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List of marathoners

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Summary

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This is a list of marathoners who are athletes notable for their achievements in the marathon. For a list of people notable in other fields who have also run marathons, see List of marathoners who are non-running specialists.

Legend

[[Tom Longboat]] was a dominant runner in the 1900s.

Symbol/Column	Description
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]	Gold medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]	Silver medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]]	Bronze medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors
(#)	Placement in any major marathon competition ranked 4th or below
Name	Athlete's name
Names in bold are current or former world record holders.
Country	Athlete's citizenship during competition
Olympics	Placement in the Olympics
IAAF WC	Medal years in the IAAF World Championships
WMM	Placement in the World Marathon Majors
1st	Marathon Victories. Number of times athlete placed first in a marathon (excludes Olympics and World Championships)
Career Best	Fastest marathon time during career
Other	Other notable information

Men

[[Haile Gebrselassie]] is regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history.

[[Sohn Kee-chung]] is the first Korean Olympic Champion in any discipline.

Name	Country	Olympics	IAAF WC	WMM	1s	Career Best	Other
Gezahegne Abera		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2000	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2001		5	2:07:54	First to win gold at Olympics and World Championships
Abel Antón			[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1997
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1999		2	2:07:54	First to win two golds at World Championships
Stefano Baldini		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2004
(12) 2008	[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2001
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2003		3		Two time European champion
Dick Beardsley					3		The "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon.
Abebe Bikila		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1960
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1964					First black African gold medalist by winning in Rome barefoot, previous world record holder
Gelindo Bordin		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1988	[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]]1987		6		Two time European champion
Amby Burfoot					1	2:14:28	Boston Marathon winner
Dionicio Cerón					7	2:12:13
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot				[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2006/2007
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2007/2008
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2008/2009	7	2:07:14
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot					2	2:05:52
Waldemar Cierpinski		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1976
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1980	[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1983
Andrea Cionna						2:31:59	World record holder for the fastest marathon run by a totally blind man
Derek Clayton						2:08:34	The first to run a world record under 02:10:00
Robert de Castella			[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1983		4	2:07:51	Former marathon world record holder; holds Australian national record
Belayneh Densamo					7	2:06:50	Held the world record for the span of 10 years.
Leonard Edelen		1964				2:14:28	In 1963, he became the first American to hold the world record since 1925.
Steve Edwards							First person to complete 500 sub 3:30:00 marathons
Stefaan Engels							First person to complete 365 marathons in 365 days
Martín Fiz		(4) 1996	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1995
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]1997		3
Haile Gebrselassie				[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2006/2007
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2007/2008
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2008/2009	9	2:03:59	Winner of many distance racing championships and holder of 27 world records
Jaouad Gharib		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]2008	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]2003
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]2005			2:05:27
Rodolfo Gómez		(19) 1976
(6) 1980			3	2:09:33
Ryan Hall		(10) 2008
(DNF) 2012				2:04:58
Hal Higdon							Freelance writer for Runner's World; a founder of Road Runners Club of America
Ron Hill		1964
1972				2:09:28
Hwang Young-Cho		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1992			3	2:08:09
Juma Ikangaa		(6) 1984
(7) 1988
(34) 1992
Steve Jones					4	2:07:13	Former marathon world record holder
Veikko Karvonen		(5) 1952
Yuki Kawauchi			(18) 2011, 2013		10	2:07:27	More than 100 sub 2:20 marathons
Tsegaye Kebede		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2008	[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2009	(5) 2008/2009
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2009/2010	4	2:05:18
Meb Keflezighi		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2004			1	2:08:37
Khalid Khannouchi	**
			5	2:05:42	Former marathon world record holder
