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Information about Marathon World Best Progression

This is a list of progressive record times for the marathon[1]. The actual distance for the pre-1925 races varied slightly from the present figure of 42.195 km (26.2 miles).

Men

Time Runner Nationality Place Date
2:58:50Spiridon Louis GreeceAthens, Greece1896-04-10
2:55:18.4Johnny Hayes United StatesShepherd's Bush, England1908-07-24
2:52:45.4Robert Fowler United StatesYonkers, USA1909-01-01
2:46:52.6James Clark United StatesNew York City, USA1909-02-12
2:46:04.6Albert Raines United StatesNew York City, USA1909-05-08
2:42:31Frederick Barrett United KingdomShepherd's Bush, England1909-02-12
2:38:16.2Harry Green United KingdomShepherd's Bush, England1913-05-12
2:36:06.6Alexis Ahlgren SwedenShepherd's Bush, England1913-05-31
2:32:35.8Hannes Kolehmainen FinlandAntwerp, Belgium1920-08-20
2:29:01.8Albert Michelsen United StatesPort Chester, USA1925-10-13
2:27:49Fusashige Suzuki Empire of JapanTokyo, Japan1935-03-31
2:26:44Yasuo Ikenaka Empire of JapanTokyo, Japan1935-04-03
2:26:42Sohn Kee-chung South KoreaTokyo, Japan1935-11-03
2:25:39Suh Yun-Bok South KoreaBoston Marathon, USA1947-04-19
2:20:42.2James Peters United KingdomChiswick, England1952-06-14
2:18:40.2James Peters United KingdomChiswick, England1953-07-13
2:18:34.8James Peters United KingdomTurku, Finland1953-10-04
2:17:39.4James Peters United KingdomChiswick, England1954-07-26
2:15:17Sergey Popov Soviet UnionStockholm, Sweden1958-08-24
2:15:16.2Abebe Bikila EthiopiaRome, Italy1960-09-10
2:15:15.8Toru Terasawa JapanBeppu, Japan1963-02-17
2:14:28Leonard Edelen United StatesChiswick, England1963-07-15
2:13:55.4Basil Heatley United KingdomChiswick, England1964-07-13
2:12:11Abebe Bikila EthiopiaTokyo, Japan1964-10-21
2:12:00Morio Shigematsu JapanShepherd's Bush, England1965-06-12
2:09:36Derek Clayton AustraliaFukuoka Marathon, Japan1967-12-03
2:08:33Derek Clayton AustraliaAntwerp, Belgium1969-05-03
2:08:18Robert de Castella AustraliaFukuoka Marathon, Japan1981-12-06
2:08:05Steve Jones United KingdomChicago Marathon, USA1984-10-21
2:07:12Carlos Lopes PortugalRotterdam Marathon, Netherlands1985-04-20
2:06:50Belayneh Dinsamo EthiopiaRotterdam Marathon, Netherlands1988-04-17
2:06:05Ronaldo da Costa BrazilBerlin Marathon, Germany1998-09-20
2:05:42Khalid Khannouchi MoroccoChicago Marathon, USA1999-10-24
2:05:38Khalid Khannouchi United StatesLondon Marathon, England2002-04-14
2:04:55Paul Tergat KenyaBerlin Marathon, Germany2003-09-28
2:04:26Haile Gebrselassie EthiopiaBerlin Marathon, Germany2007-09-30

