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Marathons at the World Athletics Championships

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Marathon
at the World Athletics Championships
Women starting the 2013 marathon on the track
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832023
Women: 19832023
Championship record
Men2:05:36 Tamirat Tola (2022)
Women2:18:11 Gotytom Gebreslase (2022)
Reigning champion
Men Victor Kiplangat (UGA)
Women Amane Beriso Shankule (ETH)

The marathon at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious global title in the discipline after the marathon at the Olympics. From 1997 to 2011 it hosted the World Marathon Cup team event. It currently forms part of the World Marathon Majors circuit, which includes the six top annual races. The competition format has separate men's and women's races, which both serve as a straight final. Participation typically numbers between sixty and eighty runners per race. The event usually starts and ends in the main stadium, with the rest of the race taking place on the surrounding roads of the host city.

The championship records for the event are 2:06:54 hours for men, set by Abel Kirui in 2009, and 2:20:57 hours for women, set by Paula Radcliffe in 2005.[1] The world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition by either men or women, reflecting the lack of pacemaking and athletes' more tactical approach to championship races.[2]

Catherine Ndereba and Edna Kiplagat are the most successful athletes of the event, having each won two gold medals and one silver medal in the women's marathon. In addition, Kiplagat finished top five in five consecutive World Athletics Championship Marathons from 2011-2019. Three other athletes have won the World Championships marathon twice: Abel Antón, Jaouad Gharib, and Abel Kirui – all of whom along with Edna Kiplagat had back-to-back victories.

Kenya is the most successful nation in the discipline, having won ten gold medals overall (five in each division). Ethiopia is the next most successful, with six gold medallists. Spain has won three gold medals.

Age records

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Distinction Male Female
Athlete Age Date Athlete Age Date
Youngest champion  Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 19 years, 281 days 22 Aug 2015  Bai Xue (CHN) 20 years, 251 days 23 Aug 2009
Youngest medalist  Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 19 years, 281 days 22 Aug 2015  Bai Xue (CHN) 20 years, 251 days 23 Aug 2009
Youngest finalist  Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 19 years, 281 days 22 Aug 2015  Kim Hye-Gyong (PRK) 20 years, 154 days 10 Aug 2013
Youngest participant  Ahmed Hassan (SOM) 18 years, 187 days 3 Aug 2001  Su Su-Ning (TPE) 14 years, 274 days 15 Aug 1993
Oldest champion  Abel Antón (ESP) 36 years, 308 days 28 Aug 1999  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 35 years, 43 days 2 Sep 2007
Oldest medalist  Abel Antón (ESP) 36 years, 308 days 28 Aug 1999  Helalia Johannes (NAM) 39 years, 46 days 28 Sep 2019
Oldest finalist  Ruggero Pertile (ITA) 41 years, 14 days 22 Aug 2015  Roberta Groner (USA) 41 years, 267 days 28 Sep 2019
Oldest participant  Patrick Dupouy (PYF) 46 years, 85 days 5 Aug 1995  Colleen de Reuck (USA) 47 years, 136 days 27 Aug 2011

Patrick Dupouy of French Polynesia became the oldest male competitor of World Championships history in 2007, at the age of 46 years and 85 days.[4] Under current regulations, the records for the youngest participants will remain indefinitely as any athlete in the junior category (under-20) that year, or younger, is ineligible to enter the marathon.[5]

Doping

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The first doping ban to effect the World Championships marathon came in 2001, when Italy's Roberto Barbi (60th in the men's race) was disqualified. Original eighth-placer Nailiya Yulamanova was disqualified from the 2009 women's race and another Russian, Mikhail Lemayev, had his result annulled from the men's race that year. Biological passport irregularities saw Abderrahim Goumri's runs in 2009 and 2011 retrospectively annulled.[6] The anti-doping programme at the 2013 championships saw Jeremías Saloj disqualified from the men's race for doping.[7]

