This document provides statistical information from the 2016 Tokyo Marathon, including:
1) The all-time top 15 men's performances at the Tokyo Marathon, led by Dickson Chumba's 2014 course record of 2:05:42.
2) The all-time top 57 performances by Japanese men at the marathon, led by Tsegaye Kebede's 2009 record of 2:05:18 in Fukuoka.
3) The all-time top 35 performances in the World Marathon Majors series since 2006, led by Dennis Kimetto's 2014 Berlin course record of 2:02:57.
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1. 2016 Tokyo Marathon Statistical Information
Tokyo Marathon All Time list – Men
Performance Time Performers Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:42 1 Dickson Chumba KEN 1 23 Feb 2014
2 2:05:57 2 Tadese Tola ETH 2 23 Feb 2014
3 2:06:00 3 Endeshaw Negesse ETH 1 22 Feb 2015
4 2:06:30 4 Sammy Kitwara KEN 3 23 Feb 2014
5 2:06:33 5 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2 22 Feb 2015
6 2:06:34 Dickson Chumba 3 22 Feb 2015
7 2:06:50 6 Dennis Kimetto KEN 1 24 Feb 2013
8 2:06:58 7 Michael Kipyego KEN 2 24 Feb 2013
9 2:06:58 Michael Kipyego 4 23 Feb 2014
10 2:07:05 8 Peter Some KEN 5 23 Feb 2014
11 2:07:20 9 Shumi Dechasa 4 22 Feb 2015
12 2:07:22 Peter Some ETH 5 22 Feb 2015
13 2:07:23 10 Viktor Röthlin SUI 1 17 Feb 2008
14 2:07:25 11 Markos Geneti ETH 6 22 Feb 2015
15 2:07:35 12 Hailu Mekonnen ETH 1 27 Feb 2011
16 2:07:37 Michael Kipyego 1 26 Feb 2012
17 2:07:37 13 Geoffrey Kamworor Kipsang KEN 6 23 Feb 2014
18 2:07:39 14 Masato Imai JPN 7 22 Feb 2015
19 2:07:40 15 Deresa Chimsa ETH 7 23 Feb 2014
20 2:07:48 16 Arata Fujiwara JPN 2 26 Feb 2012
21 2:07:50 Steven Kiprotich 3 26 Feb 2012
22 2:07:53 17 Bernard Kipyego KEN 3 24 Feb 2013
23 2:07:58 18 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 8 22 Feb 2015
24 2:08:00 19 Kazuhiro Maeda JPN 4 24 Feb 2013
25 2:08:02 James Kwambai KEN 5 24 Feb 2013
26 2:08:09 20 Kohei Matsumura JPN 8 23 Feb 2014
27 2:08:17 21 Paul Biwott KEN 2 27 Feb 2011
28 2:08:17 22 Gilbert Kirwa KEN 6 24 Feb 2013
29 2:08:17 23 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 4 26 Feb 2012
30 2:08:32 Viktor Röthlin 5 26 Feb 2012
31 2:08:37 24 Yuki Kawauchi JPN 3 27 Feb 2011
32 2:08:38 Kazuhiro Maeda 6 26 Feb 2012
33 2:08:40 Arata Fujiwara 2 17 Feb 2008
34 2:08:51 25 Koji Kobayashi JPN 9 23 Feb 2014
35 2:08:57 26 Julius Gitahi KEN 3 17 Feb 2008
36 2:09:03 27 Yoshinori Oda JPN 4 27 Feb 2011
37 2:09:04 28 Abel Kirui KEN 10 23 Feb 2014
38 2:09:05 29 Feyisa Bekele ETH 7 24 Feb 2013
39 2:09:07 30 Hirokatsu Kurosaki JPN 11 23 Feb 2014
40 2:09:10 31 Cyrus Njui KEN 5 27 Feb 2011
41 2:09:10 32 Masanori Sakai JPN 12 23 Feb 2014
42 2:09:12 33 Hiroaki Sano JPN 9 22 Feb 2015
43 2:09:13 34 Dino Sefir ETH 8 24 Feb 2013
44 2:09:14 35 Takayuki Matsumiya JPN 9 24 Feb 2013
45 2:09:16 36 Toshinari Suwa JPN 4 17 Feb 2008
46 2:09:18 37 Benjamin Ngandu KEN 10 22 Feb 2015
47 2:09:21 38 Koji Gokaya JPN 11 22 Feb 2015
48 2:09:28 Takayuki Matsumiya 7 26 Feb 2012
49 2:09:29 39 Suehiro Ishikawa JPN 13 23 Feb 2014
50 2:09:35 Cyrus Njui 14 23 Feb 2014
51 2:09:40 40 Satoshi Irifune JPN 5 17 Feb 2008
52 2:09:41 41 Yared Asmerom ERI 12 22 Feb 2015
53 2:09:45 42 Daniel Njenga KEN 1 18 Feb 2007
54 2:09:59 Hailu Mekonnen 8 26 Feb 2012
55 2:10:13 43 Takeshi Kumamoto JPN 9 26 Feb 2012
56 2:10:18 44 Jonathan Maiyo KEN 10 24 Feb 2013
57 2:10:27 45 Salim Kipsang KEN 1 22 Mar 2009
2. Japan All Comers Performance List – Men
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Pos Venue DMY
1 2:05:18 1 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 Fukuoka 6 Dec 2009
2 2:05:42 2 Dickson Chumba KEN 1 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
3 2:05:57 3 Tadese Tola ETH 2 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
4 2:06:00 4 Endeshaw Negesse ETH 1 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
5 2:06:10 Tsegaye Kebede 1 Fukuoka 7 Dec 2008
6 2:06:13 5 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich KEN 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 6 Mar 2011
7 2:06:30 6 Sammy Kitwara KEN 3 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
8 2:06:33 7 Gert Thys RSA 1 Tokyo 14 Feb 1999
9 2:06:33 8 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
10 2:06:34 Dickson Chumba 3 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
11 2:06:39 9 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007
12 2:06:50 10 Deriba Merga Ejigu ETH 2 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007
13 2:06:50 11 Dennis Kimetto KEN 1 Tokyo 24 Feb 2013
14 2:06:51 12 Atsushi Fujita JPN 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 2000
15 2:06:52 13 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 2006
16 2:06:58 14 Joseph Gitau KEN 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2012
17 2:06:58 15 Michael Kipyego KEN 2 Tokyo 24 Feb 2013
18 2:06:58 Michael Kipyego 4 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
19 2:07:04 16 Samuel Ndungu KEN 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2012
20 2:07:05 17 Peter Some KEN 5 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
21 2:07:13 18 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007
22 2:07:15 19 Japhet Kosgei KEN 1 Tokyo 13 Feb 2000
23 2:07:15 20 Dmitriy Baranovskiy UKR 2 Fukuoka 3 Dec 2006
24 2:07:19 21 Jaouad Gharib MAR 3 Fukuoka 3 Dec 2006
25 2:07:20 22 Lee Bong-Ju KOR 2 Tokyo 13 Feb 2000
26 2:07:20 23 Shumi Dechasa BRN 4 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
27 2:07:22 Peter Some 5 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
28 2:07:23 24 Viktor Röthlin SUI 1 Tokyo 18 Feb 2008
29 2:07:25 25 Markos Geneti ETH 6 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
30 2:07:28 26 Josiah Thugwane RSA 1 Fukuoka 7 Dec 1997
31 2:07:34 27 Antonio Peña ESP 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2001
32 2:07:35 28 Hailu Mekonnen ETH 1 Tokyo 27 Feb 2011
33 2:07:36 29 Josphat Muchiri Ndambiri KEN 1 Fukuoka 4 Dec 2011
34 2:07:37 Michael Kipyego 1 Tokyo 26 Feb 2012
35 2:07:37 30 Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor KEN 6 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
36 2:07:39 Japhhet Kosgei 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2003
37 2:07:39 31 Henryk Szost POL 2 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2012
38 2:07:39 32 Masato Imai JPN 7 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
39 2:07:40 33 Deressa Chimsa ETH 7 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
40 2:07:41 34 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 1 Tokyo 13 Feb 2005
41 2:07:42 35 Jose Rios ESP 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 7 Mar 2004
42 2:07:48 36 Arata Fujiwara JPN 2 Tokyo 26 Feb 2012
43 2:07:50 Stephen Kiprotich 3 Tokyo 26 Feb 2012
44 2:07:52 37 Giacomo Leone ITA 2 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2001
45 2:07:52 38 Shigeru Aburaya JPN 3 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2001
46 2:07:52 39 Tomoaki Kunichika JPN 1 Fukuoka 7 Dec 2003
47 2:07:52 40 Kebede Tekeste ETH 2 Fukuoka 6 Dec 2009
48 2:07:53 41 Bernard Kipyego KEN 3 Tokyo 24 Feb 2013
49 2:07:54 42 Gezahegne Abera ETH 1 Fukuoka 5 Dec 1999
50 2:07:55 43 Mohamed Ouaadi FRA 2 Fukuoka 5 Dec 1999
51 2:07:55 44 Toshinari Suwa JPN 2 Fukuoka 7 Dec 2003
52 2:07:58 Tsegaye Kebede 8 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
53 2:07:59 45 Yoshiteru Morishita JPN 4 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2001
54 2:07:59 Antonio Peña 2 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2003
55 2:07:59 Toshinari Takaoka 3 Fukuoka 7 Dec 2003
56 2:08:00 46 Kazuhiro Maeda JPN 4 Tokyo 24 Feb 2013
57 2:08:01 47 Alberto Juzdado ESP 1 Tokyo 8 Feb 1998
3. World Marathon Majors All Time Performance List - Men
List starts from 2006 when World Marathon Majors were inaugurated
Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date
1 2:02:57 1 Dennis Kimetto 1 KEN 1 Berlin 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:02 2 Geoffrey Mutai 1 KEN 1 Boston 18 Apr 2011
3 2:03:06 3 Moses Mosop 1 KEN 2 Boston 18 Apr 2011
4 2:03:13 4 Emmanuel Mutai 1 KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 2014
5 2:03:23 5 Wilson Kipsang 1 KEN 1 Berlin 29 Sept 2013
6 2:03:38 6 Patrick Makau 1 KEN 1 Berlin 25 Sept 2011
7 2:03:45 Dennis Kimetto 2 1 Chicago 13 Oct 2013
8 2:03:52 Emmanuel Mutai 2 2 Chicago 13 Oct 2013
9 2:03:59 7 Haile Gebrselassie 1 ETH 1 Berlin 28 Sept 2008
10 2:04:00 8 Eliud Kipchoge 1 KEN 1 Berlin 27 Sept 2015
11 2:04:05 Eliud Kipchoge 2 2 Berlin 29 Sept 2013
12 2:04:11 Eliud Kipchoge 3 1 Chicago 12 Oct 2014
13 2:04:15 Geoffrey Mutai 2 1 Berlin 30 Sept 2012
14 2:04:16 Dennis Kimetto 3 2 Berlin 30 Sept 2012
15 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie 2 1 Berlin 30 Sep 2007
16 2:04:28 9 Sammy Kitwara KEN 2 Chicago 12 Oct 2014
17 2:04:29 Wilson Kipsang 2 1 London 13 Apr 2014
18 2:04:32 10 Dickson Chumba 1 KEN 3 Chicago 12 Oct 2014
19 2:04:38 11 Tsegaye Kebede 1 ETH 1 Chicago 7 Oct 2012
20 2:04:40 Emmanuel Mutai 3 1 London 17 Apr 2011
21 2:04:42 Eliud Kipchoge 4 1 London 26 Apr 2015
22 2:04:44 Wilson Kipsang 3 1 London 22 Apr 2012
23 2:04:47 Wilson Kipsang 4 2 London 26 Apr 2015
24 2:04:52 12 Feyisa Lilesa 1 ETH 2 Chicago 7 Oct 2012
25 2:04:53 13 Gebregziabher Gebremariam 1 ETH 3 Boston 18 Apr 2011
26 2:04:55 14 Stanley Biwott KEN 2 London 13 Apr 2014
27 2:04:58 15 Ryan Hall 1 USA 4 Boston 18 Apr 2011
28 2:05:05 Geoffrey Mutai 3 1 New York 6 Nov 2011
29 2:05:08 Patrick Makau 2 1 Berlin 26 Sept 2010
30 2:05:10 16 Samuel Wanjiru 1 KEN 1 London 26 Apr 2009
30 2:05:10 Geoffrey Mutai 4 2 Berlin 26 Sept 2010
32 2:05:15 17 Martin Lel 1 KEN 1 London 13 Apr 2008
33 2:05:16 Sammy Kitwara 2 3 Chicago 13 Oct 2013
34 2:05:19 Tsegaye Kebede 2 1 London 25 Apr 2010
35 2:05:20 Tsegaye Kebede 3 2 London 26 Apr 2009
36 2:05:21 18 Eliud Kiptanui 1 KEN 2 Berlin 27 Sept 2015
37 2:05:24 Samuel Wanjiru 2 2 London 13 Apr 2008
38 2:05:25 19 Bazu Worku 1 ETH 3 Berlin 26 Sept 2010
39 2:05:27 20 Jaouad Gharib 1 MAR 3 London 26 Apr 2009
39 2:05:27 21 Tilahun Regassa 1 ETH 3 Chicago 7 Oct 2012
41 2:05:30 22 Abderrahim Goumri 1 MAR 3 London 13 Apr 2008
42 2:05:36 23 James Kwambai 1 KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 2008
43 2:05:37 Moses Mosop 2 1 Chicago 9 Oct 2011
44 2:05:41 Samuel Wanjiru 3 1 Chicago 11 Oct 2009
45 2:05:42 Dickson Chumba 2 1 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
46 2:05:45 Martin Lel 2 2 London 17 Apr 2011
46 2:05:45 Patrick Makau 3 3 London 17 Apr 2011
48 2:05:50 Dennis Kimetto 4 3 London 26 Apr 2015
49 2:05:51 24 Kenenisa Bekele 1 ETH 4 Chicago 12 Oct 2014
50 2:05:52 25 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot 1 KEN 1 Boston 19 Apr 2010
51 2:05:54 Sammy Kitwara 3 4 Chicago 7 Oct 2012
52 2:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie 3 1 Berlin 24 Sept 2006
52 2:05:56 26 Abera Kuma 1 ETH 3 Berlin 28 Sept 2014
54 2:05:57 27 Tadese Tola 1 ETH 2 Tokyo 23 Feb 2014
55 2:06:00 28 Endeshaw Negesse 1 ETH 1 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
