA
1983 2:08:37 Rob deCastella-2 09 Apr Rotterdam NED
1982 2:08:52a Alberto Salazar (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA USA
1981 2:08:18 Rob deCastella (AUS) 06 Dec Fukuoka JPN
1980 2:09:01 Gerard Nijboer (NED) 26 Apr Amsterdam NED
1979 2:09:28a Bill Rodgers-3 16 Apr Boston MA USA
1978 2:09:05.6 Shigeru So (JPN) 05 Feb Beppu JPN
1977 2:10:55.3 Bill Rodgers-2 04 Dec Fukuoka JPN
1976 2:09:55.0 Waldemar Cierpinski (GER) 31 Jul Montreal PQ CAN
1975 2:09:56a Bill Rodgers (USA) 21 Apr Boston MA USA
1974 2:09:12.0 Ian Thompson (ENG) 31 Jan Christchurch NZL
1973 2:11:12.6 John Farrington (AUS) 14 Jul Sydney AUS
1972 2:10:30 Frank Shorter (USA) 03 Dec Fukuoka JPN
1971 2:11:08.8 Derek Clayton-2 25 Sep Hobart AUS
1970 2:09:28.8 Ron Hill (ENG) 23 Jul Edinburgh SCO
1969 2:11:07.2a William Adcocks-2 06 Apr Athens GRE
1968 2:10:47.8 William Adcocks (ENG) 08 Dec Fukuoka JPN
1967 2:09:36.4 Derek Clayton (AUS) 03 Dec Fukuoka JPN
1966 2:13:45a Alastair Wood (SCO) 09 Jul Forres SCO
1965 2:12:00a Morio Shigematsu (JPN) 12 Jun Chiswick ENG
1964 2:12:11.2a Abebe Bikila-2 21 Oct Tokyo JPN
1963 2:14:28a Leonard Edelen (USA) 15 Jun Chiswick ENG
1962 2:16:09.6 Mang-Hyang Yu (PRK) 24 Oct Pyongyang PRK
1961 2:18:54 Takayuki Nakao (JPN) 21 Mar Nagoya JPN
1960 2:15:16.2 Abebe Bikila (ETH) 10 Sep Rome ITA
1959 2:17:45.2 Sergey Popov-3 11 Oct Kosice SVK
1958 2:15:17.6 Sergey Popov-2 24 Aug Stockholm SWE
1957 2:19:50 Sergey Popov (RUS) 01 Sep Moscow RUS
1956 2:18:04.8 Paavo Kotila (FIN) 12 Aug Pieksamaki FIN
1955 2:21:21.6 Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 04 Sep Copenhagen DEN
1954 2:17:39.4a James Henry Peters-3 26 Jun Chiswick ENG
1953 2:18:34.8 James Henry Peters-2 04 Oct Turku FIN
1952 2:20:42.2 James Henry Peters (ENG) 14 Jun Windsor ENG
1951 2:28:07.4 Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 03 Aug Tampere FIN
1950 2:29:09.4 Fyeodosiy Vanin (SOV) 15 Jul Moscow RUS
1949 2:28:39.4 Salomon Könönen (FIN) 02 Oct Turku FIN
1948 2:31:02 Mikko Hietanen-3 07 Sep Stockholm SWE
1947 2:30:58 Mikko Hietanen-2 23 Aug Loughborough ENG
1946 2:31:37 Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 11 Jul Vuoksenniska FIN
1945 2:36:37.6 Sven Hakansson (SWE) 28 Oct Göteborg SWE
1944 2:40:48.6 Charles Robbins (USA) 12 Nov Yonkers NY USA
1943 2:38:35.3 Gérard Coté-2 07 Nov Yonkers NY USA
1942 2:31:38 Zaiten Kimoto (JPN) 02 Nov Tokyo JPN
1941 2:31:27 Leslie Pawson-2 30 May Salisbury Beach MA USA
1940 2:33:42 Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN) 01 Nov Tokyo JPN
1939 2:31:26 Go Toyu (KOR) 03 Nov Tokyo JPN
1938 2:30:27.6a Pat Dengis (USA) 30 May Salisbury Beach MA USA
1937 2:30:38 Manuel Dias (POR) 28 Mar Lisbon POR
1936 2:28:32 Kee-Jung Sohn-2 18 Apr Tokyo JPN
