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Chronology of the World's Marathon Record - Men
Date Location Athlete Time
27 Jul 1908London (Gbr)John J. Hayes (Usa)2:55.19
1 Jan 1909Yonkers (Usa)Robert Fowler (Usa)2:52.46
12 Feb 1909New York City (Usa)James A. Clark (Usa)2:46.53
8 May 1909New York City (Usa)Albert Raines (Usa)2:46.05
26 May 1909London (Gbr)Henry Barrett (Gbr)2:42.31
31 Aug 1909Stockholm (Swe)Thure Johansson (Swe)2:40.35
12 May 1913London (Gbr)Harry Green (Gbr) 2:38.17
31 May 1913London (Gbr)Alexis Ahlgren (Swe)2:36.07
22 Aug 1920Antwerp (Bel)Hannes Kolehmainen (Fin) 2:32.36
12 Oct 1925Port Chester (Usa)Albert Michelsen (Usa)2:29.02
31 Mar 1935Tokyo (Jap)Fusashige Suzuki (Jap)2:27.49
3 Apr 1935Tokyo (Jap)Yasuo Ikenaka (Jap)2:26.44
3 Nov 1935Tokyo (Jap)Kee Chung Sohn (Kor)2:26.42
19 Apr 1947Boston (Usa)Yun Bok Suh (Kor)2:25.39
14 Jun 1952Chiswick (Gbr)James Peters (Gbr)2:20.43
13 Jun 1953Chiswick (Gbr)James Peters (Gbr)2:18.41
4 Oct 1953Turku (Fin)James Peters (Gbr)2:18.35
26 Jun 1954Chiswick (Gbr)James Peters (Gbr)2:17.40
24 Aug 1958Stockholm (Swe)Sergey Popov (Urs)2:15.17
10 Sep 1960Roma (Ita)Abebe Bikila (Eth)2:15.16,2
17 Feb 1963Beppu (Jap)Toru Terasawa (Jap)2:15.15,8
15 Jun 1963Chiswick (Gbr)Buddy Edelen (Usa)2:14.28
13 Jun 1964Chiswick (Gbr)Basil Heatley (Gbr)2:13.55
21 Oct 1964Tokyo (Jap)Abebe Bikila (Eth)2:12.12
12 Jun 1965Chiswick (Gbr)Morio Shigematsu (Jap)2:12.00
3 Dec 1967Fukuoka (Jap)Derek Clayton (Aus)2:09.36,4
23 Jul 1970Edinburgh (Gbr)Ron Hill (Gbr)2:09.28,0
31 Jan 1974Christchurch (Nzl)Ian Thompson (Gbr)2:09.12,0
5 Feb 1978Beppu-Oita (Jap)Sigheru Soh (Jap)2:09.05,6
26 Apr 1980Amsterdam (Hol)Gerard Nijboer (Hol)2:09.01,0
6 Dec 1981Fukuoka (Jap)Robert De Castella (Aus)2:08.18
21 Oct 1984Chicago (Usa)Steve Jones (Gbr)2:08.05
20 Apr 1985Rotterdam (Hol)Carlos Lopes (Por)2:07.12
17 Apr 1988Rotterdam (Hol)Belayneh Dinsamo (Eth)2:06.50
20 Sep 1998Berlin (Ger)Ronaldo Da Costa (Bra)2:06.05
24 Oct 1999Chicago (Usa)Khalid Khannouchi (Mar)2:05.42
14 Apr 2002London (Gbr)Khalid Khannouchi (Mar)2:05.38


Chronology of the World's Marathon Record - Women
Date Location Athlete Time
3 Oct 1926Chiswick (Gbr)Violet Piercy (Gbr)3:40.22
16 Dec 1963Culver City (Usa)Merry Lepper (Usa)3:37.07
23 May 1964Ryde (Gbr)Dale Greig (Gbr)3:27.45
21 Jul 1964Auckland (Nzl)Mildred Sampson (Nzl)3:19.33
6 May 1967Toronto (Can)Maureen Wilton (Can)3:15.22
16 Sep 1967Waldniel (Rft)Anni Pede-Erdkamp (Rft)3:07.27
28 Feb 1970Seaside (Usa)Caroline Walker (Usa)3:02.53
9 May 1971Philadelphia (Usa)Elizabeth Bonner (Usa)3:01.42
19 Sep 1971New York City (Usa)New York City (Usa)2:55.22
5 Dec 1971Culver City (Usa)Cheryl Bridges (Usa)2:49.40
2 Dec 1973Culver City (Usa)Michiko Gorman (Usa)2:46.36
27 Oct 1974Neuf Brisach (Fra)Chantal Langlace (Fra)2:46.24
1 Dec 1974Culver City (Usa)Jacqueline Hansen (Usa)2:43.55
21 Apr 1975Boston (Usa)Liane Winter (Rft)2:42.24
3 May 1975DÜLmen (Ger)Christa Vahlensieck (Rft)2:40.16
12 Oct 1975Eugene (Usa)Jacqueline Hansen (Usa)2:38.19
1 May 1977Oyarzun (Spa)Chantal Langlace (Fra)2:35.16
10 Sep 1977East Berlin (Ddr)Christa Vahlensieck (Rft)2:34.48
22 Oct 1978New York City (Usa)Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor)2:32.30
21 Oct 1979New York City (Usa)Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor)2:27.33
26 Oct 1980New York City (Usa)Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor)2:25.42
17 Apr 1983Londra (Gbr)Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor)2:25.29
18 Apr 1983Boston (Usa)Joan Benoit (Usa)2:22.43
21 Apr 1985London (Gbr)Ingrid Kristiansen (Nor)2:21.06
19 Apr 1998Rotterdam (Hol)Tegla Loroupe (Ken)2:20.47
26 Sep 1999Berlin (Ger)Tegla Loroupe (Ken)2:20.43
30 Sep 2001Berlin (Ger)Naoko Takahashi (Jap)2:19.46
7 Oct 2001Chicago (Usa)Catherine Ndereba (Ken)2:18.47
13 Oct 2002Chicago (Usa)Paula Radcliffe (Gbr)2:17.18
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