Marathon world best progression

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This is a list of progressive record times for the marathon. The actual distance for the pre-1925 races varied slightly from the present figure of 42.195 km (26.2 miles).

Men
TimeRunnerPlaceDate
2:58:50Spiridon Louis (Greece)Athens, GreeceApril 10, 1896
2:55:18.4Johnny Hayes (USA)Shepherd's Bush, EnglandJuly 24, 1908
2:52:45.4Robert Fowler (USA)Yonkers, USAJanuary 1, 1909
2:46:52.6James Clark (USA)New York, USAFebruary 12, 1909
2:46:04.6Albert Raines (USA)New York,USAMay 8, 1909
2:42:31Frederick Barrett (Great Britain)Shepherd's Bush, EnglandFebruary 12, 1909
2:38:16.2Harry Green (Great Britain)Shepherd's Bush, EnglandMay 12,1913
2:36:06.6Alexis Ahlgren (Sweden)Shepherd's Bush, EnglandMay 31, 1913
2:32:35:8Hannes Kolehmainen (Finland)Antwerp, BelgiumAugust 20, 1920
2:29:01.8Albert Michelsen (USA)Port ChesterOctober 13, 1925
2:27:49Fusashige Suzuki (Japan)Tokyo, JapanMarch 31, 1935
2:26:44Yasuo Ikenaka (Japan)Tokyo, JapanApril 3, 1935
2:26:42Sohn Kee-chung (Korea)Tokyo, JapanNovember 3, 1935
2:25:39Yon Bok Suh (Korea)Boston, USAApril 19, 1947
2:20:42.2James Peters (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 14, 1952
2:18:40.2James Peters (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 13, 1953
2:18:34.8James Peters (Great Britain)Turku, FinlandOctober 4, 1953
2:17:39.4James Peters (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 26, 1954
2:15:17Sergey Popov (Soviet Union)Stockholm, SwedenAugust 24, 1958
2:15:16.2Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia)Rome, ItalySeptember 10, 1960
2:15:15.8Toru Terasawa (Japan)Beppu, JapanFebruary 17, 1963
2:14:28Leonard Edelen (USA)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 15, 1963
2:13:55.4Basil Heatley (Great Britain)Chiswick, EnglandJuly 13, 1964
2:12:11Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia)Tokyo, JapanOctober 21, 1964
2:12:00Morio Shigematsu (Japan)Shepherd's Bush, EnglandJune 12, 1965
2:09:36Derek Clayton (Australia)Fukuoka, JapanDecember 3, 1967
2:08:33Derek Clayton (Australia)Antwerp, BelgiumMay 3, 1969
2:08:18Robert de Castella (Australia)Fukuoka, JapanDecember 6, 1981
2:08:05Steve Jones (Great Britain)Chicago, USAOctober 21, 1984
2:07:12Carlos Lopes (Portugal)Rotterdam, The NetherlandsApril 20, 1985
2:06:50Belayneh Dinsamo (Ethiopia)Rotterdam, The NetherlandsApril 17, 1988
2:06:05Ronaldo da Costa (Brazil)Berlin, GermanySeptember 20, 1998
2:05:42Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco)Chicago, USAOctober 24, 1999
2:05:38Khalid Khannouchi (USA)London, EnglandApril 14, 2002
2:04:55Paul Tergat (Kenya)Berlin, GermanySeptember 28, 2003
Women
TimeRunnerPlaceDate
3:27:45Dale Greig (Great Britain)Ryde,EnglandMay 23, 1964
3:19:33Mildred Sampson (New Zealand)Auckland,New ZealandJuly 21, 1964
3:15:22Maureen Wilton (Canada)Toronto,CanadaMay 6, 1967
3:07:26Anni Pede-Erdkamp (German Democratic Republic)Waidneil,?Germany?September 16, 1967
3:02:53Caroline Walker (USA)Seaside,?USA?February 28, 1970
3:01:42Elizabeth Bonner (USA)Philadelphia,USAMay 9, 1971
2:46:30Adrienne Beamses (Australia)Werribee,AustraliaAugust 31, 1971
2:46:24Chantal Langlace (France)Neuf Brisach,FranceOctober 27, 1974
2:43:54.5Jacqueline Hansen (USA)Culver City,USADecember 1, 1974
2:42:24Liane Winter (GDR)Boston,USAApril 21, 1975
2:40:15.8Christa Vahlensieck (GDR)Dulmen,GermanyMay 3, 1975
2:38:19Jacqueline Hansen (USA)Eugene,USAOctober 12, 1975
2:35:15.4Chantal Langlace (France)Oyarzun,SpainMay 1, 1977
2:34:47.5Christa Vahlensieck (West Germany)West Berlin,West BerlinSeptember 10, 1977
2:32:29.9Grete Waitz (Norway)New York City,USAOctober 22, 1978
2:27:32.6Grete Waitz (Norway)New York City,USAOctober 21, 1979
2:25:41.3Grete Waitz (Norway)New York City,USAOctober 26, 1980
2:25:29Allison Roe (New Zealand)New York City,USAOctober 25, 1981
2:22:43Joan Benoit (USA)Boston,USAApril 18, 1983
2:21:06Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway)London,EnglandApril 21, 1985
2:20:47Tegla Loroupe (Kenya)Rotterdam,The NetherlandsApril 19, 1998
2:20:43Tegla Loroupe (Kenya)Berlin,GermanySeptember 26, 1999
2:19:46Naoko Takahashi (Japan)Berlin,GermanySeptember 30, 2001
2:18:47Catherine N'dereba (Kenya)Chicago,USAOctober 7, 2001
2:17:18Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain)Chicago,USAOctober 13, 2002
2:15:25Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain)London,EnglandApril 13, 2003
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