List of marathoners

This is a list of marathoners who are athletes notable for their achievements in the marathon. For a list of people notable in other fields who have also run marathons, see List of marathoners who are non-running specialists.

Legend

File:T Longboat, the Canadian runner Running (HS85-10-18315).jpg was a dominant runner in the 1900s.]]

Symbol/Column	Description
class="wikitable"
File:gold medal icon.svg	Gold medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors
File:silver medal icon.svg	Silver medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors
File:bronze medal icon.svg	Bronze medal in the Olympics, IAAF World Championships or World Marathon Majors
(#)	Placement in any major marathon competition ranked 4th or below
rowspan=2 \|Name \| Athlete's name
Names in bold are current or former world record holders.
Country	Athlete's citizenship during competition
Olympics	Placement in the Olympics
IAAF WC	Medal years in the IAAF World Championships
WMM	Placement in the World Marathon Majors
1st	Marathon Victories. Number of times athlete placed first in a marathon (excludes Olympics and World Championships)
Career Best	Fastest marathon time during career
Other	Other notable information

Men

File:Haile Gebrselassie en 2009.jpg is regarded as one of the greatest distance runners in history.]]

File:Sohn Kee-chung (Kitei Son) Marathon 1936 Summer Olympics.jpg is the first Korean Olympic Champion in any discipline.]]

