Elite records

Records broken at London Marathons

Men

World records

2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi USA 2002

Area and Commonwealth records

European: 2:06:36 António Pinto POR 2000
North American: 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi USA 2002
Commonwealth: 2:05:48 Paul Tergat KEN 2002

British records

2:06:21 Mo Farah 2018

Current national records set in London

Austria: 2:10:06 Peter Herzog 2020
Denmark: 2:09:43 Henrik Jørgensen 1985
Italy: 2:07:22 Stefano Baldini 2006
Portugal: 2:06:36 António Pinto 2000
Rwanda: 2:09:55 Mathias Ntawalikura 2000
Scotland: 2:08:14 Callum Hawkins 2019
Sierra Leone: 2:33:38 Idriussa Kargbo 2014
Slovakia: 2:09:53 Róbert Stefko 1998
Sri Lanka: 2:13:47 Anuradha Cooray 2015
USA: 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi 2002

Top 20 fastest men in London

Name	Time	Country	Position	Year
Eliud Kipchoge	2:02:37	KEN	1	2019
Mosinet Geremew	2:02:55	ETH	2	2019
Mule Wasihun	2:03:16	ETH	3	2019
Stanley Biwott	2:03:51	KEN	2	2016
Wilson Kipsang	2:04:29	KEN	1	2014
Emmanuel Mutai	2:04:40	KEN	1	2011
Tola Shura Kitata	2:04:49	ETH	2	2018
Sammy Wanjiru	2:05:10	KEN	1	2009
Martin Lel	2:05:15	KEN	1	2008
Tsegaye Kebede	2:05:19	ETH	1	2010
Sir Mo Farah	2:05:39	GBR	5	2019
Jaouad Gharib	2:05:27	MAR	3	2009
Abderrahim Goumri	2:05:30	MAR	3	2008
Khalid Khannouchi	2:05:38	USA	1	2002
Vincent Kipchumba	2:05:42*	KEN	2	2020
Patrick Makau	2:05:45	KEN	3	2011
Sisay Lemma	2:05:45*	ETH	3	2020
Paul Tergat	2:05:48	KEN	2	2002
Daniel Wanjiru	2:05:48	KEN	1	2017
Dennis Kimetto	2:05:50	KEN	3	2015

_{*Time was recorded on the elite-only multi-lap circuit around St James’s Park}

Top 20 fastest men’s performances in London

Name	Time	Country	Position	Year
Eliud Kipchoge	2:02:37	KEN	1	2019
Mosinet Geremew	2:02:55	ETH	2	2019
Eliud Kipchoge	2:03:05	KEN	1	2016
Mule Wasihun	2:03:16	ETH	3	2019
Stanley Biwott	2:03:51	KEN	2	2016
Eliud Kipchoge	2:04:17	KEN	1	2018
Wilson Kipsang	2:04:29	KEN	1	2014
Emmanuel Mutai	2:04:40	KEN	1	2011
Eliud Kipchoge	2:04:42	KEN	1	2015
Wilson Kipsang	2:04:44	KEN	1	2012
Wilson Kipsang	2:04:47	KEN	2	2015
Shura Kitata	2:04:49	ETH	2	2018
Stanley Biwott	2:04:55	KEN	2	2014
Shura Kitata	2:05:01	ETH	4	2019
Sammy Wanjiru	2:05:10	KEN	1	2009
Martin Lel	2:05:15	KEN	1	2008
Tsegaye Kebede	2:05:19	ETH	1	2010
Tsegaye Kebede	2:05:20	ETH	2	2009
Sammy Wanjiru	2:05:24	KEN	2	2008
Jaouad Gharib	2:05:27	MAR	3	2009

