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Kipchoge won the 2019 London Marathon in a time of 2:02:37, the second fastest marathon ever at that time, behind his 2018 Berlin Marathon win. [85] He became the first man to win the event four times and set a new course record, beating his own 2016 London Marathon best by 28 seconds. [86] The lead runner passed the half marathon mark in 1:01: ...
World record holder for the fastest marathon run by a totally blind man Derek Clayton Australia: 2:08:34 The first to run a world record under 02:10:00 Robert de Castella Australia: 1983 4 2:07:51 Former marathon world record holder; holds Australian national record Belayneh Densamo Ethiopia: 7 2:06:50 Held the world record for the span of 10 ...
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 ...
Kiptum, whose record was officially confirmed last week by World Athletics, ran the first sub-two-hour, one-minute marathon in an official race at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. He came just 35 ...
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 ]
Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who currently holds the marathon world record.As of 2024, he holds three of the seven fastest marathons in history, [5] and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners at the time of his death.
Best marathon: 2:22:10 (at the Olympic Trials in Orlando 2024) O'Keeffe's first-ever marathon was at the Olympic Trials, and she finished first in 2 hours, 22 minutes. "It was just overwhelming in ...
Theo Rossi, an actor and producer best known for his role as Juice in the TV show Sons of Anarchy, made his marathon debut at the New York City Marathon in 2016. Rossi started running back in 2009 ...