2001 in marathon running
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 2001 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, where the men's competition was held on August 3, 2001. The women had their race on Sunday August 12, 2001.
Men
Records
2001 World Year Ranking
Rank |
Time |
Athlete |
Pos |
Venue |
Date |
Note |
1 | 2:06:50 | Josephat Kiprono (KEN) | 1 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
2 | 2:07:02 | Driss El Himer (FRA) | 1 | Amsterdam | 21 10 2001 | |
3 | 2:07:06 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) | 1 | London | 22 04 2001 | |
4 | 2:07:18 | Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) | 2 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
5 | 2:07:34 | Antoni Peña (ESP) | 1 | Otsu | 04 03 2001 | |
6 | 2:07:43 | Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) | 1 | New York, NY | 04 11 2001 | |
7 | 2:07:45 | Simretu Alemayehu (ETH) | 1 | Torino | 01 04 2001 | |
8 | 2:07:46 | Julio Rey (ESP) | 1 | Hamburg | 22 04 2001 | |
9 | 2:07:48 | Francisco Javier Cortés (ESP) | 2 | Hamburg | 22 04 2001 | |
10 | 2:07:52 | Giacomo Leone (ITA) | 2 | Otsu | 04 03 2001 | |
11 | 2:07:52 | Shigeru Aburaya (JPN) | 3 | Otsu | 04 03 2001 | |
12 | 2:07:59 | Yoshiteru Morishita (JPN) | 4 | Otsu | 04 03 2001 | |
13 | 2:08:14 | Sammy Korir (KEN) | 3 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
14 | 2:08:15 | Paul Tergat (KEN) | 2 | London | 22 04 2001 | |
15 | 2:08:45 | Takayuki Nishida (JPN) | 1 | Oita | 04 02 2001 | |
16 | 2:08:47 | Joseph Ngolepus (KEN) | 1 | Berlin | 30 09 2001 | |
17 | 2:08:51 | Stefano Baldini (ITA) | 2 | Torino | 01 04 2001 | |
18 | 2:08:52 | Hideyuki Obinata (JPN) | 5 | Otsu | 04 03 2001 | |
19 | 2:08:52 | Benedict Kimondiou (KEN) | 1 | Chicago | 07 10 2001 | |
20 | 2:08:56 | John Nada Saya (TAN) | 1 | Milan | 02 12 2001 | |
21 | 2:08:58 | Willy Cheruiyot (KEN) | 2 | Milan | 02 12 2001 | |
22 | 2:09:00 | Peter Githuka (KEN) | 3 | Chicago | 07 10 2001 | |
23 | 2:09:05 | Abdellah Béhar (FRA) | 4 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
24 | 2:09:07 | Ottaviano Andriani (ITA) | 3 | Milan | 02 12 2001 | |
25 | 2:09:08 | Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) | 4 | Milan | 02 12 2001 | |
26 | 2:09:19 | Japhet Kosgei (KEN) | 2 | New York, NY | 04 11 2001 | |
27 | 2:09:25 | Gezahegne Abera (ETH) | 1 | Fukuoka | 02 12 2001 | |
28 | 2:09:26 | Mohamed Ouaadi (FRA) | 4 | Chicago | 07 10 2001 | |
29 | 2:09:27 | Simon Bor (KEN) | 6 | Otsu | 04 03 2001 | |
30 | 2:09:28 | Koji Shimizu (JPN) | 2 | Fukuoka | 02 12 2001 | |
31 | 2:09:35 | Noriaki Igarashi (JPN) | 5 | Chicago | 07 10 2001 | |
32 | 2:09:36 | António Pinto (POR) | 3 | London | 22 04 2001 | |
33 | 2:09:40 | Simon Biwott (KEN) | 1 | Paris | 08 04 2001 | |
34 | 2:09:40 | David Kirui (KEN) | 2 | Paris | 08 04 2001 | |
35 | 2:09:41 | Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) | 3 | Fukuoka | 02 12 2001 | |
36 | 2:09:43 | Fred Kiprop (KEN) | 3 | Paris | 08 04 2001 | |
37 | 2:09:51 | Rodgers Rop (KEN) | 3 | New York, NY | 04 11 2001 | |
38 | 2:09:55 | William Kiplagat (KEN) | 3 | Berlin | 30 09 2001 | |
39 | 2:09:59 | Isaac Kiprono (KEN) | 5 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
40 | 2:10:02 | Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) | 2 | Oita | 04 02 2001 | |
41 | 2:10:04 | Lee Troop (AUS) | 6 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
