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Former marathon world record holder Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya: 2:02:57 Former marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge Kenya: 2016 2:01:39 Current marathon world record holder (2018) Stephen Kiprotich Uganda: 2012 2013 2:07:20 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya: 2012 2:03:42 Former marathon world record holder Abel Kirui Kenya: 2012 2009 2011 ...
Competitors during the 2014 Orlen Warsaw Marathon Aerial view of runners in the Kigali International Peace Marathon in Rwanda, 2019 Participant at the 2016 Boston Marathon. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail ...
This is a sortable table of notable people known for their accomplishments outside of long-distance running who have completed an organized marathon. For elite athletes and others known primarily for running marathons, see List of marathoners or Category:Long-distance runners. Some of these people have competed in more than one marathon or ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
Pages in category "Marathon runners" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of marathoners;
Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985.
American male marathon runners (3 C, 193 P) P. Puerto Rican marathon runners (2 C) Pages in category "American marathon runners"
The following table shows the yearly rankings in the marathon since 1921 (men) and 1970 (women), based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards). The data for the women's marathon from 1970 to 1979 is compiled from the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races . [ 1 ]