List of marathoners
Appearance
This is a list of marathoners who are athletes notable for their achievements in the marathon. For a list of people notable in other fields who have also run marathons, see List of marathoners who are non-running specialists.
Legend
[edit]Symbol/Column | Description |
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Gold medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors | |
Silver medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors | |
Bronze medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors | |
(#) | Placement in any major marathon competition ranked 4th or below |
Name | Athlete's name |
Names in bold are current or former world record holders. | |
Country | Athlete's citizenship during competition |
Olympics | Placement in the Olympics |
IAAF WC | Medal years in the IAAF World Championships |
WMM | Placement in the World Marathon Majors |
1st | Marathon Victories. Number of times athlete placed first in a marathon (excludes Olympics and World Championships) |
Career Best | Fastest marathon time during career |
Other | Other notable information |
Men
[edit]Name | Country | Olympics | IAAF WC | WMM | 1s | Career Best | Other | Ref |
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Gezahegne Abera | 5 | 2:07:54 | First to win gold at Olympics and World Championships | [1] | ||||
Abel Antón | 2 | 2:07:54 | First to win two golds at World Championships | |||||
Stefano Baldini | (12) 2008 |
3 | Two time European champion | |||||
Dick Beardsley | 3 | The "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon. | ||||||
Abebe Bikila | First black African gold medalist by winning in Rome barefoot, previous world record holder | |||||||
Gelindo Bordin | 6 | Two time European champion | ||||||
Amby Burfoot | 1 | 2:14:28 | Boston Marathon winner | |||||
Dionicio Cerón | 7 | 2:12:13 | [2] | |||||
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot | 7 | 2:07:14 | ||||||
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot | 2 | 2:05:52 | ||||||
Waldemar Cierpinski | ||||||||
Andrea Cionna | 2:31:59 | World record holder for the fastest marathon run by a totally blind man | ||||||
Derek Clayton | 2:08:34 | The first to run a world record under 02:10:00 | ||||||
Robert de Castella | 4 | 2:07:51 | Former marathon world record holder; holds Australian national record | |||||
Belayneh Densamo | 7 | 2:06:50 | Held the world record for the span of 10 years. | |||||
Leonard Edelen | 1964 | 2:14:28 | In 1963, he became the first American to hold the world record since 1925. | |||||
Steve Edwards | First person to complete 500 sub 3:30:00 marathons | [3] | ||||||
Stefaan Engels | First person to complete 365 marathons in 365 days | [4] | ||||||
Martín Fiz | (4) 1996 | 3 | ||||||
Haile Gebrselassie | 9 | 2:03:59 | Winner of many distance racing championships and holder of 27 world records | [5] | ||||
Jaouad Gharib | 2:05:27 | |||||||
Rodolfo Gómez | (19) 1976 (6) 1980 |
3 | 2:09:33 | |||||
Ryan Hall | (10) 2008 (DNF) 2012 |
2:04:58 | ||||||
Hal Higdon | Freelance writer for Runner's World; a founder of Road Runners Club of America | |||||||
Ron Hill | 1964 1972 |
2:09:28 | ||||||
Hwang Young-Cho | 3 | 2:08:09 | ||||||
Juma Ikangaa | (6) 1984 (7) 1988 (34) 1992 |
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Steve Jones | 4 | 2:07:13 | Former marathon world record holder | |||||
Veikko Karvonen | (5) 1952 | |||||||
Yuki Kawauchi | (18) 2011, 2013 | 10 | 2:07:27 | More than 100 sub 2:20 marathons | ||||
Tsegaye Kebede | (5) 2008/2009 |
4 | 2:05:18 | |||||