1935 2:26:14 Kee-Jung Sohn (KOR) 21 Mar Tokyo JPN
1934 2:32:56 Tamao Shiaku (JPN) 23 Nov Osaka JPN
2:31:20 Pat Dengis (MD/USA) 12 Oct Port Chester NY USA
1933 2:31:10 Kozo Kusunoki (JPN) 03 Nov Tokyo JPN
2:29:04.6 Vaino Saarinen (FIN) 05 Jul Jyvaskyla FIN
1932 2:31:31 Tanji Yahagi (JPN) 30 Apr Tokyo JPN
2:28:17 Michele Fanelli (ITA) 26 Jun Venice ITA
1931 2:33:19 Juan Zabala (ARG) 28 Oct Kosice SVK
1930 2:36:33 Fukutaro Shibui (JPN) 28 May Tokyo JPN
2:35:06 Shoore Johnson (NOR) 03 Aug Malmo SWE
1929 2:30:57.6 Harry Payne (GBR) 05 Jul London ENG
2:18:16.4 Kozo Kusunoki (JPN) 21 Apr Kyoto JPN
1928 2:32:57 Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) 05 Aug Amsterdam NED
1927 2:35:21.4 Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 11 Sep Helsinki FIN
2:27:16.8+ Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 11 Sep Helsinki FIN
1926 2:34:25.4 Iivari Rötkö (FIN) 12 Sep Helsinki FIN
2:25:40.4a Johnny Miles (ON/CAN) 19 Apr Boston MA USA
1925 2:35:58.2a Samuel Ferris (ENG) 30 May Windsor ENG
2:29:01.8 Albert Michelsen (NY/USA) 12 Oct Port Chester NY USA
1924 2:36:10 Shizo Kanaguri-4 13 Apr Tokyo JPN
2:28:02 Axel Jensen-3 21 Sep Copenhagen DEN
1923 2:40:46.8a Axel Jensen-2 16 Jun Windsor ENG
2:30:15 Henri Siret (FRA) 11 Nov Paris FRA
1922 2:46:26.4 Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) 10 Sep Helsinki FIN
2:30:13 Axel Jensen (DEN) 19 Aug Copenhagen DEN
1921 2:47:29.8 Florestano Benedetti (ITA) 20 Sep Bologna ITA
2:29:00a Charles Mellor (IL/USA) 02 Apr Detroit MI USA
1920 2:32:35.8 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) 22 Aug Antwerp BEL
2:28:13 Gustav Kinn (SWE) 19 Sep Malmo SWE
1919 2:40:47.6 Valerio Arri (ITA) 28 Sep Turin ITA
2:33:04 Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 14 Sep Turku FIN
1918 3:13: Gabriel Longchal (FRA) 29 Sep Paris FRA
2:27:44a Hirokiyo Makita (JPN) 27 Oct Yokohama JPN
1917 no marks at standard distance
2:30:12a Fumio Uzawa (JPN) 21 Oct Yokohama JPN
1916 no marks at standard distance
2:33:22 Lauri Halonen (FIN) 10 Sep Turku FIN
1915 2:56:41.8 Edouard Fabre (PQ/CAN) 28 Aug San Francisco CA USA
2:27:23.6 Shizo Kanaguri-3 21 Nov Tokyo JPN
1914 2:38:00.8 Umberto Blasi (ITA) 29 Nov Legnano ITA
2:19:20.3 Shizo Kanaguri-2 23 Nov Tokyo JPN
1913 2:36:06.6a Alexis Ahlgren (SWE) 31 May London ENG
2:31:28 Shizo Kanaguri (JPN) 02 Nov Tokyo JPN
1912 2:29:39.2t Willi Kolehmainen (FIN) 20 Oct Newark NJ USA
2:24:15 Alexis Ahlgren (SWE) 22 Sep Helsingborg SWE
1911 2:32:21.8t Hans Holmer (CAN) 03 Jan Edinburgh SCO
Note: The second time for years 1934 and earlier is the fastest time at 40km/40.2km/25mi where this is faster than the fastest time for the full marathon distance.
