Marathon world best progression

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This is a list of progressive record times for the marathon^[1]. The actual distance for the pre-1925 races varied slightly from the present figure of 42.195 km [26 miles, 385 yards].

Contents 1 Men 2 Women 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Men

Time	Runner	Nationality	Place	Date
2:58:50	Louis, SpiridonSpiridon Louis	Greece	Athens, Greece	1896-04-10
2:55:18.4	Hayes, JohnnyJohnny Hayes	United States	Shepherd's Bush, England	1908-07-24
2:52:45.4	Fowler, RobertRobert Fowler	United States	Yonkers, USA	1909-01-01
2:46:52.6	Clark, JamesJames Clark	United States	New York City, USA	1909-02-12
2:46:04.6	Raines, AlbertAlbert Raines	United States	New York City, USA	1909-05-08
2:42:31	Barrett, FrederickFrederick Barrett	United Kingdom	Shepherd's Bush, England	1909-05-26
2:38:16.2	Green, HarryHarry Green	United Kingdom	Shepherd's Bush, England	1913-05-12
2:36:06.6	Ahlgren, AlexisAlexis Ahlgren	Sweden	Shepherd's Bush, England	1913-05-31
2:32:35.8	Kolehmainen, HannesHannes Kolehmainen	Finland	Antwerp, Belgium	1920-08-20
2:29:01.8	Michelsen, AlbertAlbert Michelsen	United States	Port Chester, USA	1925-10-13
2:27:49	Suzuki, FusashigeFusashige Suzuki	Empire of Japan	Tokyo, Japan	1935-03-31
2:26:44	Ikenaka, YasuoYasuo Ikenaka	Empire of Japan	Tokyo, Japan	1935-04-03
2:26:42	Kee-chung, SohnSohn Kee-chung	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan	1935-11-03
2:25:39	Yun-Bok, SuhSuh Yun-Bok	South Korea	Boston Marathon, USA	1947-04-19
2:20:42.2	Peters, JamesJames Peters	United Kingdom	Chiswick, England	1952-06-14
2:18:40.2	Peters, JamesJames Peters	United Kingdom	Chiswick, England	1953-07-13
2:18:34.8	Peters, JamesJames Peters	United Kingdom	Turku, Finland	1953-10-04
2:17:39.4	Peters, JamesJames Peters	United Kingdom	Chiswick, England	1954-07-26
2:15:17	Popov, SergeySergey Popov	Soviet Union	Stockholm, Sweden	1958-08-24
2:15:16.2	Bikila, AbebeAbebe Bikila	Ethiopia	Rome, Italy	1960-09-10
2:15:15.8	Terasawa, ToruToru Terasawa	Japan	Beppu, Japan	1963-02-17
2:14:28	Edelen, LeonardLeonard Edelen	United States	Chiswick, England	1963-07-15
2:13:55.4	Heatley, BasilBasil Heatley	United Kingdom	Chiswick, England	1964-07-13
2:12:11	Bikila, AbebeAbebe Bikila	Ethiopia	Tokyo, Japan	1964-10-21
2:12:00	Shigematsu, MorioMorio Shigematsu	Japan	Shepherd's Bush, England	1965-06-12
2:09:36	Clayton, DerekDerek Clayton	Australia	Fukuoka Marathon, Japan	1967-12-03
2:08:33	Clayton, DerekDerek Clayton	Australia	Antwerp, Belgium	1969-05-03
2:08:18	de Castella, RobertRobert de Castella	Australia	Fukuoka Marathon, Japan	1981-12-06
2:08:05	Jones, SteveSteve Jones	United Kingdom	Chicago Marathon, USA	1984-10-21
2:07:12	Lopes, CarlosCarlos Lopes	Portugal	Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands	1985-04-20
2:06:50	Dinsamo, BelaynehBelayneh Dinsamo	Ethiopia	Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands	1988-04-17
2:06:05	da Costa, RonaldoRonaldo da Costa	Brazil	Berlin Marathon, Germany	1998-09-20
2:05:42	Khannouchi, KhalidKhalid Khannouchi	Morocco	Chicago Marathon, USA	1999-10-24
2:05:38	Khannouchi, KhalidKhalid Khannouchi	United States	London Marathon, England	2002-04-14
2:04:55	Tergat, PaulPaul Tergat	Kenya	Berlin Marathon, Germany	2003-09-28
2:04:26	Gebrselassie, HaileHaile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	Berlin Marathon, Germany	2007-09-30