56 2:06:04 Abderrahim Goumri 2 2 Chicago 11 Oct 2009
56 2:06:04 Tsegaye Kebede 4 1 London 21 Apr 2013
4. Margin of Victory
Difference Winning Time Name Nat Year
Max 1:37
1:17
2:09:45
2:07:23
Daniel Njenga
Viktor Röthlin
KEN
SUI
2007
2008
Min 8 seconds
11 seconds
2:06:50
2:07:37
Dennis Kimetto
Michael Kipyego
KEN
KEN
2013
2012
Multiple winners:
None:
Winners by Nation
Country JPN KEN SUI ETH
Number 1 5 1 2
Top three finish by Nation
Country JPN KEN SUI ETH UGA
Number 10 11 1 3 2
Last nine Tokyo Marathons
Year Gold Nat Time Silver Nat Time Bronze Nat Time
2015 Endeshaw Negesse ETH 2:06:00 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2:06:33 Dickson Chumba KEN 2:06:34
2014 Dickson Chumba KEN 2:05:42 Tadese Tola ETH 2:05:57 Sammy Kitwara KEN 2:06:30
2013 Dennis Kimetto KEN 2:06:50 Michael Kipyego KEN 2:06:58 Bernard Kipyego KEN 2:07:53
2012 Michael Kipyego KEN 2:07:37 Arata Fujiwara JPN 2:07:48 Steven Kiprotich UGA 2:07:50
2011 Hailu Mekonnen ETH 2:07:35 Paul Biwott KEN 2:08:17 Yuki Kawauchi JPN 2:08:37
2010 Masakazu Fujiwara JPN 2:12:19 Arata Fujiwara JPN 2:12:34 Atsushi Sato JPN 2:12:35
2009 Salim Kipsang KEN 2:10:27 Kazuhiro Maeda JPN 2:11:01 Kensuke Takahashi JPN 2:11:25
2008 Viktor Röthlin SUI 2:07:23 Arata Fujiwara JPN 2:08:40 Julius Gitahi KEN 2:08:40
2007 Daniel Njenga KEN 2:09:45 Tomoyuki Sato JPN 2:11:22 Satoshi Irifune JPN 2:12:44
Best Marks for Places in Tokyo Marathon
Place Time Name Nationality Date
1 2:05:42
2:06:50
2:07:23
Dickson Chumba
Dennis Kimetto
Viktor Röthlin
KEN
KEN
SUI
23 Feb 2014
24 Feb 2013
17 Feb 2008
2 2:05:57
2:06:33
2:06:58
2:07:48
2:08:17
Tadese Tola
Stephen Kiprotich
Michael Kipyego
Arata Fujiwara
Paul Biwott
ETH
UGA
KEN
JPN
KEN
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
24 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2012
27 Feb 2011
3 2:06:30
2:06:34
2:07:50
2:07:53
2:08:37
Sammy Kitwara
Dickson Chumba
Stephen Kiprotich
Bernard Kipyego
Yuki Kawauchi
KEN
KEN
UGA
KEN
JPN
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
26 Feb 2012
24 Feb 2013
27 Feb 2011
4 2:06:58
2:07:20
2:08:00
2:08:17
2:09:03
Michael Kipyego
Shumi Dechasa
Kazuhiro Maeda
Haile Gebrselassie
Yoshinori Oda
KEN
BRN
JPN
ETH
JPN
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
24 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2012
27 Feb 2011
5 2:07:05
2:07:22
2:08:02
2:08:32
2:09:10
Peter Some
Peter Some
James Kwambai
Viktor Röthlin
Cyrus Njui
KEN
KEN
KEN
SUI
KEN
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
24 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2012
27 Feb 2011
5. 6 2:07:25
2:07:37
2:08:17
2:08:38
2:10:50
Markos Geneti
Geoffrey Kipsang
Gilbert Kirwa
Kazuhiro Maeda
Felix Limo
ETH
KEN
KEN
JPN
KEN
22 Feb 2015
23 Feb 2014
24 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2012
27 Feb 2011
7 2:07:39
2:07:40
2:09:05
2:09:28
2:11:02
Masato Imai
Deresa Chimsa
Feyisa Bekele
Takayuki Matsumiya
Seiji Kobayashi
JPN
ETH
ETH
JPN
JPN
22 Feb 2015
23 Feb 2014
24 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2012
17 Feb 2008
8 2:07:58
2:08:09
2:09:13
2:09:59
2:11:15
Tsegaye Kebede
Kohei Matsumura
Dino Sefir
Hailu Mekonnen
Kazutoshi Takatsuka
ETH
JPN
ETH
ETH
JPN
22 Feb 2015
23 Feb 2014
24 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2012
17 Feb 2008
9 2:08:51
2:09:12
2:09:14
Koji Kobayashi
Hiroaki Sano
Takayuki Matsumiya
JPN
JPN
JPN
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
24 Feb 2013
10 2:09:04 Abel Kirui KEN 23 Feb 2014
Best Marks for Places in Japan
Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date
1 2:05:18
2:05:42
Tsegaye Kebede
Dickson Chumba
ETH
KEN
Fukuoka
Tokyo
6 Dec 2009
23 Feb 2014
2 2:05:57
2:06:33
2:06:50
Tadese Tola
Stephen Kiprotich
Deriba Merga Ejigu
ETH
UGA
ETH
Tokyo
Tokyo
Fukuoka
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
2 Dec 2007
3 2:06:30
2:06:34
2:07:13
Sammy Kitwara
Dickson Chumba
Atsushi Sato
KEN
KEN
JPN
Tokyo
Tokyo
Fukuoka
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
2 Dec 2007
4 2:06:58
2:07:20
2:07:59
Michael Kipyego
Shumi Dechasa
Yoshiteru Morishita
KEN
BRN
JPN
Tokyo
Tokyo
Otsu (Lake Biwa)
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
4 Mar 2001
5 2:07:05
2:07:22
2:08:02
2:08:21
Peter Some
Peter Some
James Kwambai
Hailu Negussie
KEN
KEN
KEN
ETH
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Fukuoka
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
24 Feb 2013
7 Dec 2003
6 2:07:25
2:07:37
2:08:17
2:08:37
Markos Geneti
Geoffry Kipsang
Gilbert Kirwa
Tsuyoshi Ogata
ETH
KEN
KEN
JPN
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Fukuoka
22 Feb 2015
23 Feb 2014
24 Feb 2013
7 Dec 2003
7 2:07:39
2:07:40
2:08:48
Masato Imai
Deressa Chimsa
Tadayuki Ojima
KEN
KEN
JPN
Tokyo
Tokyo
Fukuoka
22 Feb 2015
23 Feb 2014
7 Dec 2003
8 2:07:58
2:08:09
2:09:13
2:09:42
Tsegaye Kebede
Kohei Matsumura
Dino Sefir
Vincent Kipsos
ETH
JPN
ETH
KEN
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Fukuoka
22 Feb 2015
23 Feb 2014
24 Feb 2013
7 Dec 2003
9 2:08:51
2:09:12
2:09:14
Koji Kobayashi
Hiroaki Sano
Takayuki Matsumiya
JPN
JPN
JPN
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
23 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2015
24 Feb 2013
Best Marks for Places – All Competitions
Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date
1 2:02:57
2:03:02*
Dennis Kimetto
Geoffrey Mutai
KEN
KEN
Berlin
Boston
28 Sept 2014
18 Apr 2011
6. 2:03:23
2:03:38
Wilson Kipsang
Patrick Makau
KEN
KEN
Berlin
Berlin
29 Sept 2013
25 Sep 2011
2 2:03:06*
2:03:13
2:03:52
2:04:05
2:04:16
2:04:27
Moses Mosop
Emmanuel Mutai
Emmanuel Mutai
Eliud Kipchoge
Dennis Kimetto
James Kwambai
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
Boston
Berlin
Chicago
Berlin
Berlin
Rotterdam
18 Apr 2011
28 Sept 2014
13 Oct 2013
29 Sept 2013
30 Sept 2012
5 Apr 2009
3 2:04:32
2:04:46
2:04:49
2:04:53*
2:04:54
2:05:03
Dickson Chumba
Asefa Mekonnen Tsegaye
Tadese Tola
Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Markos Geneti
Moses Mosop
KEN
ETH
ETH
ETH
ETH
KEN
Chicago
Dubai
Dubai
Boston
Dubai
Rotterdam
12 Oct 2014
22 Jan 2016
25 Jan 2013
18 Apr 2011
27 Jan 2012
15 Apr 2012
4 2:04:52
2:04:56
2:04:58*
2:05:16
2:05:23
Endeshaw Shumi Negesse
Jonathan Maiyo
Ryan Hall
Kasaye Sisay Lemma
Feyisa Lelisa
ETH
KEN
USA
ETH
ETH
Dubai
Dubai
Boston
Dubai
Rotterdam
25 Jan 2013
27 Jan 2012
18 Apr 2011
22 Jan 2016
11 Apr 2010
5 2:04:53
2:05:10
2:05:44
2:06:13*
2:06:13
2:06:17
Bernard Kiprop Koech
Tadesse Tola
Mula Wasihun Lakew
Abreham Cherkos
Wesley Korir
Ryan Hall
ETH
ETH
ETH
ETH
KEN
USA
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai
Boston
Chicago
London
25 Jan 2013
27 Jan 2012
22 Jan 2016
18 Apr 2011
7 Oct 2012
13 Apr 2008
6 2:05:41
2:06:31
2:06:33
2:06:38
Yami Dadi
Peter Kirui
Nicholas Kipkemboi
Deriba Merga Ejigu
ETH
KEN
KEN
ETH
Dubai
Frankfurt
Dubai
London
27 Jan 2012
30 Oct 2011
25 Jan 2013
13 Apr 2008
7 2:05:42
2:06:53
2:07:08
2:07:10*
Abdullah Dawit Shami
Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei
John Kiprotich
Philip Kimutai Sanga
ETH
KEN
KEN
KEN
Dubai
Dubai
Amsterdam
Boston
27 Jan 2012
22 Jan 2016
16 Oct 2011
18 Apr 2011
8 2:05:42
2:07:28
2:07:39*
Deressa Chimsa
Samuel Tsegay Tesfamriam
Deressa Chimsa
ETH
ERI
ETH
Dubai
Amsterdam
Boston
27 Jan 2012
16 Oct 2011
18 Apr 2011
9 2:06:17
2:07:47
2:08:03*
2:08:06
Seboka Tola
Dathan Ritzenhein
Bekana Daba
Samuel Tsegay Tesfamriam
ETH
USA
ETH
ERI
Dubai
Chicago
Boston
London
27 Jan 2012
7 Oct 2012
18 Apr 2011
22 Apr 2012
10 2:06:29
2:08:20
Adhane Yemane Tsegay
Feyisa Lilesa
ETH
ETH
Dubai
London
27 Jan 2012
22 Apr 2012
11 2:07:28
2:08:43
Eshetu Wendimu
Abraham Chelanga
ETH
KEN
Dubai
Paris
27 Jan 2012
5 Apr 2009
12 2:07:45
2:09:10
2:09:13
Moses Kigen
Masanori Sakai
Francis Kibiwott
KEN
JPN
KEN
Dubai
Tokyo
Paris
27 Jan 2012
23 Feb 2014
5 Apr 2009
13 2:07:48
2:09:29
2:09:46
Bazu Worku Hayla
Suehiro Ishikawa
Meftah Abdellatif
ETH
JPN
FRA
Dubai
Tokyo
Frankfurt
27 Jan 2012
23 Feb 2014
30 Oct 2011
14 2:08:01
2:09:35
2:09:49
2:09:54
Julius Karinga Nderitu
Cyrus Njui
Afewerk Mesfin Woldetensae
Aleksey Reunkov
KEN
KEN
ETH
RUS
Dubai
Tokyo
Dubai
Frankfurt
27 Jan 2012
23 Feb 2014
25 Jan 2013
30 Oct 2011
15 2:08:11
2:10:02
Stephen Kiprotich Kibiwott
Johnstone Maiyo
KEN
KEN
Dubai
Frankfurt
27 Jan 2012
30 Oct 2011
16 2:09:18 Mike Kiprotich Mutai KEN Dubai 27 Jan 2012
7. 2:10:14 Tola Bane ETH Frankfurt 30 Oct 2011
17 2:09:22
2:10:17
Chala Dechase
Wilfred Kigen
ETH
KEN
Dubai
Frankfurt
27 Jan 2012
30 Oct 2011
18 2:10:18 Bernard Rotich KEN Frankfurt 30 Oct 2011
19 2:10:25 Grigoriy Andreyev RUS Frankfurt 30 Oct 2011
*Boston is not a standard course
List of Course Records
Time Race Name Nation Year
1 2:02:57 Berlin Dennis Kimetto KEN 2014
2 2:03:02 Boston Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2011
3 2:03:42 Frankfurt Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang KEN 2011
4 2:03:45 Chicago Dennis Kimetto KEN 2013
5 2:04:23 Dubai Ayele Abashero ETH 2012
6 2:04:27 Rotterdam Duncan Kibet KEN 2009
7 2:04:29 London Wilson Kipsang KEN 2014
8 2:05:04 Paris Kenenisa Bekele ETH 2014
9 2:05:06 New York Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2011
10 2:05:18 Fukuoka Tsegaye Kebede ETH 2009
11 2:05:30 Hamburg Eliud Kipchoge KEN 2013
12 2:05:36 Amsterdam Wilson Chebet KEN 2013
13 2:05:37 Seoul Wilson Loyanai Erupe KEN 2012
14 2:05:39 Praha Eliud Kiptanui KEN 2010
15 2:05:41 Wien Getu Feleke ETH 2014
16 2:05:42 Tokyo Dickson Chumba KEN 2014
17 2:05:46 Eindhoven Dickson Chumba KEN 2012
18 2:05:50 Seoul – Joon Ang James Kwambai KEN 2012
19 2:06:05 Reims Mariko Kipchumba KEN 2012
20 2:06:13 Lake Biwa – Otsu Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich KEN 2011
21 2:06:13 Valencia John Mwangangi KEN 2015
22 2:06:19 Xiamen Moses Mosop KEN 2015
23 2:06:32 Olympic Games Samuel Wanjiru KEN 2008
24 2:06:33 Tokyo International Gert Thys RSA 1999
25 2:06:35 Los Angeles Markos Geneti ETH 2011
26 2:06:35 Marrakech Stephen Tum KEN 2013
27 2:06:46 Gyeongju Wilson Loyanai Erupe KEN 2012
28 2:06:51 Houston Tariku Jifar ETH 2012
29 2:06:51 Daegu Adhane Yemane Tsegay ETH 2014
30 2:06:54 World Championships Abel Kirui KEN 2009
31 2:06:54 Ottawa Adhane Yemene Tsegay ETH 2014
32 2:06:55 Warszawa Tadese Tola ETH 2014
33 2:07:01 Kosice Lawrence Kimaiyo KEN 2012
34 2:07:03 Chunchon Stanley Biwott KEN 2011
35 2:07:05 Toronto Deressa Chimsa ETH 2013
36 2:07:13 La Rochelle John Komen KEN 2011
37 2:07:14 Shanghai Paul Lonyangata KEN 2015
38 2:07:16 Beijing Tadesse Tola ETH 2013
39 2:07:17 Roma Benjamin Kiptoo Kolum KEN 2009
40 2:07:20 Enschede Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2011
41 2:07:30 Barcelona Jackson Kipkoech Kotut KEN 2010
42 2:07:30 Tiberias Patrick Tambwe FRA 2012
43 2:07:33 Linz Alexander Kuzin UKR 2007
44 2:07:37 Köln Alfred Kering KEN 2012
8. 2:08:04 by Zithulele Sinqe in Port Elizabeth (RSA Champ) in 1986 may not be on the certified course
Fastest Marathon race based on the average of ten fastest performances:
Men:
Average of Top 10 Performances in Major Marathons