Quality Performances
Sum <2:20 <2:19 <2:18 <2:17 <2:16 <2:15 <2:14 <2:13 <2:12 <2:11 <2:10 <2:09 <2:08 <2:07 <2:06 <2:05 <2:04
2011 9388 1643 1438 1268 1085 928 795 646 502 392 279 183 111 64 36 17 7 4
2010 7717 1381 1191 1049 901 762 642 527 405 301 226 156 90 47 24 12 3
2009 7625 1397 1223 1043 898 759 620 494 379 300 221 131 80 43 25 10 2
2008 7124 1352 1169 1010 852 700 573 465 343 257 169 106 66 36 16 7 2 1
2007 6012 1225 1045 872 719 592 470 344 268 196 125 78 45 25 6 1 1
2006 5804 1212 1031 867 707 563 420 324 244 179 119 64 43 21 9 1
2005 5389 1119 974 811 665 519 395 302 232 159 103 66 31 12 1
2004 5767 1206 1028 848 683 570 443 344 249 172 106 65 34 13 6
2003 5376 1063 911 746 613 505 410 320 260 200 151 99 56 27 10 3 2
2002 5323 1059 907 758 640 524 422 336 240 181 116 70 37 18 12 3
2001 4956 1009 859 722 598 494 390 312 232 156 101 46 23 13 1
2000 4946 1039 898 737 598 470 370 289 208 140 94 59 31 10 2
Sum <2:20 <2:19 <2:18 <2:17 <2:16 <2:15 <2:14 <2:13 <2:12 <2:11 <2:10 <2:09 <2:08 <2:07 <2:06 <2:05 <2:04
1999 4902 1044 864 726 579 471 369 285 199 146 98 64 31 16 9 1
1998 4755 1023 860 707 578 461 345 266 197 131 84 58 31 12 2
1997 4542 984 831 697 560 429 336 249 171 113 81 55 28 8
1996 4693 1083 892 731 585 458 354 246 161 97 56 22 8
1995 4114 1006 807 655 516 378 259 189 147 96 35 17 7 2
1994 4703 1110 925 738 575 437 327 234 160 100 51 29 14 3
1993 4233 1059 856 680 517 391 286 207 123 71 35 7 1
1992 3989 1010 813 653 499 370 270 163 100 62 33 11 5
1991 4136 1064 857 668 506 381 270 171 120 66 25 7 1
1990 3664 942 775 590 457 343 234 154 86 47 24 10 3
1989 3535 913 753 584 435 312 216 144 83 46 33 14 2
1988 3793 965 770 596 459 346 248 163 112 63 34 19 13 4 1
1987 3906 1012 807 631 496 360 275 171 94 42 15 2 1
1986 3658 944 761 608 461 341 218 145 82 52 24 12 9 1
1985 3816 992 776 618 475 339 238 153 103 60 32 18 10 2
1984 4062 1079 862 658 490 348 248 165 114 61 26 10 1
1983 4263 1096 894 701 508 367 254 180 123 71 41 21 7
1982 2878 785 620 500 348 250 155 104 67 30 10 7 2
1981 2360 617 499 390 301 221 153 91 50 24 8 5 1
1980 2212 582 455 361 272 194 143 96 56 33 17 3
Sum <2:20 <2:19 <2:18 <2:17 <2:16 <2:15 <2:14 <2:13 <2:12 <2:11 <2:10 <2:09 <2:08 <2:07 <2:06 <2:05
1979 1659 487 399 275 194 124 82 47 24 17 9 1
1978 1351 419 306 228 153 100 65 37 25 13 4 1
1977 738 267 177 125 77 50 27 9 3 2 1
1976 782 247 181 128 87 58 38 25 17 8 2 1
1975 846 273 203 146 90 59 33 21 11 6 3 1
1974 698 213 160 124 93 47 28 18 9 4 1 1
1973 476 156 117 84 47 29 20 15 6 2
1972 465 152 106 79 63 36 14 8 5 1 1
1971 404 144 99 66 42 25 13 10 4 1
1970 347 102 74 50 39 28 20 15 10 5 3 1
1969 253 77 54 39 26 22 14 12 6 3
1968 286 91 62 49 31 21 17 10 3 1 1
1967 204 59 46 36 25 17 9 5 3 2 1 1
1966 192 70 49 34 21 12 5 1
1965 128 44 34 23 15 5 4 2 1
1964 123 47 30 21 11 7 4 2 1
1963 69 22 18 12 9 6 2
1962 24 11 7 3 3
1961 5 3 2