class="wikitable sortable"
width=12%\|Name ! width=9%\|Country ! width=6%\|Olympics ! width=9%\|IAAF WC ! width=12%\|WMM ! width=3%\|1s ! width=6%\|Career Best ! width=40%\|Other ! width=3%\|Ref
Gezahegne Abera \| {{ETH}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2000 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2001 \| \| 5 \| 2:07:54 \| First to win gold at Olympics and World Championships \|{{cite web \| title = Gezahegne Abera \| publisher = Global Athletics and Marketing Inc. \| date = \| url = http://www.globalathletics.com/Athletes/gezahegne_abera.php \| format = \| doi = \| access-date = 2010-11-11 \| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120731052933/http://www.globalathletics.com/Athletes/gezahegne_abera.php \| archive-date = 2012-07-31 \| url-status = dead }}
Abel Antón \| {{ESP}} \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1997 File:gold medal icon.svg 1999 \| \| 2 \| 2:07:54 \| First to win two golds at World Championships \|
Stefano Baldini \| {{ITA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2004 (12) 2008 \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2001 File:bronze medal icon.svg 2003 \| \| 3 \| \| Two time European champion \|
Dick Beardsley \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 3 \| \| The "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon. \|
Abebe Bikila \| {{ETH}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1960 File:gold medal icon.svg 1964 \| \| \| \| \| First black African gold medalist by winning in Rome barefoot, previous world record holder \|
Gelindo Bordin \| {{ITA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1988 \| File:bronze medal icon.svg1987 \| \| 6 \| \| Two time European champion \|
Amby Burfoot \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 1 \| 2:14:28 \| Boston Marathon winner \|
Dionicio Cerón \| {{MEX}} \| \| \| \| 7 \| 2:12:13 \| \|{{cite web \| title = Dionicio Cerón \| publisher = IAAF \| date = \| url = http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=4424/index.html \| doi = \| access-date = 2010-11-11 }}
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2006/2007 File:silver medal icon.svg 2007/2008 File:bronze medal icon.svg 2008/2009 \| 7 \| 2:07:14 \| \|
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| \| 2 \| 2:05:52 \| \|
Waldemar Cierpinski \| {{GDR}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1976 File:gold medal icon.svg 1980 \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1983 \| \| \| \| \|
Andrea Cionna \| {{ITA}} \| \| \| \| \| 2:31:59 \| World record holder for the fastest marathon run by a totally blind man \|
Derek Clayton \| {{AUS}} \| \| \| \| \| 2:08:34 \| The first to run a world record under 02:10:00 \|
Robert de Castella \| {{AUS}} \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1983 \| \| 4 \| 2:07:51 \| Former marathon world record holder; holds Australian national record \|
Belayneh Densamo \| {{ETH}} \| \| \| \| 7 \| 2:06:50 \| Held the world record for the span of 10 years. \|
Leonard Edelen \| {{USA}} \| 1964 \| \| \| \| 2:14:28 \| In 1963, he became the first American to hold the world record since 1925. \|
Steve Edwards \| \| \| \| \| \| \| First person to complete 500 sub 3:30:00 marathons \|[http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Cotswolds-runner-Steve-Edwards-sets-world/story-17337554-detail/story.html#axzz2YOPZPszu Cotswolds runner Steve Edwards sets world marathon record]
Stefaan Engels \|{{BEL}} \| \| \| \| \| \| First person to complete 365 marathons in 365 days \|{{cite web\| url = https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=6092994\| title = Stefaan Engels completes 365 marathons in 365 days}}
Martín Fiz \| {{ESP}} \| (4) 1996 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1995 File:silver medal icon.svg1997 \| \| 3 \| \| \|
Haile Gebrselassie \| {{ETH}} \| \| \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2006/2007 File:bronze medal icon.svg 2007/2008 File:silver medal icon.svg 2008/2009 \| 9 \| 2:03:59 \| Winner of many distance racing championships and holder of 27 world records \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=499319.html\|title=What makes Gebrselassie great?\|date=2010-11-05\|publisher=NBC Universal Sports\|access-date=2010-11-14\|work=Joe Battaglia}}
Jaouad Gharib \| {{MAR}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg2008 \| File:gold medal icon.svg2003 File:gold medal icon.svg2005 \| \| \| 2:05:27 \| \|