Average of top 10 Performances Marathon
1 2:03:49 Berlin
2 2:04:40 Chicago
3 2:04:40 Dubai
4 2:04:52 Rotterdam
5 2:04:56 London
6 2:05:39 Boston
7 2:05:40 Frankfurt
8 2:05:57 Paris
9 2:06:00 Amsterdam
10 2:06:09 Eindhoven
11 2:06:28 Seoul
12 2:06:31 Tokyo
13 2:06:44 Fukuoka
14 2:06:49 Hamburg
Berlin Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:02:57 1 Dennis Kimetto KEN 1 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:13 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 2 28 Sept 2014
3 2:03:23 3 Wilson Kipsang KEN 1 29 Sept 2013
4 2:03:38 4 Patrick Makau KEN 1 25 Sept 2011
5 2:03:59 5 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 28 Sept 2008
6 2:04:00 6 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 27 Sept 2015
7 2:04:05 Eliud Kipchoge 2 29 Sept 2013
8 2:04:15 7 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 1 30 Sept 2012
45 2:07:45 Torino Simeretu Alemayehu ETH 2001
46 2:07:45 Zürich Tadesse Abraham ERI 2013
47 2:07:48 Düsseldorf Dereje Debele Tulu ETH 2013
48 2:07:53 Milano Duncan Kibet KEN 2008
49 2:08:04? RSA Championships Zithulele Sinqe RSA 1986
50 2:08:05 Rennes Felix Kiprotich KEN 2014
51 2:08:07 Hengshui Hailu Mekonnen ETH 2012
52 2:08:09 World Cup Ahmed Saleh DJI 1985
53 2:08:13 Venezia John Komen KEN 2009
54 2:08:15 Oita (Betsudai) Yuki Kawauchi JPN 2013
55 2:08:16 Hofu Hailu Negussie ETH 2002
56 2:08:17 Torreon Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir KEN 2011
57 2:08:19 Ljubljana Limenih Getachew ETH 2015
58 2:08:21 Asian Games Takeyuki Nakayama JPN 1986
59 2:08:32 Hannover Lusapho April RSA 2013
60 2:08:33 San Diego Philip Tarus KEN 1999
61 2:08:34 Antwerp Derek Clayton AUS 1969
Short? 2:08:05 Mombasa James Mbugua KEN 2010
9. 9 2:04:16 Dennis Kimetto 2 30 Sept 2012
10 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie 1 30 Sept 2007
Average 2:03:49
Chicago Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:03:45 1 Dennis Kimetto KEN 1 13 Oct 2013
2 2:03:52 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 2 13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:11 3 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 12 Oct 2014
4 2:04:28 4 Sammy Kitwara KEN 2 12 Oct 2014
5 2:04:32 5 Dickson Chumba KEN 3 12 Oct 2014
6 2:04:38 6 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 7 Oct 2012
7 2:04:52 7 Feyisa Lilesa ETH 2 7 Oct 2012
8 2:05:16 Sammy Kitwara 3 13 Oct 2013
9 2:05:27 8 Tilahun Regassa ETH 3 7 Oct 2012
10 2:05:37 9 Moses Mosop KEN 1 9 Oct 2011
Average 2:04:40
Dubai Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:04:23 1 Ayele Abshero ETH 1 27 Jan 2012
2 2:04:24 2 Abera Dibaba Tesfaye ETH 1 22 Jan 2016
3 2:04:32 3 Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa ETH 1 24 Jan 2014
4 2:04:33 4 Hayle Berhanu Lemi ETH 2 22 Jan 2016
5 2:04:45 5 Lelisa Desisa ETH 1 25 Jan 2013
6 2:04:46 Asefa Mekonnen 3 22 Jan 2016
7 2:04:48 6 Berhanu Shiferaw ETH 2 25 Jan 2013
8 2:04:49 7 Tadesse Tola ETH 3 25 Jan 2013
9 2:04:50 8 Dino Sefar ETH 2 27 Jan 2012
10 2:04:52 9 Endeshaw Shumi Negesse ETH 4 25 Jan 2012
Average 2:04:40
Rotterdam Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:04:27 1 Duncan Kibet KEN 1 5 Apr 2009
2 2:04:27 2 James Kwambai KEN 2 5 Apr 2009
3 2:04:48 3 Patrick Makau KEN 1 11 Apr 2010
4 2:04:48 4 Adhane Yemane Tsegaye ETH 1 15 Apr 2012
5 2:04:50 5 Getu Feleke ETH 2 15 Apr 2012
6 2:04:55 6 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2 11 Apr 2010
7 2:05:00 7 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 13 Apr 2014
8 2:05:03 8 Moses Mosop KEN 3 15 Apr 2012
9 2:05:04 9 Abel Kirui KEN 3 5 Apr 2009
10 2:05:13 10 Vincent Kipruto KEN 3 11 Apr 2010
Average 2:04:52
London Marathon
Time Performe
r
Name Nat Place Date
1 2:04:29 1 Wilson Kipsang KEN 1 13 Apr 2014
2 2:04:40 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 1 17 Apr 2011
3 2:04:42 3 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 26 Apr 2015
4 2:04:44 Wilson Kipsang 1 22 Apr 2012
5 2:04:47 Wilson Kipsang 2 26 Apr 2015
10. 6 2:04:55 4 Stanley Biwott KEN 2 13 Apr 2014
7 2:05:10 5 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 1 26 Apr 2009
8 2:05:15 6 Martin Lel KEN 1 13 Apr 2008
9 2:05:19 7 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 25 Apr 2010
10 2:05:20 Tsegaye Kebede 2 26 Apr 2009
Average 2:04:56
Boston Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:03:02 1 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 1 18 Apr 2011
2 2:03:06 2 Moses Mosop KEN 2 18 Apr 2011
3 2:04:53 3 Gebregziabher Gebremariam ETH 3 18 Apr 2011
4 2:04:58 4 Ryan Hall USA 4 18 Apr 2011
5 2:05:52 5 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot KEN 1 19 Apr 2010
6 2:06:13 6 Abreham Cherkos ETH 5 18 Apr 2011
7 2:06:43 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot 6 18 Apr 2011
8 2:07:10 7 Philip Kimutai Sanga KEN 7 18 Apr 2011
9 2:07:14 8 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1 17 Apr 2006
10 2:07:15 9 Cosmas Ndeti KEN 1 18 Apr 1994
Average 2:05:39
Frankfurt Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:03:42 1 Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang KEN 1 30 Oct 2011
2 2:04:57 Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang 1 31 Oct 2010
3 2:05:16 2 Levy Matebo KEN 2 30 Oct 2011
4 2:05:25 3 Albert Matebor KEN 3 30 Oct 2011
5 2:06:07 4 Philip Sanga KEN 4 30 Oct 2011
6 2:06:08 5 Patrick Makau KEN 1 28 Oct 2012
7 2:06:14 6 Gilbert Kirwa KEN 1 25 Oct 2009
8 2:06:15 7 Vincent Kipruto KEN 1 27 Oct 2013
9 2:06:16 8 Mark Kiptoo KEN 2 27 Oct 2013
10 2:06:23 9 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot KEN 2 25 Oct 2009
Average 2:05:40
Paris Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:04 1 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 6 Apr 2014
2 2:05:12 2 Stanley Biwott KEN 1 15 Apr 2012
3 2:05:38 3 Peter Some KEN 1 7 Apr 2013
4 2:05:47 4 Vincent Kipruto KEN 1 5 Apr 2009
5 2:05:49 5 Mark Korir KEN 1 12 Apr 2015
6 2:06:15 6 Bazu Worku ETH 2 5 Apr 2009
7 2:06:24 7 Raji Assefa ETH 2 15 Apr 2012
8 2:06:26 8 David Kiyeng KEN 3 5 Apr 2009
9 2:06:27 9 Sisay Jisa ETH 3 15 Apr 2012
10 2:06:30 10 Yemane Adhane Tsegay ETH 4 5 Apr 2009
Average 2:05:57
Amsterdam Marathon
11. Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:36 1 Wilson Chebet KEN 1 20 Oct 2013
2 2:05:41 Wilson Chebet 1 21 Oct 2012
3 2:05:44 2 Getu Feleke ETH 1 17 Oct 2010
4 2:05:53 Wilson Chebet 1 16 Oct 2011
5 2:06:05 3 Laban Korir KEN 2 16 Oct 2011
6 2:06:06 4 Birhanu Girma ETH 2 20 Oct 2013
7 2:06:07 5 Eric Ndiema KEN 3 16 Oct 2011
8 2:06:12 Wilson Chebet KEN 2 17 Oct 2010
9 2:06:18 6 Gilbert Yegon KEN 1 18 Oct 2009
10 2:06:19 7 Bernard Kipyego KEN 1 18 Oct 2015
Average 2:06:00
Eindhoven Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:46 1 Dickson Chumba KEN 1 14 Oct 2012
2 2:05:48 2 Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba KEN 1 9 Oct 2011
3 2:05:52 3 Stephen Chebogut KEN 1 11 Oct 2015
4 2:05:58 4 Deriba Robi ETH 2 11 Oct 2015
5 2:06:00 5 Mark Kiptoo KEN 3 11 Oct 2015
6 2:06:11 6 Franklin Chpekwony KEN 2 14 Oct 2012
7 2:06:17 7 Erick Ndiema KEN 3 14 Oct 2012
8 2:06:21 8 Tilahun Regassa ETH 1 12 Oct 2014
9 2:06:28 9 Nathaniel Kipkosgei KEN 2 9 Oct 2011
10 2:06:47 10 Jonathan Maiyo KEN 2 14 Oct 2014
Average 2:06:09
Seoul Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:37 1 Wilson Loyanai KEN 1 18 Mar 2012
2 2:06:03 2 James Kipsang Kwambai KEN 2 18 Mar 2012
3 2:06:11 Wilson Loyanae Erupe 1 15 Mar 2015
4 2:06:17 3 Yakob Jarso ETH 1 16 Mar 2014
5 2:06:24 4 Stephen Chemlany KEN 2 16 Mar 2014
6 2:06:44 5 Eliud Kiptanui KEN 3 18 Mar 2012
7 2:06:44 6 Gilbert Kipruto Kirwa KEN 3 16 Mar 2014
8 2:06:49 7 Sylvester Teimet KEN 1 21 Mar 2010
9 2:06:51 8 Philip Kimutai Sanga KEN 4 18 Mar 2012
10 2:06:59 Gilbert Kirwa 2 21 Mar 2010
Average 2:06:28
Tokyo Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:42 1 Dickson Chumba KEN 1 23 Feb 2014
2 2:05:57 2 Tadese Tola ETH 2 23 Feb 2014
3 2:06:00 3 Endeshaw Negesse ETH 1 22 Feb 2015
4 2:06:30 4 Sammy Kitwara KEN 3 23 Feb 2014
5 2:06:33 5 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2 22 Feb 2015
6 2:06:34 6 Dickson Chumba KEN 3 22 Feb 2015
7 2:06:50 7 Dennis Kiemtto KEN 1 24 Feb 2013
8 2:06:58 8 Michael Kipyego KEN 2 24 Feb 2013
9 2:06:58 Michael Kipyego 4 23 Feb 2014
10 2:07:05 9 Peter Some KEN 5 23 Feb 2014
12. Average 2:06:31
Fukuoka Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:18 1 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 6 Dec 2009
2 2:06:10 Tsegaye Kebede 1 7 Dec 2008
3 2:06:39 2 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 1 2 Dec 2007
4 2:06:50 3 Deriba Merga Ejigu ETH 2 2 Dec 2007
5 2:06:51 4 Atsushi Fujita JPN 1 3 Dec 2000
6 2:06:52 5 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 3 Dec 2006
7 2:06:58 6 Joseph Gitau KEN 1 2 Dec 2012
8 2:07:13 7 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 2 Dec 2007
9 2:07:15 8 Dmytro Baranovskiy UKR 2 3 Dec 2006
10 2:07:19 9 Jaouad Gharib MAR 3 3 Dec 2006
Average 2:06:44
Hamburg Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:30 1 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 21 Apr 2013
2 2:05:58 2 Abdullah Dawit Shami ETH 1 24 Apr 2012
3 2:06:43 Shumi Dechasa ETH 1 4 May 2014
4 2:06:52 3 Julio Rey ESP 1 23 Apr 2006
5 2:07:00 Eric Ndiema KEN 2 4 May 2014
6 2:07:01 4 Dadi Yami ETH 2 24 Apr 2012
7 2:07:07 Philemon Rono KEN 3 4 May 2014
8 2:07:10 Belay Asefa ETH 4 4 May 2014
9 2:07:23 5 David Kipkorir Mandago KEN 1 27 Apr 2008
10 2:07:23 6 Augustine Rono KEN 3 29 Apr 2012
Average 2:06:49
New York Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:05 1 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 1 6 Nov 2011
2 2:06:28 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 2 6 Nov 2011
3 2:07:13 3 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 3 6 Nov 2011
4 2:07:43 4 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 1 4 Nov 2001
5 2:07:59 5 Gebre Gebremariam ETH 4 6 Nov 2011
6 2:08:01 6 Juma Ikangaa TAN 1 5 Nov 1989
7 2:08:07 7 Rodger Rop KEN 1 3 Nov 2002
8 2:08:12 8 John Kagwe KEN 1 2 Nov 1997
9 2:08:14 Gebre Gebremariam ETH 1 7 Nov 2010
10 2:08:17 9 Christopher Cheboiboch KEN 2 3 Nov 2002
Average 2:07:32
Lake Biwa Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:06:13 1 Wilson Kipsang KEN 1 6 Mar 2011
2 2:07:04 2 Samuel Ndungu KEN 1 4 Mar 2012
3 2:07:34 3 Antonio Peña ESP 1 4 Mar 2001
4 2:07:39 4 Japhet Kosgei KEN 1 2 Mar 2003
5 2:07:39 5 Henryk Szost POL 2 4 Mar 2012
6 2:07:42 6 Jose Rios ESP 1 7 Mar 2004
7 2:07:52 7 Giacomo Leone ITA 2 4 Mar 2001
8 2:07:52 8 Shigeru Aburaya JPN 3 4 Mar 2001
13. 9 2:07:59 9 Yoshiteru Morishita JPN 4 4 Mar 2001
10 2:07:59 Antonio Peña 2 2 Mar 2003
Average 2:07:33
(original) Tokyo International Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:06:33 1 Gert Thys RSA 1 14 Feb 1999
2 2:07:15 2 Japhet Kosgei KEN 1 13 Feb 2000
3 2:07:20 3 Lee Bong-Ju KOR 2 13 Feb 2000
4 2:07:41 4 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 1 13 Feb 2005
5 2:08:01 5 Alberto Juzdado ESP 1 8 Feb 1998