Top 20 British men in London

Name	Time	Position	Year
Mo Farah	2:05:39	5	2019
Callum Hawkins	2:08:14	10	2019
Steve Jones	2:08:16	1	1985
Charlie Spedding	2:08:33	2	1985
Richard Nerurkar	2:08:36	5	1997
Allister Hutton	2:09:16	3	1985
Mark Steinle	2:09:17	8	2002
Paul Evans	2:09:18	8	1997
Hugh Jones	2:09:24	1	1982
Jon Brown	2:09:31	6	2005
Mike Gratton	2:09:43	1	1983
Tony Milovsorov	2:09:54	6	1989
Gerry Helme	2:10:12	2	1983
Dave Long	2:10:30	4	1991
Jonny Mellor	2:10:38*	13	2020
Eamonn Martin	2:10:50	1	1993
Kevin Forster	2:10:52	2	1988
Mike O’Reilly	2:11:05	5	1990
Chris Thompson	2:11:19	11	2014
Ben Connor	2:11:20*	15	2020

_{*Time was recorded on the elite-only multi-lap circuit around St James’s Park}

Top 20 British performances in London

Name	Time	Position	Year
Sir Mo Farah	2.05.39	5	2019
Sir Mo Farah	2.06.21	3	2018
Callum Hawkins	2.08.14	10	2019
Steve Jones	2.08.16	1	1985
Sir Mo Farah	2.08.21	8	2014
Charlie Spedding	2.08.33	2	1985
Richard Nerurkar	2.08.36	5	1997
Allister Hutton	2.09.16	3	1985
Mark Steinle	2.09.17	8	2002
Paul Evans	2.09.18	8	1997
Hugh Jones	2.09.24	1	1982
Jon Brown	2.09.44	4	1999
Mike Gratton	2.09.43	1	1983
Jon Brown	2.09.44	4	1999
Tony Milovsorov	2.09.54	6	1989
Charlie Spedding	2.09.57	1	1984
Allister Hutton	2.10.10	1	1990
Gerry Helme	2.10.12	2	1983
Dave Long	2.10.30	4	1991
Paul Evans	2.10.31	5	1995
Charlie Spedding	2.10.32	8	1987

Women

World records

2:25:29 Grete Waitz NOR 1983
2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 1985
2:18:56 Paula Radcliffe GBR 2002 (women only)
2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe GBR 2003
2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe GBR 2005 (women only)
2:17:01 Mary Keitany KEN 2017 (women only)

Area and Commonwealth records

European: 2:25:29 Grete Waitz NOR 1983
European: 2:24:26 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 1983
European: 2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 1983
Central American: 2:24:06 Adriana Fernández MEX 1983
European: 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1983
Commonwealth: 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1983
North American: 2:21:16 Deena Drossin USA 1983
North American: 2:19:36 Deena Kastor (Drossin) USA 1983
African: 2:18:37 Mary Keitany KEN 1983
African: 2:17:01 Mary Keitany KEN 2017

British records

2:29:57 Joyce Smith 1981
2:29:43 Joyce Smith 1982
2:28:06 Sarah Rowell 1985
2:26:51 Priscilla Welch 1987
2:25:56 Véronique Marot 1989
2:18:56 Paula Radcliffe 2002
2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe 2003

Current national records set in London

Burundi: 2:27:50 Diane Nukuri 2015
Finland: 2:28:00 Ritva Lemettinen 1995
Great Britain & NI: 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe 2003
Gibraltar: 3:05:29 Emma Montiel 2016
New Zealand: 2:25:21 Kim Smith 2010
Norway: 2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen 1985
Sierra Leone: 2:46:20 Mamie Konneh-Lahun 2014
USA: 2:19:36 Deena Kastor 2006

Top 20 fastest women in London

Name	Time	Country	Position	Year
Paula Radcliffe	2:15:25	GBR	1	2003
Mary Keitany	2:17:01	KEN	1	2017
Tirunesh Dibaba	2:17:56	ETH	2	2017
Brigid Kosgei	2:18:20	KEN	1	2019
Vivian Cheruiyot	2:18:31	KEN	1	2018
Deena Kastor	2:19:36	USA	1	2006
Edna Kiplagat	2:19:50	KEN	2	2012
Catherine Ndereba	2:19:55	KEN	2	2003
Priscah Jeptoo	2:20:14	KEN	3	2012
Florence Kiplagat	2:20:24	KEN	2	2014
Tirunesh Dibaba	2:20:35	ETH	3	2014
Zhou Chunxiu	2:20:38	CHN	1	2007
Roza Dereje	2:20:51	ETH	3	2019
Gladys Cherono	2:20:52	KEN	4	2019
Ingrid Kristiansen	2:21:06	NOR	1	1985
Lyudmila Petrova	2:21:29	RUS	2	2006
Tadelech Bekele	2:21:40	ETH	3	2018
Feysa Tadesse	2:21:42	ETH	4	2014
Gete Wami	2:21:45	ETH	2	2007
Susan Chepkemei	2:21:46	KEN	3	2006