42 | 2:10:06 | Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN) | 4 | Berlin | 30 09 2001 | |
43 | 2:10:07 | Silvio Guerra (ECU) | 2 | Boston, MA | 16 04 2001 | |
44 | 2:10:07 | John Kagwe (KEN) | 1 | San Diego, CA | 03 06 2001 | |
45 | 2:10:08 | Fabián Roncero (ESP) | 7 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
46 | 2:10:08 | Moges Taye (ETH) | 1 | Venezia | 28 10 2001 | |
47 | 2:10:10 | Henry Tarus (KEN) | 2 | Venezia | 28 10 2001 | |
48 | 2:10:11 | Gong Ke (CHN) | 1 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
49 | 2:10:14 | Andrew Sambu (TAN) | 1 | Prague | 20 05 2001 | |
50 | 2:10:18 | Luke Kibet (KEN) | 3 | Amsterdam | 21 10 2001 | |
51 | 2:10:19 | David Ngetich (KEN) | 2 | Prague | 20 05 2001 | |
52 | 2:10:21 | Samson Kandie (KEN) | 1 | San Sebastián | 25 11 2001 | |
53 | 2:10:24 | Laban Kagika (KEN) | 4 | Fukuoka | 02 12 2001 | |
54 | 2:10:25 | Li Aiguo (CHN) | 2 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
55 | 2:10:26 | Wang Yonghua (CHN) | 3 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
56 | 2:10:26 | Daniele Caimmi (ITA) | 3 | Venezia | 28 10 2001 | |
57 | 2:10:28 | Luís Novo (POR) | 1 | Vienna | 20 05 2001 | |
58 | 2:10:29 | Joshua Chelanga (KEN) | 3 | Boston, MA | 16 04 2001 | |
59 | 2:10:29 | Sergio Chiesa (ITA) | 5 | Milan | 02 12 2001 | |
60 | 2:10:32 | Nobuyuki Sato (JPN) | 4 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
61 | 2:10:32 | Hailu Neguse (ETH) | 1 | Hofu | 16 12 2001 | |
62 | 2:10:33 | Mohamed Ezzher (FRA) | 4 | Paris | 08 04 2001 | |
63 | 2:10:33 | Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) | 5 | Paris | 08 04 2001 | |
64 | 2:10:33 | Óscar Fernández (ESP) | 8 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
65 | 2:10:35 | Danilo Goffi (ITA) | 5 | Berlin | 30 09 2001 | |
66 | 2:10:36 | Shinji Kawashima (JPN) | 3 | Oita | 04 02 2001 | |
67 | 2:10:36 | Kamal Ziani (ESP) | 9 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
68 | 2:10:36 | Frederick Chumba (KEN) | 6 | Berlin | 30 09 2001 | |
69 | 2:10:36 | Salaho Ngadi (TAN) | 4 | Venezia | 28 10 2001 | |
70 | 2:10:37 | Ambesse Tolosa (ETH) | 5 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
71 | 2:10:38 | Zhan Donglin (CHN) | 6 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
72 | 2:10:38 | Daniel Kirwa Too (KEN) | 1 | Firenze | 25 11 2001 | |
73 | 2:10:41 | Robert Cheruiyot (KEN) | 10 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
74 | 2:10:41 | Mark Saina (KEN) | 5 | Venezia | 28 10 2001 | |
75 | 2:10:41 | Xavier Caballero (ESP) | 6 | Milan | 02 12 2001 | |
76 | 2:10:44 | James Moiben (KEN) | 11 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
77 | 2:10:45 | Koen Allaert (BEL) | 12 | Rotterdam | 22 04 2001 | |
78 | 2:10:45 | Ashebir Demissie (ETH) | 4 | Amsterdam | 21 10 2001 | |
79 | 2:10:46 | Mark Steinle (GBR) | 6 | London | 22 04 2001 | |
80 | 2:10:46 | Li Zhuhong (CHN) | 7 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
81 | 2:10:47 | Makhosonke Fika (RSA) | 7 | Berlin | 30 09 2001 | |
82 | 2:10:47 | Jonathan Cherono (KEN) | 8 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
83 | 2:10:49 | José Ramón Rey (ESP) | 1 | Sevilla | 25 02 2001 | |
84 | 2:10:51 | Kenichi Takahashi (JPN) | 1 | Tokyo | 18 02 2001 | |
85 | 2:10:54 | Viktor Röthlin (SUI) | 8 | Berlin | 30 09 2001 | |
86 | 2:10:57 | Andrés Espinosa (MEX) | 1 | Torreón | 04 03 2001 | |
