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The men's half-marathon world record, pending ratification, is 57:30, set by Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia on 27 October 2024 in the Valencia Half Marathon. Kejelcha broke Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo's previous world record of 57:31, set on 21 November 2021 in the Lisbon Half Marathon, by one second. [4]
For women, 158 achieved the marathon standard and only 15 hit the half marathon mark. The total number of female qualifiers dropped from 512 in the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (marathon) to 173 in 2024, due mainly to the marathon entry standard dropping 8 minutes. On the men's side, the 227 qualifiers was a decrease of only 33 relative to ...
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Nearly ninety years later, the women's event was added to the programme at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington) [2] is a retired American long-distance runner who held the U.S. record in the half marathon from 2007 to 2025. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. [3]
Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir took home gold in the women's marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a time of 2:27:20. ... where athletes must be 14 years old to run the Boston Half Marathon ...
A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. [1] It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcuts. [2]
AP Sports Writer (AP) — There are two main things to look for when picking an Olympic marathon team: speed and success. ... Lemma blistered the Boston course with a 1:00:19 first half, opening a ...
The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification of a world record are defined by World Athletics in Part III of the Competition Rules. [1] These criteria also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games.