National records in the marathon

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The following tables are an overview of all current national records in the marathon, as compiled by World Athletics[1] and other authoritative sources of road racing statistics.[2][3][4]

Background

World Athletics is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. As of 2023, the national governing bodies of 214 countries[nb 1] and territories[nb 2] are affiliated with World Athletics as National Member Federations.[6] According to World Athletics, their lists of national records "mainly include official records as recognized by various national federations" and notes that in some cases "federations recognize invalid performances".[1] The Boston Marathon is considered the site of several national records, yet this course is invalid for the world record because it is point-to-point with a greater than allowable elevation drop, which aids performance.[7]

World Athletic's list includes Palestine, whose Palestine Athletic Federation is the national governing body of athletics affiliated to World Athletics.[6][8] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is represented in World Athletics by UK Athletics,[9] which in turn is affiliated with the athletic associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales (collectively known as the Home Country Athletics Federations).[10] Although World Athletics notes only the fastest performance under the UK umbrella, these associations each compile a list of national records in track and field.[11][12][13][14] World Athletic's list includes some British overseas territories that compete under their own flags (e.g. Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and Cayman Islands).[15]

Other road racing sources slightly differ regarding which types of political states are included in their national records lists. For example, Athletics Weekly's list includes countries of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and Jersey which are technically not part of the United Kingdom.[3] The Association of Road Racing Statisticians' list includes all of the above plus the British overseas territory of Saint Helena.[2] Similar list variations occur with other political states or territories affiliated with Denmark, France, and New Zealand.

Another important reference source is the 2018 edition of NATIONAL ATHLETICS RECORDS (NAR) for all countries in the world by Winfried Kramer with the assistance of Heinrich Hubbeling, Yves Pinaud and Steffan Stube.

Several national records were run on a date when an athlete represented a country currently no longer in existence such as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. On achieving independence the appropriate national federation of the current national state retroactively recognized them as valid NRs.

Marathon records by region

The following table contains marathon records within each world region.[16][17]

Men

More information Region, Country/territory ...
Region Country/territory Time Athlete Date Place
Africa Kenya1:59:30Sabastian Sawe26 Apr 2026London
Asia Bahrain2:04:43El Hassan El-Abbassi2 Dec 2018Valencia
Europe Belgium2:03:35Bashir Abdi24 Oct 2021Rotterdam
North/Central America United States2:04:43Conner Mantz12 Oct 2025Chicago
Oceania Australia2:06:20Haftu Strintzos5 Jul 2026Gold Coast
South America Brazil2:04:51Daniel Nascimento17 Apr 2022Seoul
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Women

More information Region, Country/territory ...
Region Country/territory Time Athlete Date Place
Africa Kenya2:09:56Ruth Chepng'etich13 Oct 2024Chicago
Asia Japan2:18:59Honami Maeda28 Jan 2024Osaka
Europe Netherlands2:13:44Sifan Hassan8 Oct 2023Chicago
North/Central America United States2:18:29Emily Sisson9 Oct 2022Chicago
Oceania Australia2:21:24Jessica Stenson7 Dec 2025Valencia
South America Argentina2:24:18Florencia Borelli18 Feb 2024Seville
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Men's national records

Key:
  Performances listed as national records by World Athletics.
  Additional performances listed as national records by other road racing authorities.