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto						2:02:57	Former marathon world record holder
Eliud Kipchoge		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2016				2:01:39	Current marathon world record holder (2018)
Stephen Kiprotich		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2012	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2013			2:07:20
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2012				2:03:42	Former marathon world record holder
Abel Kirui		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2012	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2009
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2011			2:06:51
Hannes Kolehmainen		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1920
Lee Bong-Ju		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1996				2:07:20	Winner of the Boston Marathon in 2001
Martin Lel				[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2007/2008
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2006/2007	5	2:05:15
Vanderlei de Lima		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2004
Tom Longboat	CAN
Carlos Lopes		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1984				2:07:12	Former marathon world record holder
Frederick Lorz					1		Disqualified from 1904 Olympics after crossing first, but legitimately won the Boston Marathon a year later
Spyridon Louis	GRE	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1896					First Olympic gold medalist for the marathon
Patrick Makau				[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2011	1	2:03:38	Former marathon world record holder
Deriba Merga					2	2:06:39
Greg Meyer					2	2:09:00	Won 1983 Boston Marathon
Franjo Mihalić	Independent State of Croatia
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1956			1	2:21:24
Alain Mimoun		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1956
Steve Moneghetti		(5) 1988
1992
1996
(10) 2000	[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1997
Koichi Morishita		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1992			2	2:08:53
Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2009			1
Takeyuki Nakayama		(4) 1988
(4) 1992			5	2:08:15
Gerard Nijboer		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1980				2:09:01
Tsuyoshi Ogata			(12) 2003
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2005
(5) 2007		1	2:08:37
Benjamín Paredes		(8) 1996
(64) 2000			2	2:10:40
Jim Peters						2:19:22	Set the World Record four times, the first person to have run a sub-2:20:00 marathon.
António Pinto		1988
1992
(14) 1996
(11) 2000			4	2:06:36	One of two holders of European record
Orlando Pizzolato		(16) 1988	(7) 1987		3	2:10:57
Hendrick Ramaala		(12) 2000	(9) 2003
(27) 2007		2	2:09:28
Julio Rey			(37) 2001
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2003
(8) 2005		4	2:06:52
Bill Rodgers		(40) 1976			22	2:09:27	Posted multiple major victories in the late 1970s. Held the American record multiple times.
Alberto Salazar					4	2:08:13	Won the New York Marathon for 3 consecutive years
Marílson Gomes dos Santos					2	2:08:43	First South American to win the New York Marathon
Nobuyuki Sato			[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1999			2:08:48
Toshihiko Seko		(14) 1984
(9) 1988			10	2:08:27
Morio Shigematsu					6	2:12:00	Held world record June 12, 1965 – December 3, 1967
Frank Shorter		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1972
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1976				2:10:30	Only American to win multiple medals in the Olympic marathon
Silvio Guerra		(14) 2000			2	2:09:49	Holds Ecuadorian Marathon Record since 1997
Germán Silva		(6) 1996			2	2:08:56	Won the New York Marathon for two consecutive years
Fauja Singh							Holder of multiple records in the 90+ age group
Shigeru So					6	2:09:05
Takeshi So		(4) 1984			4	2:08:55
Sohn Kee-chung		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1936			9	2:25:14	First Korean Olympic Champion in any discipline, while representing Japan. Held the World Record for the longest span of 11.5 years.
Albin Stenroos		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1924
Toshinari Takaoka			(4) 2005		1	2:06:16
Hiromi Taniguchi		(8) 1992	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1991
	5	2:07:40
Josia Thugwane		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1996
(20) 2000			4	2:07:28
Tesfaye Tola		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2000				2:06:57
Erick Wainaina		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1996
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2000
(7) 2004	(18) 1995		7	2:08:43	One of the few athletes in Olympic history to finish in the top 10 at three separate marathons
Samuel Wanjiru		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2008		(4) 2007/2008
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2008/2009
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2009/2010	4	2:05:10	Holds current Olympic record
Mamo Wolde		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]1968
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1972
Dimitrion Yordanidis							Oldest man to complete a marathon, at age 98
Emil Zátopek		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1952
(6) 1956					Won Olympic gold in his first marathon in Olympic record time
Sondre Nordstad Moen						2:05:48	First European runner to finish under 2:06:00 (Fukuoka, 2017).