6 2:08:05 6 Hiroshi Miki JPN 2 14 Feb 1999
7 2:08:08 Alberto Juzdado 3 13 Feb 2000
8 2:08:10 7 Juma Ikangaa TAN 1 9 Feb 1986
9 2:08:16 8 Takayuki Inubushi JPN 4 13 Feb 2000
10 2:08:29 9 Belayneh Dinsamo ETH 2 9 Feb 1986
Average 2:07:48
Fastest Marathon based on the Average of Top 10 Performances since 2010
Average of top 10 Performances since 2010 Marathon Average of Top 10 Performances
1 2:04:00 Berlin 2:03:49
2 2:04:40 Chicago 2:04:40
3 2:04:40 Dubai 2:04:40
4 2:05:06 Rotterdam 2:04:54
5 2:05:07 London 2:04:56
6 2:05:42 Boston 2:05:39
7 2:05:42 Frankfurt 2:05:40
8 2:06:00 Amsterdam 2:06:00
9 2:06:05 Paris 2:05:57
Berlin Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:02:57 1 Dennis Kimetto KEN 1 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:11 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 2 28 Sept 2014
3 2:03:23 3 Wilson Kipsang KEN 1 29 Sept 2013
4 2:03:38 4 Patrick Makau KEN 1 25 Sept 2011
5 2:04:00 5 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 27 Sept 2015
6 2:04:05 Eliud Kipchoge 2 29 Sept 2013
7 2:04:15 6 Georffrey Mutai KEN 1 30 Sept 2012
8 2:04:16 Dennis Kimetto 2 30 Sept 2012
9 2:05:08 Patrick Makau 1 26 Sept 2010
10 2:05:10 Geoffrey Mutai 2 26 Sept 2010
Average 2:04:00
Chicago Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:03:45 1 Dennis Kimetto KEN 1 13 Oct 2013
2 2:03:52 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 2 13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:11 3 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 12 Oct 2014
4 2:04:28 4 Sammy Kitwara KEN 2 12 Oct 2014
14. 5 2:04:32 5 Dickson Chumba KEN 3 12 Oct 2014
6 2:04:38 6 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 7 Oct 2012
7 2:04:52 7 Feyisa Lilesa ETH 2 7 Oct 2012
8 2:05:16 Sammy Kitwara 3 13 Oct 2013
9 2:05:27 8 Tilahun Regassa ETH 3 7 Oct 2012
10 2:05:37 9 Moses Mosop KEN 1 9 Oct 2011
Average 2:04:40
Dubai Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:04:23 1 Ayele Abshero ETH 1 27 Jan 2012
2 2:04:24 2 Tesfaye Abera Dibaba ETH 1 22 Jan 2016
3 2:04:32 3 Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa ETH 1 25 Jan 2014
4 2:04:33 4 Lemi Berhanu Hayle ETH 2 22 Jan 2016
5 2:04:45 5 Lelisa Desisa ETH 1 25 Jan 2013
6 2:04:46 Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa 3 22 Jan 2016
7 2:04:48 6 Berhanu Shiferaw ETH 2 25 Jan 2013
8 2:04:49 7 Tadese Tola ETH 3 25 Jan 2013
9 2:04:50 8 Dino Sefar ETH 2 27 Jan 2012
10 2:04:52 9 Edenshaw Shumi Negesse ETH 4 25 Jan 2013
Average 2:04:40
Rotterdam Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:04:48 1 Patrick Makau KEN 1 11 Apr 2010
2 2:04:48 2 Adhane Yemane Tsegay ETH 1 15 Apr 2012
3 2:04:50 3 Getu Feleke ETH 2 15 Apr 2012
4 2:04:55 4 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2 11 Apr 2010
5 2:05:00 5 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 13 Apr 2014
6 2:05:03 6 Moses Mosop KEN 3 15 Apr 2012
7 2:05:13 7 Vincent Kipruto KEN 3 11 Apr 2010
8 2:05:23 8 Feyisa Lelisa ETH 4 11 Apr 2010
9 2:05:27 9 Wilson Chebet KEN 1 10 Apr 2011
10 2:05:33 Vincent Kipruto 2 10 Apr 2011
Average 2:05:06
London Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:04:29 1 Wilson Kipsang KEN 1 13 Apr 2014
2 2:04:40 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 1 17 Apr 2011
3 2:04:42 3 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 26 Apr 2015
4 2:04:44 Wilson Kipsang 1 22 Apr 2012
5 2:04:47 Wilson Kipsang 2 26 Apr 2015
6 2:04:55 4 Stanley Biwott KEN 2 13 Apr 2014
7 2:05:19 5 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 25 Apr 2010
8 2:05:45 Martin Lel 2 17 Apr 2011
9 2:05:45 6 Patrick Makau KEN 3 17 Apr 2011
10 2:06:04 Tsegaye Kebede 1 21 Apr 2013
Average 2:05:07
Boston Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
15. 1 2:03:02 1 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 1 18 Apr 2011
2 2:03:06 2 Moses Mosop KEN 2 18 Apr 2011
3 2:04:53 3 Gebregziabher Gebremariam ETH 3 18 Apr 2011
4 2:04:58 4 Ryan Hall USA 4 18 Apr 2011
5 2:05:52 5 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot KEN 1 19 Apr 2010
6 2:06:13 6 Abreham Cherkos ETH 5 18 Apr 2011
7 2:06:43 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot 6 18 Apr 2011
8 2:07:10 7 Philip Kimutai Sanga KEN 7 18 Apr 2011
9 2:07:23 8 Tekeste Kebede ETH 2 19 Apr 2010
10 2:07:39 9 Deresa Chimsa ETH 8 18 Apr 2011
Average 2:05:42
Frankfurt Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:03:42 1 Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang KEN 1 30 Oct 2011
2 2:04:57 Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang 1 31 Oct 2010
3 2:05:16 2 Levy Matebo KEN 2 30 Oct 2011
4 2:05:25 3 Albert Matebor KEN 3 30 Oct 2011
5 2:06:07 4 Philip Sanga KEN 4 30 Oct 2011
6 2:06:08 5 Patrick Makau KEN 1 28 Oct 2012
7 2:06:15 6 Vincent Kipruto KEN 1 27 Oct 2013
8 2:06:16 7 Mark Kiptoo KEN 2 27 Oct 2013
9 2:06:26 8 Sisay Lemma Kasaye ETH 1 25 Oct 2015
10 2:06:29 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot 5 30 Oct 2011
Average 2:05:42
Amsterdam Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:36 1 Wilson Chebet KEN 1 20 Oct 2013
2 2:05:41 Wilson Chebet 1 21 Oct 2012
3 2:05:44 2 Getu Feleke ETH 1 17 Oct 2010
4 2:05:53 Wilson Chebet 1 16 Oct 2011
5 2:06:05 3 Laban Korir KEN 2 16 Oct 2011
6 2:06:06 4 Birhanu Girma ETH 2 20 Oct 2013
7 2:06:07 5 Eric Ndiema KEN 3 16 Oct 2011
8 2:06:12 Wilson Chebet 2 17 Oct 2010
9 2:06:19 6 Bernard Kipyego KEN 1 18 Oct 2015
10 2:06:21 7 Abrha Gebretsadik ETH 2 21 Oct 2012
Average 2:06:00
Paris Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:04 1 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 6 Apr 2014
2 2:05:12 2 Stanley Biwott KEN 1 15 Apr 2012
3 2:05:38 3 Peter Some KEN 1 7 Apr 2013
4 2:05:49 4 Mark Korir KEN 1 12 Apr 2015
5 2:06:24 5 Raji Assefa ETH 2 15 Apr 2012
6 2:06:27 6 Sisay Jisa ETH 3 15 Apr 2012
7 2:06:31 7 Benjamin Kiptoo Koulum KEN 1 10 Apr 2011
8 2:06:33 8 Tadesse Tola ETH 2 7 Apr 2013
9 2:06:34 9 Eric Ndiema KEN 3 7 Apr 2013
10 2:06:37 Eric Ndiema 4 15 Apr 2012
16. Average 2:06:05
Number of personal bests by venue for top 10, 20, 50, 100 performers
Venue of Personal Best No for top 10 No for top 20 No for top 50 No for top 100
Berlin 6 6 10 14
Boston 2 2 4 6
Dubai 1 6 13 19
Rotterdam 1 3 7 9
Chicago 3 5 11
London 6 6
Paris 2 8
Frankfurt 2 6
Seoul 1 3
Amsterdam 8
Eindhoven 6
Reims 1
Tokyo International 1
Tokyo 1
Valencia 1
Venues of Top 10, 20, 50, 100 performances
Venue No for top 10 No for top 20 No for top 50 No for top 100
Berlin 5 10 12 17
Chicago 2 4 7 12
Boston 2 2 4 4
Frankfurt 1 1 2 4
Rotterdam 2 8 14
Dubai 1 11 18
London 6 16
Paris 4
New York 1
Amsterdam 3
Eindhoven 1
Seoul 1
Hamburg 1
Tokyo 1
Fukuoka 1
Praha 1
Wien 1
Fastest marathon runners based on the average of their top five performances
Average Name Nation
1 2:04:13 Wilson Kipsang KEN
2 2:04:24 Eliud Kipchoge KEN
3 2:04:30 Geoffrey Mutai KEN
4 2:04:44 Dennis Kimetto KEN
5 2:04:53 Emmanuel Mutai KEN
6 2:04:57 Haile Gebrselassie ETH
7 2:05:05 Patrick Makau KEN
8 2:05:21 Tsegaye Kebede ETH
9 2:05:46 Wilson Chebet KEN
10 2:05:47 Vincent Kipruto KEN
11 2:05:48 Tadese Tola ETH
17. 12 2:05:50 Samuel Wanjiru KEN
13 2:05:54 Sammy Kitwara KEN
14 2:05:59 Dickson Chumba KEN
15 2:06:00 James Kwambai KEN
Wilson Kipsang
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:23 Berlin 1
st
29 Sept 2013
2 2:03:42 Frankfurt 1
st
30 Oct 2011
3 2:04:29 London 1
st
13 Apr 2014
4 2:04:44 London 1
st
22 Apr 2012
5 2:04:47 Frankfurt 1
st
31 Oct 2010
Average 2:04:13
Eliud Kipchoge
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:00 Berlin 1 27 Sept 2015
2 2:04:05 Berlin 2 29 Sept 2013
3 2:04:11 Chicago 1 12 Oct 2014
4 2:04:42 London 1 26 Apr 2015
5 2:05:00 Rotterdam 1 13 Apr 2014
Average 2:04:24
Geoffrey Mutai
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:02 Boston* 1
st
18 Apr 2011
2 2:04:15 Berlin 1
st
30 Sept 2012
3 2:04:55 Rotterdam 2
nd
11 Apr 2010
4 2:05:06 New York 1
st
6 Nov 2011
5 2:05:10 Berlin 2
nd
26 Sept 2010
Average 2:04:30
Dennis Kimetto
Time Race Place Date
1 2:02:57 Berlin 1 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:45 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:16 Berlin 2 30 Sept 2012
4 2:05:50 London 3 26 Apr 2015
5 2:06:50 Tokyo 1 24 Feb 2013
Average 2:04:44
Emmanuel Mutai
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:13 Berlin 2 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:52 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:40 London 1 17 Apr 2011
4 2:06:15 London 4 13 Apr 2008
5 2:06:23 London 2 25 Apr 2010
Average 2:04:53
Haile Gebrselassie
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:59 Berlin 1 28 Sept 2008
2 2:04:26 Berlin 1 30 Sept 2007
3 2:04:53 Dubai 1 18 Jan 2008
4 2:05:29 Dubai 1 16 Jan 2009
5 2:05:56 Berlin 1 24 Sept 2006
18. Average 2:04:57
Patrick Makau
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:38 Berlin 1
st
25 Sept 2011
2 2:04:48 Rotterdam 1
st
11 Apr 2010
3 2:05:08 Berlin 1
st
26 Sept 2010
4 2:05:45 London 3 17 Apr 2011
5 2:06:08 Frankfurt 1 28 Oct 2012
Average 2:05:05
Tsegaye Kebede
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:38 Chicago 1 7 Oct 2012
2 2:05:18 Fukuoka 1 6 Dec 2009
3 2:05:19 London 1 25 Apr 2010
4 2:05:20 London 2 26 Apr 2009
5 2:06:04 London 1 21 Apr 2013
Average 2:05:20
Wilson Chebet
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:27 Rotterdam 1
st
10 Apr 2011
2 2:05:36 Amsterdam 1
st
20 Oct 2013
3 2:05:41 Amsterdam 1
st
21 Oct 2012
4 2:05:53 Amsterdam 1
st
16 Oct 2011
5 2:06:12 Amsterdam 2
nd
17 Oct 2010
Average 2:05:46
Vincent Kipruto
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:13 Rotterdam 3
rd
11 Apr 2010
2 2:05:33 Rotterdam 2
nd
10 Apr 2011
3 2:05:47 Paris 1
st
5 Apr 2009
4 2:06:08 Chicago 3
rd
11 Oct 2009
5 2:06:15 Frankfurt 1
st
27 Oct 2013
Average 2:05:47
Tadese Tola
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:49 Dubai 3
rd
25 Jan 2013
2 2:05:10 Dubai 5
th
27 Jan 2012
3 2:05:57 Tokyo 2
nd
23 Feb 2014
4 2:06:31 Frankfurt 2
nd
31 Oct 2010
5 2:06:33 Paris 2
nd
7 Apr 2013
Average 2:05:48
Samuel Wanjiru
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:10 London 1 26 Apr 2009
2 2:05:24 London 2 13 Apr 2008
3 2:05:41 Chicago 1 11 Oct 2009
4 2:06:24 Chicago 1 10 Oct 2010
5 2:06:32 OG – Beijing 1 24 Aug 2008
Average 2:05:50
Sammy Kitwara
Time Race Place Date
19. 1 2:04:28 Chicago 2
nd
12 Oct 2014
2 2:05:16 Chicago 3
rd
13 Oct 2013
3 2:05:54 Chicago 4
th
7 Oct 2012
4 2:06:30 Tokyo 3
rd
23 Feb 2014
5 2:07:22 Rotterdam 3
rd
14 Apr 2013
Average 2:05:54
Dickson Chubma
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:32 Chicago 3
rd
12 Oct 2014
2 2:05:42 Tokyo 1
st
23 Feb 2014
3 2:05:46 Eindhoven 1
st
14 Oct 2012
4 2:06:34 Tokyo 2
nd
22 Feb 2015
5 2:07:23 Frankfurt 7
th
30 Oct 2011
Average 2:05:59
James Kwambai
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:27 Rotterdam 2
nd
5 Apr 2009
2 2:05:36 Berlin 2
nd
28 Sept 2008
3 2:05:50 Seoul 1
st
4 Nov 2012
4 2:06:03 Seoul 2
nd
18 Mar 2012
5 2:08:02 Tokyo 5
th
24 Feb 2013
Average 2:06:00
Khalid Khannouchi