Rodolfo Gómez \| {{MEX}} \| (19) 1976 (6) 1980 \| \| \| 3 \| 2:09:33 \| \|
Ryan Hall \| {{USA}} \| (10) 2008 (DNF) 2012 \| \| \| \| 2:04:58 \| \|
Hal Higdon \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| \| \| Freelance writer for Runner's World; a founder of Road Runners Club of America \|
Ron Hill \| {{GBR}} \| 1964 1972 \| \| \| \| 2:09:28 \| \|
Hwang Young-Cho \| {{KOR}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1992 \| \| \| 3 \| 2:08:09 \| \|
Juma Ikangaa \| {{TAN}} \| (6) 1984 (7) 1988 (34) 1992 \| \| \| \| \| \|
Steve Jones \| {{GBR}} \| \| \| \| 4 \| 2:07:13 \| Former marathon world record holder \|
Veikko Karvonen \| {{FIN}} \| (5) 1952 \| \| \| \| \| \|
Yuki Kawauchi \| {{JPN}} \| \| (18) 2011, 2013 \| \| 10 \| 2:07:27 \| More than 100 sub 2:20 marathons \|
Tsegaye Kebede \| {{ETH}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2008 \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2009 \| (5) 2008/2009 File:silver medal icon.svg 2009/2010 \| 4 \| 2:05:18 \| \|
Meb Keflezighi \| {{USA}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2004 \| \| \| 1 \| 2:08:37 \| \|
Khalid Khannouchi \| {{MAR}} {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 5 \| 2:05:42 \| Former marathon world record holder \|
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| \| \| 2:02:57 \| Former marathon world record holder \|
Eliud Kipchoge \| {{KEN}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2016 \| \| \| \| 2:01:39 \| Current marathon world record holder (2018) \|
Stephen Kiprotich \| {{UGA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2012 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2013 \| \| \| 2:07:20 \| \|
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich \| {{KEN}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2012 \| \| \| \| 2:03:42 \| Former marathon world record holder \|
Abel Kirui \| {{KEN}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2012 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2009 File:gold medal icon.svg 2011 \| \| \| 2:06:51 \| \|
Hannes Kolehmainen \| {{FIN}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1920 \| \| \| \| \| \|
Lee Bong-Ju \| {{KOR}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1996 \| \| \| \| 2:07:20 \| Winner of the Boston Marathon in 2001 \|
Martin Lel \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2007/2008 File:silver medal icon.svg 2006/2007 \| 5 \| 2:05:15 \| \|
Vanderlei de Lima \| {{BRA}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2004 \| \| \| \| \| \|
Tom Longboat \| {{flagcountry\|CAN\|1868}} \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Carlos Lopes \| {{POR}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1984 \| \| \| \| 2:07:12 \| Former marathon world record holder \|
Frederick Lorz \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 1 \| \| Disqualified from 1904 Olympics after crossing first, but legitimately won the Boston Marathon a year later \|
Spyridon Louis \| {{flagIOC\|GRE\|1896 Summer}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1896 \| \| \| \| \| First Olympic gold medalist for the marathon \|
Patrick Makau \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2011 \| 1 \| 2:03:38 \| Former marathon world record holder
Deriba Merga \| {{ETH}} \| \| \| \| 2 \| 2:06:39 \| \|
Greg Meyer \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 2 \| 2:09:00 \| Won 1983 Boston Marathon \|
Franjo Mihalić \| {{flag\|Independent State of Croatia}} {{YUG}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1956 \| \| \| 1 \| 2:21:24 \| \|
Alain Mimoun \| {{FRA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1956 \| \| \| \| \| \|
Steve Moneghetti \| {{AUS}} \| (5) 1988 1992 1996 (10) 2000 \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1997 \| \| \| \| \|
Koichi Morishita \| {{JPN}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1992 \| \| \| 2 \| 2:08:53 \| \|
Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai \| {{KEN}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2009 \| \| \| 1 \| \| \|
Takeyuki Nakayama \| {{JPN}} \| (4) 1988 (4) 1992 \| \| \| 5 \| 2:08:15 \| \|
Gerard Nijboer \| {{NED}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1980 \| \| \| \| 2:09:01 \| \|
Tsuyoshi Ogata \| {{JPN}} \| \| (12) 2003 File:bronze medal icon.svg 2005 (5) 2007 \| \| 1 \| 2:08:37 \| \|
Benjamín Paredes \| {{MEX}} \| (8) 1996 (64) 2000 \| \| \| 2 \| 2:10:40 \| \|