More information Country/territory, Time ...
Country/territory Time Athlete Date Place Ref.
 Afghanistan2:28:46Waheed Karim2 Dec 1990Sacramento[18]
 Albania2:25:29Remzi Laho29 Sep 1991Burgas[19]
 Algeria2:09:54Rachid Ziar7 Apr 2002Paris[20]
 American Samoa2:25:35Gary Fanelli2 Oct 1988Seoul[21] [nb 3]
 Andorra2:14:25Antoni Bernadó16 Mar 2003Barcelona[20]
 Angola2:11:40João n'Tyamba30 Sep 2001Berlin[20]
 Antigua and Barbuda2:31:49Cordover Simon28 Aug 1994Victoria[22]
 Argentina2:09:36Joaquín Arbe5 Dec 2021Valencia[20]
 Armenia2:20:36Ashik Mkhitarian4 Apr 1968Uzhhorod[23]
 Aruba2:13:43Kim Reynierse10 Sep 1989Berchem[20]
 Australia2:06:22Andy Buchanan1 Dec 2024Valencia[20][24]
 Austria2:09:53Aaron Gruen30 Mar 2025Congers, NY[20][25]
 Azerbaijan2:11:22Tilahun Aliyev25 Jan 2013Dubai[20][26]
 Bahamas2:29:28O'Neil Williams20 Oct 2019Amsterdam[27]
 Bahrain2:04:43El Hassan El-Abbassi2 Dec 2018Valencia[20][28]
 Bangladesh2:22:03Ali Mohamed7 Mar 1987Dhaka[22]
 Barbados2:29:40Reuben McColin4 Dec 1988Bridgetown[22]
 Belarus2:10:58Vladimir Kotov24 May 1980Moscow[20]
 Belgium2:03:36Bashir Abdi24 Oct 2021Rotterdam[20][29]
 Belize2:22:01Patrick Fuller8 Feb 2003Birmingham, AL[22]
 Benin2:24:53Patrice Lompo11 Feb 2012Parakou[22]
 Bermuda2:21:47
2:19:55 dh		Tyler Butterfield
Chris Estwanik		10 Mar 2019
15 Apr 2013		Ōtsu
Boston		[30]
[31][32]
 Bhutan2:36:58Gawa Zangpo7 Mar 2020Punakha[22]
 Bolivia2:07:44Héctor Garibay19 Feb 2023Seville[20]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2:15:55Sead Kondo3 May 1975Karl-Marx-Stadt[33]
 Botswana2:14:57John James25 Jul 2004Selebi-Phikwe[34] [nb 4]
 Brazil2:04:51Daniel Nascimento17 Apr 2022Seoul[20][35]
 British Virgin Islands2:36:54Rasalula Nagarit11 Oct 2008Baltimore[36]
 Brunei2:41:12Sifli Anak Ahar14 Oct 2008Kota Kinabalu[nb 5]
 Bulgaria2:11:26Christo Stefanov19 Oct 1997Sofia[20]
 Burkina Faso2:27:20Moctaré Simporé25 Sep 2022Berlin[37]
 Burundi2:07:13Olivier Irabaruta10 Apr 2022Zurich[20]
 Cambodia2:23:29Hem Bunting15 Apr 2012Paris[22][38]
 Cameroon2:15:43Justilin Foimi27 Oct 2019Douala[22]
 Canada2:05:36Cameron Levins5 Mar 2023Tokyo[20][39]
 Cape Verde2:11:01Samuel Freire18 Feb 2024Seville[20][40]
 Cayman Islands2:34:29Jon Rankin5 Dec 2010Sacramento[22]
 Central African Republic2:18:06Ernest Ndjissipou30 Aug 2003Paris[41]
 Chad2:18:20Valentin Betoudji3 Dec 2023Valencia[42]
 Chile2:08:04Carlos Díaz18 Feb 2024Seville[20][43]
 China2:05:58Feng Peiyou1 Mar 2026Tokyo[20][44]
 Colombia2:10:51Jeison Suárez18 Apr 2021Enschede[20][45]
 Comoros2:35:43Youssouf Gagou18 Sep 1998Saint-Paul, Réunion[22]
 Congo DR2:08:40Mwenzé Kalombo4 Apr 1999Paris[20]
 Congo Republic2:26:01Bernard Tsati16 Sep 1990Puteaux[22]
 Cook Islands2:51:26Muriaroa Ngaro3 May 1980Avarua[22]
 Costa Rica2:13:23José Luis Molina3 Mar 1996Los Angeles[20]
 Croatia2:17:05Drago Paripović29 Mar 1992Bologna[22]
 Cuba2:10:53Ignacio Alberto Cuba13 Dec 1992Mérida[20] [nb 6]
 Curaçao2:55:50Herman Couperus6 Nov 2016New York City
 Cyprus2:10:20Amine Khadiri19 Feb 2023Seville[20][46]
 Czech Republic2:11:12Karel David10 Feb 1991Tokyo[20][47]
 Denmark2:07:51Jacob Simonsen29 Sep 2024Berlin[20][48]
 Djibouti2:05:20Ibrahim Hassan22 Feb 2026Osaka[49][50]
 Dominica3:13:32Calvin Auguiste3 Nov 2013New York City[22]
 Dominican Republic2:14:30Alvaro Abreu15 Jan 2023Houston[20][51]