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:38 London 1 14 Apr 2002
2 2:05:42 Chicago 1 24 Oct 1999
3 2:05:56 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2002
4 2:07:01 Chicago 1 22 Oct 2000
5 2:07:04 London 4 23 Apr 2006
Average 2:06:16
Adhane Yemane Tsegay
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:48 Rotterdam 1 15 Apr 2012
2 2:06:29 Dubai 10 27 Jan 2012
3 2:06:30 Paris 4 5 Apr 2009
4 2:06:51 Daegu 1 6 Apr 2014
5 2:06:54 Ottawa 1 25 May 2014
Average 2:06:18
Feyisa Lilesa
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:52 Chicago 2
nd
7 Oct 2012
2 2:05:23 Rotterdam 4
th
11 Apr 2010
3 2:06:35 Dubai 4
th
23 Jan 2015
4 2:06:57 Berlin 3
rd
27 Sept 2015
5 2:07:46 London 4
th
21 Apr 2013
Average 2:06:19
Martin Lel
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:15 London 1 13 Apr 2008
2 2:05:45 London 2 17 Apr 2011
3 2:06:41 London 2 23 Apr 2006
4 2:06:51 London 2 22 Apr 2012
20. 5 2:07:26 London 1 17 Apr 2005
Average 2:06:24
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:52 Boston 1
st
19 Apr 2010
2 2:06:23 Frankfurt 2
nd
25 Oct 2009
3 2:06:29 Frankfurt 5 30 Oct 2011
4 2:06:43 Boston 6
th
18 Apr 2011
5 2:07:21 Frankfurt 1
st
26 Oct 2008
Average 2:06:34
Paul Tergat
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:55 Berlin 1 28 Sept 2003
2 2:05:48 London 2 14 Apr 2002
3 2:06:18 Chicago 4 13 Oct 2002
4 2:07:59 London 4 13 Apr 2003
5 2:08:06 London 6 22 Apr 2007
Average 2:06:37
Felix Limo
Time Race Place Date
1 2:06:14 Rotterdam 1 4 Apr 2004
2 2:06:39 London 1 23 Apr 2006
3 2:06:42 Amsterdam 2 19 Oct 2003
4 2:06:44 Berlin 1 26 Sept 2004
5 2:07:02 Chicago 1 9 Oct 2005
Average 2:06:40
Evans Rutto
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:50 Chicago 1 12 Oct 2003
2 2:06:16 Chicago 1 10 Oct 2004
3 2:06:18 London 1 18 Apr 2004
4 2:07:28 Chicago 4 9 Oct 2005
5 2:07:49 Kosice 3 7 Oct 2012
Average 2:06:44
Bernard Kipyego
Time Race Place Date
1 2:06:22 Amsterdam 1
st
19 Oct 2014
2 2:06:29 Chicago 3
rd
9 Oct 2011
3 2:06:40 Chicago 6
th
7 Oct 2012
4 2:07:01 Rotterdam 5t 11 Apr 2010
5 2:07:16 Paris 2
nd
10 Apr 2011
Average 2:06:46
Sammy Korir
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:56 Berlin 2 28 Sept 2003
2 2:06:38 Rotterdam 1 9 Apr 2006
3 2:06:48 London 2 18 Apr 2004
4 2:07:32 Seoul 1 16 Mar 2008
5 2:08:01 Dubai 3 18 Jan 2008
Average 2:06:47
Abel Kirui
Time Race Place Date
21. 1 2:05:04 Rotterdam 3
rd
5 Apr 2009
2 2:06:51 Berlin 2
nd
30 Sept 2007
3 2:06:54 WC – Berlin 1
st
22 Aug 2009
4 2:07:38 Wien 1
st
27 Apr 2008
5 2:07:38 WC – Daegu 1
st
4 Sept 2011
Average 2:06:49
Fastest marathon runners based on the average of their top three performances since 2011
Average Name Nation
1 2:03:39 Dennis Kimetto KEN
2 2:03:55 Wilson Kipsang KEN
3 2:03:55 Emmanuel Mutai KEN
4 2:04:05 Eliud Kipchoge KEN
5 2:04:08 Geoffrey Mutai KEN
6 2:04:35 Moses Mosop KEN
7 2:05:10 Patrick Makau KEN
8 2:05:13 Sammy Kitwara KEN
9 2:05:19 Tadese Tola ETH
10 2:05:20 Dickson Chumba KEN
11 2:05:35 Wilson Chebet KEN
12 2:05:50 Bernard Koech KEN
13 2:05:51 Tsegaye Kebede ETH
Dennis Kimetto
Time Race Place Date
1 2:02:57 Berlin 1 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:45 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:16 Berlin 2 30 Sept 2012
Average 2:03:39
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:23 Berlin 1
st
29 Sept 2013
2 2:03:42 Frankfurt 1
st
30 Oct 2011
3 2:04:39 London 1
st
22 Apr 2012
Average 2:03:55
Emmanuel Mutai
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:13 Berlin 2 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:52 Chicago 2 13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:40 London 1 17 Apr 2011
Average 2:03:55
Eliud Kipchoge
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:00 Berlin 1 27 Sept 2015
2 2:04:05 Berlin 2 29 Sept 2013
3 2:04:11 Chicago 1 12 Oct 2014
Average 2:04:05
Geoffrey Mutai
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:02 Boston 1
st
18 Apr 2011
2 2:04:15 Berlin 1
st
30 Sept 2012
22. 3 2:05:06 New York 1
st
6 Nov 2011
Average 2:04:08
Moses Mosop
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:06 Boston 2
nd
18 Apr 2011
2 2:05:03 Rotterdam 3
rd
15 Apr 2012
3 2:05:37 Chicago 1
st
9 Oct 2011
Average 2:04:35
Patrick Makau
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:38 Berlin 1
st
25 Sept 2011
2 2:05:45 London 3
rd
17 Apr 2011
3 2:06:08 Frankfurt 1
st
28 Oct 2012
Average 2:05:10
Sammy Kitwara
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:28 Chicago 2
nd
12 Oct 2014
2 2:05:16 Chicago 3
rd
13 Oct 2013
3 2:05:54 Chicago 4
th
7 Oct 2012
Average 2:05:13
Tadese Tola
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:49 Dubai 3
rd
25 Jan 2013
2 2:05:10 Dubai 5
th
27 Jan 2012
3 2:05:57 Tokyo 2
nd
23 Feb 2014
Average 2:05:19
Dickson Chubma
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:32 Chicago 3
rd
12 Oct 2014
2 2:05:42 Tokyo 1
st
23 Feb 2014
3 2:05:46 Eindhoven 1
st
14 Oct 2012
Average 2:05:20
Wilson Chebet
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:27 Rotterdam 1
st
10 Apr 2011
2 2:05:36 Amsterdam 1
st
20 Oct 2013
3 2:05:41 Amsterdam 1
st
21 Oct 2012
Average 2:05:35
Bernard Koech
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:53 Dubai 5 25 Jan 2013
2 2:06:08 Rotterdam 2 13 Apr 2014
3 2:06:29 Amsterdam 3 20 Oct 2013
Average 2:05:50
Tsegaye Kebede
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:38 Chicago 1 7 Oct 2012
2 2:06:04 London 1 21 Apr 2013
3 2:06:52 London 3
rd
22 Apr 2012
Average 2:05:51
27. Stephen Chebogut 14:36 14:54 14:47 14:49 14:57 14:49 15:04 15:20 6:36 63:28 21:56
Wilson Chebet 14:56 14:31 14:58 14:57 14:46 14:54 14:59 14:58 6:54 63:15 21:52
Haile Gebrselassie 14:44 15:11 14:56 14:39 14:50 14:47 14:32 15:21 6:59 63:10 22:20
Tsegaye Kebede 14:23 14:33 14:47 14:48 14:28 15:09 15:28 15:39 6:49 64:28 22:28
Ronald da Costa 15:21 15:17 15:25 15:14 14:41 14:36 14:41 14:40 6:10 61:23 20:50
Haile Gebrselassie 14:30 14:46 14:42 14:36 14:35 14:35 14:53 15:57 7:34 64:20 23:31
Patrick Makau 15:08 14:49 14:47 14:53 14:55 14:57 14:59 15:05 6:35 63:18 21:40
Haile Gebrselassie 14:54 14:48 14:59 14:57 14:42 14:51 15:06 15:25 6:27 63:18 21:52
Endeshaw Negesse 14:56 14:58 14:56 15:02 14:53 15:05 14:55 14:36 6:39 62:52 21:15
Tsegaye Kebede 15:08 15:07 15:10 15:14 15:11 14:51 14:17 14:47 6:25 62:08 21:12
Wilson Kipsang 15:05 14:56 15:06 15:05 14:54 14:45 14:59 15:02 6:21 62:42 21:23
Felix Limo 15:16 14:40 14:56 14:57 15;24 14:46 14:22 15:26 6:27 63:01 21:53
Gilbert Kirwa 14:57 15:05 15:10 15:05 15:08 14:44 14:36 14:57 6:32 62:39 21:29
Sammy Wanjiru 15:03 14:30 14:58 14:48 15:10 15:08 14:42 15:34 6:31 62:47 22:05
Sisay Lemma 15;10 15:04 14:43 15:07 15:10 14:19 14:53 15:18 6:42 63:04 22:00
Markos Geneti ? ? 14:30 14:15 14:25 14:52 15:31 15:27 6:55 22:22
Antonio Pinto 30:14 6:33 62:44
Geoffey Mutai 15:09 15:04 15:06 ? ? 15:03 15:20 14:24 6:05 63:05 20:29
Francis Kiprop 15:21 15:30 15:02 15:03 14:41 14:05 14:30 15:40 7:12 62:46 22:52
Steve Jones 14:47 14:43 14:22 14:36 14:45 15:27 15:34 15:57 7:02 65:30 22:59
Abel Kirui 15:58 15:23 15:07 15:14 14:43 14:18 14:40 15:15 7:00 62:31 22:15
Geb Gebremariam 16:26 15:37 14:51 15:14 15:26 14:04 14:54 15:22 6:20 62:54 21:42
5Km 10Km 15Km 20Km 25Km 30Km 35Km 40Km 42.2K LastHalf Final 7.2K
Note: At 1980 Olympics Rudolfo Gomez covered 20K (1:03:42) to 25K (1:17:55) in 14:13, only 4 seconds slower
than Wilson Kipsang’s split from 2012 London marathon.
Fastest first half
Name First Half Last half Final Time Venue Year
Haile Gebrselassie 1:01:27 1:03:26 2:04:53 Dubai 2008
Emmanuel Mutai (2nd
) 1:01:34 1:04:59 2:06:33 London 2013
Wilson Kipsang 1:01:34 1:01:49 2:03:23 Berlin 2013
Sam Wanjiru 1:01:36 1:03:34 2:05:10 London 2009
Tsegaye Kebede 1:01:36 1:04:28 2:06:04 London 2013
Adhane Yemane Tsegay 1:01:37 1:03:11 2:04:48 Rotterdam 2012
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 1:01:40 1:02:02 2:03:42 Frankfurt 2011
Fastest last half
Name First Half Last Half Final Time Venue Year
Geoffry Mutai 1:01:58 1:01:04* 2:03:02 Boston 2011
Moses Mosop 1:01:58 1:01:08* 2:03:06 Boston 2011
Dennis Kimetto 1:01:45 1:01:12 2:02:57 Berlin 2014
Ronald da Costa 1:04:42 1:01:23 2:06:05 Berlin 1998
Tsegaye Kebede 1:02:55 1:01:43 2:04:38 Chicago 2012
*Boston is NOT a standard course
Fastest Debut Marathon
World Men
Time Name Nation Age Pos Venue Date 2nd
Marathon Personal Best
1 2:03:06* Moses Mosop KEN 25y 2 Boston 18 Apr 2011 2:05:37 2:03:06
2 2:04:16 Dennis Kimetto KEN 28y 2 Berlin 30 Sept 2012 2:06:50 2:02:57
3 2:04:23 Ayele Abshero ETH 21y 1 Dubai 27 Jan 2012 DNF 2:04:23
4 2:04:32 Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa ETH 18y 1 Dubai 24 Jan 2014 2:08:06 2:04:32
28. 5 2:04:45 Lelisa Desisa ETH 23y 1 Dubai 25 Jan 2013 2:10:22 2:04:45
6 2:04:53 Bernard Koech KEN 25y 5 Dubai 25 Jan 2013 DNF 2:04:53
7 2:05:04 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 31y 1 Paris 5 Apr 2014 2:05:51 2:05:03
8 2:05:27 Tilahun Regassa ETH 22y 3 Chicago 7 Oct 2012 2:05:38 2:05:27
9 2:05:30 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 28y 1 Hamburg 21 Apr 2013 2:04:05 2:04:00
10 2:05:50 Evans Rutto KEN 25y 1 Chicago 12 Oct 2003 2:06:19 2:05:50
11 2:06:05 Laban Korir KEN 25y 2 Amsterdam 16 Oct 2011 2:15:29 2:06:05
12 2:06:07 Eric Ndiema KEN 18y 3 Amsterdam 16 Oct 2011 2:06:37 2:06:07
13 2:06:12 Wilson Chebet KEN 25y 2 Amsterdam 17 Oct 2010 2:05:27 2:05:27
13 2:06:12 Geoffrey Kipsang KEN 19y 3 Berlin 30 Sept 2012 2:09:12 2:06:12
15 2:06:14 Patrick Makau KEN 24y 4 Rotterdam 5 Apr 2009 DNF 2:03:38
16 2:06:15 Bazu Worku Hayla ETH 18y 2 Paris 5 Apr 2009 2:09:54 2:05:24
17 2:06:16 Mark Kiptoo KEN 37y 2 Frankfurt 27 Oct 2013 2:13:58 2:06:16
18 2:06:17 Tamirat Adera Tola ETH 23? 4 Dubai 24 Jan 2014 DNF 2:06:17
19 2:06:18 Gilbert Yegon Koech KEN 28? 1 Amsterdam 18 Oct 2009 2:21:12 2:06:18
20 2:06:21 Abrha Gebretsadik ETH 20y 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2012 2:09:00 2:06:21
21 2:06:22 Bentayehu Assefa ETH ? 3 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2012 2:09:35 2:06:22
22 2:06:27 Sisay Jisa ETH 29y 3 Paris 15 Apr 2012 2:16:12 2:06:27
23 2:06:28 Nathaniel Kipkosgei KEN 27y 2 Eindhoven 9 Oct 2011 None Yet 2:06:28
24 2:06:31 Peter Kirui KEN 23y 6 Frankfurt 30 Oct 2011 2:09:15 2:06:31
25 2:06:33 Nicholas Kipkemboi KEN 26y 6 Dubai 25 Jan 2013 DNF 2:06:33
26 2:06:35 Markos Geneti ETH 26y 1 Los Angeles 20 Mar 2011 2:04:54 2:04:54
27 2:06:39 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 21y 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 2:05:24 2:05:10
28 2:06:42 Felix Limo KEN 23y 2 Amsterdam 19 Oct 2003 2:06:14 2:06:14
29 2:06:47 Wilson Onsare KEN 26y 3 Paris 6 Apr 2003 2:10:55 2:06:47
30 2:06:49 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 23y 2 Amsterdam 17 Oct 1999 2:16:01 2:06:49
31 2:06:54 Ondoro Osoro KEN 30y 1 Chicago 11 Oct 1998 2:08:00 2:06:54
32 2:06:57 Tesfaye Tola ETH 24y 4 Amsterdam 17 Oct 1999 2:11:42 2:06:57
Those who improved their time in second marathon & successive marathon are indicated in Bold.
