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This is a list of progressive record times for the marathon. The actual distance for the pre-1925 races varied slightly from the present figure of 42.195 km (26.2 miles).
Men
| Time |
Runner |
Place |
Date |
| 2:58:50 |
Spiridon Louis (Greece) |
Athens, Greece |
April 10, 1896 |
| 2:55:18.4 |
Johnny Hayes (USA) |
Shepherd's Bush, England |
July 24, 1908 |
| 2:52:45.4 |
Robert Fowler (USA) |
Yonkers, USA |
January 1, 1909 |
| 2:46:52.6 |
James Clark (USA) |
New York, USA |
February 12, 1909 |
| 2:46:04.6 |
Albert Raines (USA) |
New York,USA |
May 8, 1909 |
| 2:42:31 |
Frederick Barrett (Great Britain) |
Shepherd's Bush, England |
February 12, 1909 |
| 2:38:16.2 |
Harry Green (Great Britain) |
Shepherd's Bush, England |
May 12, 1913 |
| 2:36:06.6 |
Alexis Ahlgren (Sweden) |
Shepherd's Bush, England |
May 31, 1913 |
| 2:32:35:8 |
Hannes Kolehmainen (Finland) |
Antwerp, Belgium |
August 20, 1920 |
| 2:29:01.8 |
Albert Michelsen (USA) |
Port Chester |
October 13, 1925 |
| 2:27:49 |
Fusashige Suzuki (Japan) |
Tokyo, Japan |
March 31, 1935 |
| 2:26:44 |
Yasuo Ikenaka (Japan) |
Tokyo, Japan |
April 3, 1935 |
| 2:26:42 |
Sohn Kee-chung (Korea) |
Tokyo, Japan |
November 3, 1935 |
| 2:25:39 |
Yon Bok Suh (Korea) |
Boston, USA |
April 19, 1947 |
| 2:20:42.2 |
James Peters (Great Britain) |
Chiswick, England |
June 14, 1952 |
| 2:18:40.2 |
James Peters (Great Britain) |
Chiswick, England |
July 13, 1953 |
| 2:18:34.8 |
James Peters (Great Britain) |
Turku, Finland |
October 4, 1953 |
| 2:17:39.4 |
James Peters (Great Britain) |
Chiswick, England |
July 26, 1954 |
| 2:15:17 |
Sergey Popov (Soviet Union) |
Stockholm, Sweden |
August 24, 1958 |
| 2:15:16.2 |
Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia) |
Rome, Italy |
September 10, 1960 |
| 2:15:15.8 |
Toru Terasawa (Japan) |
Beppu, Japan |
February 17, 1963 |
| 2:14:28 |
Leonard Edelen (USA) |
Chiswick, England |
July 15, 1963 |
| 2:13:55.4 |
Basil Heatley (Great Britain) |
Chiswick, England |
July 13, 1964 |
| 2:12:11 |
Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia) |
Tokyo, Japan |
October 21, 1964 |
| 2:12:00 |
Morio Shigematsu (Japan) |
Shepherd's Bush, England |
June 12, 1965 |
| 2:09:36 |
Derek Clayton (Australia) |
Fukuoka, Japan |
December 3, 1967 |
| 2:08:33 |
Derek Clayton (Australia) |
Antwerp, Belgium |
May 3, 1969 |
| 2:08:18 |
Robert de Castella (Australia) |
Fukuoka, Japan |
December 6, 1981 |
| 2:08:05 |
Steve Jones (Great Britain) |
Chicago, USA |
October 21, 1984 |
| 2:07:12 |
Carlos Lopes (Portugal) |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
April 20, 1985 |
| 2:06:50 |
Belayneh Dinsamo (Ethiopia) |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
April 17, 1988 |
| 2:06:05 |
Ronaldo da Costa (Brazil) |
Berlin, Germany |
September 20, 1998 |
| 2:05:42 |
Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco) |
Chicago, USA |
October 24, 1999 |
| 2:05:38 |
Khalid Khannouchi (USA) |
London, England |
April 14, 2002 |
| 2:04:55 |
Paul Tergat (Kenya) |
Berlin, Germany |
September 28, 2003 |
Women
| Time |
Runner |
Place |
Date |
| 3:27:45 |
Dale Greig (Great Britain) |
Ryde,England |
May 23, 1964 |
| 3:19:33 |
Mildred Sampson (New Zealand) |
Auckland,New Zealand |
July 21, 1964 |
| 3:15:22 |
Maureen Wilton (Canada) |
Toronto,Canada |
May 6, 1967 |
| 3:07:26 |
Anni Pede-Erdkamp (German Democratic Republic) |
Waidneil,?Germany? |
September 16, 1967 |
| 3:02:53 |
Caroline Walker (USA) |
Seaside,?USA? |
February 28, 1970 |
| 3:01:42 |
Elizabeth Bonner (USA) |
Philadelphia,USA |
May 9, 1971 |
| 2:46:30 |
Adrienne Beamses (Australia) |
Werribee,Australia |
August 31, 1971 |
| 2:46:24 |
Chantal Langlace (France) |
Neuf Brisach,France |
October 27, 1974 |
| 2:43:54.5 |
Jacqueline Hansen (USA) |
Culver City,USA |
December 1, 1974 |
| 2:42:24 |
Liane Winter (GDR) |
Boston,USA |
April 21, 1975 |
| 2:40:15.8 |
Christa Vahlensieck (GDR) |
Dulmen,Germany |
May 3, 1975 |
| 2:38:19 |
Jacqueline Hansen (USA) |
Eugene,USA |
October 12, 1975 |
| 2:35:15.4 |
Chantal Langlace (France) |
Oiartzun,Spain |
May 1, 1977 |
| 2:34:47.5 |
Christa Vahlensieck (West Germany) |
West Berlin,West Berlin |
September 10, 1977 |
| 2:32:29.9 |
Grete Waitz (Norway) |
New York City,USA |
October 22, 1978 |
| 2:27:32.6 |
Grete Waitz (Norway) |
New York City,USA |
October 21, 1979 |
| 2:25:41.3 |
Grete Waitz (Norway) |
New York City,USA |
October 26, 1980 |
| 2:25:29 |
Allison Roe (New Zealand) |
New York City,USA |
October 25, 1981 |
| 2:22:43 |
Joan Benoit (USA) |
Boston,USA |
April 18, 1983 |
| 2:21:06 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway) |
London,England |
April 21, 1985 |
| 2:20:47 |
Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) |
Rotterdam,The Netherlands |
April 19, 1998 |
| 2:20:43 |
Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) |
Berlin,Germany |
September 26, 1999 |
| 2:19:46 |
Naoko Takahashi (Japan) |
Berlin,Germany |
September 30, 2001 |
| 2:18:47 |
Catherine N'dereba (Kenya) |
Chicago,USA |
October 7, 2001 |
| 2:17:18 |
Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) |
Chicago,USA |
October 13, 2002 |
| 2:15:25 |
Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) |
London,England |
April 13, 2003 |
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