Marathon year rankings
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The following table shows the yearly rankings in the marathon since 1921 (men) and 1980 (women), based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards).
Unless otherwise noted, all data is complied from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.[1]
Men's year rankings
Key: Current world record
Year | Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
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1921 | 2:47:29.8 | ![]() |
1921-09-20 | Bologna, Italy |
1922 | 2:46:26 | ![]() |
1922-09-10 | Helsinki, Finland |
1923 | 2:40:47 | ![]() |
1923-06-16 | Windsor, England |
1924 | 2:36:10 | ![]() |
1924-04-12 | Tokyo, Japan |
1925 | 2:35:59 | ![]() |
1925-05-30 | Windsor, England |
1926 | 2:34:25 | ![]() |
1926-09-12 | Helsinki, Finland |
1927 | 2:35:21.4 | ![]() |
1927-09-11 | Helsinki, Finland |
1928 | 2:32:57 | ![]() |
1928-08-05 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1929 | 2:30:57.6 | ![]() |
1929-07-05 | Stamford Bridge, England |
1930 | 2:36:33 | ![]() |
1930-05-28 | Tokyo, Japan |
1931 | 2:33:19 | ![]() |
1931-10-28 | Košice, SVK |
1932 | 2:31:31 | ![]() |
1932-04-30 | Tokyo, Japan |
1933 | 2:31:10 | ![]() |
1933-11-03 | Tokyo, Japan |
1934 | 2:32:56 | ![]() |
1934-11-23 | Osaka, Japan |
1935 | 2:26:14 | ![]() |
1935-03-21 | Tokyo, Japan |
1936 | 2:28:32 | ![]() |
1936-04-18 | Tokyo, Japan |
1937 | 2:30:38 | ![]() |
1937-03-28 | Lisbon, Portugal |
1938 | 2:30:27.6 | ![]() |
1938-05-30 | Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA |
1939 | 2:31:26 | ![]() |
1939-11-03 | Tokyo, Japan |
1940 | 2:33:42 | ![]() |
1940-11-01 | Tokyo, Japan |
1941 | 2:31:27 | ![]() |
1941-05-30 | Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA |
1942 | 2:31:38 | ![]() |
1942-11-02 | Tokyo, Japan |
1943 | 2:38:35.3 | ![]() |
1943-11-07 | Yonkers, New York, USA |
1944 | 2:40:48.6 | ![]() |
1944-11-12 | Yonkers, New York, USA |
1945 | 2:36:37.6 | ![]() |
1945-10-28 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
1946 | 2:31:37 | ![]() |
1946-07-11 | Imatra, Finland |
1947 | 2:30:58 | ![]() |
1947-08-23 | Loughborough, England |
1948 | 2:31:02 | ![]() |
1948-09-07 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1949 | 2:28:39.4 | ![]() |
1949-10-02 | Turku, Finland |
1950 | 2:29:09.4 | ![]() |
1950-07-12 | Moscow, Russia |
1951 | 2:28:07.4 | ![]() |
1951-08-03 | Tampere, Finland |
1952 | 2:20:42.2 | ![]() |
1952-06-14 | Windsor, England |
1953 | 2:18:34.8 | ![]() |
1953-10-04 | Turku, Finland |
1954 | 2:17:39.4 | ![]() |
1954-06-26 | Chiswick, England |
1955 | 2:21:21.6 | ![]() |
1955-09-04 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
1956 | 2:18:04.8 | ![]() |
1956-08-12 | Pieksämäki, Finland |
1957 | 2:19:50 | ![]() |
1957-09-01 | Moscow, Russia |
1958 | 2:15:17.6 | ![]() |
1958-08-24 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1959 | 2:17:45.2 | ![]() |
1959-11-11 | Košice, Slovakia |
1960 | 2:15:16.2 | ![]() |
1960-09-10 | Rome, Italy |
1961 | 2:18:54 | ![]() |
1961-03-21 | Nagoya, Japan |
1962 | 2:16:09.6 | ![]() |
1962-10-24 | Pyongyang, North Korea |
1963 | 2:14:28 | ![]() |
1963-06-15 | Chiswick, England |
1964 | 2:12:11.2 | ![]() |
1964-10-21 | Tokyo, Japan |
1965 | 2:12:00 | ![]() |
1965-06-12 | Chiswick, England |
1966 | 2:14:04.8 | ![]() |
1966-11-27 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1967 | 2:09:36.4 | ![]() |
1967-12-03 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1968 | 2:10:47.8 | ![]() |
1968-12-08 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1969 | 2:08:33.6 | ![]() |
1969-05-30 | Antwerp, Belgium |
1970 | 2:09:28.8 | ![]() |
1970-07-23 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
1971 | 2:11:08.8 | ![]() |
1971-09-25 | Hobart, Australia |
1972 | 2:10:30 | ![]() |
1972-12-03 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1973 | 2:11:12.6 | ![]() |
1973-07-14 | Sydney, Australia |
1974 | 2:09:12.0 | ![]() |
1974-01-31 | Christchurch, New Zealand |
1975 | 2:09:56 | ![]() |
1975-04-21 | Boston, USA |
1976 | 2:09:55.0 | ![]() |
1976-07-31 | Montreal, Canada |
1977 | 2:10:55.3 | ![]() |
1977-12-04 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1978 | 2:09:05.6 | ![]() |
1978-02-05 | Beppu, Japan |
1979 | 2:09:28 | ![]() |
1979-04-16 | Boston, USA |
1980 | 2:09:01 | ![]() |
