World Marathon Rankings for 1997
Men 2:07:10 (1) Khalid Khannouchi (NY/MAR) 22 Dec 1971 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:07:28 (1) Josiah Thugwane (RSA) 15 Apr 1971 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 2:07:41 (1) Elijah Lagat (KEN) 19 Jun 1966 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:07:43 (2) Eric Kimaiyo (KEN) 08 Jul 1969 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:07:51 (1) Domingos Castro (POR) 22 Nov 1963 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:07:54 (2) Alejandro Gomez (ESP) 11 Apr 1967 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:07:55 (1) Antonio Pinto (POR) 22 Mar 1966 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:07:57 (2) Stefano Baldini (ITA) 25 May 1971 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:08:00 (3) Sammy Lelei (KEN) 14 Aug 1964 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:08:02 (3) Sammy Korir (KEN) 12 Dec 1971 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 10 2:08:05 (1) Martin Fiz (ESP) 03 Mar 1963 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:08:06 (3) Josiah Thugwane- 2 15 Apr 1971 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:08:07 (2) Toshiyuki Hayata (JPN) 02 May 1968 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 2:08:08 (4) Eric Kimaiyo- 2 08 Jul 1969 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:08:12a (1) John Kagwe (KEN) 09 Jan 1969 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:08:19 (4) Simon Lopuyet (KEN) 24 Dec 1972 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:08:19 (2) Fred Kiprop (KEN) 03 Jun 1974 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:08:23a (1) Joseph Chebet (KEN) 23 Aug 1970 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:08:24 (1) Sammy Korir- 2 12 Dec 1971 02 Nov 1997 Amsterdam NED 2:08:36 (5) Richard Nerurkar (ENG) 06 Jan 1964 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 20 2:08:36 (4) Jackson Kipngok (KEN) 16 Aug 1960 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:08:45 (6) Stephen Moneghetti (AUS) 26 Sep 1962 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:08:46 (5) Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 09 Jan 1964 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:08:46 (3) Peter Ndirangu (KEN) 24 May 1971 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:08:47 (3) Nozomi Saho (JPN) 06 Mar 1973 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 2:08:55 (6) Luiz Antonio dosSantos (BRA) 06 Sep 1964 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:08:56 (4) Philip Chirchir (KEN) 18 Mar 1968 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:08:59 (5) Patrick Muturi (CO/KEN) 09 Dec 1972 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:09:00 (2) Tumo Turbo (ETH) 23 Feb 1970 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:09:01 (1) Moses Tanui (KEN) 20 Aug 1965 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 30 2:09:07 (7) Giacomo Leone (ITA) 10 Apr 1971 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:09:07 (1) John Kagwe- 2 09 Jan 1969 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:09:07 (5) Ronaldo daCosta (BRA) 07 Jun 1970 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:09:10 (7) Lawrence Peu (RSA) 13 Feb 1966 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:09:11 (3) Joaquim Pinheiro (POR) 13 Jan 1961 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:09:11 (8) Masaki Oya (JPN) 11 Jul 1966 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:09:11 (2) Jackson Kipngok- 2 16 Aug 1960 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:09:13 (9) Danilo Goffi (ITA) 03 Dec 1972 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:09:15 (6) Jackson Kabiga (KEN) 01 Dec 1976 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:09:16 (3) Leonid Shvetsov (RUS) 28 Mar 1969 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 40 2:09:18 (8) Paul Evans (ENG) 13 Apr 1961 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:09:18 (1) Gan-jun Hu (CHN) 04 Dec 1970 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:09:19a (2) Elijah Lagat- 2 19 Jun 1966 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:09:20 (6) Paul Evans- 2 13 Apr 1961 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:09:21 (2) Yi-Yong Kim (KOR) 20 Sep 1973 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:09:23 (4) Akira Manai (JPN) 01 Sep 1971 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:09:27a (2) Joseph Chebet- 