87 | 2:10:58 | Benjamín Paredes (MEX) | 2 | Torreón | 04 03 2001 | |
88 | 2:10:58 | Nelson Ndereva Njeru (KEN) | 9 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
89 | 2:11:01 | Takayuki Shimazaki (JPN) | 10 | Beijing | 14 10 2001 | |
90 | 2:11:04 | Simon Lopuyet (KEN) | 3 | Hamburg | 22 04 2001 | |
91 | 2:11:04 | Migidio Bourifa (ITA) | 6 | Venezia | 28 10 2001 | |
92 | 2:11:05 | Barnabas Rutto (KEN) | 4 | Prague | 20 05 2001 | |
93 | 2:11:06 | Abdelhakim Bagy (FRA) | 7 | Paris | 08 04 2001 | |
94 | 2:11:09 | Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) | 3 | Tokyo | 18 02 2001 | |
95 | 2:11:09 | Pavel Loskutov (EST) | 1 | Frankfurt | 28 10 2001 | |
96 | 2:11:11 | Eliud Keiring (KEN) | 5 | Prague | 20 05 2001 | |
97 | 2:11:12 | Zebedayo Bayo (TAN) | 4 | Tokyo | 18 02 2001 | |
98 | 2:11:14 | Shigekatsu Kondo (JPN) | 4 | Oita | 04 02 2001 | |
99 | 2:11:18 | Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) | 5 | New York, NY | 04 11 2001 | |
100 | 2:11:19 | Roberto Barbi (ITA) | 1 | Trieste | 06 05 2001 | |
Women
Records
2001 World Year Ranking
Rank |
Time |
Athlete |
Venue |
Rank |
Date |
Note |
1 | 2:18:47 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | Chicago, United States | 1 | 07-10-2001 | WR |
2 | 2:19:46 | Naoko Takahashi (JPN) | Berlin, Germany | 1 | 30-09-2001 | WR |
3 | 2:23:11 | Yoko Shibui (JPN) | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 28-01-2001 | |
4 | 2:23:37 | Min Liu (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 1 | 14-10-2001 | |
5 | 2:23:57 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | London, United Kingdom | 1 | 22-04-2001 | |
6 | 2:24:02 | Wei Yanan (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 2 | 14-10-2001 | |
7 | 2:24:04 | Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) | London, United Kingdom | 2 | 22-04-2001 | |
8 | 2:24:12 | Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) | London, United Kingdom | 3 | 22-04-2001 | |
9 | 2:24:15 | Lidia Simon (ROM) | London, United Kingdom | 4 | 22-04-2001 | |
10 | 2:24:21 | Margaret Okayo (KEN) | New York, United States | 1 | 04-11-2001 | |
11 | 2:24:22 | Ren Xiujuan (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 3 | 14-10-2001 | |
12 | 2:24:29 | Elfenesh Alemu (ETH) | London, United Kingdom | 5 | 22-04-2001 | |
13 | 2:24:41 | Dai Yanyan (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 4 | 14-10-2001 | |
14 | 2:24:42 | Zhang Shujing (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 5 | 14-10-2001 | |
15 | 2:25:12 | Susan Chepkemei (KEN) | New York, United States | 2 | 04-11-2001 | |
16 | 2:25:18 | Nuţa Olaru (ROM) | London, United Kingdom | 6 | 22-04-2001 | |
17 | 2:25:29 | Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 18-11-2001 | |
18 | 2:25:34 | Alina Ivanova (RUS) | London, United Kingdom | 7 | 22-04-2001 | |
19 | 2:25:35 | Bruna Genovese (ITA) | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 18-11-2001 | |
20 | 2:25:48 | Li Jin (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 6 | 14-10-2001 | |
21 | 2:25:56 | Zheng Guixia (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 7 | 14-10-2001 | |
22 | 2:26:01 | Kazumi Matsuo (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 11-03-2001 | |
23 | 2:26:01 | Luminita Zaituc (GER) | Frankfurt, Germany | 1 | 28-10-2001 | |
24 | 2:26:04 | Takami Ominami (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 2 | 11-03-2001 | |