Note1: Haile Gebrselassie ran 2:06:35 on his “Elite Marathon” debut at 2002 London Marathon (he was 28 years
old, almost 29), but strictly speaking it was his second marathon. In his third (second elite) marathon Haile
improved his personal best to 2:06:20.
Note2: Sammy Kitwara ran 2:05:54 in his first completed marathon at 2012 Chicago, but he DNF previously at 2012
Rotterdam.
Note3: Boston is NOT a standard course
Note4: Paul Tergat made his marathon debut in 2001 London Marathon when he was 31 years old and finished
second in 2:08:15. In his second marathon, Tergat ran 2:08:56.
JPN Men
Time Name Place Venue Date
1 2:08:12 Masakazu Fujiwara 3 Lake Biwa - Otsu 2 Mar 2003
2 2:08:53 Koichi Morishita 1 Beppu-Oita 3 Feb 1991
3 2:09:03 Yoshinori Oda 4 Tokyo 27 Feb 2011
4 2:09:12 Tomoyuki Morita 6 Lake Biwa – Otsu 3 Mar 2012
5 2:09:23 Tomoya Shimizu 5 Lake Biwa – Otsu 2 Mar 2008
6 2:09:38 Noriaki Igarashi 4 Fukuoka 6 Dec 1998
7 2:09:41 Toshinari Takaoka 3 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2001
8 2:09:50 Atsushi Sato 4 Lake Biwa – Otsu 5 Mar 2000
National records
29. Time Nation Name Place Venue Date
1 2:02:57
2:03:02*
KEN Dennis Kimetto
Geoffrey Mutai
1
1
Berlin
Boston
28 Sept 2014
18 Apr 2011
2 2:03:59 ETH Haile Gebrselassie 1 Berlin 28 Sept 2008
3 2:04:58*
2:05:38
USA Ryan Hall
Khalid Khannouchi
4
1
Boston
London
18 Apr 2011
14 Apr 2002
4 2:05:27 MAR Jaouad Gharib 3 London 26 Apr 2009
5 2:06:05 BRA Ronaldo da Costa 1 Berlin 20 Sept 1998
6 2:06:16 JPN Toshinari Takaoka 3 Chicago 13 Oct 2002
7 2:06:33 RSA Gert Thys 1 Tokyo 14 Feb 1999
8 2:06:33 UGA Stephen Kiprotich 1 Tokyo 22 Feb 2015
9 2:06:36 POR Antonio Pinto 1 London 16 Apr 2000
10 2:06:36 FRA Benoit Zwierzchiewski 2 Paris 6 Apr 2003
11 2:06:52 ESP Julio Rey 1 Hamburg 23 Apr 2006
12 2:07:07 DJI Ahmed Salah 2 Rotterdam 17 Apr 1988
13 2:07:13 GBR Steve Jones 1 Chicago 20 Oct 1985
14 2:07:15 UKR Dmytro Baranovsky 2 Fukuoka 3 Dec 2006
15 2:07:19 MEX Andreas Espinosa 2 Boston 18 Apr 1994
16 2:07:19 QAT Mubarak Hassan Shami 1 Paris 15 Apr 2007
17 2:07:20 BEL Vincent Rousseau 2 Berlin 24 Sept 1995
18 2:07:20 KOR Lee Bong-Ju 2 Tokyo 13 Feb 2000
19 2:07:22 ITA Stefano Baldini 5 London 23 Apr 2006
20 2:07:23 SUI Viktor Rothlin 1 Tokyo 18 Feb 2008
21 2:07:27 ERI Yared Asmerom 2 Chunchon 23 Oct 2011
*Note: Boston Marathon course is NOT a standard course
All Comers records
Time Nation Name Nation Venue Date
1 2:02:57 GER Dennis Kimetto KEN Berlin 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:02*
2:03:45
USA Geoffrey Mutai
Dennis Kimetto
KEN
KEN
Boston
Chicago
18 Apr 2011
13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:23 UAE Ayele Abshero ETH Dubai 27 Jan 2012
4 2:04:27 NED Duncan Kibet KEN Rotterdam 5 Apr 2009
5 2:04:29
2:04:40
GBR Wilson Kipsang
Emmanuel Mutai
KEN
KEN
London
London
13 Apr 2014
17 Apr 2011
6 2:05:04 FRA Kenenisa Bekele ETH Paris 6 Apr 2014
7 2:05:18 JPN Tsegaye Kebede ETH Fukuoka 6 Dec 2009
8 2:05:37 KOR Wilson Loyanai Erupe KEN Seoul 18 Mar 2012
9 2:05:39 CZE Eliud Kiptanui KEN Praha 9 May 2010
10 2:06:13 ESP John Mwangangi KEN Valencia 15 Nov 2015
11 2:06:19
2:06:32
CHN Moses Mosop
Samuel Wanjiru
KEN
KEN
Xiamen
Beijing (OG)
3 Jan 2015
24 Aug 2008
Note: Boston marathon course is NOT a standard course
Fastest Marathon by Age
Age Time Name Nat DOB pos Race Date
18 2:04:32
2:06:07
2:06:15
Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa
Eric Ndiema
Bazu Worku Hayla
ETH
KEN
ETH
15 June 1995
28 Dec 1992
15 Sept 1990
1
3
2
Dubai
Amsterdam
Paris
24 Jan 2014
16 Oct 2011
5 Apr 2009
19 2:04:48
2:06:12
2:06:17
Berhanu Shiferaw
Geoffrey Kipsang
Eric Ndiema
ETH
KEN
KEN
31 May 1993
28 Nov 1992
28 Dec 1992
2
3
3
Dubai
Berlin
Eindhoven
25 Jan 2013
30 Sept 2012
14 Oct 2012
30. 2:06:37 Eric Ndiema KEN 28 Dec 1992 4 Paris 15 Apr 2012
20 2:05:23 Feyisa Lelisa ETH 1 Feb 1990 4 Rotterdam 11 Apr 2010
21 2:04:23
2:05:16
2:05:24
Ayele Abshero
Levi Matebo Omari
Samuel Wanjiru
ETH
KEN
KEN
28 Dec 1990
3 Nov 1989
10 Nov 1986
1
2
2
Dubai
Frankfurt
London
27 Jan 2012
30 Oct 2011
13 Apr 2008
22 2:04:52
2:05:10
Feyisa Lilesa
Samuel Wanjiru
ETH
KEN
1 Feb 1990
10 Nov 1986
2
1
Chicago
London
7 Oct 2012
26 Apr 2009
23 2:04:24
2:04:45
2:04:50
2:04:56
2:05:19
Tesfaye Abera Dibaba
Lelisa Desisa
Dino Sefer
Jonathan Maiyo
Tsegaye Kebede
ETH
ETH
ETH
KEN
ETH
31 Mar 1992
14 Jan 1990
28 May 1988
5 May 1988
15 Jan 1987
1
1
2
4
1
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai
London
22 Jan 2016
25 Jan 2013
27 Jan 2012
27 Jan 2012
25 Apr 2010
24 2:04:53
2:05:10
2:06:14
Bernrad Koech
Tadesse Tola
Patrick Makau
KEN
ETH
KEN
31 Jan 1988
31 Oct 1987
2 Mar 1985
5
5
4
Dubai
Dubai
Rotterdam
25 Jan 2013
27 Jan 2012
5 Apr 2009
25 2:03:06
2:04:38
2:04:48
Moses Mosop
Tsegaye Kebede
Patrick Makau
KEN
ETH
KEN
17 July 1985
15 Jan 1987
2 Mar 1985
2
1
1
Boston
Chicago
Rotterdam
18 Apr 2011
7 Oct 2012
11 Apr 2010
26 2:03:38
2:04:27
Patrick Makau
James Kwambai
KEN
KEN
2 Mar 1985
28 Feb 1983
1
1
Berlin
Rotterdam
25 Sept 2011
5 Apr 2009
27 2:04:28
2:04:32
2:04:48
2:04:54
2:04:55
2:05:41
2:05:42
2:05:42
Sammy Kitwara
Dickson Chumba
Yemane Adhane Tsegay
Markos Geneti
Stanley Biwott
Wilson Chebet
Khalid Khannouchi
Abdullah Dawit Shami
KEN
KEN
ETH
ETH
KEN
KEN
MAR
ETH
26 Nov 1986
27 Oct 1986
8 Apr 1985
30 May 1984
21 Apr 1986
12 July 1985
22 Dec 1971
16 July 1984
2
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
Chicago
Chicago
Rotterdam
Dubai
London
Amsterdam
Chicago
Hamburg
12 Oct 2014
12 Oct 2014
14 Apr 2012
27 Jan 2012
13 Apr 2014
21 Oct 2012
24 Oct 1999
29 Apr 2012
28 2:04:05
2:04:16
2:04:55
Eliud Kipchoge
Dennis Kimetto
Geoffrey Mutai
KEN
KEN
KEN
5 Nov 1984
22 Apr 1984
7 Oct 1981
2
2
2
Berlin
Berlin
Rotterdam
29 Sept 2013
30 Sept 2012
11 Apr 2010
29 2:03:02
2:03:13
2:03:42
2:03:45
Geoffrey Mutai
Emmanuel Mutai
Wilson Kipsang
Dennis Kimetto
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
7 Oct 1981
12 Oct 1984
15 Mar 1982
22 Apr 1984
1
2
1
1
Boston
Berlin
Frankfurt
Chicago
18 Apr 2011
28 Sept 2014
30 Oct 2011
13 Oct 2013
30 2:02:57
2:04:00
2:04:15
2:04:27
Dennis Kimetto
Eliud Kipchoge
Geoffrey Mutai
Duncan Kibet
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
22 Apr 1984
5 Nov 1984
7 Oct 1981
25 Apr 1978
1
1
1
2
Berlin
Berlin
Berlin
Rotterdam
28 Sept 2014
27 Sept 2015
30 Sept 2012
5 Apr 2009
31 2:03:23
2:04:56
Wilson Kipsang
Sammy Korir
KEN
KEN
15 Mar 1982
12 Dec 1971
1
2
Berlin
Berlin
29 Sept 2013
28 Sept 2003
32 2:04:29
2:05:45
Wilson Kipsang
Martin Lel
KEN
KEN
15 Mar 1982
29 Oct 1978
1
2
London
London
13 Apr 2014
17 Apr 2011
33 2:04:47
2:05:56
Wilson Kipsang
Haile Gebrselassie
KEN
ETH
15 Mar 1982
18 Apr 1973
2
1
London
Berlin
26 Apr 2015
24 Sept 2006
34 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 18 Apr 1973 1 Berlin 30 Sept 2007
35 2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 18 Apr 1973 1 Berlin 28 Sept 2008
36 2:05:27 Jaouad Gharib MAR 22 May 1972 3 London 26 Apr 2009
37 2:06:16
2:06:55
Mark Kiptoo
Jaouad Gharib
KEN
MAR
21 June 1976
22 May 1972
2
3
Frankfurt
London
27 Oct 2013
25 Apr 2010
38 2:06:05
2:06:49
2:07:12
2:08:01
Mariko Kipchumba Kiplagat
Mark Kiptoo
Carlos Lopes
Francis Bowen
KEN
KEN
POR
KEN
4 July 1974
21 June 1976
18 Feb 1947
12 Oct 1973
1
1
1
3
Reims
Frankfurt
Rotterdam
Valencia
21 Oct 2012
26 Oct 2014
20 Apr 1985
27 Nov 2011
39 2:06:00
2:07:44
2:08:06
Mark Kiptoo
Jaouad Gharib
Mariko Kipchumba Kiplagat
KEN
MAR
KEN
21 June 1976
22 May 1972
4 July 1974
3
5
1
Eindhoven
London
Xiamen
11 Oct 2015
22 Apr 2012
2 Jan 2014
31. 2:08:21
2:08:26
Francis Bowen
Jaouad Gharib
KEN
MAR
12 Oct 1973
22 May 1972
5
5
Eindhoven
New York
14 Oct 2012
6 Nov 2011
40 2:08:46 Andreas Espinosa MEX 4 Feb 1963 4 Berlin 28 Sept 2003
41 2:08:42
2:08:44
Kenneth Mungara
Kenneth Mungara
KEN
KEN
7 Sept 1973
7 Sept 1973
1
1
Brisbane
Milano
5 July 2015
12 Apr 2015
Fastest Marathon for the month
Month Time Name Nat Race Date
January 2:04:23
2:04:24
2:04:32
2:04:45
2:04:48
Ayele Abshero
Tesfaye Abera Dibaba
Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa
Lelisa Desisa
Berhanu Shiferaw
ETH
ETH
ETH
ETH
ETH
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai
27 Jan 2012
22 Jan 2016
24 Jan 2014
25 Jan 2013
25 Jan 2013
February 2:05:42
2:05:57
2:06:30
2:06:33
Dickson Chumba
Tadese Tola
Sammy Kitwara
Gert Thys
KEN
ETH
KEN
RSA
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
23 Feb 2014
23 Feb 2014
23 Feb 2014
14 Feb 1999
March 2:05:37
2:06:03
Wilson Loyanai
James Kwambai
KEN
KEN
Seoul
Seoul
18 Mar 2012
18 Mar 2012
April 2:03:02
2:03:06
2:04:27
Geoffrey Mutai
Moses Mosop
Duncan Kibet
KEN
KEN
KEN
Boston
Boston
Rotterdam
18 Apr 2011
18 Apr 2011
5 Apr 2009
May 2:05:39 Eliud Kiptanui KEN Praha 9 May 2010
June 2:08:55 Patrick Tambwe CDO Mont St Michel 20 June 2004
July 2:08:42
2:08:54
2:08:55
2:09:14
Kenneth Mungara
Silah Kipkemboi Limo
Evans Kipkosgei Ruto
Jorg Peter
KEN
KEN
KEN
GDR
Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane
Berlin-Grunau
5 July 2015
5 July 2015
5 July 2015
21 July 1984
August 2:06:32
2:06:54
Samuel Wanjiru
Abel Kirui
KEN
KEN
OG – Beijing
WC - Berlin
24 Aug 2008
22 Aug 2009
September 2:02:57
2:03:13
2:03:23
2:03:38
2:03:59
Dennis Kimetto
Emmanuel Mutai
Wilson Kipsang
Patrick Makau
Haile Gebrselassie
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
ETH
Berlin
Berlin
Berlin
Berlin
Berlin
28 Sept 2014
28 Sept 2014
29 Sept 2013
25 Sept 2011
28 Sept 2008
October 2:03:42
2:03:45
2:03:52
2:04:11
2:04:28
Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang
Dennis Kimetto
Emmanuel Mutai
Eliud Kipchoge
Sammy Kitwara
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
KEN
Frankfurt
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
30 Oct 2011
13 Oct 2013
13 Oct 2013
12 Oct 2014
12 Oct 2014
November 2:05:06
2:05:50
Geoffrey Mutai
James Kwambai
KEN
KEN
New York
Seoul
6 Nov 2011
4 Nov 2012
December 2:05:18
2:06:10
Tsegaye Kebede
Tsegaye Kebede
ETH
ETH
Fukuoka
Fukuoka
6 Dec 2009
7 Dec 2008
Number of Sub-2:0X marathons
Runners with Sub-2:04
Name Number 1 2
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 2 2:03:23 2:03:42
Dennis Kimetto 2 2:02:57 2:03:45
Emmanuel Mutai 2 2:03:13 2:03:52
Haile Gebrselassie 1 2:03:59
Geoffrey Mutai 1 2:03:02
Moses Mosop 1 2:03:06
Patrick Makau 1 2:03:38
33. Feyisa Lilesa 4 2:04:52 2:05:23 2:06:35 2:06:57
Dickson Chumba 4 2:04:32 2:05:42 2:05:46 2:06:34
Distribution of Sub-2:0X performers by countries
Sub-2:06 performers
Nation 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
KEN 6 7 8 11 11 6 5 4 3 1
ETH 3 7 5 12 1 4 2 1 1 1
MAR 1 1
USA 1 1
Total 9 14 13 23 13 10 8 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0
Total African 9 14 13 23 12 10 8 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
Sub-2:07 performers
Nation 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
KEN 17 16 19 23 25 11 13 8 4 5 5 8 5 1
ETH 8 15 10 20 2 8 4 3 2 1 1 1
UGA 1
MAR 1 3 1 1
RSA 1
USA 1 1 1
BRA 1
ESP 1
FRA 2
JPN 1 1
POR 1
Total 26 31 29 43 29 20 20 13 6 8 1 5 10 9 1 2
Total African 26 31 29 43 27 20 20 12 6 7 1 5 8 7 1 0
Sub-2:08 performers
Nation 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
KEN 31 34 30 44 35 25 24 23 15 11 8 8 15 9 2 4
ETH 15 27 18 28 9 13 9 4 2 1 1 1 1 2
ERI 1 1 2 1
UGA 1 1 1
MAR 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