 Ecuador2:09:05Segundo Jami3 Dec 2023Valencia[20][52]
 Egypt2:19:39Aissa Rezah Abou Diaf25 Dec 1997Arish[22]
 El Salvador2:26:57Víctor Vásquez13 Jan 1990Tegucigalpa[22]
England2:05:11Mo Farah7 Oct 2018Chicago[53]
 Equatorial Guinea2:21:22Benjamín Enzema12 May 2019Saumur[22][54]
 Eritrea2:04:35Kizkel Tewelde17 Oct 2021Amsterdam[20]
 Estonia2:08:53Pavel Loskutov7 Apr 2002Paris[20]
 Eswatini2:12:54Richard Mabuza31 Jan 1974Christchurch[20] [nb 7]
 Ethiopia1:59:41Yomif Kejelcha26 Apr 2026London[20]
 Falkland Islands2:43:31Hugh Marsden28 Aug 1994Victoria
 Faroe Islands2:21:30Julian Gregersenn7 Dec 2025Valencia[55]
 Fiji2:23:33 dhBinesh Prasad5 Feb 1989Las Vegas[56]
 Finland2:10:46Janne Holmén13 Apr 2008Rotterdam[20]
 France2:03:47Morhad Amdouni18 Feb 2024Seville[20][57]
 French Polynesia2:24:57Damien Troquenet1 Dec 2024Valencia[58]
 Gabon2:31:59Jean-Marc Léandro9 Nov 2008Nice-Cannes[22]
 Gambia2:18:42Ousman Jaiteh8 Dec 2019Reggio Emilia[22]
 Georgia2:11:46Daviti Kharazishvili3 Dec 2023Valencia[20]
 Germany2:04:03Amanal Petros7 Dec 2025Valencia[20][59]
 Ghana2:18:43Emanuel Amoo11 Nov 1990Lagos[22]
 Gibraltar2:28:08Arnold Rogers20 Feb 2022Seville[60]
 Greece2:12:04Spyros Andriopoulos9 Oct 1988Berlin[20]
 Greenland2:24:53Janus Eigaard21 May 2000Copenhagen
 Grenada2:46:50Findlay O'Neal4 Jun 1995Port of Spain[22]
 Guadeloupe2:16:57Jean Marie Dorvilma7 Oct 1990Nice[61]
 Guam2:31:04
2:29.48 dh		Wayne Blas14 Dec 2019
18 Apr 2022		Huntsville
Boston		[22]
 Guatemala2:07:40Alberto Gonzalez Mindez3 Dec 2023Valencia[20][62]
 Guernsey2:13:41Lee Merrien22 Apr 2012London[63]
 Guinea2:16:49Alhassane Bangoura25 Feb 2018Seville[22]
 Guinea-Bissau2:29:04Joaquim Moreira da Silva8 Nov 1987Lisbon[22]
 Guyana2:25:02Andrew Smith29 May 2004Louisville[22]
 Haiti2:14:22Dieudonné Lamothe16 Apr 1988Gagny[20]
 Honduras2:17:49Clovis Morales24 Apr 1977Porz[22]
 Hong Kong2:15:26Wong Wan Chun15 Dec 2024Fuzhou[64]
 Hungary2:10:43Levente Szemerei29 Sep 2024Warsaw[20][65]
 Iceland2:13:37Hlynur Andrésson21 Mar 2021Dresden[20]
 India2:12:00Shivnath Singh28 May 1978Jalandhar[20] [nb 8]
 Indonesia2:15:04Robi Syianturi6 Jul 2025Gold Coast[66]
 Iran2:17:14Mohammad Jafar Moradi24 Sep 2023Berlin[67]
 Iraq2:21:54Sadoun Nasser Hafi5 Feb 1982Baghdad[22]
 Ireland2:07:54Fearghal Curtin18 Oct 2025Gyeongju[68]
 Isle of Man2:23:34Dave Cowell31 Jan 1974Christchurch[2][3]
 Israel2:04:44Maru Teferi1 Dec 2024Valencia[20][69]
 Italy2:05:24Yohanes Chiappinelli1 Dec 2024Valencia[20]
 Ivory Coast2:19:21Jonathan Atse Herrera3 Dec 2023Valencia[70] [nb 9]
 Jamaica2:16:39Derick Adamson25 Nov 1984Philadelphia[22]
 Japan2:04:55Suguru Osako7 Dec 2025Valencia[20][59]
 Jersey2:22:36William Tweed23 Apr 1989London
 Jordan2:17:24Methkal Abu Drais25 Jan 2015Marrakesh[71]
 Kazakhstan2:11:59Nikolay Penzin3 Sep 1978Prague[22]
 Kenya1:59:30Sebastian Sawe26 Apr 2026London[20]
 Kosovo2:29:36 dhRexhep Ajvazaj9 Feb 1997Las Vegas[22]
 Kuwait2:21:15Abdul Mohsen Al-Ali26 Sep 2021Moline, Illinois[22]
 Kyrgyzstan2:11:16Satymkul Dzhumanazarov24 May 1980Moscow[22]
 Laos2:43:45Sysavath Thammavongchit24 Feb 2013Vientiane[22]
 Latvia2:14:24Valērijs Žolnerovičs14 May 2017Riga[20]
 Lebanon2:19:46Tony Hanna19 Oct 2025Amsterdam[72]
 Lesotho2:06:18Tebello Ramakongoana5 Jan 2025Xiamen[20]
 Liberia3:00:16Raymond Dovenon25 Aug 2013Monrovia[22]