Jim Peters \| {{GBR}} \| \| \| \| \| 2:19:22 \| Set the World Record four times, the first person to have run a sub-2:20:00 marathon. \|
António Pinto \| {{POR}} \| 1988 1992 (14) 1996 (11) 2000 \| \| \| 4 \| 2:06:36 \| One of two holders of European record \|
Orlando Pizzolato \| {{ITA}} \| (16) 1988 \| (7) 1987 \| \| 3 \| 2:10:57 \| \|
Hendrick Ramaala \| {{RSA}} \| (12) 2000 \| (9) 2003 (27) 2007 \| \| 2 \| 2:09:28 \| \|
Julio Rey \| {{ESP}} \| \| (37) 2001 File:silver medal icon.svg 2003 (8) 2005 \| \| 4 \| 2:06:52 \| \|
Bill Rodgers \| {{USA}} \| (40) 1976 \| \| \| 22 \| 2:09:27 \| Posted multiple major victories in the late 1970s. Held the American record multiple times. \|
Alberto Salazar \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 4 \| 2:08:13 \| Won the New York Marathon for 3 consecutive years \|
Marílson Gomes dos Santos \| {{BRA}} \| \| \| \| 2 \| 2:08:43 \| First South American to win the New York Marathon \|
Nobuyuki Sato \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1999 \| \| \| 2:08:48 \| \|
Toshihiko Seko \| {{JPN}} \| (14) 1984 (9) 1988 \| \| \| 10 \| 2:08:27 \| \|
Morio Shigematsu \| {{JPN}} \| \| \| \| 6 \| 2:12:00 \| Held world record June 12, 1965 – December 3, 1967 \|
Frank Shorter \| {{USA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1972 File:silver medal icon.svg 1976 \| \| \| \| 2:10:30 \| Only American to win multiple medals in the Olympic marathon \|
Silvio Guerra \| {{ECU}} \| (14) 2000 \| \| \| 2 \| 2:09:49 \| Holds Ecuadorian Marathon Record since 1997 \|
Germán Silva \| {{MEX}} \| (6) 1996 \| \| \| 2 \| 2:08:56 \| Won the New York Marathon for two consecutive years \|
Fauja Singh \| {{GBR}} \| \| \| \| \| \| Holder of multiple records in the 90+ age group \|
Shigeru So \| {{JPN}} \| \| \| \| 6 \| 2:09:05 \| \|
Takeshi So \| {{JPN}} \| (4) 1984 \| \| \| 4 \| 2:08:55 \| \|
Sohn Kee-chung \| {{JPN}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1936 \| \| \| 9 \| 2:25:14 \| First Korean Olympic Champion in any discipline, while representing Japan. Held the World Record for the longest span of 11.5 years. \|
Albin Stenroos \| {{FRA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1924 \| \| \| \| \| \|
Toshinari Takaoka \| {{JPN}} \| \| (4) 2005 \| \| 1 \| 2:06:16 \| \|
Hiromi Taniguchi \| {{JPN}} \| (8) 1992 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1991 \| \| 5 \| 2:07:40 \| \|
Josia Thugwane \| {{RSA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1996 (20) 2000 \| \| \| 4 \| 2:07:28 \| \|
Tesfaye Tola \| {{ETH}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2000 \| \| \| \| 2:06:57 \| \|{{cite web\| url = http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=131140/index.html\| url-status = dead\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011093409/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=131140/index.html\| archive-date = 2012-10-11\| title = iaaf.org - Athletes}}
Erick Wainaina \| {{KEN}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1996 File:silver medal icon.svg 2000 (7) 2004 \| (18) 1995 \| \| 7 \| 2:08:43 \| One of the few athletes{{clarify\|Either "One of the few athletes" or "The only athlete", but can't be "One of the only"\|April 2012\|date=April 2012}} in Olympic history to finish in the top 10 at three separate marathons \|
Samuel Wanjiru \| {{KEN}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2008 \| \| (4) 2007/2008 File:gold medal icon.svg 2008/2009 File:gold medal icon.svg 2009/2010 \| 4 \| 2:05:10 \| Holds current Olympic record \|
Mamo Wolde \| {{ETH}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg1968 File:bronze medal icon.svg 1972 \| \| \| \| \| \|
Dimitrion Yordanidis \| {{GRE}} \| \| \| \| \| \| Oldest man to complete a marathon, at age 98 \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecord.com/news/2008/03/080325.aspx \|title=Guinness World Record: Great Greeks \|year=2010 \|publisher=Guinness World Record \|access-date=2010-11-14 \|work=Guinness World Record \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711133051/http://www.guinnessworldrecord.com/news/2008/03/080325.aspx \|archive-date=2011-07-11 }}
Emil Zátopek \| {{TCH}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1952 (6) 1956 \| \| \| \| \| Won Olympic gold in his first marathon in Olympic record time \|
Sondre Nordstad Moen \|{{NOR}} \| \| \| \| \|2:05:48 \|First European runner to finish under 2:06:00 (Fukuoka, 2017). \|

