2001 in marathon running explained

This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 2001 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where the men's competition was held on August 3, 2001. The women had their race on Sunday August 12, 2001.

Men

2001 World Year Ranking

RankTimeAthletePosVenueDateNote
1 2:06:50 1 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
2 2:07:02 1 Amsterdam 21 10 2001
3 2:07:06 1 London 22 04 2001
4 2:07:18 2 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
5 2:07:34 1 Otsu 04 03 2001
6 2:07:43 1 New York 04 11 2001
7 2:07:45 1 Torino 01 04 2001
8 2:07:46 1 Hamburg 22 04 2001
9 2:07:48 2 Hamburg 22 04 2001
10 2:07:52 2 Otsu 04 03 2001
11 2:07:52 3 Otsu 04 03 2001
12 2:07:59 4 Otsu 04 03 2001
13 2:08:14 3 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
14 2:08:15 2 London 22 04 2001
15 2:08:45 1 Ōita 04 02 2001
16 2:08:47 1 Berlin 30 09 2001
17 2:08:51 2 Torino 01 04 2001
18 2:08:52 5 Otsu 04 03 2001
19 2:08:52 1 Chicago 07 10 2001
20 2:08:56 1 Milan 02 12 2001
21 2:08:58 2 Milan 02 12 2001
22 2:09:00 3 Chicago 07 10 2001
23 2:09:05 4 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
24 2:09:07 3 Milan 02 12 2001
25 2:09:08 4 Milan02 12 2001
26 2:09:19 2 New York 04 11 2001
27 2:09:25 1 Fukuoka 02 12 2001
28 2:09:26 4 Chicago 07 10 2001
29 2:09:27 6 Otsu 04 03 2001
30 2:09:28 2 Fukuoka 02 12 2001
31 2:09:35 5 Chicago 07 10 2001
32 2:09:36 3 London 22 04 2001
33 2:09:40 1 Paris 08 04 2001
34 2:09:40 2 Paris 08 04 2001
35 2:09:41 3 Fukuoka 02 12 2001
36 2:09:43 3 Paris 08 04 2001
37 2:09:51 3 New York 04 11 2001
38 2:09:55 3 Berlin 30 09 2001
39 2:09:59 5 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
40 2:10:02 2 Ōita 04 02 2001
41 2:10:04 6 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
42 2:10:06 4 Berlin 30 09 2001
43 2:10:07 2 Boston, Massachusetts 16 04 2001
44 2:10:07 1 San Diego, California 03 06 2001
45 2:10:08 7 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
46 2:10:08 1 Venezia 28 10 2001
47 2:10:10 2 Venezia 28 10 2001
48 2:10:11 1 Beijing 14 10 2001
49 2:10:14 1 Prague 20 05 2001
50 2:10:18 3 Amsterdam 21 10 2001
51 2:10:19 2 Prague 20 05 2001
52 2:10:21 1 San Sebastián 25 11 2001
53 2:10:24 4 Fukuoka 02 12 2001
54 2:10:25 2 Beijing 14 10 2001
55 2:10:26 3 Beijing 14 10 2001
56 2:10:26 3 Venezia 28 10 2001
57 2:10:28 1 Vienna 20 05 2001
58 2:10:29 3 Boston, Massachusetts 16 04 2001
59 2:10:29 5 Milan02 12 2001
60 2:10:32 4 Beijing 14 10 2001
61 2:10:32 1 Hofu 16 12 2001
62 2:10:33 4 Paris 08 04 2001
63 2:10:33 5 Paris 08 04 2001
64 2:10:33 8 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
65 2:10:35 5 Berlin 30 09 2001
66 2:10:36 3 Ōita 04 02 2001
67 2:10:36 9 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
68 2:10:36 6 Berlin 30 09 2001
69 2:10:36 4 Venezia 28 10 2001
70 2:10:37 5 Beijing 14 10 2001
71 2:10:38 6 Beijing 14 10 2001
72 2:10:38 1 Firenze 25 11 2001
73 2:10:41 10 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
74 2:10:41 5 Venezia 28 10 2001
75 2:10:41 6 Milan 02 12 2001
76 2:10:44 11 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
77 2:10:45 12 Rotterdam 22 04 2001
78 2:10:45 4 Amsterdam 21 10 2001
79 2:10:46 6 London 22 04 2001
80 2:10:46 7 Beijing 14 10 2001
81 2:10:47 7 Berlin 30 09 2001
82 2:10:47 8 Beijing 14 10 2001
83 2:10:49 1 Sevilla 25 02 2001
84 2:10:51 1 Tokyo 18 02 2001
85 2:10:54 8 Berlin 30 09 2001
86 2:10:57 1 Torreón 04 03 2001
87 2:10:58 2 Torreón 04 03 2001
88 2:10:58 9 Beijing14 10 2001
89 2:11:01 10 Beijing 14 10 2001
90 2:11:04 3 Hamburg 22 04 2001
91 2:11:04 6 Venezia 28 10 2001
92 2:11:05 4 Prague20 05 2001
93 2:11:06 7 Paris 08 04 2001
94 2:11:09 3 Tokyo 18 02 2001
95 2:11:09 1 Frankfurt 28 10 2001
96 2:11:11 5 Prague20 05 2001
97 2:11:12 4 Tokyo 18 02 2001
98 2:11:14 4 Ōita04 02 2001
99 2:11:18 5 New York 04 11 2001
100 2:11:19 1 Trieste 06 05 2001

Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 season in track and field
2:20:43 September 26, 1999
Broken records during the 2001 season in track and field
2:19:46 September 30, 2001
2:18:47 October 7, 2001 Chicago, United States

2001 World Year Ranking

RankTimeAthleteVenueRankDateNote
1 2:18:47 Chicago, United States 1 07-10-2001 WR
2 2:19:46 Berlin, Germany1 30-09-2001 WR
3 2:23:11 Osaka, Japan 1 28-01-2001
4 2:23:37 Beijing, PR China 1 14-10-2001
5 2:23:57 London, United Kingdom 1 22-04-2001
6 2:24:02 Beijing, PR China 2 14-10-2001
7 2:24:04 London, United Kingdom 2 22-04-2001
8 2:24:12 London, United Kingdom 322-04-2001
9 2:24:15 London, United Kingdom 4 22-04-2001
10 2:24:21 New York, United States 1 04-11-2001
11 2:24:22 Beijing, PR China 3 14-10-2001
12 2:24:29 London, United Kingdom 5 22-04-2001
13 2:24:41 Beijing, PR China 4 14-10-2001
14 2:24:42 Beijing, PR China 5 14-10-2001
15 2:25:12 New York, United States 2 04-11-2001
16 2:25:18 London, United Kingdom 6 22-04-2001
17 2:25:29 Tokyo, Japan 2 18-11-2001
18 2:25:34 London, United Kingdom 7 22-04-2001
19 2:25:35 Tokyo, Japan 3 18-11-2001
20 2:25:48 Beijing, PR China 6 14-10-2001
21 2:25:56 Beijing, PR China 7 14-10-2001
22 2:26:01 Nagoya, Japan 1 11-03-2001
23 2:26:01 Frankfurt, Germany 1 28-10-2001
24 2:26:04 Nagoya, Japan 2 11-03-2001
25 2:26:04 Chicago, United States 3 07-10-2001
26 2:26:06 Edmonton, Canada 2 12-08-2001
27 2:26:08 Chicago, United States 4 07-10-2001
28 2:26:10 London, United Kingdom 8 22-04-2001
29 2:26:13 Hamburg, Germany 1 22-04-2001
30 2:26:15 New York, United States 5 04-11-2001
31 2:26:18 New York, United States 6 04-11-2001
32 2:26:21 Nagoya, Japan 3 11-03-2001
33 2:26:22 London, United Kingdom 9 22-04-2001
34 2:26:31 Prague, Czech Republic 1 20-05-2001
35 2:26:33 Milan, Italy 1 02-12-2001
36 2:26:39 Tokyo, Japan 4 18-11-2001
37 2:26:42 Osaka, Japan 2 28-01-2001
38 2:26:51 St. Paul, United States 1 07-10-2001
39 2:26:58 New York, United States 7 04-11-2001
40 2:27:01 Nagoya, Japan 4 11-03-2001
41 2:27:01 Nagoya, Japan 5 11-03-2001
42 2:27:14 London, United Kingdom 10 22-04-2001
43 2:27:16 Nagoya, Japan 6 11-03-2001
44 2:27:18 Boston, United States 3 16-04-2001
45 2:27:22 Nagoya, Japan 7 11-03-2001
46 2:27:22 San Diego, United States 2 03-06-2001
47 2:27:37 St. Paul, United States 2 07-10-2001