Women

Time Runner Nationality Place Date
3:27:45Dale Greig Great BritainRyde, EnglandMay 23, 1964
3:19:33Mildred Sampson New ZealandAuckland Marathon, New ZealandJuly 21, 1964
3:15:22Maureen Wilton CanadaToronto, CanadaMay 6, 1967
3:07:26Anni Pede-Erdkamp East GermanyWaidneil, GermanySeptember 16, 1967
3:02:53Caroline Walker United StatesSeaside, USAFebruary 28, 1970
3:01:42Elizabeth Bonner United StatesPhiladelphia Marathon, USAMay 9, 1971
2:55:22Elizabeth Bonner United StatesNew York City Marathon, USASeptember 19, 1971
2:49:40Cheryl Bridges United StatesCulver City, USADecember 5, 1971
2:46:36Michiko Gorman United StatesCulver City, USADecember 2, 1973
2:46:24Chantal Langlace FranceNeuf Brisach, FranceOctober 27, 1974
2:43:54.5Jacqueline Hansen United StatesCulver City, USADecember 1, 1974
2:42:24Liane Winter East GermanyBoston Marathon, USAApril 21, 1975
2:40:15.8Christa Vahlensieck East GermanyDülmen, GermanyMay 3, 1975
2:38:19Jacqueline Hansen United StatesEugene, USAOctober 12, 1975
2:35:15.4Chantal Langlace FranceOiartzun, SpainMay 1, 1977
2:34:47.5Christa Vahlensieck West GermanyBerlin Marathon, GermanySeptember 10, 1977
2:32:29.9Grete Waitz NorwayNew York City Marathon, USAOctober 22, 1978
2:27:32.6Grete Waitz NorwayNew York City Marathon, USAOctober 21, 1979
2:25:41.3Grete Waitz NorwayNew York City Marathon, USAOctober 26, 1980
2:25:29Allison Roe New ZealandNew York City Marathon, USAOctober 25, 1981
2:25:28.7Grete Waitz NorwayLondon Marathon, EnglandApril 17, 1983
2:22:43Joan Benoit United StatesBoston Marathon, USAApril 18, 1983
2:21:06Ingrid Kristiansen NorwayLondon Marathon, EnglandApril 21, 1985
2:20:47Tegla Loroupe KenyaRotterdam Marathon, NetherlandsApril 19, 1998
2:20:43Tegla Loroupe KenyaBerlin Marathon, GermanySeptember 26, 1999
2:19:46Naoko Takahashi JapanBerlin Marathon, GermanySeptember 30, 2001
2:18:47Catherine N'dereba KenyaChicago Marathon, USAOctober 7, 2001
2:17:18Paula Radcliffe Great BritainChicago, USAOctober 13, 2002
2:15:25Paula Radcliffe Great BritainLondon Marathon, EnglandApril 13, 2003

References

1. ^ Marathon World Records. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.

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marathon is a long-distance running event of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles 385 yards) that can be run either as a road race or off-road (for example, on mountain trails).

History

The name marathon
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Olympic medalist

Spiridon Louis
Medal record

Men's Athletics
Gold 1896 Athens Marathon Spiridon "Spiros" Louis (Greek: Σπυρίδων Λούης
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Ελευθερία ή θάνατος
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Ελευθερία ή θάνατος
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Olympic medalist

Johnny Hayes
Medal record

Men's athletics
Gold 1908 London Marathon

John Joseph ("Johnny") Hayes (April 10, 1886 – August 25, 1965) was an American athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Shepherds Bush


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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
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"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
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Yonkers, New York
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"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
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City of New York
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
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"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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(Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
"For Sweden – With the Times" ²
Anthem
Du gamla, Du fria
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Olympic medalist

Hannes Kolehmainen
Medal record

Men's Athletics
Gold 1912 Stockholm 5000 metres
Gold 1912 Stockholm 10000 metres
Gold 1912 Stockholm Individual cross country
Gold 1920 Antwerp Marathon
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Anthem
Maamme   (Finnish)
Vårt land   (Swedish)
Our Land
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Eendracht maakt macht   (Dutch)
L'union fait la force"   (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Port Chester, New York

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County Westchester
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Olympic medalist

Sohn Kee-chung
Medal record

Men's Athletics
Gold 1936 Berlin Marathon
Sohn Kee-chung

Hangul 손기정
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홍익인간(弘益人間) 널리 인간을 이롭게 하?
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