Top 20 fastest women’s performances in London

Name	Time	Country	Position	Year
Paula Radcliffe	2:15:25	GBR	1	2003
Mary Keitany	2:17:01	KEN	1	2017
Paula Radcliffe	2:17:42	GBR	1	2005
Tirunesh Dibaba	2:17:56	ETH	2	2017
Brigid Kosgei	2:18:20	KEN	1	2019
Vivian Cheruiyot	2:18:31	KEN	1	2018
Mary Keitany	2:18:37	KEN	1	2012
Paula Radcliffe	2:18:56	GBR	1	2002
Brigid Kosgei	2:18:58*	KEN	1	2020
Mary Keitany	2:19:19	KEN	1	2011
Deena Kastor	2:19:36	USA	1	2006
Edna Kiplagat	2:19:50	KEN	2	2012
Catherine Ndereba	2:19:55	KEN	2	2003
Brigid Kosgei	2:20:13	KEN	2	2018
Priscah Jeptoo	2:20:14	KEN	3	2012
Edna Kiplagat	2:20:21	KEN	1	2014
Florence Kiplagat	2:20:24	KEN	2	2014
Tirunesh Dibaba	2:20:35	ETH	3	2014

_{*Time was recorded on the elite-only multi-lap circuit around St James’s Park}
_{The following results were annulled following the athlete’s suspensions for doping violations: 2:20:15 Liliya Shobukhova RUS (2) 2011}

Top 20 British women in London

Name	Time	Position	Year
Paula Radcliffe	2:15:25	1	2003
Mara Yamauchi	2:23:12	2	2009
Charlotte Purdue	2:25:38	10	2019
Veronique Marot	2:25:56	1	1989
Priscilla Welch	2:26:51	2	1987
Liz McColgan	2:26:52	2	1997
Claire Hallissey	2:27:44	11	2012
Sarah Rowell	2:28:06	2	1985
Freya Murray	2:28:10	13	2012
Jo Pavey	2:28:24	18	2011
Liz Yelling	2:28:33	9	2008
Sally-Ann Hales	2:28:38	3	1985
Alyson Dixon	2:29:06	14	2017
Hayley Haining	2:29:18	12	2008
Lily Partridge	2:29:24	8	2018
Joyce Smith	2:29:43	1	1982
Louise Damen	2:30:00	22	2011
Ann Ford	2:30:38	2	1988
Tracy Barlow	2:30:42	16	2017
Susan Partridge	2:30:46	9	2013
Tish Jones	2:31:00	16	2019

Top 20 fastest British women’s performances in London

Name	Time	Position	Year
Paula Radcliffe	2:15:25	1	2003
Paula Radcliffe	2:17:42	1	2005
Paula Radcliffe	2:18:56	1	2002
Mara Yamauchi	2:23:12	2	2009
Mara Yamauchi	2.25.13	6	2006
Charlotte Purdue	2.25.38	10	2019
Mara Yamauchi	2.25.41	6	2007
Veronique Marot	2.25.56	1	1989
Mara Yamauchi	2.26.16	10	2010
Priscilla Welch	2.26.51	2	1987
Liz McColgan	2.26.52	2	1997
Liz McColgan	2.26.54	2	1998
Claire Hallissey	2.27.44	11	2012
Liz McColgan	2.27.54	1	1996
Sarah Rowell	2.28.06	2	1985
Freya Murray	2.28.10	13	2012
Jo Pavey	2.28.24	18	2011
Liz Yelling	2.28.38	9	2008
Sally-Ann Hales	2.28.38	3	1985
Alyson Dixon	2:29:06	14	2017