National Marathon Champions for India
Men (61 runnings thru 2003)
May 1985 Thiruvananthapuram 2:27:01 Muralidhar Mishra
26 May 1984 Mumbai 2:33:19 Sarup Singh-6
25 Sep 1983 Pune 2:27:08 Sarup Singh-5
20 Sep 1982 New Delhi 2:30:19 Sarup Singh-4
25 Oct 1981 Lucknow 2:20:40 Sarup Singh-3
15 Mar 1981 New Delhi 2:31:32 Sarup Singh-2
25 May 1980 Pune 2:30:39 Shivnath Singh-2
Mar 1979 Jamshedpur 2:22:36.6 Sarup Singh
28 May 1978 Jalandhar 2:11:59.4 Shivnath Singh
May 1977 Chandigarh 2:22:53.4 Moola Singh
Dec 1975 Ajmer 2:28:38.0 Sardul Singh
15 Dec 1974 Madurai 2:27:07.0 Karnail Singh
16 Dec 1973 Ludhiana 2:21:42.0 Ram Narain-2
17 Dec 1972 Lucknow 2:27:07.6 Ram Narain
Mar 1972 Chennai 2:28:58.4 Jagbir Singh-2
16 Oct 1970 Patiala 2:22:13.4 Harnek Singh-2
Dec 1969 Ajmer 2:31:24.6 Jagbir Singh
05 Jan 1969 Bangalore 2:27:14.0 Harnek Singh
17 Dec 1967 Hyderabad 2:23:32.8 Zora Singh
28 Feb 1967 Sangrur 2:27:43.6 Joginder Singh-2
20 Feb 1966 Ajmer 2:29:52.8 Joginder Singh
28 Mar 1965 Pune 2:25:46.4 Dhanna Singh
22 Mar 1964 New Delhi 2:25:32.8 Balakrishna Akolkar-2
Mar 1963 New Delhi 2:31:47.4 Balakrishna Akolkar
Feb 1962 Jabalpur 2:32:39.4 Jagmal Singh-2
19 Feb 1961 Jalandhar 2:29:56.2 Lal Chand
Feb 1960 Delhi 2:25:59.8 Jagmal Singh
Feb 1959 Thiruvananthapuram 2:31:31.0 Ran Bahadur-2
09 Feb 1958 Cuttack 2:23:58.4 Gulzara Singh
Feb 1957 Bangalore 2:48:56.1 Pyare Lal
Feb 1956 Patiala 2:38:57.4 Ran Bahadur
13 Feb 1955 Kolkata 2:39:15.6 Gurucharan Singh
07 Mar 1954 New Delhi 2:48:06.6 Surat Singh Mathur-2
Feb 1953 Jabalpur 2:33:21.4 Chhota Singh-8
Feb 1952 Chennai 2:54:29.0 Surat Singh Mathur
Feb 1951 Ludhiana 2:49:51.6 Chhota Singh-7
Feb 1950 Mumbai 2:54:32.0 Chhota Singh-6
Feb 1949 Delhi 2:44:21.9 Chhota Singh-5
22 Feb 1948 Lucknow 2:42:33.6 Chhota Singh-4
.... not held
08 Feb 1946 Bangalore 2:58:11.5 Chhota Singh-3
.... not held
10 Feb 1944 Patiala 2:50:52.2 Chhota Singh-2
.... not held
08 Feb 1942 Lahore PAK 3:05:08.0 Chhota Singh
.... not held
11 Feb 1940 Mumbai 3:02:00.0 Amar Singh-2
.... not held
06 Feb 1938 Kolkata 2:59:17.6 Amar Singh
Most Titles (1938/date)
Men
8
Chhota Singh
1942,1944,1946,48-51,1953
Notes: The first national marathon championship was held as part of the Indian National Championships in 1938. Starting in 1963, the championships were split into Inter-State, Inter-Zone, and Open Nationals. The Inter-Zone Championships were only held for six years; the other two are still held separately, however the marathon has been held under a separate national road championships since 1985.
Inter-State Marathon Champions
Men (22 runnings)
30 Jan 1983 Kolkata 2:34:14 Vijay Kumar Tiwari
31 Jan 1982 Kozhikode 2:35:34 H K Seetharam
15 Feb 1981 Bangalore 2:33:09 Vinod Kumar-2
Feb 1980 Hissar 2:19:27.0 Sarup Singh
21 Feb 1979 Hyderabad 2:36:53.6 Rajkamal Dogra
04 Mar 1978 Kollam 2:20:08.0 T T John
23 Jan 1977 Chennai 2:30:27.2 Paramjit Singh
Jan 1976 Palai 2:36:03.8 Sawai Singh
18 Jan 1975 Hyderabad 2:45:38.8 Vinod Kumar
09 Feb 1974 Jaipur 2:24:45.6 Ram Narain
Jan 1973 Durgapur 2:53:10.0 D Y Biredar-4
06 Feb 1972 Kottayam 2:38:54.4 D Y Biredar-3
1971 2:41:34.6 N P Raha
.... postponed due to rain
16 Jan 1970 Cuttack 2:28:31.6 D Y Biredar-2
24 Jan 1969 Jalandhar 2:20:26.4 Harnek Singh
15 Jan 1968 Chennai 2:29:34.6 D Y Biredar
28 Jan 1967 Kottayam 2:41:58.6 S Gadigaokar
Jan 1966 Bangalore 2:32:57.2 Joginder Singh
Jan 1965 Chandigarh 2:29:19.0 Dhanna Singh
Feb 1964 Kolkata 2:39:05.6 Sarup Singh
Feb 1963 Allahabad 2:36:13.8 Gulzara Singh
Note: The 1971 race was supposed to have been held at Ahmedabad but was postponed due to rain and held elsewhere (date and venue unknown).
Inter-Zone Marathon Champions
Men (6 runnings) 08 Dec 1968 New Delhi 2:28:10.2 Harnek Singh 19 Nov 1967 Karnal 2:26:27.0 Zora Singh 19 Nov 1966 Patiala 2:25:42.8 Dhanna Singh-2 Dec 1965 Lucknow 2:28:31.2 Joginder Singh Dec 1964 Hyderabad 2:25:40.4 Dhanna Singh Dec 1963 Ajmer 2:31:07.2 Sarup Singh
Note: Several major Indian cities have been renamed as follows: Calcutta => Kolkata; Bombay => Mumbai; Madras => Chennai, Trivandrum => Thiruvananthapuram, Quilon => Kollam, and Calicut => Kozhikode.
Last Updated on 16 Oct 2009
Contributors: Andy Milroy (31) and Ram. Murali Krishnan (50)