1980-04-26 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1981 | 2:08:18 | ![]() |
1981-12-06 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1982 | 2:08:52 | ![]() |
1982-04-19 | Boston, USA |
1983 | 2:08:37 | ![]() |
1983-04-09 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1984 | 2:08:05 | ![]() |
1984-10-21 | Chicago, USA |
1985 | 2:07:12 | ![]() |
1985-04-20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1986 | 2:07:51 | ![]() |
1986-04-21 | Boston, USA |
1987 | 2:08:18 | ![]() |
1987-12-06 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1988 | 2:06:50 | ![]() |
1988-04-17 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1989 | 2:08:01 | ![]() |
1989-11-05 | New York, USA |
1990 | 2:08:16 | ![]() |
1990-09-30 | Berlin, Germany |
1991 | 2:08:53 | ![]() |
1991-02-03 | Beppu, Japan |
1992 | 2:08:07 | ![]() |
1992-09-27 | Berlin, Germany |
1993 | 2:08:51 | ![]() |
1993-12-05 | Fukuoka, Japan |
1994 | 2:07:15 | ![]() |
1994-04-18 | Boston, USA |
1995 | 2:07:02 | ![]() |
1995-09-24 | Berlin, Germany |
1996 | 2:08:25 | ![]() |
1996-03-24 | Kyong-Ju, South Korea |
1997 | 2:07:10 | ![]() |
1997-10-19 | Chicago, USA |
1998 | 2:06:05 | ![]() |
1998-09-20 | Berlin, Germany |
1999 | 2:05:42 | ![]() |
1999-10-24 | Chicago, USA |
2000 | 2:06:36 | ![]() |
2000-04-16 | London, UK |
2001 | 2:06:50 | ![]() |
2001-04-22 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2002 | 2:05:37.8 | ![]() |
2002-04-14 | London, UK |
2003 | 2:04:55 | ![]() |
2003-09-28 | Berlin, Germany |
2004 | 2:06:16 | ![]() |
2004-10-10 | Chicago, USA |
2005 | 2:06:19.5 | ![]() |
2005-10-16 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2006 | 2:05:56 | ![]() |
2006-09-24 | Berlin, Germany |
2007 | 2:04:26 | ![]() |
2007-09-30 | Berlin, Germany |
2008 | 2:03:58.2 | ![]() |
2008-09-28 | Berlin, Germany |
2009 | 2:04:26.3 | ![]() |
2009-04-05 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2010 | 2:04:48 | ![]() |
2010-04-11 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2011 | 2:03:38 | ![]() |
2011-09-11 | Berlin, Germany |
2012 | 2:04:15 | ![]() |
2012-09-09 | Berlin, Germany |
2013 | 2:03:23 | ![]() |
2013-09-28 | Berlin, Germany |
2014 | 2:02:57 | ![]() |
2014-09-28 | Berlin, Germany |
Women's year rankings
Key: Current world record
Year | Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
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1980 | 2:30:27 | ![]() |
1980-11-16 | Tokyo, Japan |
1981 | 2:26:47 | ![]() |
1981-04-20 | Boston, USA |
1982 | 2:26:12 | ![]() |
1982-09-12 | Eugene, USA |
1983 | 2:22:43 | ![]() |
1983-04-18 | Boston, USA |
1984 | 2:24:26 | ![]() |
1984-05-13 | London, UK |
1985 | 2:21:06 | ![]() |
1985-04-21 | London, UK |
1986 | 2:24:54 | ![]() |
1987-04-20 | London, UK |
1987 | 2:22:48 | ![]() |
1987-05-10 | London, UK |
1988 | 2:23:51 | ![]() |
1988-01-31 | Osaka, Japan |
1989 | 2:24:33 | ![]() |
1989-04-17 | Boston, USA |
1990 | 2:25:24 | ![]() |
1990-04-16 | Boston, USA |
1991 | 2:24:18 | ![]() |
1991-04-15 | Boston, USA |
1992 | 2:23:43 | ![]() |
1992-04-20 | Boston, USA |
1993 | 2:24:07 | ![]() |
1993-04-04 | Tianjin, PR China |
1994 | 2:21:45 | ![]() |
1994-04-18 | Boston, USA |
1995 | 2:25:11 | ![]() |
1995-04-17 | Boston, USA |
1996 | 2:26:04 | ![]() |
1996-01-28 | Osaka, Japan |
1997 | 2:22:07 | ![]() |
1997-04-20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1998 | 2:20:47 | ![]() |
1998-04-19 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1999 | 2:20:43 | ![]() |
1999-09-26 | Berlin, Germany |
2000 | 2:21:33 | ![]() |
2000-10-22 | Chicago, USA |
2001 | 2:18:47 | ![]() |
2001-10-07 | Chicago, USA |
2002 | 2:17:17.7 | ![]() |
2002-10-13 | Chicago, USA |
2003 | 2:15:24.6 | ![]() |
2003-04-13 | London, UK |
2004 | 2:19:41 | ![]() |
2004-09-26 | Berlin, Germany |
2005 | 2:17:42 | ![]() |
2005-04-17 | London, UK |
2006 | 2:19:36 | ![]() |
2006-04-23 | London, UK |
2007 | 2:20:38 | ![]() |
2007-04-22 | London, UK |
2008 | 2:19:19 | ![]() |
2008-09-28 | Berlin, Germany |
2009 | 2:22:11 | ![]() |
2009-04-26 | London, UK |
2010 | 2:20:25 | ![]() |
2010-10-10 | Chicago, USA |
2011 | 2:18:20 | ![]() |
2011-10-09 | Chicago, USA |
2012 | 2:18:37 | ![]() |
2012-04-22 | London, UK |
2013 | 2:19:57 | ![]() |
2013-10-15 | Chicago, USA |
2014 | 2:20:18 | ![]() |
2014-09-28 | Berlin, Germany |
See also
References
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