2 23 Aug 1970 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:09:30 (9) Jose Manuel Garcia (ESP) 24 Jan 1966 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:09:31a (3) Stefano Baldini- 2 25 May 1971 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:09:35 (7) Jerry Lawson (FL/USA) 02 Jul 1966 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 50 2:09:36 (7) Andries Khulu (RSA) 21 Aug 1972 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:09:46 (8) Abdessalam Serrokh (MAR) 1970 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:09:49 (8) Silvio Guerra (ECU) 18 Sep 1968 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:09:50 (1) Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 01 Jan 1969 05 Jan 1997 Marrakech MAR 2:09:50 (9) Andre Luis Ramos (BRA) 20 Jan 1970 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:10:02 (5) Katsuhiko Hanada (JPN) 12 Jun 1971 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:10:04a (4) Abdelkader El Mouaziz- 2 01 Jan 1969 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:10:09 (1) Koji Shimizu (JPN) 17 Oct 1969 09 Feb 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:10:13 (9) Jonathan Brown (WAL) 27 Feb 1971 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:10:14 (1) John Kemboi (KEN) 27 Jul 1971 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 60 2:10:17 (10) Andrea Sipe (TAN) 30 Dec 1972 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:10:17 (3) Stephen Kirwa (KEN) 01 Mar 1961 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:10:18 (2) Kamal Ziani (MAR) 20 Feb 1972 02 Nov 1997 Amsterdam NED 2:10:19a (5) German Silva (MEX) 09 Jan 1968 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:10:21 (2) Takahiro Hattori (JPN) 27 Nov 1971 09 Feb 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:10:22 (11) Shaun Creighton (AUS) 14 May 1967 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:10:22 (3) Andres Espinosa (MEX) 04 Feb 1963 02 Nov 1997 Amsterdam NED 2:10:23a (6) Domingos Castro- 2 22 Nov 1963 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:10:27 (4) Abebe Mekonnen- 2 09 Jan 1964 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:10:27 (4) Abel Anton (ESP) 24 Oct 1962 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 70 2:10:33 (5) Bong-Ju Lee (KOR) 11 Oct 1970 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:10:34a (1) Lameck Aguta (KEN) 10 Oct 1971 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:10:37 (1) Stephen Kirwa- 2 01 Mar 1961 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:10:46a (2) Joseph Kamau (KEN) 21 Sep 1972 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:10:47 (12) Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) 06 Apr 1967 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:10:49 (1) Antonio Peña (ESP) 26 Aug 1970 26 Oct 1997 Sama de Langreo ESP 2:10:49 (2) Jose Ramon Rey (ESP) 03 Nov 1967 26 Oct 1997 Sama de Langreo ESP 2:10:50 (2) Jan Bialk (POL) 04 Sep 1969 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:10:53 (4) Igor Konyshev (RUS) 25 May 1964 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:10:58 (6) Leonid Shvetsov- 2 28 Mar 1969 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 80 2:10:59a (3) Dionicio Ceron (MEX) 09 Oct 1965 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:10:59 (1) Michael Fietz (GER) 13 Nov 1967 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:10:59 (4) Paul Yego (KEN) 01 Jan 1968 02 Nov 1997 Amsterdam NED 2:11:01 (13) Luiz Carlos daSilva (BRA) 23 Jan 1969 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:11:06 (5) Darren Wilson (AUS) 09 Aug 1968 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 2:11:11a (7) Robert Stefko (SVK) 28 May 1968 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:11:13 (3) Shinji Kawashima (JPN) 04 Jun 1966 09 Feb 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:11:16 (14) Stephen Ndungu (KEN) 01 Jun 1967 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:11:17 (10) Todd Williams (MI/USA) 07 Mar 1969 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:11:21a (4) German Silva- 2 09 Jan 1968 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 90 2:11:21 (1) Patrick Carroll (AUS) 17 Aug 1961 13 Jul 1997 Brisbane AUS 2:11:21 (6) Tumo Turbo- 2 23 Feb 1970 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:11:23 (1) Takayuki Ishimoto (JPN) 27 Nov 1969 14 Dec 1997 Hofu JPN 2:11:26 (4) Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) 05 Apr 1960 09 Feb 