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National records in the marathon

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The following tables are an overview of all current national records in the marathon, as compiled by World Athletics[1] and other authoritative sources of road racing statistics.[2][3][4]

Background

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World Athletics is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. As of 2023, the national governing bodies of 214 countries[nb 1] and territories[nb 2] are affiliated to World Athletics as National Member Federations.[6] According to World Athletics, their lists of national records "mainly include official records as recognized by various national federations" and notes that in some cases "federations recognize invalid performances".[1] The Boston Marathon is considered the site of several national records, yet this course is invalid for the world record because it is point-to-point with a greater than allowable elevation drop, which aids performance.[7]

World Athletic's list includes Palestine, whose Palestine Athletic Federation is the national governing body of athletics affiliated to World Athletics.[6][8] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is represented in World Athletics by UK Athletics,[9] which in turn is affiliated with the athletic associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales (collectively known as the Home Country Athletics Federations).[10] Although World Athletics notes only the fastest performance under the UK umbrella, these associations each compile a list of national records in track and field.[11][12][13][14] World Athletic's list includes some British overseas territories that compete under their own flags (e.g. Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and Cayman Islands).[15]

Other road racing sources slightly differ regarding which types of political states are included in their national records lists. For example, Athletics Weekly's list includes countries of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and Jersey which are technically not part of the United Kingdom.[3] The Association of Road Racing Statisticians' list includes all of the above plus the British overseas territory of Saint Helena.[2] Similar list variations occur with other political states or territories affiliated with Denmark, France, and New Zealand.

Another important reference source is the 2018 edition of NATIONAL ATHLETICS RECORDS (NAR) for all countries in the world by Winfried Kramer with the assistance of Heinrich Hubbeling, Yves Pinaud and Steffan Stube.

Several national records were run on a date when an athlete represented a country currently no longer in existence such as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. On achieving independence the appropriate national federation of the current national state retroactively recognized them as valid NRs.

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Marathon records by region

The following table contains marathon records within each world region.[16]

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Men's national records

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  Performances listed as national records by World Athletics.
  Additional performances listed as national records by other road racing authorities.

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Women's national records

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See also

Notes

  1. by World Athletics; 2:17:14 by official result and national federation sources
  1. [N 1]
    World Athletics defines "Country" as "a self-governing geographical area of the world recognized as an independent state by international law and international governmental bodies."[5]
  2. [N 2]
    World Athletics defines "Territory" as "a geographical area of the world which is not a Country, but which has certain aspects of self-government, at least to the extent of being autonomous in the control of its sport which is recognized as such by World Athletics."[5]
  3. [N 3]
    Per IAAF: "Competing as a US citizen, Fanelli’s best is 2:14:17 at Montréal, 06 Sep 80".[1]
  4. [N 4]
    Per WMM: "Possible irregularities at Phikwe 2004. Alternate record 2:17:04, Tiapo Maso, 5 March 2000 Cape Town".[4] Per ARRS: "2:17:04 Tiapo Maso 5 Mar 2000 Cape Town RSA"[2]
  5. [N 5]
    Per ARRS: "2:53:57 Mapang Hidup 15 Dec 1985 Bangkok THA"[2]
  6. [N 6]
    Per ARRS: "2:37:48 Anatole Bouba 23 Oct 1997 Frankfurt GER"[2]
  7. [N 7]
    Per IAAF: "2:17:39 Nelson da Cruz Lisbon 16 Apr 06 – downhill". Per WMM: "On course with 110m drop, 2:17:39, Nelson Cruz, 16 Ap 2006, Lisbon".[4]
  8. [N 8]
    Per IAAF: "2:18:32 Bassirima Soro, Tucson, 3 Dec 00 – downhill (drop of 654m)".[1] Per WMM: On course with 580m drop, 2:18:32, Bassirima Soro, 3 December 2000, Tucson[4]
  9. [N 9]
    Per WMM: "Federation record, although maybe short. Alternate record 2:13:08, Radames Gonzalez, 11 Dec 1998, Calvia".[4] Per ARRS: "2:13:08 Radames Gonzalez 11 Dec 1988 Calvia ESP"[2]
  10. [N 10]
    Per ARRS: "2:11:12 Karel David 10 Feb 1991 Tokyo JPN"[2]
  11. [N 11]
    Per ARRS: "2:11:59.4"[2]
  12. [N 12]
    Per ARRS: "2"22"23 John Treacy 12 Feb 1990 Tokyo"[2]
  13. [N 13]
    Per ARRS: "2:53:04 Majid Toure 15 Apr 2007 Paris FRA"[2]
  14. [N 14]
    Per WMM: "Strong tailwind at Boston 1994. Alternate record 2:08:30, Dionicio Ceron, 2 April 1995, London".[4] Per ARRS: "2:08:30 Dionicio Ceron 2 Apr 1995 London ENG"[2]
  15. [N 15]
    Per WMM: "Strong tailwind at Boston 1994. Alternate record 2:10:01, Luketz Swartbooi, 10 October 1992, Swakopmund".[4] Per ARRS: "2:10:01 Luketz Swartbooi Swakopmund 10 Oct 1992"[2]
  16. [N 16]
    Per ARRS: "2:19:38 Tika Banadur 24 Dec 1995 Madras"[2]
  17. [N 17]
    Per IAAF: "Herman Couperus opted for AHO in 2007".[1]
  18. [N 18]
    Per IAAF: "Rumors in Europe say that the record given above by the Federation was achieved on a short course. Alternative record – 2:10:52 Goe Chun Son, Essone, 16 Mar 80".[1] Per ARRS: "2:10:50 Jung-Won Kim 10 Mar 1996 Pyongyang "[2]
  19. [N 19]
    Per ARRS: "2:25:29 Naseer Ahmad 8 Feb 2005 Hong Kong HKG"[2]
  20. [N 20]
    Per ARRS: "2:12:29.4"[2]
  21. [N 21]
    Per ARRS: "2:16:25 Pamenos Ballantyne 26 Apr 1998 London ENG"[2]
  22. [N 22]
    Per IAAF: "2:12:40 Sreten Ninkovic Austin 17 Feb 02 – downhill".[1] Per WMM:On course with 137m drop, 2:12:40, Sreten Ninkovic, 17 February 2002, Austin".[4]
  23. [N 23]
    Per ARRS: "2:09:54"[2]
  24. [N 24]
    Per ARRS: "2:12:54.4"[2]
  25. [N 25]
    Per ARRS: "2:18:18 Sergey Davidov 5 Aug 1995 Omsk RUS"[2]
  26. [N 26]
    Per ARRS: "2:05:37.8"[2]
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