25 | 2:26:04 | Kerryn McCann (AUS) | Chicago, United States | 3 | 07-10-2001 | |
26 | 2:26:06 | Reiko Tosa (JPN) | Edmonton, Canada | 2 | 12-08-2001 | |
27 | 2:26:08 | Małgorzata Sobańska (POL) | Chicago, United States | 4 | 07-10-2001 | |
28 | 2:26:10 | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | London, United Kingdom | 8 | 22-04-2001 | |
29 | 2:26:13 | Sonja Oberem (GER) | Hamburg, Germany | 1 | 22-04-2001 | |
30 | 2:26:15 | Esther Kiplagat (KEN) | New York, United States | 5 | 04-11-2001 | |
31 | 2:26:18 | Lyudmila Petrova (RUS) | New York, United States | 6 | 04-11-2001 | |
32 | 2:26:21 | Yukiko Okamoto (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 3 | 11-03-2001 | |
33 | 2:26:22 | Adriana Fernández (MEX) | London, United Kingdom | 9 | 22-04-2001 | |
34 | 2:26:31 | Maura Viceconte (ITA) | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 | 20-05-2001 | |
35 | 2:26:33 | Alice Chelangat (KEN) | Milan, Italy | 1 | 02-12-2001 | |
36 | 2:26:39 | Constantina Tomescu (ROM) | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 18-11-2001 | |
37 | 2:26:42 | Franca Fiacconi (ITA) | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 28-01-2001 | |
38 | 2:26:51 | Zinaida Semenova (RUS) | St. Paul, United States | 1 | 07-10-2001 | |
39 | 2:26:58 | Deena Drossin (USA) | New York, United States | 7 | 04-11-2001 | |
40 | 2:27:01 | Noriko Geji (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 4 | 11-03-2001 | |
41 | 2:27:01 | Tomoe Abe (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 5 | 11-03-2001 | |
42 | 2:27:14 | Madina Biktagirova (RUS) | London, United Kingdom | 10 | 22-04-2001 | |
43 | 2:27:16 | Ikuyo Goto (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 6 | 11-03-2001 | |
44 | 2:27:18 | Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) | Boston, United States | 3 | 16-04-2001 | |
45 | 2:27:22 | Mayumi Ichikawa (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 7 | 11-03-2001 | |
46 | 2:27:22 | Fatuma Roba (ETH) | San Diego, United States | 2 | 03-06-2001 | |
47 | 2:27:37 | Olga Kovpotina (RUS) | St. Paul, United States | 2 | 07-10-2001 | |
48 | 2:27:44 | Ikumi Nagayama (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 8 | 11-03-2001 | |
49 | 2:27:50 | Rie Matsuoka (JPN) | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 28-01-2001 | |
50 | 2:27:53 | Florence Barsosio (KEN) | Paris, France | 1 | 08-04-2001 | |
51 | 2:27:54 | Tiziana Alagia (ITA) | Turin, Italy | 1 | 01-04-2001 | |
52 | 2:27:54 | Ruth Kutol (KEN) | Paris, France | 2 | 08-04-2001 | |
53 | 2:27:56 | Lornah Kiplagat (KEN) | Boston, United States | 4 | 16-04-2001 | |
54 | 2:28:00 | Lu Jingbo (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 8 | 14-10-2001 | |
55 | 2:28:09 | Naomi Sakashita (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 9 | 11-03-2001 | |
56 | 2:28:13 | Junko Akagi (JPN) | Tokyo, Japan | 6 | 18-11-2001 | |
57 | 2:28:17 | Jong Yong-Ok (PRK) | Beijing, PR China | 9 | 14-10-2001 | |
58 | 2:28:22 | Silviya Skvortsova (RUS) | St. Paul, United States | 3 | 07-10-2001 | |
59 | 2:28:27 | Aki Fujikawa (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 10 | 11-03-2001 | |
60 | 2:28:27 | Kathrin Weßel (GER) | Berlin, Germany | 3 | 30-09-2001 | |
61 | 2:28:28 | Masako Koide (JPN) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2 | 22-04-2001 | |