Meb Keflezighi | 1 | 2:08:37 | ||||||
Khalid Khannouchi | 5 | 2:05:42 | Former marathon world record holder | |||||
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto | 2:02:57 | Former marathon world record holder | ||||||
Eliud Kipchoge | 2:01:39 | Current marathon world record holder (2018) | ||||||
Stephen Kiprotich | 2:07:20 | |||||||
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich | 2:03:42 | Former marathon world record holder | ||||||
Abel Kirui | 2:06:51 | |||||||
Hannes Kolehmainen | ||||||||
Lee Bong-Ju | 2:07:20 | Winner of the Boston Marathon in 2001 | ||||||
Martin Lel | 5 | 2:05:15 | ||||||
Vanderlei de Lima | ||||||||
Tom Longboat | ||||||||
Carlos Lopes | 2:07:12 | Former marathon world record holder | ||||||
Frederick Lorz | 1 | Disqualified from 1904 Olympics after crossing first, but legitimately won the Boston Marathon a year later | ||||||
Spyridon Louis | First Olympic gold medalist for the marathon | |||||||
Patrick Makau | 1 | 2:03:38 | Former marathon world record holder | |||||
Deriba Merga | 2 | 2:06:39 | ||||||
Greg Meyer | 2 | 2:09:00 | Won 1983 Boston Marathon | |||||
Franjo Mihalić | 1 | 2:21:24 | ||||||
Alain Mimoun | ||||||||
Steve Moneghetti | (5) 1988 1992 1996 (10) 2000 |
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Koichi Morishita | 2 | 2:08:53 | ||||||
Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | 1 | |||||||
Takeyuki Nakayama | (4) 1988 (4) 1992 |
5 | 2:08:15 | |||||
Gerard Nijboer | 2:09:01 | |||||||
Tsuyoshi Ogata | (12) 2003 (5) 2007 |
1 | 2:08:37 | |||||
Benjamín Paredes | (8) 1996 (64) 2000 |
2 | 2:10:40 | |||||
Jim Peters | 2:19:22 | Set the World Record four times, the first person to have run a sub-2:20:00 marathon. | ||||||
António Pinto | 1988 1992 (14) 1996 (11) 2000 |
4 | 2:06:36 | One of two holders of European record | ||||
Orlando Pizzolato | (16) 1988 | (7) 1987 | 3 | 2:10:57 | ||||
Hendrick Ramaala | (12) 2000 | (9) 2003 (27) 2007 |
2 | 2:09:28 | ||||
Julio Rey | (37) 2001 (8) 2005 |
4 | 2:06:52 | |||||
Bill Rodgers | (40) 1976 | 22 | 2:09:27 | Posted multiple major victories in the late 1970s. Held the American record multiple times. | ||||
Alberto Salazar | 4 | 2:08:13 | Won the New York Marathon for 3 consecutive years | |||||
Marílson Gomes dos Santos | 2 | 2:08:43 | First South American to win the New York Marathon | |||||
Nobuyuki Sato | 2:08:48 | |||||||
Toshihiko Seko | (14) 1984 (9) 1988 |
10 | 2:08:27 | |||||
Morio Shigematsu | 6 | 2:12:00 | Held world record June 12, 1965 – December 3, 1967 | |||||
Frank Shorter | 2:10:30 | Only American to win multiple medals in the Olympic marathon | ||||||
Silvio Guerra | (14) 2000 | 2 | 2:09:49 | Holds Ecuadorian Marathon Record since 1997 | ||||
Germán Silva | (6) 1996 | 2 | 2:08:56 | Won the New York Marathon for two consecutive years | ||||
Fauja Singh | Holder of multiple records in the 90+ age group | |||||||
Shigeru So | 6 | 2:09:05 | ||||||
Takeshi So | (4) 1984 | 4 | 2:08:55 | |||||
Sohn Kee-chung | 9 | 2:25:14 | First Korean Olympic Champion in any discipline, while representing Japan. Held the World Record for the longest span of 11.5 years. | |||||
Albin Stenroos | ||||||||
Toshinari Takaoka | (4) 2005 | 1 | 2:06:16 | |||||
Hiromi Taniguchi | (8) 1992 | 5 | 2:07:40 | |||||
Josia Thugwane | (20) 2000 |
4 | 2:07:28 | |||||
Tesfaye Tola | 2:06:57 | [6] | ||||||
Erick Wainaina | (7) 2004 |
(18) 1995 | 7 | 2:08:43 | One of the few athletes[clarification needed] in Olympic history to finish in the top 10 at three separate marathons | |||
Samuel Wanjiru | (4) 2007/2008 |
4 | 2:05:10 | Holds current Olympic record | ||||
