Men · Road Running · All-Time
Marathon
1:59:30
Best mark
World record
2:03:17
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
2:02:55
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
4
Countries
KEN 14 · ETH 9 · 2 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 1:59:30 to 2:03:17 · median 2:02:55
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 24 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabastian Sawe WR | KEN | 1:59:30 | 26 Apr 2026 | London | 31 |
| 2 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 1:59:41 | 26 Apr 2026 | London | 28 |
| 3 | Jacob Kiplimo | UGA | 2:00:28 | 26 Apr 2026 | London | 25 |
| 4 | Kelvin Kiptum | KEN | 2:00:35 | 8 Oct 2023 | Chicago | 23 |
| 5 | Eliud Kipchoge | KEN | 2:01:09 | 25 Sep 2022 | Berlin | 37 |
| 6 | Amos Kipruto | KEN | 2:01:39 | 26 Apr 2026 | London | 33 |
| 7 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 2:01:41 | 29 Sep 2019 | Berlin | 37 |
| 8 | Sisay Lemma | ETH | 2:01:48 | 3 Dec 2023 | Valencia | 32 |
| 9 | Benson Kipruto | KEN | 2:02:16 | 3 Mar 2024 | Tokyo | 32 |
| 10 | John Korir | KEN | 2:02:24 | 7 Dec 2025 | Valencia | 29 |
| 11 | Deresa Geleta | ETH | 2:02:38 | 1 Dec 2024 | Valencia | 28 |
| 12 | Birhanu Legese | ETH | 2:02:48 | 29 Sep 2019 | Berlin | 25 |
| 13 | Mosinet Geremew | ETH | 2:02:55 | 28 Apr 2019 | London | 27 |
| 13 | Timothy Kiplagat | KEN | 2:02:55 | 3 Mar 2024 | Tokyo | |
| 15 | Dennis Kipruto Kimetto | KEN | 2:02:57 | 28 Sep 2014 | Berlin | 30 |
| 16 | Tamirat Tola | ETH | 2:02:59 | 26 Apr 2026 | London | 34 |
| 17 | Evans Chebet | KEN | 2:03:00 | 6 Dec 2020 | Valencia | 32 |
| 17 | Gabriel Geay | TAN | 2:03:00 | 4 Dec 2022 | Valencia | 26 |
| 19 | Lawrence Cherono | KEN | 2:03:04 | 6 Dec 2020 | Valencia | 32 |
| 20 | Alexander Mutiso | KEN | 2:03:11 | 3 Dec 2023 | Valencia | 27 |
| 21 | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | KEN | 2:03:13 | 28 Sep 2014 | Berlin | 29 |
| 21 | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich | KEN | 2:03:13 | 25 Sep 2016 | Berlin | 34 |
| 21 | Vincent Kipkemoi | KEN | 2:03:13 | 24 Sep 2023 | Berlin | 24 |
| 24 | Mule Wasihun | ETH | 2:03:16 | 28 Apr 2019 | London | 25 |
| 25 | Milkesa Mengesha | ETH | 2:03:17 | 29 Sep 2024 | Berlin | 24 |