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width=12%|Name

! width=9%|Country

! width=6%|Olympics

! width=9%|IAAF WC

! width=12%|WMM

! width=3%|1s

! width=6%|Career Best

! width=40%|Other

! width=3%|Ref

Gezahegne Abera

| {{ETH}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2000

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2001

| 5

| 2:07:54

| First to win gold at Olympics and World Championships

|{{cite web | title = Gezahegne Abera | publisher = Global Athletics and Marketing Inc. | date = | url = http://www.globalathletics.com/Athletes/gezahegne_abera.php | format = | doi = | access-date = 2010-11-11 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120731052933/http://www.globalathletics.com/Athletes/gezahegne_abera.php | archive-date = 2012-07-31 | url-status = dead }}

Abel Antón

| {{ESP}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1997
File:gold medal icon.svg 1999

| 2

| 2:07:54

| First to win two golds at World Championships

Stefano Baldini

| {{ITA}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2004
(12) 2008

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2001
File:bronze medal icon.svg 2003

| 3

| Two time European champion

Dick Beardsley

| {{USA}}

| 3

| The "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon.

Abebe Bikila

| {{ETH}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1960
File:gold medal icon.svg 1964

| First black African gold medalist by winning in Rome barefoot, previous world record holder

Gelindo Bordin

| {{ITA}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1988

| File:bronze medal icon.svg1987

| 6

| Two time European champion

Amby Burfoot

| {{USA}}

| 1

| 2:14:28

| Boston Marathon winner

Dionicio Cerón

| {{MEX}}

| 7

| 2:12:13

|{{cite web | title = Dionicio Cerón | publisher = IAAF | date = | url = http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=4424/index.html | doi = | access-date = 2010-11-11 }}

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

| {{KEN}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2006/2007
File:silver medal icon.svg 2007/2008
File:bronze medal icon.svg 2008/2009

| 7

| 2:07:14

Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot

| {{KEN}}

| 2

| 2:05:52

Waldemar Cierpinski

| {{GDR}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1976
File:gold medal icon.svg 1980

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1983

Andrea Cionna

| {{ITA}}

| 2:31:59

| World record holder for the fastest marathon run by a totally blind man

Derek Clayton

| {{AUS}}

| 2:08:34

| The first to run a world record under 02:10:00

Robert de Castella

| {{AUS}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1983

| 4

| 2:07:51

| Former marathon world record holder; holds Australian national record

Belayneh Densamo

| {{ETH}}

| 7

| 2:06:50

| Held the world record for the span of 10 years.

