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The following table shows the Yearly Rankings in the Marathon since 1960 (men) and 1980 (women), based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards).
[edit] Men's Year Rankings
| YEAR |
TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 2008 |
2:04:53 |
 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2008-01-18 |
Dubai, UAE |
| 2007 |
2:04:26 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2007-09-30 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 2006 |
2:05:56 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2006-09-24 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 2005 |
2:06:19.5 |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
2005-10-16 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2004 |
2:06:16 |
 Evans Rutto (KEN) |
2004-10-10 |
Chicago, USA |
| 2003 |
2:04:55 |
Paul Tergat (KEN) |
2003-09-28 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 2002 |
2:05:37.8 |
 Khalid Khannouchi (USA) |
2002-04-14 |
London, UK |
| 2001 |
2:06:50 |
Josephat Kiprono (KEN) |
2001-04-22 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 2000 |
2:06:36 |
 António Pinto (POR) |
2000-04-16 |
London, UK |
| 1999 |
2:05:42 |
 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) |
1999-10-24 |
Chicago, USA |
| 1998 |
2:06:05 |
 Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) |
1998-09-20 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 1997 |
2:07:10 |
Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) |
1997-10-19 |
Chicago, USA |
| 1996 |
2:08:25 |
 Martín Fiz (ESP) |
1996-03-24 |
Kyong-Ju, South Korea |
| 1995 |
2:07:02 |
Sammy Lelei (KEN) |
1995-09-24 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 1994 |
2:07:15 |
Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) |
1994-04-18 |
Boston, USA |
| 1993 |
2:08:51 |
 Dionicio Ceron (MEX) |
1993-12-05 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1992 |
2:08:07 |
 David Tsebe (RSA) |
1992-09-27 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 1991 |
2:08:53 |
 Koichi Morishita (JPN) |
1991-02-03 |
Beppu, Japan |
| 1990 |
2:08:16 |
 Steve Moneghetti (AUS) |
1990-09-30 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 1989 |
2:08:01 |
 Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
1989-11-05 |
New York, USA |
| 1988 |
2:06:50 |
Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) |
1988-04-17 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1987 |
2:08:18 |
Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) |
1987-12-06 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1986 |
2:07:51 |
Robert de Castella (AUS) |
1986-04-21 |
Boston, USA |
| 1985 |
2:07:12 |
Carlos Lopes (POR) |
1985-04-20 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1984 |
2:08:05 |
 Steve Jones (WAL) |
1984-10-21 |
Chicago, USA |
| 1983 |
2:08:37 |
Robert de Castella (AUS) |
1983-04-09 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1982 |
2:08:52 |
Alberto Salazar (USA) |
1982-04-19 |
Boston, USA |
| 1981 |
2:08:18 |
Robert de Castella (AUS) |
1981-12-06 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1980 |
2:09:01 |
 Gerard Nijboer (NED) |
1980-04-26 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1979 |
2:09:28 |
Bill Rodgers (USA) |
1979-04-16 |
Boston, USA |
| 1978 |
2:09:05.6 |
Shigeru So (JPN) |
1978-02-05 |
Beppu, Japan |
| 1977 |
2:10:55.3 |
Bill Rodgers (USA) |
1977-12-04 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1976 |
2:09:55.0 |
 Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) |
1976-07-31 |
Montreal, Canada |
| 1975 |
2:09:56 |
Bill Rodgers (USA) |
1975-04-21 |
Boston, USA |
| 1974 |
2:09:12.0 |
 Ian Thompson (ENG) |
1974-01-31 |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 1973 |
2:11:12.6 |
John Farrington (AUS) |
