Yearly Ranking Leaders- Marathon
Note: Rankings for years that are underlined may be viewed by clicking on the year.
Men (quality performances)
2016 2:03:05 Eliud Kipchoge-2 24 Apr London ENG 2015 2:04:00 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 27 Sep Berlin GER 2014 2:02:56.4 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (KEN) 28 Sep Berlin GER 2013 2:03:22.2 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 29 Sep Berlin GER 2012 2:04:15 Geoffrey Mutai Kiprono-2 30 Sep Berlin GER 2011 2:03:02a Geoffrey Mutai Kiprono (KEN) 19 Apr Boston MA USA 2010 2:04:48 Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) 11 Apr Rotterdam NED 2009 2:04:26.3 Duncan Kibet (KEN) 05 Apr Rotterdam NED 2008 2:03:58.2 Haile Gebreselasie-4 28 Sep Berlin GER 2007 2:04:26 Haile Gebreselasie-3 30 Sep Berlin GER 2006 2:05:56 Haile Gebreselasie-2 24 Sep Berlin GER 2005 2:06:19.5 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 16 Oct Amsterdam NED 2004 2:06:16 Evans Rutto (KEN) 10 Oct Chicago IL USA 2003 2:04:55 Paul Tergat (KEN) 28 Sep Berlin GER 2002 2:05:37.8 Khalid Khannouchi-3 14 Apr London ENG 2001 2:06:50 Josephat Kiprono (KEN) 22 Apr Rotterdam NED 2000 2:06:36 Antonio Pinto (POR) 16 Apr London ENG 1999 2:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi-2 24 Oct Chicago IL USA 1998 2:06:05 Ronaldo daCosta (BRA) 20 Sep Berlin GER 1997 2:07:10 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) 19 Oct Chicago IL USA 1996 2:08:25 Martin Fiz (ESP) 24 Mar Kyong-Ju KOR 1995 2:07:02 Sammy Lelei (KEN) 24 Sep Berlin GER 1994 2:07:15a Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 18 Apr Boston MA USA 1993 2:08:51 Dionicio Ceron (MEX) 05 Dec Fukuoka JPN 1992 2:08:07 David Tsebe (RSA) 27 Sep Berlin GER 1991 2:08:53 Koichi Morishita (JPN) 03 Feb Beppu JPN 1990 2:08:16 Steve Moneghetti (AUS) 30 Sep Berlin GER 1989 2:08:01a Juma Ikangaa (TAN) 05 Nov New York NY USA 1988 2:06:50 Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) 17 Apr Rotterdam NED 1987 2:08:18 Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) 06 Dec Fukuoka JPN 1986 2:07:51a Rob deCastella-3 21 Apr Boston MA USA 1985 2:07:12 Carlos Lopes (POR) 20 Apr Rotterdam NED 1984 2:08:05 Steve Jones (WAL) 21 Oct Chicago IL USA 1983 2:08:37 Rob deCastella-2 09 Apr Rotterdam NED 1982 2:08:52a Alberto Salazar (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA USA 1981 2:08:18 Rob deCastella (AUS) 06 Dec Fukuoka JPN 1980 2:09:01 Gerard Nijboer (NED) 26 Apr Amsterdam NED 1979 2:09:28a Bill Rodgers-3 16 Apr Boston MA USA 1978 2:09:05.6 Shigeru So (JPN) 05 Feb Beppu JPN 1977 2:10:55.3 Bill Rodgers-2 04 Dec Fukuoka JPN 1976 2:09:55.0 Waldemar Cierpinski (GER) 31 Jul Montreal PQ CAN 1975 