Men · Road Running · All-Time

Marathon

World record

Sabastian Sawe KENLondon · 26 Apr 2026

1:59:30

Best mark

World record

2:02:55

Top 25 cutoff

25 rows

2:02:16

Median

Of the 25 performances

Countries

KEN 17 · ETH 6 · 1 others

Performance distribution

25 performances from 1:59:30 to 2:02:55 · median 2:02:16

1:59:30 · WR2:02:16 · median2:02:55 · cutoff

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.

All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 24 Aug 2026 · methodology

25 rows

Men's Marathon — All-Time Top 25
#	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	Kelvin Kiptum	KEN	2:01:25	23 Apr 2023	London	23
7	Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	2:01:39	16 Sep 2018	Berlin	33
7	Amos Kipruto	KEN	2:01:39	26 Apr 2026	London	33
9	Kenenisa Bekele	ETH	2:01:41	29 Sep 2019	Berlin	37
10	Sisay Lemma	ETH	2:01:48	3 Dec 2023	Valencia	32
11	Kelvin Kiptum	KEN	2:01:53	4 Dec 2022	Valencia	23
12	Sabastian Sawe	KEN	2:02:05	1 Dec 2024	Valencia	29
13	Benson Kipruto	KEN	2:02:16	3 Mar 2024	Tokyo	32
13	Sabastian Sawe	KEN	2:02:16	21 Sep 2025	Berlin	30
15	Jacob Kiplimo	UGA	2:02:23	12 Oct 2025	Chicago	24
16	John Korir	KEN	2:02:24	7 Dec 2025	Valencia	29
17	Sabastian Sawe	KEN	2:02:27	27 Apr 2025	London	30
18	Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	2:02:37	28 Apr 2019	London	34
19	Deresa Geleta	ETH	2:02:38	1 Dec 2024	Valencia	28
20	Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	2:02:40	6 Mar 2022	Tokyo	37
21	Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	2:02:42	24 Sep 2023	Berlin	38
22	John Korir	KEN	2:02:44	13 Oct 2024	Chicago	27
23	Birhanu Legese	ETH	2:02:48	29 Sep 2019	Berlin	25
24	Mosinet Geremew	ETH	2:02:55	28 Apr 2019	London	27
24	Timothy Kiplagat	KEN	2:02:55	3 Mar 2024	Tokyo