[edit] Women

Time	Runner	Nationality	Place	Date
3:27:45	Greig, DaleDale Greig	Great Britain	Ryde, England	May 23, 1964
3:19:33	Sampson, MildredMildred Sampson	New Zealand	Auckland Marathon, New Zealand	July 21, 1964
3:15:22	Wilton, MaureenMaureen Wilton	Canada	Toronto, Canada	May 6, 1967
3:07:26	Pede-Erdkamp, AnniAnni Pede-Erdkamp	East Germany	Waidneil, Germany	September 16, 1967
3:02:53	Walker, CarolineCaroline Walker	United States	Seaside, USA	February 28, 1970
3:01:42	Bonner, ElizabethElizabeth Bonner	United States	Philadelphia Marathon, USA	May 9, 1971
2:55:22	Bonner, ElizabethElizabeth Bonner	United States	New York City Marathon, USA	September 19, 1971
2:49:40	Bridges, CherylCheryl Bridges	United States	Culver City, USA	December 5, 1971
2:46:36	Gorman, MichikoMichiko Gorman	United States	Culver City, USA	December 2, 1973
2:46:24	Langlace, ChantalChantal Langlace	France	Neuf Brisach, France	October 27, 1974
2:43:54.5	Hansen, JacquelineJacqueline Hansen	United States	Culver City, USA	December 1, 1974
2:42:24	Winter, LianeLiane Winter	East Germany	Boston Marathon, USA	April 21, 1975
2:40:15.8	Vahlensieck, ChristaChrista Vahlensieck	West Germany	Dülmen, Germany	May 3, 1975
2:38:19	Hansen, JacquelineJacqueline Hansen	United States	Eugene, USA	October 12, 1975
2:35:15.4	Langlace, ChantalChantal Langlace	France	Oiartzun, Spain	May 1, 1977
2:34:47.5	Vahlensieck, ChristaChrista Vahlensieck	West Germany	Berlin Marathon, Germany	September 10, 1977
2:32:29.9	Waitz, GreteGrete Waitz	Norway	New York City Marathon, USA	October 22, 1978
2:27:32.6	Waitz, GreteGrete Waitz	Norway	New York City Marathon, USA	October 21, 1979
2:25:41.3	Waitz, GreteGrete Waitz	Norway	New York City Marathon, USA	October 26, 1980
2:25:28.7	Waitz, GreteGrete Waitz	Norway	London Marathon, England	April 17, 1983
2:22:43	Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit	United States	Boston Marathon, USA	April 18, 1983
2:21:06	Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen	Norway	London Marathon, England	April 21, 1985
2:20:47	Loroupe, TeglaTegla Loroupe	Kenya	Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands	April 19, 1998
2:20:43	Loroupe, TeglaTegla Loroupe	Kenya	Berlin Marathon, Germany	September 26, 1999
2:19:46	Takahashi, NaokoNaoko Takahashi	Japan	Berlin Marathon, Germany	September 30, 2001
2:18:47	N'dereba, CatherineCatherine N'dereba	Kenya	Chicago Marathon, USA	October 7, 2001
2:17:18	Radcliffe, PaulaPaula Radcliffe	Great Britain	Chicago, USA	October 13, 2002
2:15:25	Radcliffe, PaulaPaula Radcliffe	Great Britain	London Marathon, England	April 13, 2003

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• interactive graph on men's and women's marathon times plus race descriptions