Women

Name	Country	Olympics	IAAF WC	WMM	1st	Career Best	Other	Ref
Tomoe Abe			[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1993		3	2:26:09		Holder of IAAF 100 km Road Women's World Record
Yukiko Akaba			(5) 2011			2:24:08
Elfenesh Alemu		(6) 2000
(4) 2004			3	2:24:29
Yuko Arimori		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1992
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1996			2	2:26:39
Junko Asari			[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1993		3	2:26:10
Joan Benoit		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1984			3	2:21:21	First female gold medalist in women's marathon
Carla Beurskens		(22) 1984
(34) 1988	(17) 1987		14	2:28:27
Joyce Chepchumba		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2000				2:23:22
Masako Chiba			[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2003		4	2:21:45
Zhou Chunxiu		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2008				2:19:51
Constantina Diţă-Tomescu		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2008			1	2:21:30
Adriana Fernández					1	2:24:06	First Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon, in a time of 2:25:06
Franca Fiacconi			(13) 1997		1	2:25:17
Katrin Dörre-Heinig
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1988
(5) 1992
(4) 1996	[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1991
(6) 1993		17	2:24:35
Kayoko Fukushi			[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2013			2:24:21
Jacqueline Gareau			(5) 1983		3	2:30:58
Tiki Gelana		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2012			1	2:18:58
Bobbi Gibb					3		First woman to run the entire Boston Marathon
Kara Goucher			(10) 2009			2:25:53
Lidiya Grigoryeva					4	2:25:10
Ari Ichihashi			[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1999			2:27:02
Helena Javornik					3	2:27:33
Priscah Jeptoo		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2012	[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2011			2:20:14
Olivera Jevtić					4	2:25:23
Deena Kastor		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2004				2:19:36
Mary Keitany				[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2010/2011		2:18:37
Edna Kiplagat				[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2010/2011		2:19:50
Lornah Kiplagat					4	2:22:22
Renata Kokowska					3	2:26:20
Brigid Kosgei	}					2:14:04	Current marathon world record holder (2019)
Salina Kosgei				[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2009/2010		2:23:22
Ingrid Kristiansen			[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1987
(7) 1991		15	2:21:06	One of the best female distance runners in the 1980s
Véronique Marot		(16) 1992	(22) 1987		4	2:25:56
Lisa Martin		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1988			5	2:23:51
Catherina McKiernan					3	2:22:23	Multiple medalist at the World Cross Country Championships.
Irina Mikitenko				[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2007/2008
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2008/2009
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2009/2010		2:19:19
Lorraine Moller		(5) 1984
(33) 1988
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1992
(46) 1992			9	2:28:17
Rosa Mota		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 1984
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1988	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1987		6	2:23:29	Awarded 1988 Abebe Bikila Award
Catherine Ndereba		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2004
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2008	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2003
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2005
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2007		7	2:18:47
Mizuki Noguchi		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2004	[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2003		5	2:19:12	Asia Record holder, Course Record holder of Berlin Marathon
Yoshimi Ozaki			[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2009		2	2:23:130
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova		[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2012				2:23:29
Uta Pippig
	(6) 1991			2:21:45	First woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times
Jeļena Prokopčuka			2 [[File:gold medal icon.svg]]		3	2:24:41 2:25:05
Paula Radcliffe			[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2005		8	2:15:25	Holder of several long-distance world records
Fatuma Roba		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1996
(9) 2000	(19) 1995
(13) 2001		5	2:23:21
Allison Roe					2	2:25:29
Yoko Shibui					4	2:19:41
Liliya Shobukhova				[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2009/2010
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2010/2011		2:18:20
Lidia Șimon		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2000				2:22:54
Hiromi Suzuki			[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1997		2	2:26:27
Kathrine Switzer					1	2:51:37	First woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry
Naoko Takahashi		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2000			7	2:19:46
Reiko Tosa			[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2001
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 2007		3	2:22:46
Grete Waitz		[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1984	[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1983		13	2:24:54
Gete Wami				[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 2006/2007
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 2007/2008	4	2:21:34
Sachiko Yamashita		(4) 1992	[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1991			2:29:57
Valentina Yegorova		[[File:gold medal icon.svg]] 1992
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]] 1996			1	2:23:33

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