Yearly Rankings- Marathon
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Men
Leaders 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 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 2:14:04.8 Michael Ryan (NZL) 27 Nov Fukuoka JPN 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-2 11 Jul Vuoksenniska FIN 1947 2:33:20 Jack Holden (GBR) 23 Aug Loughborough ENG 1946 2:31:37 Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 11 Jul Vuoksenniska FIN 1945 2:30:41a John A Kelley-2 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1944 2:31:51a Gérard Coté-3 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1943 2:28:26a Gérard Coté-2 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1942 2:26:52a B Joseph Smith (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1941 2:30:38a Leslie Pawson-2 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1940 2:28:29a Gérard Coté (CAN) 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1939 2:28:51a Ellison Brown (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1938 2:32:24 Shinichi Nakamura (JPN) 06 Mar Kokurakita-ku JPN 1937 2:30:38 Manuel Dias (POR) 28 Mar Lisbon POR 1936 2:29:20 Kee-Chung Sohn (KOR) 09 Aug Berlin GER 1935 2:32:07a John A Kelley (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1934 2:31:30 Pat Dengis (USA) 12 Oct Port Chester NY/USA 1933 2:31:01a Leslie Pawson (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA/USA 1932 2:31:36 Juan Carlos Zapala (ARG) 07 Aug Los Angeles CA/USA 1931 2:32:35 Albert Michelson (USA) 05 Apr New York NY/USA 1930 2:34:45 Clarence DeMar (USA) 14 Jun Los Angeles CA/USA 1929 2:30:57 Harry Payne (GBR) 05 Jul Stamford Bridge ENG 1928 2:32:57 Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) 05 Aug Amsterdam NED 1927 2:35:21 Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 11 Sep Helsinki FIN 1926 2:34:25 Iivari Rötkö (FIN) 12 Sep Helsinki FIN 1925 2:35:59 Samuel Ferris (ENG) 30 May Windsor ENG 1924 2:36:10 Shizo Kanaguri (JPN) 13 Apr Tokyo JPN 1923 2:40:47 Aksel Jensen (DEN) 16 Jun Windsor ENG 1922 2:46:26 Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) 10 Sep Helsinki FIN 1921 2:51:41.8 Arthur Robert Mills (ENG) 16 Jul Windsor ENG
Note: Courses lengths prior to 1960 are subject to considerably uncertainty. Performances listed are from courses believed to have been reasonably accurate.
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
2007 5936 1206 1033 861 707 587 466 342 265 192 121 78 45 25 6 1 1
2006 5782 1204 1023 859 701 565 422 325 245 180 120 64 43 21 9 1
2005 5388 1118 974 811 665 519 395 302 232 159 103 66 31 12 1
2004 5751 1193 1025 848 683 570 443 344 249 172 106 65 34 13 6
2003 5342 1054 903 741 609 502 407 318 260 200 151 99 56 27 10 3 2
2002 5331 1061 908 759 641 525 423 337 240 181 116 70 37 18 12 3
2001 4947 1007 857 720 596 493 390 312 232 156 101 46 23 13 1
2000 4938 1035 894 737 598 470 370 289 208 140 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
1999 4900 1042 864 726 579 471 369 285 199 146 98 64 31 16 9 1
1998 4742 1016 857 705 577 461 345 266 197 131 84 58 31 12 2
1997 4573 988 834 701 563 432 339 252 174 116 83 55 28 8
1996 4698 1081 893 732 586 460 355 247 161 97 56 22 8
1995 4134 1009 811 659 519 381 261 190 147 96 35 17 7 2
1994 4835 1141 953 764 594 454 334 238 160 100 51 29 14 3
