2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's marathon explained

Event:	Men's marathon
Competition:	2022 World Championships
Venue:	Eugene, Oregon
Dates:	17 July
Competitors:	70
Nations:	34
Win Value:	2:05:36
Gold:	Tamirat Tola
Goldnoc:	ETH
Silver:	Mosinet Geremew
Silvernoc:	ETH
Bronze:	Bashir Abdi
Bronzenoc:	BEL
Prev:	2019
Next:	2023

The men's marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held in Eugene on 17 July 2022.^[1]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:^[2]

width=25% align=center	Record	width=25% align=center	Athlete &	width=10% align=center		width=25% align=center	Location	width=15% align=center	Date
World record		2:01:39	Berlin, Germany	16 September 2018
Championship record		2:06:54	Berlin, Germany	22 August 2009
World Leading		2:02:40	Tokyo, Japan	6 March 2022
African Record		2:01:39	Berlin, Germany	16 September 2018
Asian Record		2:04:43	Valencia, Spain	2 December 2018
North, Central American and Caribbean record		2:05:38	London, Great Britain	14 April 2002
South American Record		2:04:51	Seoul, South Korea	17 April 2022
European Record		2:03:36	Rotterdam, Netherlands	24 October 2021
Oceanian record		2:07:51	Boston, United States	21 April 1986

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:11:30.^[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Results

The final started on 17 July at 06:15.^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			2:05:36
			2:06:44
			2:06:48
4			2:07:09
5			2:07:14
6			2:07:17
7			2:07:31
8			2:07:35
9			2:07:52
10			2:07:56
11			2:07:59
12			2:08:14
13			2:08:35
14			2:08:45
15			2:08:59
16			2:09:02
17			2:09:20
18			2:09:24
19			2:09:36
20			2:10:24
21			2:10:33
22			2:11:10
23			2:11:14
24			2:11:20
25			2:11:36
26			2:11:39
27			2:11:43
28			2:11:47
29			2:11:51
30			2:11:54
31			2:11:56
32			2:12:00
33			2:12:14
34			2:12:16
35			2:12:35
36			2:12:44
37			2:13:39
38			2:13:44
39			2:13:52
40			2:13:58
41			2:14:29
42			2:14:44
43			2:14:56
44			2:15:01
45			2:16:12
46			2:16:36
47			2:16:55
48			2:17:05
49			2:17:37
50			2:17:54
51			2:18:32
52			2:20:21
53			2:23:16
54			2:24:19
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			DNS

Notes and References

1. https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/oregon22/timetable/bydiscipline/men/marathon Timetable
2. Web site: Marathon − Records. IAAF. 9 July 2022.
3. News: Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022. iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
4. Web site: Marathon Men − Final − Statlist. International Association of Athletics Federations. 17 July 2022. 17 July 2022.
5. Web site: Men's marathon full results at World Championships 2022; record run by Tamirat Tola | World-Track and Field . 17 July 2022 .