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:11:26 (10) Stephane Franke (GER) 12 Feb 1964 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:11:26 (15) Diego Garcia (ESP) 12 Oct 1961 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:11:26 (1) Khristo Stefanov (BUL) 21 Dec 1970 19 Oct 1997 Sofia BUL 2:11:28 (2) Luketz Swartbooi (NAM) 06 Feb 1966 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:11:31 (1) Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) 10 Apr 1968 27 Apr 1997 Bordeaux FRA 2:11:32a (3) Daniel Kirwa (KEN) 21 Nov 1976 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 100 2:11:37 (5) Charles Tangus (KEN) 04 Jun 1974 02 Nov 1997 Amsterdam NED 2:11:38a (5) Moses Tanui- 2 20 Aug 1965 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:11:39 (7) Isidro Rico (MEX) 15 May 1961 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:11:41 (1) Petko Stefanov (BUL) 28 Jan 1972 05 Oct 1997 Podgorica SCG 2:11:44 (5) Joseph Cheromei (KEN) 24 Jan 1966 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:11:47 (6) Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 24 Nov 1971 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 2:11:48a (4) Yong-Bok Kim (KOR) 30 Jan 1973 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:11:51 (1) John Kiprono (KEN) 1968 12 Oct 1997 Eindhoven NED 2:11:55 (2) Gert Thys (RSA) 12 Nov 1971 13 Jul 1997 Brisbane AUS 2:11:56 (2) Abel Gisemba (KEN) 02 Dec 1969 12 Oct 1997 Eindhoven NED 110 2:11:57 (11) Eder Fialho (BRA) 05 May 1973 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:11:58 (5) Osmiro daSilva (BRA) 09 Oct 1961 09 Feb 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:11:58 (1) Samson Maritim (KEN) 11 Nov 1964 04 May 1997 Cleveland OH USA 2:11:58 (1) Stephan Freigang (GER) 27 Sep 1967 05 Oct 1997 Cologne GER 2:11:58 (11) Eder Fialho- 2 05 May 1973 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:11:59a (1) Antonio Serrano (ESP) 08 Mar 1965 26 Oct 1997 Venice ITA 2:12:00 (1) Rolando Vera (ECU) 27 Apr 1965 02 Feb 1997 Beppu JPN 2:12:01a (5) Francesco Ingargiola (ITA) 15 Feb 1973 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:12:01 (6) Bartolome Serrano (ESP) 05 Mar 1969 02 Nov 1997 Amsterdam NED 2:12:03 (1) Ezael Thlobo (RSA) 04 May 1964 12 Oct 1997 Reims FRA 120 2:12:04 (6) Moges Taye (ETH) 12 Dec 1973 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:12:07 (3) Eduard Tukhbatullin (RUS) 13 Oct 1971 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:12:09 (1) Dmitriy Kapitonov- 2 10 Apr 1968 08 Jun 1997 Enschede NED 2:12:10 (7) Sid-Ali Sakhri (ALG) 20 Dec 1961 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:12:12 (3) Andres Antonio Rodrigues (POR) 14 Jun 1963 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:12:12a (2) Zebedayo Bayo (TAN) 20 May 1976 26 Oct 1997 Venice ITA 2:12:14 (1) Sergey Kaledin (RUS) 10 Feb 1968 26 Oct 1997 Lyon FRA 2:12:15 (2) Ruben Maza (VEN) 09 Jun 1967 04 May 1997 Cleveland OH USA 2:12:15 (16) Harri Hanninen (FIN) 18 Oct 1963 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:12:15 (7) Alejandro Gomez- 2 11 Apr 1967 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 130 2:12:16a (1) Massimiliano Ingrami (ITA) 25 Apr 1971 12 Oct 1997 Carpi ITA 2:12:17 (1) Eric Kimaiyo- 3 08 Jul 1969 14 Dec 1997 Honolulu HI USA 2:12:20a (6) Paulo Catarino (POR) 30 Sep 1963 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:12:21 (10) Margarito Zamora (MEX) 1973 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:12:21 (2) Pavel Andreyev (RUS) 20 Apr 1970 26 Oct 1997 Lyon FRA 2:12:21 (2) William Musyoki (KEN) 25 Nov 1966 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:12:22 (12) Pablo Sierra (MS/ESP) 13 May 1969 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:12:24 (2) Abdelfattah Aitzouri (MAR) 06 Jun 1970 12 Oct 1997 Reims FRA 2:12:24 (3) Haile Korichu (ETH) 1968 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:12:26 (3) Samuel Okemwa (KEN) 1968 12 Oct 1997 Reims FRA 140 2:12:28 (8) Nobuyuki Sato (JPN) 08 Aug 1972 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:12:29 (13) Eamonn Martin (ENG) 09 Oct 1958 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:12:30a (6) Gilbert Rutto (KEN) 10 Jan 1961 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:12:30 (1) Ezekiel Bitok (KEN) 15 Jan 1966 23 Nov 1997 Monte Carlo MON 2:12:32 (3) Yevgeniy Agapov (RUS) 1971 26 Oct 1997 Lyon FRA 2:12:35 (4) Ceslovas Kundrotas (LTU) 03 Jan 1961 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:12:35 (7) Muneyuki Ojima (JPN) 25 Sep 1975 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 2:12:36 (9) Jun Kuroki (JPN) 18 Jun 1971 02 Mar 1997 Otsu JPN 2:12:37 (1) Abel Anton- 2 24 Oct 1962 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:12:37 (4) João Lopes (POR) 04 Mar 1967 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 150 2:12:37 (4) Mohamed Guennani (MAR) 06 Dec 1971 26 Oct 1997 Lyon FRA 2:12:38 (4) Artur Osman (POL) 01 Mar 1970 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:12:40 (12) Leonid Shvetsov- 3 28 Mar 1969 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:12:40 (8) Hisayuki Okawa (JPN) 27 Aug 1971 07 Dec 1997 Fukuoka JPN 2:12:41 (2) Vanderlei deLima (BRA) 11 Aug 1969 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:12:43 (13) Gilbert Rutto- 2 10 Jan 1961 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:12:43 (8) Manuel Matias (POR) 30 Mar 1962 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:12:44 (2) Fred Kiprop- 2 03 Jun 1974 27 Apr 1997 Bordeaux FRA 2:12:44 (2) Ahmed Saleh (DJI) 1956 23 Nov 1997 Monte Carlo MON 2:12:45 (3) Abebe Mekonnen- 3 09 Jan 1964 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 160 2:12:45 (3) Francisco Ribera (ESP) 01 Jul 1968 26 Oct 1997 Sama de Langreo ESP 2:12:48 (6) Valdenor Pereira (BRA) 21 Dec 1969 09 Feb 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:12:49 (5) Leszek Beblo (POL) 08 Jul 1966 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:12:49a (7) James Muindi (KEN) 14 Aug 1973 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:12:50 (2) James Muindi- 2 14 Aug 1973 14 Dec 1997 Honolulu HI USA 2:12:51 (4) Manuel Matias- 2 30 Mar 1962 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:12:51a (2) Joseph Cheromei- 2 24 Jan 1966 12 Oct 1997 Carpi ITA 2:12:53 (1) Abdessalam Serrokh- 2 1970 16 Mar 1997 Barcelona ESP 2:12:53 (5) Benson Masya (KEN) 14 May 1970 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:12:53 (1) Ahmed Saleh- 2 1956 25 May 1997 Vienna AUT 170 2:12:54 (6) Joshua Kimaiyo (KEN) 11 Nov 1973 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:12:57 (2) Fernando Couto (POR) 04 Dec 1959 25 May 1997 Vienna AUT 2:12:58 (7) Yi-Yong Kim- 2 20 Sep 1973 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:12:59 (6) Vitor Vasco (POR) 16 Mar 1970 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:13:01 (3) Charles Omwoyo (KEN) 1962 12 Oct 1997 Eindhoven NED 2:13:01a (8) Dionicio Ceron- 2 09 Oct 1965 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:13:02 (14) Terence Mahon (CA/USA) 10 May 1970 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:13:03 (1) Dube Jillo (ETH) 12 Sep 1970 16 Mar 1997 Rome ITA 2:13:03 (3) Andrew Musuva (KEN) 09 Jan 1970 04 May 1997 Cleveland OH USA 2:13:04 (8) Ki-Sik Chang (KOR) 14 Nov 1970 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 180 2:13:04 (4) Grzegorz Gajdus (POL) 16 Jan 1967 12 Oct 1997 Eindhoven NED 2:13:05 (7) Mukhamet Nazipov (RUS) 10 Sep 1964 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:13:09a (1) Ronny Ligneel (BEL) 11 Mar 1964 06 Jul 1997 Brugge BEL 2:13:10a (8) Andre Luis Ramos- 2 20 Jan 1970 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:13:10 (3) Pyotr Sarafinyuk (UKR) 28 Sep 1965 25 May 1997 Vienna AUT 2:13:11 (3) Thabiso Moqhali (LES) 07 Dec 1967 14 Dec 1997 Honolulu HI USA 2:13:14 (2) Gert Thys- 2 12 Nov 1971 02 Feb 1997 Beppu JPN 2:13:14 (9) Alberto Juzdado (ESP) 20 Aug 1966 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:13:15a (1) Spyridon Andriopoulos (GRE) 01 Aug 1962 06 Apr 1997 Agrinion GRE 2:13:16 (8) Jackton Odhiambo (KEN) 10 Oct 1973 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 190 2:13:16a (1) Abel Anton- 3 24 Oct 1962 10 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 2:13:18 (1) Vladimir Tonchinski (BLR) 1967 12 Apr 1997 Naaldwijk NED 2:13:19 (2) Yuriy Pavlov (RUS) 08 Apr 1967 12 Apr 1997 Naaldwijk NED 2:13:20 (5) Pyotr Sarafinyuk- 2 28 Sep 1965 12 Oct 1997 Eindhoven NED 2:13:20 (5) Juan Carlos Montero (ESP) 20 Nov 1961 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:13:21a (2) Martin Fiz- 2 03 Mar 1963 10 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 2:13:24 (10) Seung-Do Baek (KOR) 16 Jun 1968 16 Mar 1997 Kyong-Ju KOR 2:13:24a (9) Jose Luis Molina (CRC) 08 Mar 1965 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:13:25 (3) Paul Arpin (FRA) 20 Feb 1960 27 Apr 1997 Bordeaux FRA 2:13:25 (2) Li-jun Hao (CHN) 27 Jan 1974 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 