Oldest/Youngest Marathon Winners under ARRS Standards
Oldest runners to win an open marathon (under the ADR qualifying
standards of 2:20:00 for men and 2:50:00 for women)
(idea courtesy of Michel Festou, additions and corrections provided by Marty Post and Hans-Erik Pettersson).
Men: 45y201d Jackson Kipngok (16 Aug 1960,KEN) 2:14:16 05 Mar 2006 Torreon MEX 44y281d Donald Macgregor (23 Jul 1939,SCO) 2:18:16 29 Apr 1984 Dundee SCO 44y262d Francis Kamau (24 Feb 1961,KEN) 2:19:20 13 Nov 2005 Beirut LIB 43y288d Jack Foster (23 May 1932,NZL) 2:16:27 06 Mar 1976 Auckland NZL 43y 56d George Perdon (12 Aug 1924,AUS) 2:19:56 07 Oct 1967 Melbourne AUS 43y 55d Andrey Kuznetzov (27 Nov 1957,RUS) 2:17:39 21 Jan 2001 San Diego CA/USA 42y365d Roberto Barbi (25 Mar 1965,ITA) 2:19:46 24 Mar 2008 Lanciano ITA 42y309d Chris Verbeeck (01 Sep 1959,BEL) 2:16:48a 07 Jul 2002 Brugge BEL 42y256d Eddy Hellebuyck (22 Jan 1961,USA) 2:12:47 05 Oct 2003 St Paul MN USA 42y249d Reuben Chesang (22 Dec 1962,KEN) 2:19:35 28 Aug 2005 Mexico City MEX Women: 50y352d Tatyana Pozdniakova (04 Mar 1955,UKR) 2:34:23 19 Feb 2006 Austin TX USA 49y101d Chie Matsuda (27 Mar 1948,JPN) 2:45:21 06 Jul 1997 Abashiri JPN 49y 60d Bernardine Portenski(26 Aug 1949,NZL) 2:44:52 25 Oct 1998 Auckland NZL 48y171d Denise Alfvoet (13 Oct 1935,BEL) 2:41:30 01 Apr 1984 Ruiselede BEL 48y 92d Joan Ullyot (01 Jul 1940,USA) 2:47:39 01 Oct 1988 St George UT USA 48y 63d Ida Surbek (09 Aug 1960,SLO) 2:49:19 12 Oct 2008 Graz AUT 47y123d Evy Palm (31 Jan 1942,SWE) 2:33:26 03 Jun 1989 Stockholm SWE 47y103d Marina Jones (08 Feb 1952,USA) 2:45:56x 22 May 1999 Palm Desert CA USA 47y 20d Vlasta Rulcova (03 Jun 1944,CZE) 2:49:09 23 Jun 1991 Cesky Krumlov CZE 46y331d Ilona Zsilak (13 May 1942,HUN) 2:49:23 09 Apr 1989 Nantes FRA NOTES: when only the year of birth (YOB) is available, the most conservative age is calculated, i.e., assuming 31 Dec.
Youngest runners to win a marathon (under the ADR qualifying standards of 2:20:00 for men and 2:50:00 for women)
Men: 17y241d Lemi Chengere (12 Apr 1973,ETH) 2:15:04 09 Dec 1990 Calvia ESP 17y296d Chang-Son Kim (11 Apr 1952,KOR) 2:19:58.8 01 Feb 1970 Havana CUB 17y298d Mutori Cholloo (12 Oct 1977,TAN) 2:16:50 06 Aug 1995 Arusha TAN 17y397d Gert Thys (12 Nov 1971,RSA) 2:19:04 16 Sep 1989 Upington RSA 18y193d Won-Keun Park (10 Sep 1957,KOR) 2:18:20 21 Mar 1976 Seoul KOR 18y361d Festus Kioko (09 Apr 1985,KEN) 2:16:34 04 Apr 2004 Victoria ESP 18y363d Zhu-hong Li (22 Oct 1983,CHN) 2:13:09 20 Oct 2002 Beijing CHN 19y 46d Paul Mose (17 Jul 1949,KEN) 2:14:05.5x 01 Sep 1968 Kisumu KEN 19y 79d Joe Metcalf (16 Sep 1963,USA) 2:18:40 04 Dec 1982 Scottsdale AZ USA 19y 85d Kaesa Tadesse (21 Aug 1974,ETH) 2:19:14 14 Nov 1993 Livorno ITA Women: 14y 10d Ruwiyati (01 Sep 1979,INA) 2:45:47 11 Sep 1993 Jakarta INA 14y329d Nadia Colombero (09 Mar 1972,MAR) n/a 01 Feb 1987 Marrakech MAR 16y 55d Olivia Gruener (04 Mar 1969,GER) 2:45:52 28 Apr 1985 Munich GER 16y124d Karlene Herrell (06 Jul 1965,USA) 2:41:50 07 Nov 1981 Omaha NE USA 16y201d Cathy O'Brien (19 Jul 1967,USA) 2:45:16 05 Feb 1984 Hampton NH USA 16y219d Britta Lorch (23 Mar 1968,GER) 2:46:40 28 Oct 1984 Neuf Brisach FRA 16y300d Li-ping Qie (12 Jan 1987,CHN) 2:46:45 08 Nov 2003 Shanghai CHN 16y361d Li-li Yin (01 Nov 1979,CHN) 2:32:42 27 Oct 1996 Dalian CHN 17y193d Xin Zhang (08 Jun 1989,CHN) 2:32:07 26 Nov 2006 Shanghai CHN 17y225d Heike Skaden (20 Jul 1962,USA) 2:46:57 01 Mar 1980 Chico CA USA Noteworthy winning performances not meeting the above time criteria:
14y338d Diane Barrett (16 Jan 1961,USA) 2:50:21a 20 Dec 1975 Scottsdale AZ USA 13y047d Shona Jones (24 Mar 1968,USA) 2:52:48 10 May 1981 Lincoln NE USA 11y282d Jennifer Amyx-2 3:05:04 25 Oct 1981 Richmond VA USA 11y___d Michelle Sellers (USA) 3:12:04 31 Mar 1984 Abilene TX USA 10y267d Jennifer Amyx (16 Jan 1970,USA) 3:12:48 10 Oct 1980 Johnstown PA USA
NOTES: when only the year of birth (YOB) is available, the most conservative age is calculated, i.e., assuming 1 Jan.
Dates of birth are shown as provided and may not always be correct. Please send additions/corrections to kcy@inreach.com.
Last Updated on 23 Dec 2008
Contributors: Marty Post, Juraj Gasparovic