1993 4217 1054 853 678 515 389 285 206 123 71 35 7 1
1992 3998 1017 817 652 498 370 270 163 100 62 33 11 5
1991 4085 1052 848 660 500 375 264 168 119 66 25 7 1
1990 3640 935 771 589 456 341 231 152 83 45 24 10 3
1989 3540 913 755 585 437 312 216 144 83 46 33 14 2
1988 3781 959 767 594 458 346 248 163 112 63 34 19 13 4 1
1987 3896 1005 806 630 495 360 275 171 94 42 15 2 1
1986 3652 939 760 608 461 341 218 145 82 52 24 12 9 1
1985 3801 984 773 615 474 339 238 153 103 60 32 18 10 2
1984 4056 1072 861 659 490 349 248 165 114 61 26 10 1
1983 4238 1090 888 696 504 365 253 179 123 71 41 21 7
1982 2879 785 621 500 348 250 155 104 67 30 10 7 2
1981 2328 600 490 385 300 221 153 91 50 24 8 5 1
1980 2193 574 450 358 271 193 142 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 1599 451 378 272 194 124 82 47 24 17 9 1
1978 1340 411 304 227 153 100 65 37 25 13 4 1
1977 737 266 177 125 77 50 27 9 3 2 1
1976 814 248 189 133 90 60 40 26 17 8 2 1
1975 845 273 202 146 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 462 151 105 78 63 36 14 8 5 1 1
1971 405 145 99 66 42 25 13 10 4 1
1970 349 103 75 50 39 28 20 15 10 5 3 1
1969 256 77 55 40 27 22 14 12 6 3
1968 287 92 62 49 31 21 17 10 3 1 1
1967 200 58 45 35 24 17 9 5 3 2 1 1
1966 193 71 50 35 22 11 4
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 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 1952 4:35:00 Miroslava Binova (CZE) 26 Oct Upice CZE
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
2007 5713 1149 971 822 686 562 453 346 259 190 129 78 36 19 10 3
2006 5917 1164 981 847 695 555 451 367 274 212 154 104 57 29 16 9 2
2005 5848 1061 935 820 694 582 476 375 293 224 156 104 69 35 14 7 2 1
2004 5834 1140 972 831 695 585 469 360 269 203 139 94 50 17 8 1 1
2003 5347 963 853 722 612 522 433 349 281 213 159 108 62 38 20 7 3 1 1
2002 5235 984 836 714 601 507 419 341 258 191 144 109 62 34 20 9 3 1
2001 5433 980 855 744 641 537 447 359 287 208 161 111 65 28 6 2 2
2000 5176 949 830 718 607 508 426 346 271 200 140 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 4928 965 801 672 576 494 408 326 247 170 117 82 43 18 8 1
1998 4518 885 757 640 541 455 372 294 217 151 103 61 25 10 5 2
1997 4547 874 766 651 564 463 373 296 213 153 104 60 23 5 2
1996 4939 972 839 719 621 515 421 322 222 149 95 48 17
1995 3990 850 696 585 500 407 323 237 172 108 62 37 11 2
1994 4129 880 748 628 521 426 312 237 161 108 56 28 15 6 2 1
1993 3788 782 671 574 474 373 294 222 162 107 68 35 19 7
1992 3634 805 680 552 458 353 271 189 138 90 56 27 12 2 1
1991 3905 870 728 622 490 376 293 206 138 93 52 25 11 1
1990 3457 760 654 552 444 341 254 182 123 80 42 18 5 2
1989 3196 716 608 515 408 316 226 157 118 67 39 17 6 3
1988 3740 814 686 568 473 355 273 217 152 100 58 28 10 5 1
1987 3112 710 602 481 383 300 225 163 112 76 35 13 7 4 1
1986 2844 672 558 445 359 283 205 135 87 52 26 14 6 2
1985 2619 611 507 402 322 257 201 140 86 41 23 14 5 4 4 2
1984 3280 791 643 509 409 309 235 169 99 58 30 17 9 2
1983 2596 663 508 419 320 254 186 117 58 37 18 9 4 2 1
1982 1448 411 321 242 171 114 80 53 29 12 7 6 2
1981 854 224 175 142 102 69 55 35 24 14 8 4 2
1980 559 159 123 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 317 110 82 52 33 20 12 6 2
1978 86 33 25 14 6 5 2 1
1977 52 16 11 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 29 Mar 2008
Contributors: Michael Rabinovich, Malcolm Heyworth