Leonard Edelen

| {{USA}}

| 1964

| 2:14:28

| In 1963, he became the first American to hold the world record since 1925.

Steve Edwards

| First person to complete 500 sub 3:30:00 marathons

|[http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Cotswolds-runner-Steve-Edwards-sets-world/story-17337554-detail/story.html#axzz2YOPZPszu Cotswolds runner Steve Edwards sets world marathon record]

Stefaan Engels

|{{BEL}}

| First person to complete 365 marathons in 365 days

|{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=6092994| title = Stefaan Engels completes 365 marathons in 365 days}}

Martín Fiz

| {{ESP}}

| (4) 1996

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1995
File:silver medal icon.svg1997

| 3

Haile Gebrselassie

| {{ETH}}

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2006/2007
File:bronze medal icon.svg 2007/2008
File:silver medal icon.svg 2008/2009

| 9

| 2:03:59

| Winner of many distance racing championships and holder of 27 world records

{{cite web|url=http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=499319.html|title=What makes Gebrselassie great?|date=2010-11-05|publisher=NBC Universal Sports|access-date=2010-11-14|work=Joe Battaglia}}

Jaouad Gharib

| {{MAR}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg2008

| File:gold medal icon.svg2003
File:gold medal icon.svg2005

| 2:05:27

Rodolfo Gómez

| {{MEX}}

| (19) 1976
(6) 1980

| 3

| 2:09:33

Ryan Hall

| {{USA}}

| (10) 2008
(DNF) 2012

| 2:04:58

Hal Higdon

| {{USA}}

| Freelance writer for Runner's World; a founder of Road Runners Club of America

Ron Hill

| {{GBR}}

| 1964
1972

| 2:09:28

Hwang Young-Cho

| {{KOR}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1992

| 3

| 2:08:09

Juma Ikangaa

| {{TAN}}

| (6) 1984
(7) 1988
(34) 1992

Steve Jones

| {{GBR}}

| 4

| 2:07:13

| Former marathon world record holder

Veikko Karvonen

| {{FIN}}

| (5) 1952

Yuki Kawauchi

| {{JPN}}

| (18) 2011, 2013

| 10

| 2:07:27

| More than 100 sub 2:20 marathons

Tsegaye Kebede

| {{ETH}}

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2008

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2009

| (5) 2008/2009
File:silver medal icon.svg 2009/2010

| 4

| 2:05:18

Meb Keflezighi

| {{USA}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg 2004

| 1

| 2:08:37

Khalid Khannouchi

| {{MAR}}
{{USA}}

| 5

| 2:05:42

| Former marathon world record holder

Dennis Kipruto Kimetto

| {{KEN}}

| 2:02:57

| Former marathon world record holder

Eliud Kipchoge

| {{KEN}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2016

| 2:01:39

| Current marathon world record holder (2018)

Stephen Kiprotich

| {{UGA}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2012

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2013

| 2:07:20

Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich

| {{KEN}}

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2012

| 2:03:42

| Former marathon world record holder

Abel Kirui

| {{KEN}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg 2012

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2009
File:gold medal icon.svg 2011

| 2:06:51

Hannes Kolehmainen

| {{FIN}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1920

Lee Bong-Ju

| {{KOR}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg 1996

| 2:07:20

| Winner of the Boston Marathon in 2001

Martin Lel

| {{KEN}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2007/2008
File:silver medal icon.svg 2006/2007

| 5

| 2:05:15

Vanderlei de Lima

| {{BRA}}

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2004

Tom Longboat

| {{flagcountry|CAN|1868}}

Carlos Lopes

| {{POR}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1984

| 2:07:12

| Former marathon world record holder

Frederick Lorz

| {{USA}}

| 1

| Disqualified from 1904 Olympics after crossing first, but legitimately won the Boston Marathon a year later

