Marathon world record progression
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World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics.
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
Tigst Assefa during her women's world record run at the 2023 Berlin Marathon with 2:11:53
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Kelvin Kiptum
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Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot was a Kenyan long-distance runner who currently holds the marathon world record. As of 2024, he ran three of the seven fastest marathons in history and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners.
Kiptum at the 2023 London Marathon
Setting the world record at the Chicago Marathon in 2023