Marathon year rankings
The following table shows the yearly rankings in the marathon since 1921 (men) and 1980 (women), based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards).
Unless otherwise noted, all data is complied from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.[1]
Men's year rankings
Key: Current world record
Year |
Time |
Athlete |
Date |
Place |
2010 |
2:04:48 |
Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) |
2010-04-11 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2009 |
2:04:26.3 |
Duncan Kibet (KEN) |
2009-04-05 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2008 |
2:03:58.2 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2008-09-28 |
Berlin, Germany |
2007 |
2:04:26 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2007-09-30 |
Berlin, Germany |
2006 |
2:05:56 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2006-09-24 |
Berlin, Germany |
2005 |
2:06:19.5 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2005-10-16 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2004 |
2:06:16 |
Evans Rutto (KEN) |
2004-10-10 |
Chicago, USA |
2003 |
2:04:55 |
Paul Tergat (KEN) |
2003-09-28 |
Berlin, Germany |
2002 |
2:05:37.8 |
Khalid Khannouchi (USA) |
2002-04-14 |
London, UK |
2001 |
2:06:50 |
Josephat Kiprono (KEN) |
2001-04-22 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2000 |
2:06:36 |
António Pinto (POR) |
2000-04-16 |
London, UK |
1999 |
2:05:42 |
Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) |
1999-10-24 |
Chicago, USA |
1998 |
2:06:05 |
Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) |
1998-09-20 |
Berlin, Germany |
1997 |
2:07:10 |
Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) |
1997-10-19 |
Chicago, USA |
1996 |
2:08:25 |
Martín Fiz (ESP) |
1996-03-24 |
Kyong-Ju, South Korea |
1995 |
2:07:02 |
Sammy Lelei (KEN) |
1995-09-24 |
Berlin, Germany |
1994 |
2:07:15 |
Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) |
1994-04-18 |
Boston, USA |
1993 |
2:08:51 |
Dionicio Ceron (MEX) |
1993-12-05 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1992 |
2:08:07 |
David Tsebe (RSA) |
1992-09-27 |
Berlin, Germany |
1991 |
2:08:53 |
Koichi Morishita (JPN) |
1991-02-03 |
Beppu, Japan |
1990 |
2:08:16 |
Steve Moneghetti (AUS) |
1990-09-30 |
Berlin, Germany |
1989 |
2:08:01 |
Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
1989-11-05 |
New York, USA |
1988 |
2:06:50 |
Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) |
1988-04-17 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1987 |
2:08:18 |
Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) |
1987-12-06 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1986 |
2:07:51 |
Robert de Castella (AUS) |
1986-04-21 |
Boston, USA |
1985 |
2:07:12 |
Carlos Lopes (POR) |
1985-04-20 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1984 |
2:08:05 |
Steve Jones (WAL) |
1984-10-21 |
Chicago, USA |
1983 |
2:08:37 |
Robert de Castella (AUS) |
1983-04-09 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1982 |
2:08:52 |
Alberto Salazar (USA) |
1982-04-19 |
Boston, USA |
1981 |
2:08:18 |
Robert de Castella (AUS) |
1981-12-06 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1980 |
2:09:01 |
Gerard Nijboer (NED) |
1980-04-26 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1979 |
2:09:28 |
Bill Rodgers (USA) |
1979-04-16 |
Boston, USA |
1978 |
2:09:05.6 |
Shigeru So (JPN) |
1978-02-05 |
Beppu, Japan |
1977 |
2:10:55.3 |
Bill Rodgers (USA) |
1977-12-04 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1976 |
2:09:55.0 |
Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) |
1976-07-31 |
Montreal, Canada |
1975 |
2:09:56 |
Bill Rodgers (USA) |
1975-04-21 |
Boston, USA |
1974 |
2:09:12.0 |
