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