Women · Road Running · All-Time
Half Marathon
1:02:52
Best mark
World record
1:05:00
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
1:04:31
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
2
Countries
KEN 14 · ETH 11
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 1:02:52 to 1:05:00 · median 1:04:31
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 25 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letesenbet Gidey WR | ETH | 1:02:52 | 24 Oct 2021 | Valencia | 23 |
| 2 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | KEN | 1:03:04 | 27 Oct 2024 | Valencia | 23 |
| 3 | Fotyen Tesfay | ETH | 1:03:21 | 27 Oct 2024 | Valencia | 26 |
| 4 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | KEN | 1:03:32 | 27 Oct 2024 | Valencia | 27 |
| 5 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | ETH | 1:03:51 | 24 Oct 2021 | Valencia | 22 |
| 6 | Loice Chemnung | KEN | 1:04:01 | 15 Feb 2026 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 7 | Ruth Chepng'etich | KEN | 1:04:02 | 4 Apr 2021 | Istanbul | 26 |
| 8 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | KEN | 1:04:13 | 16 Feb 2025 | Barcelona | 31 |
| 9 | Girmawit Gebrzihair | ETH | 1:04:14 | 19 Feb 2022 | Ras al-Khaimah | 20 |
| 10 | Ejgayehu Taye | ETH | 1:04:14 | 27 Oct 2024 | Valencia | 24 |
| 11 | Tsigie Gebreselama | ETH | 1:04:21 | 9 Mar 2025 | Lisboa | 24 |
| 12 | Hellen Obiri | KEN | 1:04:22 | 19 Feb 2022 | Ras al-Khaimah | 32 |
| 13 | Ababel Yeshaneh | ETH | 1:04:31 | 21 Feb 2020 | Ras al-Khaimah | 28 |
| 14 | Sheila Chepkirui | KEN | 1:04:36 | 19 Feb 2022 | Ras al-Khaimah | 31 |
| 15 | Irine Kimais | KEN | 1:04:37 | 19 Feb 2023 | Barcelona | 24 |
| 16 | Sutume Kebede | ETH | 1:04:37 | 14 Jan 2024 | Houston | 29 |
| 17 | Senbere Teferi | ETH | 1:04:40 | 11 Feb 2024 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 18 | Likina Amebaw | ETH | 1:04:44 | 14 Sep 2025 | Copenhagen | 27 |
| 19 | Margaret Kipkemboi | KEN | 1:04:46 | 22 Oct 2023 | Valencia | 30 |
| 20 | Brigid Kosgei | KEN | 1:04:49 | 21 Feb 2020 | Ras al-Khaimah | 26 |
| 20 | Fantaye Belayneh | ETH | 1:04:49 | 11 Jan 2026 | Houston | 25 |
| 22 | Fancy Chemutai | KEN | 1:04:52 | 9 Feb 2018 | Ras al-Khaimah | 22 |
| 23 | Irine Chepet Cheptai | KEN | 1:04:53 | 22 Oct 2023 | Valencia | 31 |
| 24 | Mary Keitany | KEN | 1:04:55 | 9 Feb 2018 | Ras al-Khaimah | 36 |
| 25 | Sharon Lokedi | KEN | 1:05:00 | 14 Sep 2025 | Copenhagen | 31 |