RSA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
BRN 1
USA 1 1 1 1 1 1
BRA 1
SUI 1
JPN 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1
QAT 1 1
UKR 1 1
ESP 1 1 1 2 3 1
ITA 1 1 1 1
FRA 1 2 1
POR 1
KOR 1
POL 1
Total 51 62 50 79 49 40 37 31 24 19 12 12 25 15 12 10
Total African 49 61 50 75 47 40 37 29 21 15 10 10 17 12 5 5
Best season average
Two races in a year
Name Year Marathon 1 Venue Marathon 2 Venue Season Average
34. Geoffrey Mutai 2011 2:03:02 Boston** 2:05:06 New York 2:04:04
Moses Mosop 2011 2:03:06 Boston** 2:05:37 Chicago 2:04:21
Eliud Kipchoge 2015 2:04:42 London 2:04:00 Berlin 2:04:21
Haile Gebrselassie 2008 2:04:53 Dubai 2:03:59 Berlin 2:04:26
Eliud Kipchoge 2014 2:05:00 Rotterdam 2:04:11 Chicago 2:04:35
Patrick Makau 2011 2:05:45 London 2:03:38 Berlin 2:04:42
Eliud Kipchoge 2013 2:05:30 Hamburg 2:04:05 Berlin 2:04:48
Dickson Chumba 2014 2:05:42 Tokyo 2:04:32 Chicago 2:05:07
** Boston is NOT a standard course
Three races in a year
Name Year Marathon 1 Venue Marathon 2 Venue Marathon3 Venue Average
Tadesse Tola *** 2013 2:04:49 Dubai 2:06:33 Paris 2:07:16 Beijing 2:06:13
Deresse Chimsa 2012 2:05:42 Dubai 2:06:25 Praha 2:06:52 Frankfurt 2:06:20
Tsegaye Kebede 2009 2:05:20 London 2:08:35 WC 2:05:18 Fukuoka 2:06:24
***Tadesse Tola actually ran 4 marathons in 2013 including WC in Moskva where he was 3rd
with 2:10:23 and thus
his four race average is 2:07:15
Shortest span between sub-2:07 marathons
49 days: 2:06:51 in Daegu on 6 Apr & 2:06:54 in Ottawa on 25 May, 2014 by Yemane Tsegay Adhane
Girmay Birhanu in 2015: 8th Dubai - 2:08:56 1st Daegu - 2:07:26 1st Ottawa - 2:08:14 Three sub-2:09 marathons in
five months!
Fastest Marathons based on combined men and women’s winning time
Men Women
Sum Time Name Time Name Race DMY
1 4:23:14 2:05:56 Khalid Khannouchi 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe Chicago 13 Oct 2002
2 4:23:15 2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto 2:20:18 Tirfe Tsegaye Berlin 28 Sept 2014
3 4:23:18 2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie 2:19:19 Irina Mikitenko Berlin 29 Sept 2008
4 4:23:21 2:07:56 Gezhagne Abera 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe London 13 Apr 2003
5 4:23:21 2:04:44 Wilson Kipsang 2:18:37 Mary Keitany London 22 Apr 2012
6 4:23:22 2:03:38 Patrick Makau 2:19:44 Florence Kiplagat Berlin 25 Sept 2011
7 4:23:25 2:04:00 Eliud Kipchoge 2:19:25 Gladys Cherono Berlin 27 Sept 2015
8 4:23:42 2:03:45 Dennis Kimetto 2:19:57 Rita Jeptoo Chicago 13 Oct 2013
9 4:23:46 2:04:48 Adhane Yemane 2:18:58 Tiki Gelana Rotterdam 15 Apr 2012
10 4:23:54 2:04:23 Ayele Abshero 2:19:31 Aselefech Mergia Dubai 27 Jan 2012
11 4:23:59 2:04:40 Emmanuel Mutai 2:19:19 Mary Keitany London 17 Apr 2011
35. Main Contenders:
Emmanuel Mutai (KEN)
DOB: 12 Oct 1984
Personal Bests:
10000m: 28:09.2 (2005); Half marathon: 59:52 (2011); Marathon: 2:03:13 (2014)
International Championships Highlights:
Marathon: 2nd
in 2009 World Championships; 17th
in 2012 Olympic Games
Progressions: (5 straight years with sub-2:07 marathons until 2011; 9 straight years with sub-2:08:02)
Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon
2016 1:09:03
2015 1:03:13 2:07:46
2014 1:04:44 2:03:13
2013 1:01:32 2:03:52
2012 1:02:56 2:08:01
2011 59:52 2:04:40
2010 1:00:03 2:06:23
2009 1:00:39 2:06:53
2008 1:01:10 2:06:15
2007 1:00:51 2:06:29
2006 28:21.14 1:00:49
2005 28:09.2
Marathon career (One of the three runners with two sub-2:04 marathons; 2
nd
highest sub-2:07, 2:08, 2:09 & 2:10
marathon in history)
Time Race Place Date
2:07:46 Berlin 4
th
27 Sept 2015
2:10:54 London 11
th
26 Apr 2015
Personal Best 2:03:13 Berlin 2
nd
28 Sept 2014
2:08:19 London 7
th
13 Apr 2014
2:03:52 Chicago 2
nd
13 Oct 2013
2:06:33 London 2
nd
21 Apr 2013
2:14:49 OG – London 17
th
12 Aug 2012
2:08:01 London 7
th
22 Apr 2012
2:06:28 New York 2
nd
6 Nov 2011
2:04:40 London 1
st
25 Apr 2011
2:09:18 New York 2
nd
7 Nov 2010
2:06:23 London 2
nd
25 Apr 2010
2:07:48 WC – Berlin 2
nd
22 Aug 2009
2:06:53 London 4
th
26 Apr 2009
2:15:36 Chicago 5
th
12 Oct 2008
2:06:15 London 4
th
13 Apr 2008
2:06:29 Amsterdam 1
st
21 Oct 2007
2:13:06 Rotterdam 7
th
15 Apr 2007
Average of top 5 Marathon performances
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:13 Berlin 2 28 Sept 2014
2 2:03:52 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2013
3 2:04:40 London 1 17 Apr 2011
4 2:06:15 London 4 13 Apr 2008
5 2:06:23 London 2 25 Apr 2010
Average 2:04:53
36. 2016 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
10 Jan Halve-Marathon von Egmond Half marathon 5th
1:09:03
2015 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
27 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 4th
2:07:46
26 Apr London Marathon Marathon 11th
2:10:54
15 Feb Mitja Marato de Barcelona Half marathon 8th
1:03:13
2014 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
28 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:03:13
13 Apr London Marathon Marathon 7th
2:08:19
2 Feb Discovery Kenya Road Races – Eldoret Half marathon 14th
1:04:44
2013 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
29 Dec Cochin International Half Marathon – Kochi Half marathon 2nd
1:02:59
13 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:03:52
11 Aug Falmouth Road Race 7 mile 3rd
32:20
21 Apr London Marathn Marathon 2nd
2:06:33
15 Feb RAK Half Marathon Half Marathon 11th
1:01:32
2012 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
12 Aug Olympic Games – London Marathon 17th
2:14:49
22 Apr London Marathon Marathon 7th
2:08:01
29 Jan Discovery Kenya Half marathon – Eldoret Half marathon 6th
1:02:56
2011 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
6 Nov New York Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:06:28
18 Sept Great North Run – Newcastle to South Shields Half marathon 3rd
59:52
26 July Giro Podistico Internazionale di Castelbuono 10Km 6th
30:48
25 Apr London Marathon Marathon 1st
2:04:40
2010 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
7 Nov New York Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:09:18
26 Sept Meia-Maratona de Portugal – Lisboa Half marathon 5th
1:03:18
25 Apr London Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:06:23
21 Mar Meia-Maratona Internacioanl de Lisboa Half marathon 3rd
1:00:03
7 Feb Discovery Kenya Half Marathon – Eldoret Half marathon 3rd
1:02:13
2009 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
4 Oct Meia-Martona de Portufal – Lisboa Half marathon 2nd
1:00:39
22 Aug World Championships – Berlin Marathon 2nd
2:07:48
26 Apr London Marathon Marathon 4th
2:06:53
22 Mar Meia-Maratona Internacioal de Lisboa Half Marathon 6th
1:00:45
1 Feb Discovery Kenya Half Marathon - Eldoret Half marathon 10th
1:03:34
2008 Results
37. Date Race Distance Place Time
12 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 5th
2:15:36
7 Sept Great Scottish Run - Glasgow Half marathon 1st
1:01:10
13 Apr London Marathon Marathon 4th
2:06:15
9 Mar Alphen aan den Rijn 20Km 3rd
57:33
Feyisa Lilesa (ETH)
DOB: 1 Feb 1990
Personal Bests: 10000m: 27:46.97 (2008); Half marathon: 59:22 (2012);
Marathon: 2:04:52 (2012) fastest marathon by 20 years old
International Championships Highlights:
Marathon: 3rd
in 2011 World Championships
World Cross Country Championships: 12th
in 2009, 26th
in 2010, 17th
in 2011, 9th
in 2013
14th
in junior division at 2008
Progressions: (7 straight years of sub-2:10 marathons)
Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon
2015 2:06:35
2014 59:51 2:08:26
2013 59:25 2:07:46
2012 59:22 2:04:52
2011 1:00:50 2:09:54
2010 1:00:33 2:05:23
2009 13:55.31 28:22.1 1:02:15 2:09:12
2008 13:34.80 27:46.97 1:02:26
Marathon Career
Time Race Place Date
2:06:57 Berlin 3
rd
27 Sept 2015
2:09:55 Rotterdam 5
th
12 Apr 2015
2:06:35 Dubai 4
th
23 Jan 2015
DNF Chicago DNF 12 Oct 2014
2:08:26 London 9
th
13 Apr 2014
DNF Frankfurt DNF 27 Oct 2013
DNF World Championships – Moskva DNF 17 Aug 2013
2:07:46 London 4
th
21 Apr 2013
Personal Best 2:04:52 Chicago 2
nd
7 Oct 2012
2:08:20 London 10
th
22 Apr 2012
2:09:54 Nice-Cannes 4
th
20 Nov 2011
2:10:32 World Championships – Daegu 3
rd
4 Sept 2011
2:11:42 Rotterdam 7
th
10 Apr 2011
2:08:10 Chicago 3
rd
10 Oct 2010
2:05:23 Rotterdam 4
th
11 Apr 2010
2:08:47 Xiamen 1
st
2 Jan 2010
2:09:12 Dublin 1
st
26 Oct 2009
2015 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
31 Dec Sao Silvestre Road Race – Sao Paulo 15Km 3rd
44:38
27 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 3rd
2:06:57
17 May Bangalore 10Km 8th
28:56
38. 12 Apr Rotterdam Marathon Marathon 5th
2:09:55
23 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon 4th
2:06:35
2014 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
12 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
13 Apr London Marathon Marathon 9th
2:08:26
14 Feb RAK Half Marathon Half marathon 7th
59:51
2013 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
27 Oct Frankfurt Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
17 Aug World Championships Marathon – Moskva Marathon DNF DNF
21 Apr London Marathon Marathon 4th
2:07:46
24 Mar World Cross Country Championships – Bydgoszcz 12Km 9th
33:22
24 Feb Jan Meda International – Addis Ababa 12Km 1st
34:36
15 Feb RAK Half Marathon Half marathon 4th
59:25
13 Jan Houston Marathon Half marathon 1st
1:01:54
2012 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
7 Oct Chicago marathon Marathon 2nd
2:04:52
29 July Media Maraton Internacional Bogota Half Marathon 2nd
1:03:18
27 May TCS World 10K – Bangalore 10Km 4th
28:30
22 Apr London Marathon Marathon 10th
2:08:20
18 Mar New York City Half Marathon Half marathon 3rd
1:00:45
17 Feb RAK half Marathon – Ras Al Khaimah Half marathon 5th
1:01:52
15 Jan Houston Half Marathon Half Marathon 1st
59:22
2011 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
27 Nov Delhi Half Marathon Half Marathon 7th
1:00:50
20 Nov Marathon des Alpes Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon 4th
2:09:54
4 Sept World Championships – Daegu Marathon 3rd
2:10:32
10 Apr Rotterdam Marathon Marathon 7th
2:11:42
20 Mar World Cross Country Championships – Punta Umbria 12Km 17th
35:13
20 Feb Jan Meda Cross Country Champ – Addis Ababa 12Km 4th
32:40
2010 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
4 Dec Ethiopian Club Cross Country – Addis Ababa 12Km 3rd
37:51
21 Nov New Delhi Half marathon Half marathon 5th
1:00:33
10 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 3rd
2:08:10
23 May Sunfeast World 10K – Bangalore 10Km 3rd
28:23
11 Apr Rotterdam Marathon Marathon 4th
2:05:23
28 Mar World Cross Country Championships - Bydgoszcz 12Km 26th
34:27
2 Jan Xiamen marathon Marathon 1st
2:08:47
2009 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
22 Nov Great Ethiopian Run – Addis Ababa 10Km 3rd
28:41
26 Oct Dublin Marathon Marathon 1st
2:09:12
6 Sept Rock n Roll Half marathon – Virginia Beach Half marathon 2nd
1:02:15
14 June CCH International Meeting – Casablanca 10000m 5th
28:22.1
5 June Penn Distance Festival – West Chester 5000m 3rd
13:55.31
11 Apr Crescent City Classic – New Orleans 10Km 2nd
28:20
39. 5 Apr Cherry Blossom – Washington DC 10 Mile 2nd
45:58
28 Mar World Cross Country Championships – Amman 12Km 12th
35:22