 Libya2:13:33Ali Zayed Mabrouk23 Nov 2008Milan[20]
 Liechtenstein2:23:55Marcel Tschopp9 Oct 2011Chicago[22]
 Lithuania2:12:35Česlovas Kundrotas26 Oct 1997Frankfurt[20]
 Luxembourg2:14:03Justin Gloden19 May 1985Frankfurt[20]
 Macau2:28:22Lam Weng Hei5 Jun 1994Melbourne[22][73]
 Madagascar2:17:14Jules Randrianarivelo29 Jul 1979Moscow[22]
 Malawi2:16:04Mphatso Nadolo4 Dec 2021Gqeberha[22]
 Malaysia2:22:34Tan Huong Leong20 Dec 2020Fukuoka[74]
 Maldives2:32:56Mohamed Shifaz25 Jan 2019Dubai[22][75]
 Mali2:28:59Yacouba Guindo1 Dec 2024Valencia[76][77]
 Malta2:13:13Jordan Gusman8 Oct 2023Valencia[20]
 Martinique2:27:03Claude Nohile30 Jan 2000Port of Spain
 Mauritania2:43:10Majid Touré13 Apr 2008Rotterdam[22] [nb 10]
 Mauritius2:18:20David Carver17 Apr 2016Hamburg[22][78]
 Mexico2:07:19 dhAndrés Espinosa18 Apr 1994Boston[20] [nb 11]
 Micronesia2:43:45 dh
2:52:29		Simeon Jacob
Elías Rodríguez		18 Apr 2022
14 Jul 1990		Boston
San Antonio		[22]
 Moldova2:08:32Jaroslav Mushinschi2 May 2010Düsseldorf[20][79]
 Monaco2:27:11Nicolas D’Angelo13 Apr 2025Brussels-Leuven[80]
 Mongolia2:08:50Ser-Od Bat-Ochir7 Dec 2014Fukuoka[20][81]
 Montenegro2:24:18Drago Musić4 Oct 1998Podgorica[22]
 Morocco2:04:24Othmane El Goumri26 Apr 2026Hamburg[82][83]
 Mozambique2:16:42Folavio Sehohle8 May 2022Durban[84][85]
 Myanmar2:19:57Khin Soe17 Dec 1978Bangkok[22]
 Namibia2:08:40Daniel Nghidinwa Paulus2 Apr 2023Daegu[20]
 Nauru3:48:06Karl Hartmann1968Nauru[22]
   Nepal2:15:03Baikuntha Manandhar10 May 1987Kolkata[22] [nb 12]
 Netherlands2:04:20Abdi Nageeye27 Apr 2025London[20][86]
 Netherlands Antilles2:57:28Herman Couperus17 Mar 2007Curaçao[nb 13]
 New Caledonia2:11:59Alain Lazare12 Feb 1984Tokyo
 New Zealand2:08:19Zane Robertson7 Jul 2019Gold Coast[20][87]
 Nicaragua2:20:39William Aguirre13 Jan 1990Tegucigalpa[22]
 Niger2:25:05Abdou Manzo2 Oct 1988Seoul[88]
 Nigeria2:16:06Mohamed Abbas11 Nov 1990Lagos[22]
 Niue3:30:00Simpson Ikimau19 Oct 1982Paliati
 Norfolk Island3:30:20James Donaldson28 Jul 2002Manchester
Northern Ireland2:09:49Stephen Scullion4 Oct 2020London[89]
 Northern Mariana Islands2:44:44 dh
2:55:31		Eli Torgeson
Yong Choi		17 Apr 2006
14 Jul 1990		Boston
San Antonio		[22]
 North Korea2:09:42
2:09:26		Il Ryong Han
Li Jong Hyong		24 Mar 2024
19 Oct 1983		Wuxi
Pyongyang		[20]
[nb 14]
 North Macedonia2:08:26Dario Ivanovski18 Feb 2024Seville[20][90]
 Norway2:04:24Awet Nftalem Kibrab7 Dec 2025Valencia[20][59]
 Oman2:43:27Khalid Al-Farsi19 Oct 2025Amsterdam[91][nb 15] [nb 16]
 Pakistan2:14:11Naseer Ahmed19 Oct 2003Rawalpindi[20] [nb 17]
 Palau3:36:07Brook Kinz2 Apr 2011Koror
Palestine2:29:28Ihab Salama16 Apr 2000Rotterdam[22]
 Panama2:09:24Jorge Castelblanco18 Feb 2024Seville[20]
 Papua New Guinea2:28:13Tau John Tokwepota7 Dec 1980Honolulu[22]
 Paraguay2:10:11Derlis Ayala6 Dec 2020Valencia[20][92]
 Peru2:07:38Cristhian Pacheco19 Feb 2023Seville[20][93]
 Philippines2:14:37Sonny Wagdos1 Mar 2026Tokyo[94][95]
 Poland2:07:39Henryk Szost4 Mar 2012Ōtsu[20][96]
 Portugal2:06:36António Pinto16 Apr 2000London[20]
 Puerto Rico2:12:43Jorge González28 Aug 1983Caracas[20]
 Qatar2:07:19Essa Ismail Rashed20 Oct 2019Amsterdam[20]
 Réunion2:19:17Jean-Jacques Prianon1 May 1977Nogent sur Marne
 Romania2:11:58Nicolae Soare12 Oct 2025 Bucharest[20]
 Russia2:09:07Aleksey Sokolov29 Oct 2007Dublin[20]