Mamo Wolde | ||||||||
Dimitrion Yordanidis | Oldest man to complete a marathon, at age 98 | [7] | ||||||
Emil Zátopek | (6) 1956 |
Won Olympic gold in his first marathon in Olympic record time | ||||||
Sondre Nordstad Moen | 2:05:48 | First european runner to finish under 2:06:00 (Fukuoka, 2017). |
Women
[edit]Name | Country | Olympics | IAAF WC | WMM | 1st | Career Best | Other | Ref |
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Tomoe Abe | 3 | 2:26:09 | Holder of IAAF 100 km Road Women's World Record | |||||
Yukiko Akaba | (5) 2011 | 2:24:08 | ||||||
Elfenesh Alemu | (6) 2000 (4) 2004 |
3 | 2:24:29 | |||||
Yuko Arimori | 2 | 2:26:39 | ||||||
Junko Asari | 3 | 2:26:10 | ||||||
Joan Benoit | 3 | 2:21:21 | First female gold medalist in women's marathon | |||||
Carla Beurskens | (22) 1984 (34) 1988 |
(17) 1987 | 14 | 2:28:27 | ||||
Joyce Chepchumba | 2:23:22 | |||||||
Masako Chiba | 4 | 2:21:45 | ||||||
Zhou Chunxiu | 2:19:51 | |||||||
Constantina Diţă-Tomescu | 1 | 2:21:30 | ||||||
Adriana Fernández | 1 | 2:24:06 | First Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon, in a time of 2:25:06 | |||||
Franca Fiacconi | (13) 1997 | 1 | 2:25:17 | |||||
Katrin Dörre-Heinig | (5) 1992 (4) 1996 |
(6) 1993 |
17 | 2:24:35 | ||||
Kayoko Fukushi | 2:24:21 | |||||||
Jacqueline Gareau | (5) 1983 | 3 | 2:30:58 | |||||
Tiki Gelana | 1 | 2:18:58 | ||||||
Bobbi Gibb | 3 | First woman to run the entire Boston Marathon | ||||||
Kara Goucher | (10) 2009 | 2:25:53 | ||||||
Lidiya Grigoryeva | 4 | 2:25:10 | ||||||
Ari Ichihashi | 2:27:02 | |||||||
Helena Javornik | 3 | 2:27:33 | ||||||
Priscah Jeptoo | 2:20:14 | |||||||
Olivera Jevtić | 4 | 2:25:23 | ||||||
Deena Kastor | 2:19:36 | |||||||
Mary Keitany | 2:18:37 | |||||||
Edna Kiplagat | 2:19:50 | |||||||
Lornah Kiplagat | 4 | 2:22:22 | ||||||
Renata Kokowska | 3 | 2:26:20 | ||||||
Brigid Kosgei | 2:14:04 | Current marathon world record holder (2019) | ||||||
Salina Kosgei | 2:23:22 | |||||||
Ingrid Kristiansen | (7) 1991 |
15 | 2:21:06 | One of the best female distance runners in the 1980s | ||||
Véronique Marot | (16) 1992 | (22) 1987 | 4 | 2:25:56 | ||||
Lisa Martin | 5 | 2:23:51 | ||||||
Catherina McKiernan | 3 | 2:22:23 | Multiple medalist at the World Cross Country Championships. | |||||
Irina Mikitenko | 2:19:19 | |||||||
Lorraine Moller | (5) 1984 (33) 1988 (46) 1992 |
9 | 2:28:17 | |||||
Rosa Mota | 6 | 2:23:29 | Awarded 1988 Abebe Bikila Award | |||||
Catherine Ndereba | 7 | 2:18:47 | ||||||
Mizuki Noguchi | 5 | 2:19:12 | Asia Record holder, Course Record holder of Berlin Marathon | |||||
Yoshimi Ozaki | 2 | 2:23:130 | ||||||
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova | 2:23:29 | |||||||
Uta Pippig | (6) 1991 | 2:21:45 | First woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times | |||||
Jeļena Prokopčuka | 2 |
3 | 2:24:41 2:25:05 | |||||
Paula Radcliffe | 8 | 2:15:25 | Holder of several long distance world records | |||||
Fatuma Roba | (9) 2000 |
(19) 1995 (13) 2001 |
5 | 2:23:21 | ||||
Allison Roe | 2 | 2:25:29 | ||||||
Yoko Shibui | 4 | 2:19:41 | ||||||
Liliya Shobukhova | 2:18:20 | |||||||
Lidia Șimon | 2:22:54 | |||||||
Hiromi Suzuki | 2 | 2:26:27 | ||||||
Kathrine Switzer | 1 | 2:51:37 | First woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry | |||||
Naoko Takahashi | 7 | 2:19:46 | ||||||
Reiko Tosa | 3 | 2:22:46 | ||||||
Grete Waitz | 13 | 2:24:54 | ||||||
Gete Wami | 4 | 2:21:34 | ||||||
Sachiko Yamashita | (4) 1992 | 2:29:57 | ||||||
Valentina Yegorova | 1 | 2:23:33 |
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