24 Jan Sululta Inter-Club Cross Country - Sululta 12Km 1st
36:43.04
2008 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
21 Dec Agadir half marathon Half marathon 1st
1:03:49
12 Oct Tout Rennes Court – Rennes 10.38Km 10th
30:03
5 Oct Giro Podistica Internazionale de Rovereto 10Km 1st
27:37.7
28 Sept Maratonina Citta di Udine – Udine Half marathon 3rd
1:02:26
12 July Pergine 10000m 3rd
27:46.97
4 July Trofeo Citta di Lugano – Lugano 5000m 1st
13:34.80
2 July Notturna di Milano – Milano 5000m 8th
13:35.79
18 May Sunfeast World 10Km - Bangalore 10Km 5th
28:35
30 Mar World Cross Country Championshiops – Edinburgh 7905m 14th
23:18
10 Feb Jan Meda Cross Country Championships – Addis Ababa 8Km 5th
22:19
Dickson Kiptolo Chumba (KEN)
DOB: 27 Oct 1986
Personal Bests: Half marathon: 1:00:39 (2014); Marathon: 2:04:32 (2014)
International Championships Highlights:
Progressions:
Year 5000m 10000m/10Km Half Marathon Marathon
2015 /28:53 2:06:34
2014 /28:47 1:00:39 2:04:32
2013 2:10:15
2012 1:01:34 2:05:46
2011 2:07:23
2010 /28:56 1:02:08 2:09:20
Marathon career
Time Race Place Date
2:09:25 Chicago 1
st
11 Oct 2015
2:06:34 Tokyo 3
rd
22 Feb 2015
Personal Best 2:04:32 Chicago 3
rd
12 Oct 2014
2:05:42 Tokyo 1
st
23 Feb 2014
2:10:15 Amsterdam 8
th
20 Oct 2013
2:14:08 Boston 7
th
15 Apr 2013
DNF Xiamen DNF 5 Jan 2013
2:05:46 Eindhoven 1
st
14 Oct 2012
DNF Boston DNF 16 Apr 2012
2:08:21 Xiamen 2
nd
8 Jan 2012
2:07:23 Frankfurt 7
th
30 Oct 2011
DNF Chicago DNF 9 Oct 2011
2:08:45 Roma 1
st
20 Mar 2011
DNF (pace) Xiamen DNF (pace) 2 Jan 2011
2:09:20 Maranello to Carpi 2
nd
10 Oct 2010
2:11:54 Madrid 2
nd
25 Apr 2010
2015 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
11 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 1st
2:09:25
17 May TCS World 10-K – Bangalore 10Km 7th
28:53
40. 22 Feb Tokyo Marathon Marathon 3rd
2:06:34
2014 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
12 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 3rd
2:04:32
27 July Media Maraton Internacional Bogota Half Marathon 2nd
1:04:10
1 June Rock n Roll San Diego Half Marathon Half marathon 3rd
1:00:39
25 May Abraha Rosa International 10K – Toa Baja 10Km 3rd
28:47
23 Feb Tokyo Marathon Marathon 1st
2:05:42
2013 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
20 Oct Amsterdam Marathon Marathon 8th
2:10:15
26 July Giro Podistico Internazionale di Castelbuono 10Km 5th
31:09
15 Apr Boston Marathon Marathon 7th
2:14:08
5 Jan Xiamen International Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
2012 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
14 Oct Marathon Eindhoven Marathon 1st
2:05:46
16 Apr Boston Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
11 Mar City Pier City Half Marathon Half marathon 9th
1:01:34
8 Jan Xiamen International Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:08:21
2011 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
30 Oct Frankfurt Marathon Marathon 7th
2:07:23
9 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
6 Aug Corribianco 9.9Km 2nd
28:49
26 June Corrida Festas da Cidade do Porto 15Km 3rd
44:59
20 Mar Martona della Citta di Roma Marathon 1st
2:08:45
2 Jan Xiamen Marathon Marathon DNF (pace) DNF(pace)
2010 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
10 Oct Maranello to Carpi Marathon 2nd
2:09:20
25 Apr Maraton Popular de Madrid Marathon 2nd
2:11:54
14 Mar Telemarket Brescia 10Km 1st
28:56
7 Mar Media Maraton de Ribarroja del Turia Half marathon 2nd
1:02:08
Abel Kirui (KEN)
DOB: 4 June 1982
Personal Bests:
10000m: 28:16.77A (2008);
Half marathon: 1:00:11 (2007); Marathon: 2:05:04 (2009)
International Championships Highlights:
Marathon: 1st
in 2011 & 2009 World Championships; 2nd
in 2012 Olympic Games
Progressions
Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon
2015 1:01:22 2:10:55
2014 1:02:01 2:09:04
41. 2013 1:02:04
2012 1:00:28 2:07:56
2011 1:02:08 2:07:38
2010 1:04:17 2:08:04
2009 13:48.2 1:00:27 2:05:04
2008 28:16.77A 2:07:38
2007 1:00:11 2:06:51
2006 13:58.07 1:01:15 2:15:22
2005 28:30.15
Marathon career
Time Race Place Date
2:10:55 Amsterdam 10
th
18 Oct 2015
DNF Boston DNF 20 Apr 2015
2:09:45 Amsterdam 6
th
19 Oct 2014
2:09:04 Tokyo 10
th
23 Feb 2014
2:08:27 Olympic Games – London 2
nd
12 Aug 2012
2:07:56 London 6
th
22 Apr 2012
2:07:38 WC – Daegu 1
st
4 Sept 2011
DNF London DNF 25 Apr 2011
2:13:01 New York 9
th
7 Nov 2010
2:08:04 London 5
th
25 Apr 2010
2:06:54 WC – Berlin 1
st
22 Aug 2009
Personal Best 2:05:04 Rotterdam 3
rd
5 Apr 2009
DNF New York DNF 2 Nov 2008
DNF (pace) Berlin DNF (pace) 28 Sept 2008
2:07:38 Wien 1
st
27 Apr 2008
DNF Tokyo DNF 17 Feb 2008
DNF (pace) Dubai DNF (pace) 18 Jan 2008
2:06:51 Berlin 2
nd
30 Sept 2007
2:10:41 Wien 3
rd
29 Apr 2007
2:15:22 Singapore 3
rd
3 Dec 2006
2:17:47 Berlin 9
th
24 Sept 2006
2015 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
18 Oct TCS Amsterdam Marathon Marathon 10th
2:10:55
23 Aug Klagenfurt Half marathon 7th
1:03:42
17 May Halifax Half Marathon 1st
1:04:04
20 Apr Boston Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
15 Feb Mitja Marato de Barcelona Half Marathon 6th
1:01:22
2014 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
19 Oct Amsterdam Marathon Marathon 6th
2:09:45
14 June Zwolse Half Marathon – Zwolle Half marathon 6th
1:02:01
4 May BIG 25 – Berlin 25Km 6th
1:14:22
23 Feb Tokyo Marathon Marathon 10th
2:09:04
12 Jan PWE Halve-Marathon von Egmond Half marathon 11th
1:05:38
2013 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
3 Feb Marugame half Marathon Half marathon 8th
1:02:04
2012 Results
42. Date Race Distance Place Time
28 Oct Great South Run – Southsea to Portsmouth 10 mile 6th
47:12
12 Aug Olympic Games – London Marathon 2nd
2:08:27
22 Apr London marathon Marathon 6th
2:07:56
26 Feb Mitja Marato de Barcelona Half marathon 1st
1:00:28
2011 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
4 Dec LCM Wincanton Montferland Run – ‘s-Heerenberg 15Km 8th
44:08
4 Sept World Championships – Daegu Marathon 1st
2:07:38
25 Apr London Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
6 Mar Semi-Marathon de Paris Half Marathon 7th
1:02:08
2010 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
7 Nov New York Marathon Marathon 9th
2:13:01
4 July Sapporo Half marathon Half marathon 13th
1:04:17
25 Apr London Marathon Marathon 5th
2:08:04
2009 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
23 Nov Chiba Ekiden Section 5 – 10Km 2nd
29:10
22 Aug World Championships – Berlin Marathon 1st
2:06:54
5 Apr Rotterdam Marathon Marathon 3rd
2:05:04
20 Feb Ras Al khaimah Half Marathon Half marathon 10th
1:00:27
2008 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
2 Nov New York City marathon Marathon DNF DNF
28 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon DNF (pace) DNF
26 July Quad-City Times Bix 7 – Davenport 7 Mile 3rd
32:28
26 June Kenyan Athletics Champ – Nairobi 10000m 8th
28:16.77
27 Apr Wien Marathon Marathon 1st
2:07:38
17 Feb Tokyo Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
18 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon DNF (pace) DNF
Eliud Kiptanui (KEN)
DOB: 6 June 1989
Personal Bests: Half Marathon: 1:01:24 (2011); Marathon: 2:05:21 (2015)
International Championships Highlights:
Marathon: 6th
in 2011 World Championships
Progressions:
Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon
2015 2:05:21
2014 2:07:28
2013 2:15:10
2012 1:04:57 2:06:44
2011 1:01:24 2:09:08
2010 2:05:39
2009 1:03:49 2:12:17
Marathon career
43. Time Race Place Date
Personal Best 2:05:21 Berlin 2
nd
27 Sept 2015
2:10:11 Seoul 7
th
15 Mar 2015
2:07:28 Berlin 5
th
28 Sept 2014
2:14:41 Seoul 11
th
16 Mar 2014
2:15:26 Singapore 2
nd
1 Dec 2013
2:15:10 Seoul 17
th
17 Mar 2013
2:10:15 Beijing 2
nd
25 Nov 2012
2:09:59 Berlin 8
th
30 Sept 2012
2:06:44 Seoul 3
rd
18 Mar 2012
2:11:50 World Championships –Daegu 6
th
4 Sept 2011
2:09:08 Rotterdam 4
th
10 Apr 2011
DNF Dubai Marathon DNF 21 Jan 2011
DNF (pace) Fukuoka marathon DNF (pace) 5 Dec 2010
2:08:05 Berlin Marathon 5
th
26 Sept 2010
2:05:39 Praha Marathon 1
st
9 May 2010
2:12:17 Safaricom marathon-Kisumu 1
st
6 Dec 2009
2015 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
27 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:05:21
15 Mar Seoul Marathon Marathon 7th
2:10:11
2014 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
28 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 5th
2:07:28
16 Mar Seoul International Marathon Marathon 11th
2:14:41
2013 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
1 Dec Singapore Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:15:26
17 Mar Seoul International Marathon Marathon 17th
2:15:10
2012 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
25 Nov Beijing Marathon Marathon 2nd
2:10:15
30 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 8th
2:09:59
9 June Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon 5th
1:04:57
18 Mar Seoul International Marathon Marathon 3rd
2:06:44
2011 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
4 Sept World Championships – Daegu Marathon 6th
2:11:50
19 June Olomouc Half Marathon Half marathon 2nd
1:01:24
8 May BIG 25 – Berlin 25Km 3rd
1:12:59
10 Apr Rotterdam Marathon 4th
2:09:08
21 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon DNF DNF
2010 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
5 Dec Fukuoka Marathon Marathon DNF (pace) DNF (pace)
26 Sept Berlin Marathon Marathon 5th
2:08:05
9 May Praha Marathon Marathon 1st
2:05:39
2009 Results
44. Date Race Distance Place Time
Dec SafariCom marathon - Kisumu Marathon 1st
2:12:17
25 Oct Nairobi Marathon Half marathon 24th
1:03:49
17 July Kraftprovet – Trollhattan 11.6Km 3rd
33:58.2
3 July Bislett Games 3000m 5th
8:04.57
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego (KEN)
DOB: 16 July 1986
Personal Bests: 5000m: 13:09.96 (2005); 10000m: 26:59.61 (2007);
Half marathon: 59:10 (2009); Marathon: 2:06:19 (2015)
International Championships Highlights:
10000m: 5th
in 2009 World Championships
Half Marathon: 2nd
in 2009 World Half Marathon Championships
World Cross Country Championships: 3rd
in 2007 and 10th
in 2008; 2nd
in junior in 2005
Marathon: 12th
in 2013 World Championships
One of the five runners who cracked 27 min for 10000m, 60min for half marathon and 2:07 for marathon
Progressions (since 2005):
Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon
2016 1:08:33
2015 1:04:17 2:06:19
2014 59:47 2:06:22
2013 1:02:54 2:07:19
2012 1:01:25 2:06:40
2011 28:35.1 59:45 2:06:29
2010 59:40 2:07:01
2009 27:18.47 59:10
2008 13:30.40 27:08.06
2007 13:13.40 26:59.61
2006 13:20.78 27:19.45
2005 13:09.96 27:04.45
Marathon Career
Time Race Place Date
Personal Best 2:06:19 Amsterdam 1
st
18 Oct 2015
2:10:47 Boston 4
th
20 Apr 2015
2:06:22 Amsterdam 1
st
19 Oct 2014
2:07:58 Rotterdam 3
rd
13 Apr 2014
2:07:19 Beijing 2
nd
20 Oct 2013
2:14:01 WC – Moskva 12
th
17 Aug 2013
2:07:53 Tokyo 3
rd
24 Feb 2013
2:06:40 Chicago 6
th
7 Oct 2012
2:13:13 Boston 3
rd
16 Apr 2012
2:06:29 Chicago 3
rd
9 Oct 2011
2:07:16 Paris 2
nd
10 Apr 2011
2:08:50 Berlin 6
th
26 Sept 2010
2:07:01 Rotterdam 5
th
11 Apr 2010
2016 Results
Date Race Distance Place Time
10 Jan Halve-Marathon von Egmond Half marathon 2nd
1:08:33
2015 Results