 Rwanda2:06:04John Hakizimana1 Feb 2026Dubai[97][98]
Saint Helena3:11:21Erroll Duncan19 Mar 2006Melbourne
 Saint Kitts and Nevis2:38:56Jesse Mulcaire5 Nov 1989New York City[22]
 Saint Lucia2:16:06Joseph Zepherinus5 Oct 2003Minneapolis–Saint Paul[22]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2:15:30Pamenos Ballantyne26 Jan 2003Port of Spain[22] [nb 18]
 Samoa2:41:50Amani Tapusoa22 Mar 1969Apia[22]
 San Marino2:21:19Gian Luigi Macina27 Oct 1991Carpi[22]
 São Tomé and Príncipe2:38:32Mário Pitra29 Jun 1980Brazzaville[22]
 Saudi Arabia2:18:07Mohammed Shaween11 Feb 2023Riyadh[99]
Scotland2:08:14Callum Hawkins28 Apr 2019London[100]
 Senegal2:25:01Samba Faye14 Feb 2016Dakar[22][101]
 Serbia2:13:57Borislav Dević15 Jan 1995Houston[102] [nb 19]
 Seychelles2:25:48Albert Marie23 Oct 1988Victoria, Seychelles[22]
 Sierra Leone2:33:38Idrissa Kargbo13 Apr 2014London[22][103]
 Singapore2:23:00Soh Rui Yong5 Dec 2021Valencia[104][105]
 Slovakia2:09:53Robert Stefko26 Apr 1998London[20] [nb 20]
 Slovenia2:11:50Roman Kejžar26 Mar 2000Turin[20]
 Solomon Islands2:36:16Mackay Talasasa8 Oct 1982Brisbane[22]
 Somalia2:09:09Khadar Basheer Youssuf16 Oct 2022Amsterdam[20]
 South Africa2:05:36Elroy Gelant27 Apr 2025Hamburg[20]
 South Korea2:07:20Lee Bong-Ju13 Feb 2000Tokyo[20]
 South Sudan2:14:32Guor Marial2 Oct 2011Minneapolis–Saint Paul[20]
 Spain2:05:48Tariku Novales3 Dec 2023Valencia[20][106]
 Sri Lanka2:13:47Anuradha Cooray26 Apr 2015London[20][107]
 Sudan2:11:41Yaseen Abdalla10 Aug 2024Paris[20][108]
 Suriname2:31:48Janiek Pomba10 Apr 2022Rotterdam[109]
 Sweden2:05:57Suldan Hassan2 Mar 2025Tokyo[20]
  Switzerland2:04:40Tadesse Abraham1 Dec 2024Valencia[20][110]
 Syria2:26:27Ahmed Saker6 Dec 1985Latakia[22]
 Taiwan2:14:35Gi-sheng Hsu5 Feb 1995Beppu-Ōita[20][111]
 Tajikistan2:18:40Anatoliy Belogurov20 Jun 1980Moscow[22] [nb 21]
 Tanzania2:03:00Gabriel Geay4 Dec 2022Valencia[20]
 Thailand2:16:56Tony Ah-Thit Payne28 Oct 2018Frankfurt[22][112]
 Timor-Leste2:26:46Romênio de Deus Maia19 Aug 2017Dili[22]
 Togo2:30:17Outcha Améwouho11 Nov 1990Lomé[22]
 Tonga2:45:04Tongia Vakaafi2 Mar 2013Phoenix[22]
 Trinidad and Tobago2:13:03Ronnie Holassie29 Apr 2001Cleveland[20]
 Tunisia2:12:36Tahar Manjouri14 Jan 1996Marrakesh[20]
 Turkey2:04:16Kaan Kigen Özbilen1 Dec 2019Valencia[20]
 Turkmenistan2:15:53Rashid Kakadshanov5 Oct 1980Uzhhorod[22]
 Turks and Caicos Islands3:47:57Todd Foss10 Oct 2004Chicago[22]
 Uganda2:00:28Jacob Kiplimo26 Apr 2026London[20]
 Ukraine2:07:15Dmytro Baranovskyi3 Dec 2006Fukuoka[20]
 United Arab Emirates2:23:42Jassim Abbas Ali11 Jan 2002Dubai[22]
 United Kingdom2:05:11Mo Farah7 Oct 2018Chicago[20][53]
 United States2:04:43Conner Mantz12 Oct 2025Chicago[20]
 U.S. Virgin Islands2:17:09Eduardo Garcia14 Oct 2023Valley Cottage[113]
 Uruguay2:09:04Andrés Zamora1 Dec 2024Valencia[20][114]
 Uzbekistan2:07:02Shokhrukh Davlatov [ru]3 Dec 2023Valencia[20]
 Venezuela2:11:25Carlos Tarazona30 Apr 2000Cleveland[20]
 Vietnam2:18:42Hoàng Nguyên Thanh21 Jan 2024Hong Kong[115][116]
Wales2:07:13Steve Jones20 Oct 1985Chicago
 Yemen2:40:41Mohamed Al-Saadi4 Aug 1996Atlanta[22]
 Zambia2:11:35Jordan Chipangama20 Jun 2015Duluth[20][117]
 Zimbabwe2:06:48Isaac Mpofu4 Dec 2022Valencia[20][118]
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Women's national records