Spyridon Louis

| {{flagIOC|GRE|1896 Summer}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1896

| First Olympic gold medalist for the marathon

Patrick Makau

| {{KEN}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2011

| 1

| 2:03:38

| Former marathon world record holder

Deriba Merga

| {{ETH}}

| 2

| 2:06:39

Greg Meyer

| {{USA}}

| 2

| 2:09:00

| Won 1983 Boston Marathon

Franjo Mihalić

| {{flag|Independent State of Croatia}}
{{YUG}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg 1956

| 1

| 2:21:24

Alain Mimoun

| {{FRA}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1956

Steve Moneghetti

| {{AUS}}

| (5) 1988
1992
1996
(10) 2000

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1997

Koichi Morishita

| {{JPN}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg 1992

| 2

| 2:08:53

Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai

| {{KEN}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg 2009

| 1

Takeyuki Nakayama

| {{JPN}}

| (4) 1988
(4) 1992

| 5

| 2:08:15

Gerard Nijboer

| {{NED}}

| File:silver medal icon.svg 1980

| 2:09:01

Tsuyoshi Ogata

| {{JPN}}

| (12) 2003
File:bronze medal icon.svg 2005
(5) 2007

| 1

| 2:08:37

Benjamín Paredes

| {{MEX}}

| (8) 1996
(64) 2000

| 2

| 2:10:40

Jim Peters

| {{GBR}}

| 2:19:22

| Set the World Record four times, the first person to have run a sub-2:20:00 marathon.

António Pinto

| {{POR}}

| 1988
1992
(14) 1996
(11) 2000

| 4

| 2:06:36

| One of two holders of European record

Orlando Pizzolato

| {{ITA}}

| (16) 1988

| (7) 1987

| 3

| 2:10:57

Hendrick Ramaala

| {{RSA}}

| (12) 2000

| (9) 2003
(27) 2007

| 2

| 2:09:28

Julio Rey

| {{ESP}}

| (37) 2001
File:silver medal icon.svg 2003
(8) 2005

| 4

| 2:06:52

Bill Rodgers

| {{USA}}

| (40) 1976

| 22

| 2:09:27

| Posted multiple major victories in the late 1970s. Held the American record multiple times.

Alberto Salazar

| {{USA}}

| 4

| 2:08:13

| Won the New York Marathon for 3 consecutive years

Marílson Gomes dos Santos

| {{BRA}}

| 2

| 2:08:43

| First South American to win the New York Marathon

Nobuyuki Sato

| {{JPN}}

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1999

| 2:08:48

Toshihiko Seko

| {{JPN}}

| (14) 1984
(9) 1988

| 10

| 2:08:27

Morio Shigematsu

| {{JPN}}

| 6

| 2:12:00

| Held world record June 12, 1965 – December 3, 1967

Frank Shorter

| {{USA}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1972
File:silver medal icon.svg 1976

| 2:10:30

| Only American to win multiple medals in the Olympic marathon

Silvio Guerra

| {{ECU}}

| (14) 2000

| 2

| 2:09:49

| Holds Ecuadorian Marathon Record since 1997

Germán Silva

| {{MEX}}

| (6) 1996

| 2

| 2:08:56

| Won the New York Marathon for two consecutive years

Fauja Singh

| {{GBR}}

| Holder of multiple records in the 90+ age group

Shigeru So

| {{JPN}}

| 6

| 2:09:05

Takeshi So

| {{JPN}}

| (4) 1984

| 4

| 2:08:55

Sohn Kee-chung

| {{JPN}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1936

| 9

| 2:25:14

| First Korean Olympic Champion in any discipline, while representing Japan. Held the World Record for the longest span of 11.5 years.

Albin Stenroos

| {{FRA}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1924

Toshinari Takaoka

| {{JPN}}

| (4) 2005

| 1

| 2:06:16

Hiromi Taniguchi

| {{JPN}}

| (8) 1992

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1991

| 5

| 2:07:40

Josia Thugwane

| {{RSA}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1996
(20) 2000

| 4

| 2:07:28

Tesfaye Tola

| {{ETH}}

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2000

| 2:06:57

|{{cite web| url = http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=131140/index.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011093409/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=131140/index.html| archive-date = 2012-10-11| title = iaaf.org - Athletes}}

Erick Wainaina

| {{KEN}}

| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1996
File:silver medal icon.svg 2000
(7) 2004

| (18) 1995

| 7

| 2:08:43

| One of the few athletes{{clarify|Either "One of the few athletes" or "The only athlete", but can't be "One of the only"|April 2012|date=April 2012}} in Olympic history to finish in the top 10 at three separate marathons

Samuel Wanjiru

| {{KEN}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 2008

| (4) 2007/2008
File:gold medal icon.svg 2008/2009
File:gold medal icon.svg 2009/2010

| 4

| 2:05:10

| Holds current Olympic record

Mamo Wolde

| {{ETH}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg1968
File:bronze medal icon.svg 1972