62 | 2:28:31 | Marleen Renders (BEL) | London, United Kingdom | 11 | 22-04-2001 | |
63 | 2:28:40 | Shitaye Gemechu (ETH) | Edmonton, Canada | 7 | 12-08-2001 | |
64 | 2:28:40 | Valentina Yegorova (RUS) | Nagoya, Japan | 11 | 11-03-2001 | |
65 | 2:28:59 | Nives Curti (ITA) | Chicago, United States | 5 | 07-10-2001 | |
66 | 2:29:01 | Harumi Hiroyama (JPN) | London, United Kingdom | 12 | 22-04-2001 | |
67 | 2:29:03 | Zhao Shengzhi (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 10 | 14-10-2001 | |
68 | 2:29:16 | Alina Gherasim (ROM) | Paris, France | 3 | 08-04-2001 | |
69 | 2:29:16 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 11 | 14-10-2001 | |
70 | 2:29:18 | Yoshiko Ichikawa (JPN) | Tokyo, Japan | 8 | 18-11-2001 | |
71 | 2:29:19 | Tomoko Kai (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 12 | 11-03-2001 | |
72 | 2:29:35 | Ornella Ferrara (ITA) | San Diego, United States | 3 | 03-06-2001 | |
73 | 2:29:44 | Ham Bong-Sil (PRK) | Pyongyang, North Korea | 2 | 15-04-2001 | |
74 | 2:29:44 | Cristiana Pomacu (ROM) | Belgrade, Serbia | 1 | 21-04-2001 | |
75 | 2:29:46 | Sara Ferrari (ITA) | Turin, Italy | 2 | 01-04-2001 | |
76 | 2:29:46 | María Abel (ESP) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3 | 22-04-2001 | |
77 | 2:29:57 | Lidiya Vasilevskaya (RUS) | St. Paul, United States | 4 | 07-10-2001 | |
78 | 2:29:58 | Zahia Dahmani (FRA) | Paris, France | 4 | 08-04-2001 | |
79 | 2:30:00 | Jane Salumäe (EST) | Vienna, Austria | 1 | 20-05-2001 | |
80 | 2:30:03 | Yelena Paramonova (RUS) | New York, United States | 8 | 04-11-2001 | |
81 | 2:30:11 | María Luisa Larraga (ESP) | Valencia, Spain | 1 | 04-02-2001 | |
82 | 2:30:15 | Elżbieta Jarosz (POL) | St. Paul, United States | 5 | 07-10-2001 | |
83 | 2:30:22 | Ju Limei (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 12 | 14-10-2001 | |
84 | 2:30:25 | Nadezhda Wijenberg (NED) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4 | 22-04-2001 | |
85 | 2:30:25 | Wang Yanrong (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 13 | 14-10-2001 | |
86 | 2:30:28 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova (UKR) | Providence, USA | 1 | 08-10-2001 | |
87 | 2:30:30 | Yukari Komatsu (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 13 | 11-03-2001 | |
88 | 2:30:35 | Tian Mei (CHN) | Beijing, PR China | 14 | 14-10-2001 | |
89 | 2:30:39 | Masako Chiba (JPN) | Sapporo, Japan | 1 | 26-08-2001 | |
90 | 2:30:42 | Maria Guida (ITA) | Rome, Italy | 1 | 25-03-2001 | |
91 | 2:30:46 | Jo Bun-Hui (PRK) | Pyongyang, North Korea | 3 | 15-04-2001 | |
92 | 2:30:50 | Ai Sugihara (JPN) | Nagoya, Japan | 14 | 11-03-2001 | |
93 | 2:30:55 | Rosaria Console (ITA) | Padova, Italy | 1 | 29-04-2001 | |
94 | 2:30:56 | Eva Sanz (ESP) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 5 | 22-04-2001 | |
95 | 2:30:58 | Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova (RUS) | Edmonton, Canada | 12 | 12-08-2001 | |
96 | 2:31:00 | Yuko Arimori (JPN) | Tokyo, Japan | 10 | 18-11-2001 | |
97 | 2:31:01 | Claudia Dreher (GER) | Lisbon, Portugal | 1 | 02-12-2001 | |
98 | 2:31:02 | Irina Bogachova (KGZ) | St. Paul, United States | 6 | 07-10-2001 | |
99 | 2:31:05 | Li Helan (CHN) | Jinan, PR China | 2 | 07-04-2001 | |
100 | 2:31:05 | Griselda González (ESP) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6 | 22-04-2001 | |
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