Women · Road Running · All-Time

Marathon

World record

Ruth Chepng'etich KENChicago · 13 Oct 2024

2:09:56

Best mark

World record

2:16:22

Top 25 cutoff

25 rows

2:15:37

Median

Of the 25 performances

Countries

KEN 12 · ETH 11 · 2 others

Performance distribution

25 performances from 2:09:56 to 2:16:22 · median 2:15:37

2:09:56 · WR2:15:37 · median2:16:22 · 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

Women's Marathon — All-Time Top 25
#	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	Ruth Chepng'etich	KEN	2:14:18	9 Oct 2022	Chicago	28
8	Brigid Kosgei	KEN	2:14:29	1 Mar 2026	Tokyo	32
9	Peres Jepchirchir	KEN	2:14:43	7 Dec 2025	Valencia	32
10	Hawi Feysa	ETH	2:14:57	12 Oct 2025	Chicago	26
11	Amane Beriso Shankule	ETH	2:14:58	4 Dec 2022	Valencia	31
12	Paula Radcliffe	GBR	2:15:25	13 Apr 2003	London	29
13	Tigst Assefa	ETH	2:15:37	25 Sep 2022	Berlin	25
13	Ruth Chepng'etich	KEN	2:15:37	8 Oct 2023	Chicago	29
15	Tigst Assefa	ETH	2:15:41	26 Apr 2026	London	29
16	Tigst Assefa	ETH	2:15:50	27 Apr 2025	London	28
17	Worknesh Degefa	ETH	2:15:51	3 Dec 2023	Valencia	33
18	Hellen Obiri	KEN	2:15:53	26 Apr 2026	London	36
19	Sutume Kebede	ETH	2:15:55	3 Mar 2024	Tokyo	29
19	Joyciline Jepkosgei	KEN	2:15:55	26 Apr 2026	London	32
21	Brigid Kosgei	KEN	2:16:02	6 Mar 2022	Tokyo	28
22	Tigist Ketema	ETH	2:16:07	7 Jan 2024	Dubai	25
23	Rosemary Wanjiru	KEN	2:16:14	3 Mar 2024	Tokyo	29
24	Peres Jepchirchir	KEN	2:16:16	21 Apr 2024	London	30
25	Almaz Ayana	ETH	2:16:22	3 Dec 2023	Valencia	32