Ian Thompson (ENG) |
1974-01-31 |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
1973 |
2:11:12.6 |
John Farrington (AUS) |
1973-07-14 |
Sydney, Australia |
1972 |
2:10:30 |
Frank Shorter (USA) |
1972-12-03 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1971 |
2:11:08.8 |
Derek Clayton (AUS) |
1971-09-25 |
Hobart, Australia |
1970 |
2:09:28.8 |
Ron Hill (ENG) |
1970-07-23 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
1969 |
2:11:07.2 |
Bill Adcocks (ENG) |
1969-04-06 |
Athens, Greece |
1968 |
2:10:47.8 |
Bill Adcocks (ENG) |
1968-12-08 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1967 |
2:09:36.4 |
Derek Clayton (AUS) |
1967-12-03 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1966 |
2:14:04.8 |
Michael Ryan (NZL) |
1966-11-27 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1965 |
2:12:00 |
Morio Shigematsu (JPN) |
1965-06-12 |
Chiswick, England |
1964 |
2:12:11.2 |
Abebe Bikila (ETH) |
1964-10-21 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1963 |
2:14:28 |
Leonard Edelen (USA) |
1963-06-15 |
Chiswick, England |
1962 |
2:16:09.6 |
Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK) |
1962-10-24 |
Pyongyang, North Korea |
1961 |
2:18:54 |
Takayuki Nakao (JPN) |
1961-03-21 |
Nagoya, Japan |
1960 |
2:15:16.2 |
Abebe Bikila (ETH) |
1960-09-10 |
Rome, Italy |
1959 |
2:17:45.2 |
Sergei Popov (URS) |
1959-11-11 |
Košice, Slovakia |
1958 |
2:15:17.6 |
Sergei Popov (URS) |
1958-08-24 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
1957 |
2:19:50 |
Sergei Popov (URS) |
1957-09-01 |
Moscow, Russia |
1956 |
2:18:04.8 |
Paavo Kotila (FIN) |
1956-08-12 |
Pieksämäki, Finland |
1955 |
2:21:21.6 |
Veikko Karvonen (FIN) |
1955-09-04 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
1954 |
2:17:39.4 |
Jim Peters (ENG) |
1954-06-26 |
Chiswick, England |
1953 |
2:18:34.8 |
Jim Peters (ENG) |
1953-10-04 |
Turku, Finland |
1952 |
2:20:42.2 |
Jim Peters (ENG) |
1952-06-14 |
Windsor, England |
1951 |
2:28:07.4 |
Veikko Karvonen (FIN) |
1951-08-03 |
Tampere, Finland |
1950 |
2:29:09.4 |
Fedosiy Vanin (URS) |
1950-07-12 |
Moscow, Russia |
1949 |
2:28:39.4 |
Salomon Könönen (FIN) |
1949-10-02 |
Turku, Finland |
1948 |
2:31:02 |
Mikko Hietanen (FIN) |
1948-09-07 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
1947 |
2:30:58 |
Mikko Hietanen (FIN) |
1947-08-23 |
Loughborough, England |
1946 |
2:31:37 |
Mikko Hietanen (FIN) |
1946-07-11 |
Imatra, Finland |
1945 |
2:36:37.6 |
Sven Hakansson (SWE) |
1945-10-28 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
1944 |
2:40:48.6 |
Charles Robbins (USA) |
1944-11-12 |
Yonkers, New York, USA |
1943 |
2:38:35.3 |
Gérard Côté (CAN) |
1943-11-07 |
Yonkers, New York, USA |
1942 |
2:31:38 |
Zaiten Kimoto (JPN) |
1942-11-02 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1941 |
2:31:27 |
Les Pawson (USA) |
1941-05-30 |
Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA |
1940 |
2:33:42 |
Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN) |
1940-11-01 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1939 |
2:31:26 |
Toyu Ko (KOR) |
1939-11-03 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1938 |
2:30:27.6 |
Pat Dengis (USA) |
1938-05-30 |
Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA |
1937 |
2:30:38 |
Manuel Dias (POR) |
1937-03-28 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
1936 |
2:28:32 |
Sohn Kee-Jung (KOR) |
1936-04-18 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1935 |
2:26:14 |
Sohn Kee-Jung (KOR) |
1935-03-21 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1934 |
2:32:56 |
Tamao Shiaku (JPN) |
1934-11-23 |
Osaka, Japan |
1933 |
2:31:10 |
Kozo Kusunoki (JPN) |
1933-11-03 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1932 |