1960 23 12 4 3 2 2
Sum <2:20 <2:19 <2:18 <2:17 <2:16 <2:15 <2:14 <2:13 <2:12 <2:11 <2:10 <2:09 <2:08 <2:07 <2:06 <2:05
1959 4 2 1 1
1958 6 2 1 1 1 1
1957 1 1
1956 7 4 3
1955 0
1954 3 1 1 1
1953 5 3 2
Women
Leaders 2011 2:18:20 Liliya Shobukhova-2 09 Oct Chicago IL USA 2010 2:20:25 Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 10 Oct Chicago IL USA 2009 2:22:11 Irina Mikitenko-2 26 Apr London ENG 2008 2:19:18.4 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 28 Sep Berlin GER 2007 2:20:38 Chun-xie Zhou (CHN) 22 Apr London ENG 2006 2:19:36 Deena Kastor (USA) 23 Apr London ENG 2005 2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe-3 17 Apr London ENG 2004 2:19:41 Yoko Shibui (JPN) 26 Sep Berlin GER 2003 2:15:24.6 Paula Radcliffe-2 13 Apr London ENG 2002 2:17:17.7 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 13 Oct Chicago IL USA 2001 2:18:47 Catherine Ndereba-2 07 Oct Chicago IL USA 2000 2:21:33 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 22 Oct Chicago IL USA 1999 2:20:43 Tegla Loroupe-3 26 Sep Berlin GER 1998 2:20:47 Tegla Loroupe-3 19 Apr Rotterdam NED 1997 2:22:07 Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 20 Apr Rotterdam NED 1996 2:26:04 Katrin Dörre (GER) 28 Jan Osaka JPN 1995 2:25:11a Uta Pippig-2 17 Apr Boston MA USA 1994 2:21:45a Uta Pippig (GER) 18 Apr Boston MA USA 1993 2:24:07 Jun-xia Wang (CHN) 04 Apr Tianjin CHN 1992 2:23:43a Olga Markova (RUS) 20 Apr Boston MA USA 1991 2:24:18a Wanda Panfil (POL) 15 Apr Boston MA USA 1990 2:25:24a Rosa Mota (POR) 16 Apr Boston MA USA 1989 2:24:33a Ingrid Kristiansen-4 17 Apr Boston MA USA 1988 2:23:51 Lisa Ondieki (AUS) 31 Jan Osaka JPN 1987 2:22:48 Ingrid Kristiansen-3 10 May London ENG 1986 2:24:54 Grete Waitz (NOR) 20 Apr London ENG 1985 2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen-2 21 Apr London ENG 1984 2:24:26 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 13 May London ENG 1983 2:22:43a Joan Samuelson-3 18 Apr Boston MA USA 1982 2:26:12 Joan Samuelson-2 12 Sep Eugene OR USA 1981 2:26:47a Allison Roe (NZL) 20 Apr Boston MA USA 1980 2:30:27 Joyce Smith (ENG) 16 Nov Tokyo JPN 1979 2:35:16a Joan Samuelson (USA) 16 Apr Boston MA USA 1978 2:36:23.1 Julie Brown (USA) 10 Sep Eugene OR USA 1977 2:34:47.5 Christa Vahlensieck-2 10 Sep Berlin GER 1976 2:40:29 Christa Vahlensieck (GER) 16 May Krefeld GER 1975 2:38:19 Jacqueline Hansen-2 12 Oct Eugene OR USA 1974 2:43:54.6 Jacqueline Hansen (USA) 01 Dec Culver City CA USA 1973 2:46:37 Michiko Gorman (USA) 02 Dec Culver City CA USA 1972 2:55:40 Cheryl Flanagan (USA) 12 Aug Terre Haute IN USA 1971 2:49:40 Cheryl Flanagan (USA) 05 Dec Culver City CA USA 1970 3:02:53 Caroline Walker (USA) 28 Feb Seaside OR USA 1969 3:21:19 Sara Mae Berman (USA) 28 Sep Atlantic City NJ USA 1968 3:37:50 Carol Haddrall (CAN) 20 Jul Toronto ON CAN 1967 3:07:26.2 Anni Pede-Erdkamp (GER) 16 Sep Waldniel GER 1966 3:21:25a Roberta Louise Gibb (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA USA 1965 6:09:22 Susan Johnson (USA) 25 Sep Fairbanks AK USA 1964 3:27:45 Dale Greig (SCO) 23 May Ryde ENG .... none 1952 4:35:00 Miroslava Binova (CZE) 26 Oct Upice CZE .... none 1918 5:40: Marie-Louise Ledru (FRA) 29 Sep Paris FRA