200 Short Course (probably short) 2:12:17 (1) Simon Mphulanyane (RSA) 10 Sep 1970 23 Nov 1997 San Sebastian ESP Short Course (probably short) 2:13:12 (1) El Mostafa Damaoui (MAR) 03 Apr 1970 30 Nov 1997 Casablanca 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Women 2:22:07 (1) Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 09 May 1973 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:23:44 (1) Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 30 Nov 1969 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:24:46 (2) Madina Biktagirova (RUS) 20 Sep 1964 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:25:56 (2) Marleen Renders (BEL) 24 Dec 1968 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:25:57 (1) Katrin Dörre (GER) 06 Oct 1961 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:26:03 (3) Makiko Ito (JPN) 18 Jan 1973 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:26:12 (1) Eun-Ju Kwon (KOR) 23 Oct 1977 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:26:18 (3) Marleen Renders- 2 24 Dec 1968 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:26:23a (1) Fatuma Roba (ETH) 18 Dec 1970 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:26:39 (1) Jin-hong Pan (CHN) 18 Aug 1970 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 10 2:26:48 (1) Katrin Dörre- 2 06 Oct 1961 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:26:51 (1) Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 06 Nov 1970 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:26:52 (2) Liz McColgan (SCO) 24 May 1964 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:26:54 (2) Mariko Hara (JPN) 27 Dec 1970 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:26:58 (2) Jian-fen Wang (CHN) 16 Sep 1975 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:27:04 (3) Lidia Simon (ROM) 04 Sep 1973 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:27:04a (1) Jane Salumae (EST) 17 Jan 1968 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:27:09a (2) Elana Meyer (RSA) 10 Oct 1966 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:27:11 (3) Lidia Simon- 2 04 Sep 1973 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:27:27 (4) Kayoko Obata (JPN) 18 Sep 1971 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 20 2:27:27 (1) Angelina Kanana (KEN) 16 Dec 1965 05 Oct 1997 Cologne GER 2:27:30 (3) Dong-mei Ai (CHN) 15 Oct 1979 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:27:45 (1) Makiko Ito- 2 18 Jan 1973 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:28:01a (2) Ornella Ferrara (ITA) 17 Apr 1968 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:28:02 (4) Sonja Oberem (GER) 24 Feb 1973 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:28:02 (2) Joyce Chepchumba- 2 06 Nov 1970 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:28:03a (3) Colleen deReuck (CO/RSA) 13 Apr 1964 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:28:07 (5) Ramilya Burangulova (RUS) 11 Jul 1961 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:28:09 (1) Yan-mei Dong (CHN) 16 Feb 1977 26 Oct 1997 Dalian CHN 2:28:12 (6) Manuela Machado (POR) 09 Aug 1963 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 30 2:28:15 (4) Mei Tian (CHN) 27 Nov 1971 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:28:16 (1) Maura Viceconte (ITA) 03 Oct 1967 23 Nov 1997 Monte Carlo MON 2:28:18 (7) Christine McNamara (OR/USA) 29 Jan 1966 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:28:21 (8) Renata Kokowska (POL) 04 Dec 1958 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:28:23 (3) Jane Salumae- 2 17 Jan 1968 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:28:41 (2) Yan-rong Wang (CHN) 16 Oct 1976 26 Oct 1997 Dalian CHN 2:28:43a (1) Ornella Ferrara- 2 17 Apr 1968 12 Oct 1997 Carpi ITA 2:28:43a (1) Franziska Moser (SUI) 17 Aug 1966 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:28:51a (4) Uta Pippig (CO/GER) 07 Sep 1965 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:28:51a (2) Franca Fiacconi (ITA) 04 Oct 1965 12 Oct 1997 Carpi ITA 40 2:28:52 (5) Xiu-juan Ren (CHN) 14 Sep 1974 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:28:54 (4) Xiu-juan Ren- 2 14 Sep 1974 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:29:01 (6) Yan-rong Wang- 2 16 Oct 1976 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:29:03 (1) Marian Sutton (ENG) 07 Oct 1963 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:29:06 (9) Elena Mazovka (BLR) 30 Jun 1967 