More information Country/territory, Time ...
Country/territory Time Athlete Date Place Ref.
 Afghanistan3:24:07Sahar Zamir15 Sep 2007Bismarck[119]
 Albania2:35:34Luiza Gega4 Oct 2020Skopje[119][120]
 Algeria2:25:08Souad Aït Salem18 Mar 2007Rome[121]
 American Samoa3:57:15Faye Ondelacy19 Jun 1999Anchorage[119]
 Andorra3:09:49Dulce Casanova19 Nov 2017Valencia[119]
 Angola3:48:29Cristina Saraiva2 Nov 2014Porto[119]
 Antigua and Barbuda3:17:42Sheryl Hastings7 Nov 1999New York City[119]
 Argentina2:24:18Florencia Borelli18 Feb 2024Seville[121][122]
 Armenia2:40:40Nina Usubyan13 Apr 2025Brussels-Leuven[123]
 Aruba2:53:24Cornelia Melis23 Sep 1988Seoul[119]
 Australia2:21:24Jessica Stenson7 Dec 2025Valencia[121][59]
 Austria2:26:08Julia Mayer [de; no]7 Dec 2025Valencia[121][59]
 Azerbaijan2:42:32
2:42:24		Anna Yusupova
Behafeta Hadiyes		7 Jan 2024
22 Apr 2018		Dubai
Agadir		[124]
[125] [nb 22]
 Bahamas2:54:37Giselle Pyfrom16 Dec 1995Jacksonville[119]
 Bahrain2:20:02Eunice Chumba17 Apr 2022Seoul[121][35]
 Bangladesh3:39:50Papiya Khatun10 Jan 2022Dhaka[119][126]
 Barbados3:06:07Caroline Moorat7 Jun 1987Port of Spain[119]
 Belarus2:23:52Volha Mazuronak22 Jun 2024Duluth[121][127]
 Belgium2:20:38Chloé Herbiet7 Dec 2025Valencia[121][59]
 Belize3:05:13Melissa Henderson15 Jan 2007Houston[119]
 Benin2:49:19Bentille Alassane9 Feb 2019Parakou[119]
 Bermuda2:54:18Deborah Butterfield14 Jan 1990Hamilton[119]
 Bhutan3:07:39Deki Yangzom7 Nov 2021New York City[119]
 Bolivia2:32:37Jhoselyn Camargo [de; es; fr]15 Oct 2023Amsterdam[121][128]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2:34:57Lucia Kimani9 Oct 2011Zagreb[121]
 Botswana2:51:32Onkemetse Solotate10 Feb 2008Durban[119] [nb 23]
 Brazil2:29:17
2:27:41 dh		Adriana Aparecida da Silva
Carmen Souza de Oliveira		26 Feb 2012
18 Apr 1994		Tokyo
Boston		[121][130]
[119]
 British Virgin Islands4:24:44Anna Kinkead11 Jan 2016Orlando, Florida[119]
 Brunei3:56:11Jacqueline Teo Cheng Nee7 Dec 2008Singapore[119]
 Bulgaria2:29:23Militsa Mircheva15 May 2022Copenhagen[121]
 Burkina Faso4:00:37Nicole Badolo29 May 2010Ouagadougou[119]
 Burundi2:27:50Diane Nukuri-Johnson26 Apr 2015London[121][131]
 Cambodia2:59:42Nary Ly15 Nov 2015Valencia[132]
 Cameroon2:56:11Sabine Otomo Mendouga [de; fr]31 Oct 2021Douala[119][133]
 Canada2:23:12Natasha Wodak25 Sep 2022Berlin[121][134]
 Cape Verde2:58:00Sónia Lopes27 Apr 2003Padua[119]
 Cayman Islands2:37:41Michelle Bush8 Dec 1991Sacramento[119]
 Central African Republic3:28:41Virginie Gloum11 Jun 1994Bondoufle[119]
 Chad2:46:41Bibiro Ali Taher7 Dec 2025Valencia[135][59]
 Chile2:32:23Érika Olivera18 Apr 1999Rotterdam[121]
 China2:19:39Sun Yingjie19 Oct 2003Beijing[121]
 Colombia2:25:35Angie Orjuela24 Sep 2023Berlin[121][136]
 Comoros3:30:00Frahaty Ali M'Sa3 Jun 2012Moroni, Comoros[119]
 Congo DR3:11:14Ritha Tumaini Nzabava16 Jun 2019Kigali[119]
 Congo Republic2:42:37Clème Prudence Mambéké31 Oct 2021Douala[119]
 Cook Islands3:32:33Kiki Atonia3 May 1980Avarua[119]
 Costa Rica2:32:08Diana Bogantes3 Dec 2023Valencia[121][137]