Dimitrion Yordanidis

| {{GRE}}

| Oldest man to complete a marathon, at age 98

|{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecord.com/news/2008/03/080325.aspx |title=Guinness World Record: Great Greeks |year=2010 |publisher=Guinness World Record |access-date=2010-11-14 |work=Guinness World Record |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711133051/http://www.guinnessworldrecord.com/news/2008/03/080325.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-11 }}

Emil Zátopek

| {{TCH}}

| File:gold medal icon.svg 1952
(6) 1956

| Won Olympic gold in his first marathon in Olympic record time

Sondre Nordstad Moen

|{{NOR}}

|2:05:48

|First European runner to finish under 2:06:00 (Fukuoka, 2017).

Women

File:Joan Benoit 2008.jpg won gold in the first ever women's Olympic marathon during the 1984 games.]]

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width=12%\|Name ! width=9%\|Country ! width=6%\|Olympics ! width=9%\|IAAF WC ! width=12%\|WMM ! width=3%\|1st ! width=6%\|Career Best ! width=40%\|Other ! width=3%\|Ref
Tomoe Abe \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1993 \| \| 3 \| 2:26:09 \| \|Holder of IAAF 100 km Road Women's World Record
Yukiko Akaba \| {{JPN}} \| \| (5) 2011 \| \| \| 2:24:08 \| \|
Elfenesh Alemu \| {{ETH}} \| (6) 2000 (4) 2004 \| \| \| 3 \| 2:24:29 \| \|
Yuko Arimori \| {{JPN}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1992 File:bronze medal icon.svg 1996 \| \| \| 2 \| 2:26:39 \| \|
Junko Asari \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1993 \| \| 3 \| 2:26:10 \| \|
Joan Benoit \| {{USA}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1984 \| \| \| 3 \| 2:21:21 \| First female gold medalist in women's marathon \|
Carla Beurskens \| {{NED}} \| (22) 1984 (34) 1988 \| (17) 1987 \| \| 14 \| 2:28:27 \| \|
Joyce Chepchumba \| {{KEN}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2000 \| \| \| \| 2:23:22 \| \|
Masako Chiba \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2003 \| \| 4 \| 2:21:45 \| \|
Zhou Chunxiu \| {{CHN}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2008 \| \| \| \| 2:19:51 \| \|
Constantina Diţă-Tomescu \| {{ROM}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2008 \| \| \| 1 \| 2:21:30 \| \|
Adriana Fernández \| {{MEX}} \| \| \| \| 1 \| 2:24:06 \| First Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon, in a time of 2:25:06 \|
Franca Fiacconi \| {{ITA}} \| \| (13) 1997 \| \| 1 \| 2:25:17 \| \|
Katrin Dörre-Heinig \| {{GDR}} {{GER}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1988 (5) 1992 (4) 1996 \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1991 (6) 1993 \| \| 17 \| 2:24:35 \| \|
Kayoko Fukushi \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2013 \| \| \| 2:24:21 \| \|
Jacqueline Gareau \| {{CAN}} \| \| (5) 1983 \| \| 3 \| 2:30:58 \| \|
Tiki Gelana \| {{ETH}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2012 \| \| \| 1 \| 2:18:58 \| \|
Bobbi Gibb \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 3 \| \| First woman to run the entire Boston Marathon \|
Kara Goucher \| {{USA}} \| \| (10) 2009 \| \| \| 2:25:53 \| \|
Lidiya Grigoryeva \| {{RUS}} \| \| \| \| 4 \| 2:25:10 \| \|
Ari Ichihashi \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1999 \| \| \| 2:27:02 \| \|
Helena Javornik \| \| \| \| \| 3 \| 2:27:33 \| \|
Priscah Jeptoo \| {{KEN}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2012 \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2011 \| \| \| 2:20:14 \| \|
Olivera Jevtić \| {{SRB}} \| \| \| \| 4 \| 2:25:23 \| \|
Deena Kastor \| {{USA}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2004 \| \| \| \| 2:19:36 \| \|
Mary Keitany \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2010/2011 \| \| 2:18:37 \| \|
Edna Kiplagat \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2010/2011 \| \| 2:19:50 \| \|
Lornah Kiplagat \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| \| 4 \| 2:22:22 \| \|
Renata Kokowska \| {{POL}} \| \| \| \| 3 \| 2:26:20 \| \|
Brigid Kosgei \| {{KEN}}} \| \| \| \| \| 2:14:04 \| Current marathon world record holder (2019) \|
Salina Kosgei \| {{KEN}} \| \| \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2009/2010 \| \| 2:23:22 \| \|
Ingrid Kristiansen \| {{NOR}} \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1987 (7) 1991 \| \| 15 \| 2:21:06 \| One of the best female distance runners in the 1980s \|
Véronique Marot \| {{GBR}} \| (16) 1992 \| (22) 1987 \| \| 4 \| 2:25:56 \| \|
Lisa Martin \| {{AUS}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1988 \| \| \| 5 \| 2:23:51 \| \|
Catherina McKiernan \| {{IRL}} \| \| \| \| 3 \| 2:22:23 \| Multiple medalist at the World Cross Country Championships. \|
Irina Mikitenko \| {{GER}} \| \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2007/2008 File:gold medal icon.svg 2008/2009 File:silver medal icon.svg 2009/2010 \| \| 2:19:19 \| \|
Lorraine Moller \| {{NZL}} \| (5) 1984 (33) 1988 File:bronze medal icon.svg 1992 (46) 1992 \| \| \| 9 \| 2:28:17 \| \|
Rosa Mota \| {{POR}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 1984 File:gold medal icon.svg 1988 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1987 \| \| 6 \| 2:23:29 \| Awarded 1988 Abebe Bikila Award \|
Catherine Ndereba \| {{KEN}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2004 File:silver medal icon.svg 2008 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2003 File:silver medal icon.svg 2005 File:gold medal icon.svg 2007 \| \| 7 \| 2:18:47 \| \|
Mizuki Noguchi \| {{JPN}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2004 \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2003 \| \| 5 \| 2:19:12 \| Asia Record holder, Course Record holder of Berlin Marathon \|
Yoshimi Ozaki \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2009 \| \| 2 \| 2:23:130 \| \|
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova \| {{RUS}} \| File:bronze medal icon.svg 2012 \| \| \| \| 2:23:29 \| \|
Uta Pippig \| {{GDR}} {{GER}} \| \| (6) 1991 \| \| \| 2:21:45 \| First woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times \|
Jeļena Prokopčuka \| {{LAT}} \| \| 2 File:gold medal icon.svg \| \| 3 \| 2:24:41 2:25:05 \| \|
Paula Radcliffe \| {{GBR}} \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2005 \| \| 8 \| 2:15:25 \| Holder of several long-distance world records \|
Fatuma Roba \| {{ETH}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1996 (9) 2000 \| (19) 1995 (13) 2001 \| \| 5 \| 2:23:21 \| \|
Allison Roe \| {{NZL}} \| \| \| \| 2 \| 2:25:29 \| \|
Yoko Shibui \| {{JPN}} \| \| \| \| 4 \| 2:19:41 \| \|
Liliya Shobukhova \| {{RUS}} \| \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2009/2010 File:gold medal icon.svg 2010/2011 \| \| 2:18:20 \| \|
Lidia Șimon \| {{ROM}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2000 \| \| \| \| 2:22:54 \| \|
Hiromi Suzuki \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1997 \| \| 2 \| 2:26:27 \| \|
Kathrine Switzer \| {{USA}} \| \| \| \| 1 \| 2:51:37 \| First woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry \|
Naoko Takahashi \| {{JPN}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2000 \| \| \| 7 \| 2:19:46 \| \|
Reiko Tosa \| {{JPN}} \| \| File:silver medal icon.svg 2001 File:bronze medal icon.svg 2007 \| \| 3 \| 2:22:46 \| \|
Grete Waitz \| {{NOR}} \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1984 \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1983 \| \| 13 \| 2:24:54 \| \|
Gete Wami \| {{ETH}} \| \| \| File:gold medal icon.svg 2006/2007 File:silver medal icon.svg 2007/2008 \| 4 \| 2:21:34 \| \|
Sachiko Yamashita \| {{JPN}} \| (4) 1992 \| File:silver medal icon.svg 1991 \| \| \| 2:29:57 \| \|
Valentina Yegorova \| {{RUS}} \| File:gold medal icon.svg 1992 File:silver medal icon.svg 1996 \| \| \| 1 \| 2:23:33 \| \|

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! width=9%|Country

! width=6%|Olympics

! width=9%|IAAF WC

! width=12%|WMM

! width=3%|1st

! width=6%|Career Best

! width=40%|Other

! width=3%|Ref

Tomoe Abe

| {{JPN}}