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Marathon world record progression

Kelvin Kiptum at the Chicago marathon 2023
Kelvin Kiptum during his world record run at the 2023 Chicago marathon with 2:00:35
Mary Keitany during her women-only world record run at the 2017 London Marathon with 2:17:01

World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics [citation needed].

The late Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum set a men's world record time of 2:00:35 on October 8, 2023, at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, a mixed-sex race.[1][2]

Kenyan athlete Ruth Chepng'etich broke the women's world record with a time of 2:09:56 on October 13, 2024 at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, a mixed-sex race.[3]

In addition to the standard women's marathon world record, World Athletics also recognizes a second world record for women in the "Women Only" category, meaning that the marathon was run on a course without any male athletes in the competition. The current "Women Only" record of 2:16:16 was set by Peres Jepchirchir on April 21, 2024 at the London Marathon in the elite women's race.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Kelvin Kiptum nearly breaks two-hour barrier with world marathon record". Washington Post. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Chicago Marathon 2023: Kelvin Kiptum smashes Eliud Kipchoge's world record". International Olympic Committee. October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashes world record by nearly 2 minutes at Chicago Marathon". Associated Press. October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's outdoor Marathon - Records - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Interactive: A look at how three marathoners could break the sub-2hr barrier on May 6". The Straits Times. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

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