 Croatia2:23:39Bojana Bjeljac4 Dec 2022Valencia[121]
 Cuba2:36:35Emperatriz Wilson13 Dec 1992Caracas[119]
 Curaçao2:50:29Marlies Kort29 Jan 2012Miami
 Cyprus2:34:17Dagmara Handzlik7 Jul 2019Gold Coast[121][138]
 Czech Republic2:23:44Moira Stewartová1 Dec 2024Valencia[121][139]
 Denmark2:29:34Dorthe Rasmussen23 Apr 1989London[121]
 Dominica4:14:59Janelle Prevost12 Apr 2015Paris[119]
 Dominican Republic2:43:26Soranyi Rodriguez24 Nov 2019Santiago de los Caballeros[140][141]
 Ecuador2:24:50Silvia Ortiz [de; no]3 Dec 2023Valencia[121][142]
 Egypt3:33:16Dina Hunter12 Oct 2025Chicago[143]
 El Salvador2:49:34Kriscia Lorena Garcia15 May 1988San Salvador[119]
England2:15:24Paula Radcliffe13 Apr 2003London
 Eritrea2:20:29Nazret Weldu18 Jul 2022Eugene[121][144]
 Estonia2:27:04Jane Salumäe11 May 1997Turin[121]
 Eswatini2:56:24Priscilla Mamba19 Mar 2005Ngodwana[119]
 Ethiopia2:10:51Fotyen Tesfay15 Mar 2026Barcelona[145][146]
 Faroe Islands2:46:37Marna Egholm2 Oct 2016Odense[147]
 Fiji4:13:06Anna Cowley21 Jul 2018Suva[119]
 Finland2:20:39Alisa Vainio15 Feb 2026Seville[148]
 France2:23:13Mekdes Woldu16 Mar 2025Barcelona[121] [nb 24]
 French Polynesia2:49:12Sophie Gardon12 Feb 2006Moorea[150]
 Gabon2:47:43Josiane Abougone27 May 2012Ottawa[151]
 Gambia2:45:00Mariama Jallow18 Sep 2016Kassel[119][152]
 Georgia3:18:48Nino Makharadze17 Nov 2013Philadelphia[119]
 Germany2:19:19Irina Mikitenko28 Sep 2008Berlin[121]
 Ghana2:42:12Sakat Lariba21 Sep 2015Accra[119]
 Gibraltar3:00:03Kim Baglietto18 Feb 2024Seville[153][154]
 Greece2:33:40Maria Polizou23 Aug 1998Budapest[121]
 Greenland3:02:29Liza Tuperna Itzchaky30 Sep 2012Berlin
 Grenada3:22:40Jenifer Boca4 Nov 1990New York City[119]
 Guadeloupe3:07:23Guylyne Louis4 Apr 2004Paris[61]
 Guam2:59:43Jen Allred29 Feb 1992Pensacola[119]
 Guatemala2:39:23Sandra Genoveva23 Apr 2023Hamburg[155][156]
 Guernsey2:58:40Penny Buckingham28 Jul 2002Manchester
 Guinea3:20:11Aïda Diallo-Camara23 Nov 2003Carqueiranne[119]
 Guyana3:01:08Abidemi Charles30 Jan 2000Port of Spain[119]
 Haiti3:10:51Bertine Lainé2 Oct 2014Miami[119]
 Honduras2:57:17Magda Milady Castillo12 Aug 2001Edmonton[119]
 Hong Kong2:31:24Yiu Kit Ching16 May 2021Milan[121]
 Hungary2:25:52Nóra Szabó [hu]1 Dec 2024Valencia[121][157]
 Iceland2:35:15Martha Ernstdóttir26 Sep 1999Berlin[158]
 India2:34:43Jaisha Orchatteri30 Aug 2015Beijing[121][159]
 Indonesia2:31:34Odekta Elvina Naibaho [de; id]6 Jul 2025Gold Coast[121][160]
 Iran2:45:23Mandana Nouri5 Dec 2021Valencia[119]
 Iraq3:22:23Yasmin Wadhai20 Jan 2017Dubai[119]
 Ireland2:22:23Catherina McKiernan1 Nov 1998Amsterdam[121]
 Isle of Man2:35:31Christa Cain12 Oct 2025Chicago[161][162]
 Israel2:17:45Lonah Salpeter1 Mar 2020Tokyo[121][163]
 Italy2:23:14 WoSofiia Yaremchuk27 Apr 2025London[121][164]
 Ivory Coast4:10:09Isabelle Konaté7 Mar 2010Barcelona[119]
 Jamaica2:35:28Mishka-Mae Hyde23 Nov 2025Philadelphia[165][166]
 Japan2:18:59Honami Maeda28 Jan 2024Osaka[121][167]
 Jersey2:50:44Joann Gorrod17 Apr 2011London
 Jordan2:56:39Tamara Armoush28 Apr 2019London[168]
 Kazakhstan2:26:42Zhanna Mamazhanova14 Apr 2024Rotterdam[121][169]