2:09:56a Bill Rodgers (USA) 21 Apr Boston MA USA 1974 2:09:12.0 Ian Thompson (ENG) 31 Jan Christchurch NZL 1973 2:11:12.6 John Farrington (AUS) 14 Jul Sydney AUS 1972 2:10:30 Frank Shorter (USA) 03 Dec Fukuoka JPN 1971 2:11:08.8 Derek Clayton-2 25 Sep Hobart AUS 1970 2:09:28.8 Ron Hill (ENG) 23 Jul Edinburgh SCO 1969 2:11:07.2a William Adcocks-2 06 Apr Athens GRE 1968 2:10:47.8 William Adcocks (ENG) 08 Dec Fukuoka JPN 1967 2:09:36.4 Derek Clayton (AUS) 03 Dec Fukuoka JPN 1966 2:13:45a Alastair Wood (SCO) 09 Jul Forres SCO 1965 2:12:00a Morio Shigematsu (JPN) 12 Jun Chiswick ENG 1964 2:12:11.2a Abebe Bikila-2 21 Oct Tokyo JPN 1963 2:14:28a Leonard Edelen (USA) 15 Jun Chiswick ENG 1962 2:16:09.6 Mang-Hyang Yu (PRK) 24 Oct Pyongyang PRK 1961 2:18:54 Takayuki Nakao (JPN) 21 Mar Nagoya JPN 1960 2:15:16.2 Abebe Bikila (ETH) 10 Sep Rome ITA 1959 2:17:45.2 Sergey Popov-3 11 Oct Kosice SVK 1958 2:15:17.6 Sergey Popov-2 24 Aug Stockholm SWE 1957 2:19:50 Sergey Popov (RUS) 01 Sep Moscow RUS 1956 2:18:04.8 Paavo Kotila (FIN) 12 Aug Pieksamaki FIN 1955 2:21:21.6 Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 04 Sep Copenhagen DEN 1954 2:17:39.4a James Henry Peters-3 26 Jun Chiswick ENG 1953 2:18:34.8 James Henry Peters-2 04 Oct Turku FIN 1952 2:20:42.2 James Henry Peters (ENG) 14 Jun Windsor ENG 1951 2:28:07.4 Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 03 Aug Tampere FIN 1950 2:29:09.4 Fyeodosiy Vanin (SOV) 15 Jul Moscow RUS 1949 2:28:39.4 Salomon Könönen (FIN) 02 Oct Turku FIN 1948 2:31:02 Mikko Hietanen-3 07 Sep Stockholm SWE 1947 2:30:58 Mikko Hietanen-2 23 Aug Loughborough ENG 1946 2:31:37 Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 11 Jul Vuoksenniska FIN 1945 2:36:37.6 Sven Hakansson (SWE) 28 Oct Göteborg SWE 1944 2:40:48.6 Charles Robbins (USA) 12 Nov Yonkers NY USA 1943 2:38:35.3 Gérard Coté-2 07 Nov Yonkers NY USA 1942 2:31:38 Zaiten Kimoto (JPN) 02 Nov Tokyo JPN 1941 2:31:27 Leslie Pawson-2 30 May Salisbury Beach MA USA 1940 2:33:42 Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN) 01 Nov Tokyo JPN 1939 2:31:26 Go Toyu (KOR) 03 Nov Tokyo JPN 1938 2:30:27.6a Pat Dengis (USA) 30 May Salisbury Beach MA USA 1937 2:30:38 Manuel Dias (POR) 28 Mar Lisbon POR 1936 2:28:32 Kee-Jung Sohn-2 18 Apr Tokyo JPN 1935 2:26:14 Kee-Jung Sohn (KOR) 21 Mar Tokyo JPN 1934 2:32:56 Tamao Shiaku (JPN) 23 Nov Osaka JPN 2:31:20 Pat Dengis (MD/USA) 12 Oct Port Chester NY USA 1933 2:31:10 Kozo Kusunoki (JPN) 03 Nov Tokyo JPN 2:29:04.6 Vaino Saarinen (FIN) 05 Jul Jyvaskyla FIN 1932 2:31:31 Tanji Yahagi (JPN) 30 Apr Tokyo JPN 2:28:17 Michele Fanelli (ITA) 26 Jun Venice ITA 1931 2:33:19 Juan Zabala (ARG) 28 Oct Kosice SVK 1930 2:36:33 Fukutaro Shibui (JPN) 28 May Tokyo