Event · Road Running · Road

Marathon

Two published all-time lists, two world records and their progressions, 1442 athletes across 60 federations.

Men

World record

1:59:30

Sabastian SaweKENLondon · 26 Apr 2026

2:07:52

Top 50 cutoff

792

Athletes listed

44

Countries

All-time top 50 Record progression

Women

World record

2:09:56

Ruth Chepng'etichKENChicago · 13 Oct 2024

2:25:33

Top 50 cutoff

650

Athletes listed

47

Countries

All-time top 50 Record progression

Leading countries

Athletes on both all-time lists

KENKenya483ETHEthiopia425JPNJapan126USAUnited States45MARMorocco29ERIEritrea27CHNChina24GBRGreat Britain & NI22
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