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:29:10 (1) Elena Razdrogina (RUS) 25 Aug 1969 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:29:11a (2) Colleen deReuck- 2 13 Apr 1964 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:29:17 (7) Yan-fang Wang (CHN) 10 Jul 1971 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:29:24 (2) Alina Gherasim (ROM) 10 Nov 1971 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:29:26 (5) Hiroko Nomura (JPN) 01 Jul 1970 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 50 2:29:27 (1) Renata Paradowska (POL) 14 Jun 1970 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:29:30 (1) Madina Biktagirova- 2 20 Sep 1964 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:29:31 (6) Nobuko Matsuyama (JPN) 17 Dec 1971 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:29:36 (2) Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) 06 Dec 1968 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:29:37 (3) Takako Tobise (JPN) 20 Jun 1974 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:29:38 (5) Renata Kokowska- 2 04 Dec 1958 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:29:45 (10) Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN) 08 Sep 1968 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:29:48a (1) Hiromi Suzuki- 2 06 Dec 1968 09 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 2:29:50 (4) Ari Ichihashi (JPN) 22 Nov 1977 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:29:52 (1) Alina Gherasim- 2 10 Nov 1971 05 Jan 1997 Marrakech MAR 60 2:30:01 (2) Lucia Subano (KEN) 15 Dec 1967 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:30:05 (8) Ming-xia Wang (CHN) 06 Jun 1971 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:30:06 (1) Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) 16 Aug 1963 16 Mar 1997 Barcelona ESP 2:30:09 (11) Angelina Kanana- 2 16 Dec 1965 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:30:10 (3) Ying-jie Sun (CHN) 19 Jan 1979 26 Oct 1997 Dalian CHN 2:30:11 (12) Xiu-juan Ren- 3 14 Sep 1974 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:30:15a (3) Franca Fiacconi- 2 04 Oct 1965 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:30:20 (5) Miina Ogawa (JPN) 09 Jan 1975 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:30:26 (6) Mayumi Ichikawa (JPN) 03 May 1976 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:30:28a (5) Derartu Tulu (ETH) 21 Mar 1972 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 70 2:30:32a (3) Griselda Gonzalez (ARG) 04 Dec 1965 11 May 1997 Turin ITA 2:30:34 (2) Birgit Jerschabek (GER) 17 May 1969 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:30:39 (6) Mitsuko Sugihara (JPN) 19 Aug 1974 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:30:39 (4) Fatuma Roba- 2 18 Dec 1970 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:30:40 (2) Irina Kazakova (FRA) 11 Oct 1968 23 Nov 1997 Monte Carlo MON 2:30:43 (1) Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) 14 Jan 1971 05 Oct 1997 St Paul MN USA 2:30:44 (7) Hiromi Sato (JPN) 08 Nov 1967 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:30:49 (1) Tatyana Polovinskaya (UKR) 14 Mar 1965 25 May 1997 Vienna AUT 2:30:56 (4) Dong-mei Ai- 2 15 Oct 1979 26 Oct 1997 Dalian CHN 2:31:00 (5) Elana Meyer- 2 10 Oct 1966 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 80 2:31:12a (6) Junko Asari (JPN) 22 Sep 1969 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:31:12a (2) Manuela Machado- 2 09 Aug 1963 09 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 2:31:12 (7) Simona Staicu (ROM) 05 May 1971 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:31:13 (2) Luminita Talpos (ROM) 09 Oct 1972 05 Jan 1997 Marrakech MAR 2:31:22 (1) Valentina Enaki (MDA) 15 Feb 1966 26 Oct 1997 Lyon FRA 2:31:23 (13) Taeko Terauchi (JPN) 19 Dec 1972 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:31:24a (4) Anuta Catuna (ROM) 01 Oct 1968 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:31:25 (6) Ari Ichihashi- 2 22 Nov 1977 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:31:31 (2) Franziska Moser- 2 17 Aug 1966 25 May 1997 Vienna AUT 2:31:31 (2) Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) 14 May 1959 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 90 2:31:32 (7) Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 06 May 1972 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:31:33 (1) Gui-xia Zheng (CHN) 24 Jun 1973 16 Feb 1997 Hong Kong HKG 2:31:39 (8) Viviane Anderson (BRA) 17 Jul 1969 28 