2:31:31 |
Tnji Yahagi (JPN) |
1932-04-30 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1931 |
2:33:19 |
Juan Zabala (ARG) |
1931-10-28 |
Košice, SVK |
1930 |
2:36:33 |
Fukutaro Shibui (JPN) |
1930-05-28 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1929 |
2:30:57.6 |
Harry Payne (GBR) |
1929-07-05 |
Stamford Bridge, England |
1928 |
2:32:57 |
Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) |
1928-08-05 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1927 |
2:35:21.4 |
Verner Laaksonen (FIN) |
1927-09-11 |
Helsinki, Finland |
1926 |
2:34:25 |
Iivari Rötkö (FIN) |
1926-09-12 |
Helsinki, Finland |
1925 |
2:35:59 |
Sam Ferris (ENG) |
1925-05-30 |
Windsor, England |
1924 |
2:36:10 |
Shizo Kanaguri (JPN) |
1924-04-12 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1923 |
2:40:47 |
Aksel Jensen (DEN) |
1923-06-16 |
Windsor, England |
1922 |
2:46:26 |
Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) |
1922-09-10 |
Helsinki, Finland |
1921 |
2:47:29.8 |
Florestano Benedetti (ITA) |
1921-09-20 |
Bologna, Italy |
Women's year rankings
Key: Current world record
Year |
Time |
Athlete |
Date |
Place |
2010 |
2:20:25 |
Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) |
2010-10-10 |
Chicago, USA |
2009 |
2:22:11 |
Irina Mikitenko (GER) |
2009-04-26 |
London, UK |
2008 |
2:19:19 |
Irina Mikitenko (GER) |
2008-09-28 |
Berlin, Germany |
2007 |
2:20:38 |
Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) |
2007-04-22 |
London, UK |
2006 |
2:19:36 |
Deena Kastor (USA) |
2006-04-23 |
London, UK |
2005 |
2:17:42 |
Paula Radcliffe (ENG) |
2005-04-17 |
London, UK |
2004 |
2:19:41 |
Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
2004-09-26 |
Berlin, Germany |
2003 |
2:15:24.6 |
Paula Radcliffe (ENG) |
2003-04-13 |
London, UK |
2002 |
2:17:17.7 |
Paula Radcliffe (ENG) |
2002-10-13 |
Chicago, USA |
2001 |
2:18:47 |
Catherine Ndereba (KEN) |
2001-10-07 |
Chicago, USA |
2000 |
2:21:33 |
Catherine Ndereba (KEN) |
2000-10-22 |
Chicago, USA |
1999 |
2:20:43 |
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
1999-09-26 |
Berlin, Germany |
1998 |
2:20:47 |
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
1998-04-19 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1997 |
2:22:07 |
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
1997-04-20 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1996 |
2:26:04 |
Katrin Dörre (GER) |
1996-01-28 |
Osaka, Japan |
1995 |
2:25:11 |
Uta Pippig (GER) |
1995-04-17 |
Boston, USA |
1994 |
2:21:45 |
Uta Pippig (GER) |
1994-04-18 |
Boston, USA |
1993 |
2:24:07 |
Wang Junxia (CHN) |
1993-04-04 |
Tianjin, PR China |
1992 |
2:23:43 |
Olga Markova (RUS) |
1992-04-20 |
Boston, USA |
1991 |
2:24:18 |
Wanda Panfil (POL) |
1991-04-15 |
Boston, USA |
1990 |
2:25:24 |
Rosa Mota (POR) |
1990-04-16 |
Boston, USA |
1989 |
2:24:33 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1989-04-17 |
Boston, USA |
1988 |
2:23:51 |
Lisa Ondieki (AUS) |
1988-01-31 |
Osaka, Japan |
1987 |
2:22:48 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1987-05-10 |
London, UK |
1986 |
2:24:54 |
Grete Waitz (NOR) |
1987-04-20 |
London, UK |
1985 |
2:21:06 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1985-04-21 |
London, UK |
1984 |
2:24:26 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1984-05-13 |
London, UK |
1983 |
2:22:43 |
Joan Benoit (USA) |
1983-04-18 |
Boston, USA |
1982 |
2:26:12 |
Joan Benoit (USA) |
1982-09-12 |
Eugene, USA |
1981 |
2:26:47 |
Allison Roe (NZL) |
1981-04-20 |
Boston, USA |
1980 |
2:30:27 |
Joyce Smith (ENG) |
1980-11-16 |
Tokyo, Japan |
See also
References
World Best Year Performance in Women's Marathon
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