1973-07-14 |
Sydney, Australia |
| 1972 |
2:10:30 |
Frank Shorter (USA) |
1972-12-03 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1971 |
2:11:08.8 |
Derek Clayton (AUS) |
1971-09-25 |
Hobart, Australia |
| 1970 |
2:09:28.8 |
Ron Hill (ENG) |
1970-07-23 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1969 |
2:08:33.6 |
Derek Clayton ( AUS) |
1969-05-30 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1968 |
2:10:47.8 |
Bill Adcocks (ENG) |
1968-12-08 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1967 |
2:09:36.4 |
Derek Clayton (AUS) |
1967-12-03 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1966 |
2:14:04.8 |
 Michael Ryan (NZL) |
1966-11-27 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 1965 |
2:12:00 |
Morio Shigematsu (JPN) |
1965-06-12 |
Chiswick, England |
| 1964 |
2:12:11.2 |
Abebe Bikila (ETH) |
1964-10-21 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 1963 |
2:14:28 |
Leonard Edelen (USA) |
1963-06-15 |
Chiswick, England |
| 1962 |
2:16:09.6 |
 Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK) |
1962-10-24 |
Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 1961 |
2:18:54 |
Takayuki Nakao (JPN) |
1961-03-21 |
Nagoya, Japan |
| 1960 |
2:15:16.2 |
Abebe Bikila (ETH) |
1960-09-10 |
Rome, Italy |
[edit] Women's Year Rankings
| YEAR |
TIME |
ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 2007 |
2:20:38 |
 Chunxiu Zhou (CHN) |
2007-04-22 |
London, UK |
| 2006 |
2:19:36 |
Deena Kastor (USA) |
2006-04-23 |
London, UK |
| 2005 |
2:17:42 |
 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
2005-04-17 |
London, UK |
| 2004 |
2:19:41 |
Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
2004-09-26 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 2003 |
2:15:24.6 |
Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
2003-04-13 |
London, UK |
| 2002 |
2:17:17.7 |
Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
2002-10-13 |
Chicago, USA |
| 2001 |
2:18:47 |
Catherine Ndereba (KEN) |
2001-10-07 |
Chicago, USA |
| 2000 |
2:21:33 |
Catherine Ndereba (KEN) |
2000-10-22 |
Chicago, USA |
| 1999 |
2:20:43 |
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
1999-09-26 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 1998 |
2:20:47 |
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
1998-04-19 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1997 |
2:22:07 |
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
1997-04-20 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1996 |
2:26:04 |
 Katrin Dörre (GER) |
1996-01-28 |
Osaka, Japan |
| 1995 |
2:25:11 |
Uta Pippig (GER) |
1995-04-17 |
Boston, USA |
| 1994 |
2:21:45 |
Uta Pippig (GER) |
1994-04-18 |
Boston, USA |
| 1993 |
2:24:07 |
Junxia Wang (CHN) |
1993-04-04 |
Tianjin, PR China |
| 1992 |
2:23:43 |
 Olga Markova (RUS) |
1992-04-20 |
Boston, USA |
| 1991 |
2:24:18 |
 Wanda Panfil (POL) |
1991-04-15 |
Boston, USA |
| 1990 |
2:25:24 |
Rosa Mota (POR) |
1990-04-16 |
Boston, USA |
| 1989 |
2:24:33 |
 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1989-04-17 |
Boston, USA |
| 1988 |
2:23:51 |
Lisa Ondieki (AUS) |
1988-01-31 |
Osaka, Japan |
| 1987 |
2:22:48 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1987-05-10 |
London, UK |
| 1986 |
2:24:54 |
Grete Waitz (NOR) |
1987-04-20 |
London, UK |
| 1985 |
2:21:06 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1985-04-21 |
London, UK |
| 1984 |
2:24:26 |
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
1984-05-13 |
London, UK |
| 1983 |
2:22:43 |
Joan Benoit (USA) |
1983-04-18 |
Boston, USA |
| 1982 |
2:26:12 |
Joan Benoit (USA) |
1982-09-12 |
Eugene, USA |
| 1981 |
2:26:47 |
Allison Roe (NZL) |
1981-04-20 |
Boston, USA |
| 1980 |
2:30:27 |
Joyce Smith (GBR) |
1980-11-16 |
Tokyo, Japan |
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