Sep 1997 Berlin GER 2:31:41 (1) Jane Salumae- 3 17 Jan 1968 16 Mar 1997 Rome ITA 2:31:44a (5) Ornella Ferrara- 3 17 Apr 1968 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:31:49 (8) Serap Aktas (TUR) 25 Sep 1971 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:31:49 (8) Mayumi Nagamori (JPN) 22 Mar 1968 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:31:49 (14) Linda Somers (CA/USA) 07 May 1961 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:31:49 (7) Elena Mazovka- 2 30 Jun 1967 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:31:55a (7) Alla Zhilyayeva (RUS) 05 Feb 1969 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 100 2:31:55a (3) Lidia Simon- 3 04 Sep 1973 09 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 2:31:56 (3) Judit Nagy (HUN) 09 Dec 1965 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:31:57 (9) Mei Wu (CHN) 09 Nov 1973 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:31:59a (8) Sonia Maccioni (ITA) 05 Mar 1966 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:32:00a (6) Kim Jones (WA/USA) 02 May 1958 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:32:01 (9) Kayoko Obata- 2 18 Sep 1971 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:32:05 (10) Alina Ivanova (RUS) 16 Mar 1969 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:32:07 (4) Maria Guadalupe Loma (MEX) 16 Dec 1967 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:32:07a (7) Tegla Loroupe- 2 09 May 1973 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:32:08 (9) Yukari Komatsu (JPN) 13 Feb 1974 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 110 2:32:09 (11) Mariko Yoshikawa (JPN) 05 Jan 1975 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:32:12 (1) Rocio Rios (ESP) 13 Mar 1969 26 Oct 1997 Sama de Langreo ESP 2:32:18a (4) Takako Tobise- 2 20 Jun 1974 09 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 2:32:22a (1) Marzanna Helbik (POL) 11 Sep 1961 09 Feb 1997 Las Vegas NV USA 2:32:22 (3) Krystyna Kuta (POL) 21 Sep 1967 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:32:24 (10) Natalia Galushko (BLR) 18 Sep 1971 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:32:26 (11) Chiharu Sato (JPN) 13 Apr 1970 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 2:32:35 (5) Ursula Jeitziner (SUI) 14 Mar 1972 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:32:42 (12) Miki Tanaka (JPN) 16 Feb 1974 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:32:42 (8) Alla Zhilyayeva- 2 05 Feb 1969 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 120 2:32:43 (1) Susan Hobson (AUS) 13 Mar 1958 13 Jul 1997 Brisbane AUS 2:32:43 (10) Ying-jie Sun- 2 19 Jan 1979 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:32:45 (3) Irina Bogacheva (KGZ) 30 Apr 1961 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:32:52a (9) Kim Jones- 2 02 May 1958 21 Apr 1997 Boston MA USA 2:32:54 (13) Claudia Lokar (GER) 09 Feb 1964 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:32:58 (1) Elena Vinitskaya (BLR) 23 Aug 1973 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:33:02 (1) Gui-xia Zheng- 2 24 Jun 1973 12 Apr 1997 Tianjin CHN 2:33:08 (4) Christine McNamara- 2 29 Jan 1966 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:33:09 (5) Ping Guo (CHN) 11 Sep 1977 26 Oct 1997 Dalian CHN 2:33:10a (5) Ornella Ferrara- 4 17 Apr 1968 09 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 130 2:33:12 (15) Anuta Catuna- 2 01 Oct 1968 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:33:14 (1) Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 15 Sep 1970 14 Dec 1997 Honolulu HI USA 2:33:17 (2) Yan-fang Wang- 2 10 Jul 1971 12 Apr 1997 Tianjin CHN 2:33:24a (2) Nicole Carroll (AUS) 14 Jan 1972 09 Feb 1997 Las Vegas NV USA 2:33:24 (1) Natalia Galushko- 2 18 Sep 1971 06 Apr 1997 Hannover GER 2:33:26 (1) Anita Hakenstad (NOR) 19 Feb 1968 07 Jun 1997 Stockholm SWE 2:33:27 (2) Volha Yudenkova (BLR) 07 Jan 1967 06 Apr 1997 Hannover GER 2:33:27 (1) Tatyana Pozdniakova (UKR) 04 Mar 1955 04 May 1997 Cleveland OH USA 2:33:29 (1) Miyuki Tokura (JPN) 16 Feb 1997 Kochi JPN 2:33:30 (1) Chihiro Tanaka (JPN) 13 Nov 1969 31 Aug 1997 Sapporo JPN 140 2:33:31a (3) Maura Viceconte- 2 03 Oct 1967 12 Oct 1997 Carpi ITA 2:33:31a (8) Serap Aktas- 2 25 Sep 1971 02 Nov 1997 New York NY USA 2:33:32 (14) Shiki Terasaki (JPN) 27 Mar 1972 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:33:34 (15) Chihiro Tanaka- 2 13 Nov 1969 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:33:38 (3) Yan-rong Wang- 3 16 Oct 1976 12 Apr 1997 Tianjin CHN 2:33:38 (1) Laura Fogli (ITA) 05 Oct 1959 27 Apr 1997 Bordeaux FRA 2:33:38 (9) Susan Hobson- 2 13 Mar 1958 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:33:44a (1) Irina Kazakova- 2 11 Oct 1968 26 Oct 1997 Venice ITA 2:33:50 (1) Lornah Kiplagat (KEN) 01 May 1974 02 Mar 1997 Los Angeles CA USA 2:33:54 (12) Tami Yada (JPN) 31 May 1972 26 Jan 1997 Osaka JPN 150 2:33:54 (10) Chiharu Sato- 2 13 Apr 1970 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:33:55 (5) Yoshiko Yamamoto (JPN) 06 Jun 1970 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:33:59 (1) Claudia Dreher (GER) 02 May 1971 23 Nov 1997 Lisbon POR 2:34:01 (2) Irina Bogacheva- 2 30 Apr 1961 14 Dec 1997 Honolulu HI USA 2:34:05 (16) Eiko Yamazaki (JPN) 05 Sep 1971 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:34:06a (6) Iris Biba (GER) 27 May 1964 09 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 2:34:09 (2) Svetlana Tkach (MDA) 10 May 1969 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 2:34:13 (11) Xiu-jie Wang (CHN) 20 Nov 1973 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:34:15 (4) Lieve Slegers (BEL) 06 Apr 1965 20 Apr 1997 Rotterdam NED 2:34:18 (17) Hiroko Kinuki (JPN) 18 Jul 1974 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 160 2:34:21 (2) Irina Bogacheva- 3 30 Apr 1961 02 Mar 1997 Los Angeles CA USA 2:34:22 (16) Irina Kazakova- 3 11 Oct 1968 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:34:23 (18) Shigemi Matsumoto (JPN) 18 Mar 1975 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:34:23 (17) Jin-hong Pan- 2 18 Aug 1970 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:34:24 (19) Naoko Kishida (JPN) 14 May 1974 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:34:24 (12) Song-Ok Jong (PRK) 18 Aug 1974 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:34:25 (6) Nuta Olaru (ROM) 28 Aug 1970 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:34:25 (11) Yukari Komatsu- 2 13 Feb 1974 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:34:26 (7) Olga Loginova (RUS) 18 Dec 1969 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:34:29 (3) Eiko Yamazaki- 2 05 Sep 1971 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 170 2:34:34 (3) Ursula Jeitziner- 2 14 Mar 1972 23 Nov 1997 Monte Carlo MON 2:34:35 (4) Manuela Zipse (GER) 11 May 1974 27 Apr 1997 Hamburg GER 2:34:36 (18) Esther Kiplagat (KEN) 08 Dec 1966 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:34:36 (2) Alina Gherasim- 3 10 Nov 1971 27 Apr 1997 Bordeaux FRA 2:34:39 (1) Adriana Barbu (ROM) 17 Jan 1961 12 Oct 1997 Istanbul TUR 2:34:42a (3) Lyubov Denisova (RUS) 06 Oct 1971 09 Feb 1997 Las Vegas NV USA 2:34:45 (20) Midori Shimozono (JPN) 25 Apr 1974 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:34:46 (2) Hae-Young Kim (KOR) 17 Nov 1973 26 Oct 1997 Chunchon KOR 2:34:48 (8) Irina Permitina (RUS) 02 Mar 1968 06 Apr 1997 Paris FRA 2:34:49 (3) Rimma Dubovik (UKR) 12 Jan 1964 25 May 1997 Prague CZE 180 2:34:55 (1) Hiroko Tamagawa (JPN) 02 Feb 1997 Ageo JPN 2:34:57 (21) Toshiko Mori (JPN) 21 Jan 1974 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:34:57 (1) Irina Bogacheva- 4 30 Apr 1961 19 Apr 1997 Belgrade SCG 2:34:59 (2) Krystyna Kuta- 2 21 Sep 1967 05 Oct 1997 Cologne GER 2:35:00 (13) Hua-yuan Cha (CHN) 04 Oct 1997 Beijing CHN 2:35:04 (12) Nobuko Matsuyama- 2 17 Dec 1971 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:35:05 (6) Debbi Kilpatrick (OH/USA) 09 Sep 1963 19 Oct 1997 Chicago IL USA 2:35:08 (4) Marlene Flores (CHI) 22 Jul 1966 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:35:09 (1) Anfisa Kosacheva (RUS) 01 Mar 1965 18 May 1997 Moscow RUS 2:35:13 (3) Olga Loginova- 2 18 Dec 1969 05 Oct 1997 Cologne GER 190 2:35:13 (13) Mineko Watanabe (JPN) 24 Jul 1972 30 Nov 1997 Tokyo JPN 2:35:22 (1) Elvira Kolpakova (RUS) 30 Oct 1972 02 Aug 1997 Omsk RUS 2:35:23 (19) Susan Hobson- 3 13 Mar 1958 13 Apr 1997 London ENG 2:35:25 (2) Hiroko Kinuki- 2 18 Jul 1974 31 Aug 1997 Sapporo JPN 2:35:26 (1) Kae Ito (JPN) 02 Mar 1997 Sasayama JPN 2:35:27 (2) Hiromi Konuma (JPN) 02 Mar 1997 Sasayama JPN 2:35:27 (22) Michiko Onuki (JPN) 17 Dec 1970 09 Mar 1997 Nagoya JPN 2:35:27 (2) Lyubov Klochko (UKR) 26 Sep 1959 04 May 1997 Cleveland OH USA 2:35:27 (5) Manuela Zipse- 2 11 May 1974 26 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER 2:35:28a (7) Sonja Oberem- 2 24 Feb 1973 09 Aug 1997 Athens GRE 200
Last Updated on 11 Jul 2008
Contributor: Walter Kunze