Women · Road Running · All-Time
Marathon
2:09:56
Best mark
World record
2:17:37
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
2:15:55
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
4
Countries
ETH 13 · KEN 10 · 2 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 2:09:56 to 2:17:37 · median 2:15:55
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 | Ruth Chepng'etich WR | KEN | 2:09:56 | 13 Oct 2024 | Chicago | 30 |
| 2 | Fotyen Tesfay | ETH | 2:10:51 | 15 Mar 2026 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 3 | Tigst Assefa | ETH | 2:11:53 | 24 Sep 2023 | Berlin | 26 |
| 4 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 2:13:44 | 8 Oct 2023 | Chicago | 30 |
| 5 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | KEN | 2:14:00 | 7 Dec 2025 | Valencia | 31 |
| 6 | Brigid Kosgei | KEN | 2:14:04 | 13 Oct 2019 | Chicago | 25 |
| 7 | Peres Jepchirchir | KEN | 2:14:43 | 7 Dec 2025 | Valencia | 32 |
| 8 | Hawi Feysa | ETH | 2:14:57 | 12 Oct 2025 | Chicago | 26 |
| 9 | Amane Beriso Shankule | ETH | 2:14:58 | 4 Dec 2022 | Valencia | 31 |
| 10 | Paula Radcliffe | GBR | 2:15:25 | 13 Apr 2003 | London | 29 |
| 11 | Worknesh Degefa | ETH | 2:15:51 | 3 Dec 2023 | Valencia | 33 |
| 12 | Hellen Obiri | KEN | 2:15:53 | 26 Apr 2026 | London | 36 |
| 13 | Sutume Kebede | ETH | 2:15:55 | 3 Mar 2024 | Tokyo | 29 |
| 14 | Tigist Ketema | ETH | 2:16:07 | 7 Jan 2024 | Dubai | 25 |
| 15 | Rosemary Wanjiru | KEN | 2:16:14 | 3 Mar 2024 | Tokyo | 29 |
| 16 | Almaz Ayana | ETH | 2:16:22 | 3 Dec 2023 | Valencia | 32 |
| 17 | Alemu Megertu | ETH | 2:16:34 | 21 Apr 2024 | London | 26 |
| 18 | Letesenbet Gidey | ETH | 2:16:49 | 4 Dec 2022 | Valencia | 24 |
| 19 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | ETH | 2:16:52 | 20 Oct 2024 | Amsterdam | 25 |
| 20 | Winfridah Moraa Moseti | KEN | 2:16:56 | 2 Mar 2025 | Tokyo | 29 |
| 21 | Mary Keitany | KEN | 2:17:01 | 23 Apr 2017 | London | 35 |
| 22 | Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech | KEN | 2:17:05 | 26 Apr 2026 | Hamburg | 31 |
| 23 | Sheila Chepkirui | KEN | 2:17:29 | 4 Dec 2022 | Valencia | 31 |
| 24 | Tadu Teshome Nare | ETH | 2:17:36 | 4 Dec 2022 | Valencia | 21 |
| 25 | Aynalem Desta | ETH | 2:17:37 | 19 Oct 2025 | Amsterdam | 21 |