Quality Performances
Sum <2:50 <2:48 <2:46 <2:44 <2:42 <2:40 <2:38 <2:36 <2:34 <2:32 <2:30 <2:28 <2:26 <2:24 <2:22 <2:20 <2:18 <2:16
2011 9319 1680 1445 1247 1050 899 768 644 505 378 263 199 134 69 29 6 3
2010 7707 1398 1211 1065 908 767 638 513 401 304 213 143 86 45 15 1
2009 7027 1285 1119 970 823 679 571 486 381 277 200 132 73 28 3
2008 7169 1360 1159 989 833 692 572 470 363 277 199 136 74 32 10 2 1
2007 5807 1178 992 836 695 567 457 350 262 192 131 79 36 19 10 3
2006 5942 1170 988 852 699 558 451 367 274 212 154 104 57 29 16 9 2
2005 5854 1064 936 822 694 582 476 375 293 224 156 104 69 35 14 7 2 1
2004 5849 1148 977 832 695 585 469 360 269 203 139 94 50 17 8 1 1
2003 5364 970 858 724 613 523 434 349 281 213 159 108 62 38 20 7 3 1 1
2002 5260 991 841 718 605 512 421 341 258 191 144 109 62 34 20 9 3 1
2001 5445 985 859 745 642 538 447 359 287 208 161 111 65 28 6 2 2
2000 5205 960 838 723 609 510 427 346 271 200 140 90 57 23 10 1
Sum <2:50 <2:48 <2:46 <2:44 <2:42 <2:40 <2:38 <2:36 <2:34 <2:32 <2:30 <2:28 <2:26 <2:24 <2:22 <2:20 <2:18 <2:16
1999 4937 968 804 674 577 494 408 326 247 170 117 82 43 18 8 1
1998 4534 893 762 642 543 455 372 294 217 151 103 61 25 10 5 2
1997 4533 874 767 649 562 460 371 293 211 152 104 60 23 5 2
1996 4939 973 839 719 620 515 421 322 222 149 95 48 17
1995 3959 848 691 580 496 401 319 234 170 108 62 37 11 2
1994 4054 868 737 617 510 416 304 229 158 107 56 28 15 6 2 1
1993 3783 783 671 573 474 373 294 221 160 106 67 35 19 7
1992 3641 809 680 555 460 355 273 187 137 88 55 27 12 2 1
1991 3925 877 733 624 492 377 294 207 139 94 52 25 11 1
1990 3471 765 657 555 445 342 255 182 123 80 42 18 5 2
1989 3225 725 616 521 411 318 227 159 117 66 39 17 6 3
1988 3743 818 686 567 472 356 273 217 152 100 58 28 10 5 1
1987 3121 713 604 483 385 300 225 163 112 76 35 13 7 4 1
1986 2850 675 560 446 359 283 205 135 87 52 26 14 6 2
1985 2616 611 505 401 322 257 201 140 86 41 23 14 5 4 4 2
1984 3282 793 643 509 409 309 235 169 99 58 30 17 9 2
1983 2592 663 508 419 319 253 186 117 57 36 18 9 4 2 1
1982 1457 416 323 243 172 114 80 53 29 12 7 6 2
1981 858 228 175 142 102 69 55 35 24 14 8 4 2
1980 560 159 124 91 66 43 31 18 14 8 6
Sum <2:50 <2:48 <2:46 <2:44 <2:42 <2:40 <2:38 <2:36 <2:34 <2:32 <2:30 <2:28 <2:26 <2:24 <2:22 <2:20 <2:16
1979 323 111 83 53 34 21 13 6 2
1978 85 32 25 14 6 5 2 1
1977 48 14 9 6 5 5 4 3 2
1976 39 17 13 6 2 1
1975 23 7 6 4 3 2 1
1974 8 3 3 1 1
1973 2 1 1
1972 0
1971 1 1
Last Updated on 31 Dec 2011
Contributors: Michael Rabinovich, Malcolm Heyworth, Andy Milroy