Medalists

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Men

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Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 Robert de Castella (AUS)  Kebede Balcha (ETH)  Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
1987 Rome
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 Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)  Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)  Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
1991 Tokyo
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 Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN)  Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)  Steve Spence (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Mark Plaatjes (USA)  Luketz Swartbooi (NAM)  Bert van Vlaanderen (NED)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Martín Fiz (ESP)  Dionicio Cerón (MEX)  Luíz Antônio dos Santos (BRA)
1997 Athens
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 Abel Antón (ESP)  Martín Fiz (ESP)  Steve Moneghetti (AUS)
1999 Seville
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 Abel Antón (ESP)  Vincenzo Modica (ITA)  Nobuyuki Sato (JPN)
2001 Edmonton
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 Gezahegne Abera (ETH)  Simon Biwott (KEN)  Stefano Baldini (ITA)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Jaouad Gharib (MAR)  Julio Rey (ESP)  Stefano Baldini (ITA)
2005 Helsinki
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 Jaouad Gharib (MAR)  Christopher Isengwe (TAN)  Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)
2007 Osaka
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 Luke Kibet Bowen (KEN)  Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)  Viktor Röthlin (SUI)
2009 Berlin
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 Abel Kirui (KEN)  Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN)  Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
2011 Daegu
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 Abel Kirui (KEN)  Vincent Kipruto (KEN)  Feyisa Lilesa (ETH)
2013 Moscow
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 Stephen Kiprotich (UGA)  Lelisa Desisa (ETH)  Tadese Tola (ETH)
2015 Beijing
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 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI)  Yemane Tsegay (ETH)  Solomon Mutai (UGA)
2017 London
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 Geoffrey Kirui (KEN)  Tamirat Tola (ETH)  Alphonce Simbu (TAN)
2019 Doha
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 Lelisa Desisa (ETH)  Mosinet Geremew (ETH)  Amos Kipruto (KEN)
2022 Eugene
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 Tamirat Tola (ETH)  Mosinet Geremew (ETH)  Bashir Abdi (BEL)
2023 Budapest
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 Victor Kiplangat (UGA)  Maru Teferi (ISR)  Leul Gebresilase (ETH)

Multiple medalists

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Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Abel Antón  Spain (ESP) 1997–1999 2 0 0 2
Jaouad Gharib  Morocco (MAR) 2003–2005 2 0 0 2
Abel Kirui  Kenya (KEN) 2009–2011 2 0 0 2
4 Martín Fiz  Spain (ESP) 1995–1997 1 1 0 2
Lelisa Desisa  Ethiopia (ETH) 2013-2019 1 1 0 2
Tamirat Tola  Ethiopia (ETH) 2017-2022 1 1 0 2
7 Hussein Ahmed Salah  Djibouti (DJI) 1987–1991 0 2 0 2
Mosinet Geremew  Ethiopia (ETH) 2019–2022 0 2 0 2
9 Stefano Baldini  Italy (ITA) 2001–2003 0 0 2 2

Medalists by country

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Kenya (KEN) 5 3 1 9
2  Ethiopia (ETH) 3 6 4 13
3  Spain (ESP) 3 2 0 5
4  Morocco (MAR) 2 0 0 2
 Uganda (UGA) 2 0 0 2
6  Japan (JPN) 1 0 2 3
7  Australia (AUS) 1 0 1 2
8  United States (USA) 1 0 1 2
9  Eritrea (ERI) 1 0 0 1
10  Djibouti (DJI) 0 2 0 2
11  Italy (ITA) 0 1 3 4
12  Tanzania (TAN) 0 1 1 2
13  Mexico (MEX) 0 1 0 1
 Israel (ISR) 0 1 0 1
 Namibia (NAM) 0 1 0 1
 Qatar (QAT) 0 1 0 1
16  Belgium (BEL) 0 0 1 1
 Brazil (BRA) 0 0 1 1
 East Germany (GDR) 0 0 1 1
 Netherlands (NED) 0 0 1 1
  Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1