JPN 2:35:06 Shoore Johnson (NOR) 03 Aug Malmo SWE 1929 2:30:57.6 Harry Payne (GBR) 05 Jul London ENG 2:18:16.4 Kozo Kusunoki (JPN) 21 Apr Kyoto JPN 1928 2:32:57 Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) 05 Aug Amsterdam NED 1927 2:35:21.4 Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 11 Sep Helsinki FIN 2:27:16.8+ Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 11 Sep Helsinki FIN 1926 2:34:25.4 Iivari Rötkö (FIN) 12 Sep Helsinki FIN 2:25:40.4a Johnny Miles (ON/CAN) 19 Apr Boston MA USA 1925 2:35:58.2a Samuel Ferris (ENG) 30 May Windsor ENG 2:29:01.8 Albert Michelsen (NY/USA) 12 Oct Port Chester NY USA 1924 2:36:10 Shizo Kanaguri-4 13 Apr Tokyo JPN 2:28:02 Axel Jensen-3 21 Sep Copenhagen DEN 1923 2:40:46.8a Axel Jensen-2 16 Jun Windsor ENG 2:30:15 Henri Siret (FRA) 11 Nov Paris FRA 1922 2:46:26.4 Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) 10 Sep Helsinki FIN 2:30:13 Axel Jensen (DEN) 19 Aug Copenhagen DEN 1921 2:47:29.8 Florestano Benedetti (ITA) 20 Sep Bologna ITA 2:29:00a Charles Mellor (IL/USA) 02 Apr Detroit MI USA 1920 2:32:35.8 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) 22 Aug Antwerp BEL 2:28:13 Gustav Kinn (SWE) 19 Sep Malmo SWE 1919 2:40:47.6 Valerio Arri (ITA) 28 Sep Turin ITA 2:33:04 Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 14 Sep Turku FIN 1918 3:13: Gabriel Longchal (FRA) 29 Sep Paris FRA 2:27:44a Hirokiyo Makita (JPN) 27 Oct Yokohama JPN 1917 no marks at standard distance 2:30:12a Fumio Uzawa (JPN) 21 Oct Yokohama JPN 1916 no marks at standard distance 2:33:22 Lauri Halonen (FIN) 10 Sep Turku FIN 1915 2:56:41.8 Edouard Fabre (PQ/CAN) 28 Aug San Francisco CA USA 2:27:23.6 Shizo Kanaguri-3 21 Nov Tokyo JPN 1914 2:38:00.8 Umberto Blasi (ITA) 29 Nov Legnano ITA 2:19:20.3 Shizo Kanaguri-2 23 Nov Tokyo JPN 1913 2:36:06.6a Alexis Ahlgren (SWE) 31 May London ENG 2:31:28 Shizo Kanaguri (JPN) 02 Nov Tokyo JPN 1912 2:29:39.2t Willi Kolehmainen (FIN) 20 Oct Newark NJ USA 2:24:15 Alexis Ahlgren (SWE) 22 Sep Helsingborg SWE 1911 2:32:21.8t Hans Holmer (CAN) 03 Jan Edinburgh SCO 1910 2:34:08.4t Gjosta Ljungstrom (SWE) 02 Apr New York NY USA 1909 2:32:39.2t Henri St Yves (FRA) 17 Oct Seattle WA USA 2:31:12t Thure Johansson (SWE) 06 Sep Goteburg SWE 1908 2:37:23a Henri Siret (FRA) 10 Oct London ENG 2:37:13a Jack Price (GBR) 09 May Birmingham ENG 1907 3:08:21.2a Felix Furlonger (NIR) 22 Jun Lurgan NIR 2:40:30 Johannes Boge (GER) 20 May Berlin GER 1906 2:42:00.6 Dorando Pietri (ITA) 02 Apr Rome ITA 2:41:33 Dennis Bennett(ON/CAN) 01 Oct Chicago IL USA Note: The second time for years 1934 and earlier is the fastest time at 40km/40.2km/25mi where this is faster than the fastest time for the full marathon distance.
