Yearly Rankings- Marathon
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Men
Leaders 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 2:14:04.8 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-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 (KOR) 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 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
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
2009 7555 1373 1206 1030 889 755 619 493 378 300 221 131 80 43 25 10 2
2008 7120 1351 1168 1009 851 700 573 465 343 257 169 106 66 36 16 7 2 1
2007 6013 1226 1045 872 719 592 470 344 268 196 125 78 45 25 6 1 1
2006 5766 1202 1021 857 699 563 420 324 244 179 119 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 4947 1040 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 4754 1022 860 707 578 461 345 266 197 131 84 58 31 12 2
1997 4571 988 834 700 563 432 339 252 174 115 83 55 28 8
1996 4692 1082 892 731 585 458 354 246 161 97 56 22 8
1995 4124 1008 809 657 517 379 260 190 147 96 35 17 7 2
1994 4686 1107 922 735 574 436 325 232 158 100 51 29 14 3
1993 4230 1056 856 680 517 391 286 207 123 71 35 7 1
1992 3988 1009 813 653 499 370 270 163 100 62 33 11 5
1991 4126 1062 855 667 505 380 269 170 119 66 25 7 1
1990 3636 937 770 587 454 340 231 152 83 45 24 10 3
1989 3533 912 752 584 435 312 216 144 83 46 33 14 2
1988 3781 962 768 593 457 345 247 163 112 63 34 19 13 4 1
1987 3908 1013 808 631 496 360 275 171 94 42 15 2 1
1986 3656 942 761 608 461 341 218 145 82 52 24 12 9 1
1985 3800 983 772 615 475 339 238 153 103 60 32 18 10 2
1984 4053 1072 860 658 490 348 248 165 114 61 26 10 1
1983 4255 1094 892 699 506 367 254 180 123 71 41 21 7
1982 2877 784 620 500 348 250 155 104 67 30 10 7 2
1981 2340 606 493 388 300 221 153 91 50 24 8 5 1
1980 2201 578 453 359 271 193 142 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 1656 486 398 274 194 124 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 200 58 45 35 24 17 9 5 3 2 1 1
1966 185 69 48 33 20 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 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 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
2009 6959 1263 1098 954 812 674 567 483 382 278 201 133 73 28 3
2008 7171 1361 1160 989 833 692 572 470 363 277 199 136 74 32 10 2 1
2007 5806 1177 992 836 695 567 457 350 262 192 131 79 36 19 10 3
2006 5925 1166 984 848 696 556 451 367 274 212 154 104 57 29 16 9 2
2005 5853 1063 936 822 694 582 476 375 293 224 156 104 69 35 14 7 2 1
2004 5848 1147 977 832 695 585 469 360 269 203 139 94 50 17 8 1 1
2003 5355 967 856 723 612 522 433 349 281 213 159 108 62 38 20 7 3 1 1
2002 5255 990 840 717 604 511 421 341 258 191 144 109 62 34 20 9 3 1
2001 5443 984 858 745 642 538 447 359 287 208 161 111 65 28 6 2 2
2000 5197 958 836 721 608 509 427 346 271 200 140 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 4933 967 803 673 576 494 408 326 247 170 117 82 43 18 8 1
1998 4532 891 762 642 543 455 372 294 217 151 103 61 25 10 5 2
1997 4562 879 771 653 566 463 374 296 213 153 104 60 23 5 2
1996 4939 973 839 719 620 515 421 322 222 149 95 48 17
1995 3968 848 692 581 496 403 320 236 172 108 62 37 11 2
1994 4036 863 733 614 508 415 303 228 157 107 56 28 15 6 2 1
1993 3779 782 670 572 473 373 294 221 160 106 67 35 19 7
1992 3626 803 676 551 457 353 271 189 138 90 56 27 12 2 1
1991 3922 874 732 624 492 377 294 207 139 94 52 25 11 1
1990 3463 763 655 553 445 341 254 182 123 80 42 18 5 2
1989 3189 716 608 515 407 315 225 156 117 66 39 17 6 3
1988 3744 817 687 568 473 355 273 217 152 100 58 28 10 5 1
1987 3118 711 603 483 385 300 225 163 112 76 35 13 7 4 1
1986 2845 673 558 445 359 283 205 135 87 52 26 14 6 2
1985 2617 611 506 401 322 257 201 140 86 41 23 14 5 4 4 2
1984 3281 792 643 509 409 309 235 169 99 58 30 17 9 2
1983 2594 663 508 419 319 253 186 117 58 37 18 9 4 2 1
1982 1454 413 323 243 172 114 80 53 29 12 7 6 2
1981 857 227 175 142 102 69 55 35 24 14 8 4 2
1980 558 158 123 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 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 2009
Contributors: Michael Rabinovich, Malcolm Heyworth, Andy Milroy