Women

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Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 Grete Waitz (NOR)  Marianne Dickerson (USA)  Raisa Smekhnova (URS)
1987 Rome
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 Rosa Mota (POR)  Zoya Ivanova (URS)  Jocelyne Villeton (FRA)
1991 Tokyo
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 Wanda Panfil (POL)  Sachiko Yamashita (JPN)  Katrin Dörre (GER)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Junko Asari (JPN)  Manuela Machado (POR)  Tomoe Abe (JPN)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Manuela Machado (POR)  Anuța Cătună (ROU)  Ornella Ferrara (ITA)
1997 Athens
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 Hiromi Suzuki (JPN)  Manuela Machado (POR)  Lidia Slăvuțeanu (ROU)
1999 Seville
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 Jong Song-ok (PRK)  Ari Ichihashi (JPN)  Lidia Șimon (ROU)
2001 Edmonton
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 Lidia Șimon (ROU)  Reiko Tosa (JPN)  Svetlana Zakharova (RUS)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)  Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)  Masako Chiba (JPN)
2005 Helsinki
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 Paula Radcliffe (GBR)  Catherine Ndereba (KEN)  Constantina Diţă-Tomescu (ROU)
2007 Osaka
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 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)  Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)  Reiko Tosa (JPN)
2009 Berlin
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 Bai Xue (CHN)  Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN)  Aselefech Mergia (ETH)
2011 Daegu
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 Edna Kiplagat (KEN)  Priscah Jeptoo (KEN)  Sharon Cherop (KEN)
2013 Moscow
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 Edna Kiplagat (KEN)  Valeria Straneo (ITA)  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)
2015 Beijing
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 Mare Dibaba (ETH)  Helah Kiprop (KEN)  Eunice Kirwa (BHR)
2017 London
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 Rose Chelimo (BHR)  Edna Kiplagat (KEN)  Amy Cragg (USA)
2019 Doha
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 Ruth Chepng'etich (KEN)  Rose Chelimo (BHR)  Helalia Johannes (NAM)
2022 Eugene
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 Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH)  Judith Korir (KEN)  Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (ISR)
2023 Budapest
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 Amane Beriso Shankule (ETH)  Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH)  Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi (MAR)

Multiple medalists

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Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Catherine Ndereba  Kenya (KEN) 2003–2007 2 1 0 3
Edna Kiplagat  Kenya (KEN) 2011–2017 2 1 0 3
3 Manuela Machado  Portugal (POR) 1993–1997 1 2 0 3
4 Lidia Șimon  Romania (ROU) 1997–2001 1 0 2 3
5 Reiko Tosa  Japan (JPN) 2001–2007 0 1 1 2

Medalists by country

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Kenya (KEN) 5 5 1 11
2  Ethiopia (ETH) 3 1 1 3
3  Japan (JPN) 2 5 4 11
4  Portugal (POR) 2 2 0 4
5  Romania (ROU) 1 1 3 5
6  Bahrain (BHR) 1 1 1 3
7  China (CHN) 1 1 0 2
8  Great Britain (GBR) 1 0 0 1
 North Korea (PRK) 1 0 0 1
 Norway (NOR) 1 0 0 1
 Poland (POL) 1 0 0 1
12  Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
 Soviet Union (URS) 0 1 0 1
 United States (USA) 0 1 0 1
15  France (FRA) 0 0 1 2
 Israel (ISR) 0 0 1 1
 Morocco (MAR) 0 0 1 1
 Namibia (NAM) 0 0 1 1
 Russia (RUS) 0 0 1 1

Championship record progression

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Men

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Men's marathon World Championships record progression[8]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
2:10:03 Robert De Castella  Australia (AUS) 1983 Final 14 August
2:08:31 Jaouad Gharib  Morocco (MAR) 2003 Final 30 August
2:06:54 Abel Kirui  Kenya (KEN) 2009 Final 22 August
2:05:36 Tamirat Tola  Ethiopia (ETH) 2022 Final 17 July

Women

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Women's marathon World Championships record progression[9]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
2:28:08 Grete Waitz  Norway (NOR) 1983 Final 7 August
2:25:17 Rosa Mota  Portugal (POR) 1987 Final 29 August
2:23:55 Catherine Ndereba  Kenya (KEN) 2003 Final 31 August
2:20:57 Paula Radcliffe  Great Britain (GBR) 2005 Final 14 August
2:18.11 Gotytom Gebreslase  Ethiopia (ETH) 2022 Final 18 July

Finishing times

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Top ten fastest World Championship times

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References

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  1. ^ Championships Records. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  2. ^ IAAF World Championships: IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, pp. 595–6 (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.
  3. ^ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45.
  4. ^ Butler 2013, p. 34–7.
  5. ^ Technical Regulations for the IAAF World Championships (Updated January 2015). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
  6. ^ Butler 2013, p. 67–9.
  7. ^ More than 1900 blood samples collected – Moscow 2013. IAAF (2013-09-20). Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
  8. ^ Main > Men, marathon > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-07.
  9. ^ Main > Women, marathon > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-07.
  10. ^ "Men's marathon".
  11. ^ "Women's marathon".

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