48 2:27:44 Nagoya, Japan 8 11-03-2001
49 2:27:50 Osaka, Japan 3 28-01-2001
50 2:27:53 Paris, France1 08-04-2001
51 2:27:54 Turin, Italy1 01-04-2001
52 2:27:54 Paris, France2 08-04-2001
53 2:27:56 Boston, United States 4 16-04-2001
54 2:28:00 Beijing, PR China 8 14-10-2001
55 2:28:09 Nagoya, Japan 9 11-03-2001
56 2:28:13 Tokyo, Japan 6 18-11-2001
57 2:28:17 Beijing, PR China 9 14-10-2001
58 2:28:22 St. Paul, United States 3 07-10-2001
59 2:28:27 Nagoya, Japan 1011-03-2001
60 2:28:27 Berlin, Germany 3 30-09-2001
61 2:28:28 Rotterdam, Netherlands 2 22-04-2001
62 2:28:31 London, United Kingdom 11 22-04-2001
63 2:28:40 Edmonton, Canada 7 12-08-2001
64 2:28:40 Nagoya, Japan 11 11-03-2001
65 2:28:59 Chicago, United States 5 07-10-2001
66 2:29:01 London, United Kingdom 12 22-04-2001
67 2:29:03 Beijing, PR China 10 14-10-2001
68 2:29:16 Paris, France3 08-04-2001
69 2:29:16 Beijing, PR China 11 14-10-2001
70 2:29:18 Tokyo, Japan 8 18-11-2001
71 2:29:19 Nagoya, Japan 12 11-03-2001
72 2:29:35 San Diego, United States 3 03-06-2001
73 2:29:44 Pyongyang, North Korea 2 15-04-2001
74 2:29:44 Belgrade, Serbia 1 21-04-2001
75 2:29:46 Turin, Italy2 01-04-2001
76 2:29:46 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 22-04-2001
77 2:29:57 St. Paul, United States 4 07-10-2001
78 2:29:58 Paris, France4 08-04-2001
79 2:30:00 Vienna, Austria 1 20-05-2001
80 2:30:03 New York, United States 8 04-11-2001
81 2:30:11 Valencia, Spain 1 04-02-2001
82 2:30:15 St. Paul, United States 5 07-10-2001
83 2:30:22 Beijing, PR China 12 14-10-2001
84 2:30:25 Rotterdam, Netherlands 4 22-04-2001
85 2:30:25 Beijing, PR China 13 14-10-2001
86 2:30:28 Providence, USA 108-10-2001
87 2:30:30 Nagoya, Japan 1311-03-2001
88 2:30:35 Beijing, PR China 1414-10-2001
89 2:30:39 Sapporo, Japan 1 26-08-2001
90 2:30:42 Rome, Italy 1 25-03-2001
91 2:30:46 Pyongyang, North Korea 3 15-04-2001
92 2:30:50 Nagoya, Japan 1411-03-2001
93 2:30:55 Padova, Italy 129-04-2001
94 2:30:56 Rotterdam, Netherlands 5 22-04-2001
95 2:30:58 Edmonton, Canada 12 12-08-2001
96 2:31:00 Tokyo, Japan 10 18-11-2001
97 2:31:01 Lisbon, Portugal1 02-12-2001
98 2:31:02 St. Paul, United States 6 07-10-2001
99 2:31:05 Jinan, PR China 2 07-04-2001
100 2:31:05 Rotterdam, Netherlands 6 22-04-2001

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