Women (quality performances)
2016 2:19:41 Tirfe Beyene Tsegay (ETH) 22 Jan Dubai UAE 2015 2:19:25 Gladys Cherono (KEN) 27 Sep Berlin GER 2014 2:19:59a Bizunesh Deba Dejene (ETH) 21 Apr Boston MA USA 2013 2:19:57 Rita Cheptoo Sitienei (KEN) 13 Oct Chicago IL USA 2012 2:18:37 Mary Keitany Chepkosgei-2 22 Apr London ENG 2011 2:19:19 Mary Keitany Chepkosgei (KEN) 17 Apr London ENG 2010 2:22:04 Atseda Baysa Tesema (ETH) 11 Apr Paris FRA 2009 2:22:11 Irina Mikitenko-2 26 Apr London ENG 2008 2:19:18.4 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 28 Sep Berlin GER 2007 2:20:38 Chun-xie Zhou (CHN) 22 Apr London ENG 2006 2:19:36 Deena Kastor (USA) 23 Apr London ENG 2005 2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe-3 17 Apr London ENG 2004 2:19:41 Yoko Shibui (JPN) 26 Sep Berlin GER 2003 2:15:24.6 Paula Radcliffe-2 13 Apr London ENG 2002 2:17:17.7 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 13 Oct Chicago IL USA 2001 2:18:47 Catherine Ndereba-2 07 Oct Chicago IL USA 2000 2:21:33 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 22 Oct Chicago IL USA 1999 2:20:43 Tegla Loroupe-3 26 Sep Berlin GER 1998 2:20:47 Tegla Loroupe-3 19 Apr Rotterdam NED 1997 2:22:07 Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 20 Apr Rotterdam NED 1996 2:26:04 Katrin Dörre (GER) 28 Jan Osaka JPN 1995 2:25:11a Uta Pippig-2 17 Apr Boston MA USA 1994 2:21:45a Uta Pippig (GER) 18 Apr Boston MA USA 1993 2:24:07 Jun-xia Wang (CHN) 04 Apr Tianjin CHN 1992 2:23:43a Olga Markova (RUS) 20 Apr Boston MA USA 1991 2:24:18a Wanda Panfil (POL) 15 Apr Boston MA USA 1990 2:25:24a Rosa Mota (POR) 16 Apr Boston MA USA 1989 2:24:33a Ingrid Kristiansen-4 17 Apr Boston MA USA 1988 2:23:51 Lisa Ondieki (AUS) 31 Jan Osaka JPN 1987 2:22:48 Ingrid Kristiansen-3 10 May London ENG 1986 2:24:54 Grete Waitz (NOR) 20 Apr London ENG 1985 2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen-2 21 Apr London ENG 1984 2:24:26 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 13 May London ENG 1983 2:22:43a Joan Samuelson-3 18 Apr Boston MA USA 1982 2:26:12 Joan Samuelson-2 12 Sep Eugene OR USA 1981 2:26:47a Allison Roe (NZL) 20 Apr Boston MA USA 1980 2:30:27 Joyce Smith (ENG) 16 Nov Tokyo JPN 1979 2:35:16a Joan Samuelson (USA) 16 Apr Boston MA USA 1978 2:36:23.1 Julie Brown (USA) 10 Sep Eugene OR USA 1977 2:34:47.5 Christa Vahlensieck-2 10 Sep Berlin GER 1976 2:40:29 Christa Vahlensieck (GER) 16 May Krefeld GER 1975 2:38:19 Jacqueline Hansen-2 12 Oct Eugene OR USA 1974 2:43:54.6 Jacqueline Hansen (USA) 01 Dec Culver City CA USA 1973 2:46:37 Michiko Gorman (USA) 02 Dec Culver City CA USA 1972 2:55:40 Cheryl Flanagan (USA) 12 Aug Terre Haute IN USA 1971 2:49:40 Cheryl Flanagan (USA) 05 Dec Culver City CA USA 1970 3:02:53 Caroline Walker (USA) 28 Feb Seaside OR USA 1969 3:21:19 Sara Mae Berman (USA) 28 Sep Atlantic City NJ USA 1968 3:37:50 Carol Haddrall (CAN) 20 Jul Toronto ON CAN 1967 3:07:26.2 Anni Pede-Erdkamp (GER) 16 Sep Waldniel GER 1966 3:21:25a Roberta Louise Gibb (USA) 19 Apr Boston MA USA 1965 6:09:22 Susan Johnson (USA) 25 Sep Fairbanks AK USA 1964 3:27:45 Dale Greig (SCO) 23 May Ryde ENG 1963 6:08:00 Gail Bakken-Johnson (USA) 21 Sep Fairbanks AK USA .... none 1952 4:35:00 Miroslava Binova (CZE) 26 Oct Upice CZE .... none 1918 5:40: Marie-Louise Ledru (FRA) 29 Sep Paris FRA
Last Updated on 22 Oct 2017
Contributors: Michael Rabinovich, Malcolm Heyworth, Andy Milroy