 Kenya2:09:56Ruth Chepngetich13 Oct 2024Chicago[121][170]
 Kosovo3:02:15Diana Berisha-Klusóczki23 Sep 2018Krems[119]
 Kuwait3:32:26Taiba Al-Nouri16 Jan 2016Kuwait City[119][171]
 Kyrgyzstan2:27:27 dh
2:27:46		Irina Bogachova17 Apr 2000
24 Oct 1999		Boston
Chicago		[121]
 Laos2:52:57Lalida Maokhamphiou12 Oct 2025Chicago[172]
 Latvia2:22:56Jeļena Prokopčuka30 Jan 2005Osaka[121]
 Lebanon2:36:09Nesrine Leene Njeim1 Dec 2024Valencia[173][174]
 Lesotho2:28:06Neheng Khatala30 May 2021Cape Town[121]
 Liberia2:50:10 dh
3:02:03		Monique Maddy15 Apr 2002
3 Nov 2002		Boston
New York City		[119]
 Libya3:34:11Ilaaf Darrat20 Jan 2019Houston[119]
 Liechtenstein2:51:20Nicole Klinger11 May 2008Prague[119]
 Lithuania2:25:15Zivile Balciunaite20 Nov 2005Tokyo[121]
 Luxembourg2:29:23Danièle Kaber23 Sep 1988Seoul[121]
 Macau2:55:05Hoi Long1 Dec 2019Macau[119]
 Madagascar2:38:21Clarisse Rasoarizay6 Sep 2003Bambous[175]
 Malawi2:48:34Tereza Master14 Aug 2016Rio de Janeiro[119][176]
 Malaysia2:49:28Yuan Yufang30 Apr 2000Kuala Lumpur[119][177]
 Maldives3:02:41Shamha Ahmed25 Sep 2022Berlin[178]
 Mali5:04:08Yognica Begni25 Jan 2009Marrakesh[119]
 Malta2:36:52Carol Galea12 Dec 1996Florence[119]
 Mauritius2:26:19Marie Perrier [fr; no]3 Dec 2023Valencia[121][179]
 Mexico2:22:59Madai Perez22 Oct 2006Chicago[121]
 Micronesia3:38:30Mary Latorres12 Oct 2025Chicago[180]
 Moldova2:27:26Lilia Fisikovici28 Apr 2019London[121][181]
 Monaco3:35:39Adrienne Pastorelly12 Jan 1992Marrakesh[119]
 Mongolia2:24:45Bayartsogtyn Mönkhzayaa17 Mar 2024Seoul[121][182]
 Montenegro2:39:07Slađana Perunović5 Aug 2012London[119][183]
 Morocco2:21:01Majida Maayouf4 Dec 2022Seville[121][184]
 Mozambique4:26:37Arminda Matsimbe3 Nov 2019New York[119]
 Myanmar2:38:42Pa Pa13 Apr 2004Yangon[185]
 Namibia2:19:52Helalia Johannes6 Dec 2020Valencia[121][186]
   Nepal2:40:23Santoshi Shrestha7 Dec 2025Valencia[59]
 Netherlands2:13:44Sifan Hassan8 Oct 2023Chicago[121][187]
 Netherlands Antilles3:43:27 dh
Nel Geerings15 Apr 1991Boston
 New Caledonia2:29:48Nadia Prasad5 Mar 1995Los Angeles
 New Zealand2:25:21Kim Smith25 Apr 2010London[121][188]
 Nicaragua3:07:13Yelka Mairena17 Dec 2017Managua[119]
 Nigeria2:40:37Mary Akor3 Apr 2004St. Louis[119]
Northern Ireland2:29:34Ann Marie McGlynn25 Apr 2021Wrexham[89]
 Northern Mariana Islands3:09:49Mamiko Oshima-Berger3 Mar 2012Saipan[119]
 North Korea2:25:31Ham Bong-Sil31 Aug 2003Paris[121]
 North Macedonia2:35:29Adrijana Pop Arsova15 May 2022Copenhagen[189]
 Norway2:21:06Ingrid Kristiansen21 Apr 1985London[121]
 Oman3:57:33Zuwena Al-Rawahi27 Jan 2017Muscat[119]
 Pakistan3:39:56Zeenat Mansoor3 Nov 2019New York[119]
 Palau3:43:31Jaqueline Keri Telli9 May 2015St. Joseph[119]
 Palestine2:39:28Mayada Al-Sayad7 Apr 2019Hanover[119][190]
 Panama2:49:29Danielle Wagner29 May 2016Ottawa[191][192]
 Papua New Guinea3:41:14Rosemary Turare13 Nov 1994Goroka[119]
 Paraguay2:35:17Carmen Patricia Martínez30 Apr 2017Düsseldorf[119][193]
 Peru2:25:23Thalia Valdivia14 Apr 2024Rotterdam[121][194]
 Philippines2:33:54Artjoy Torregosa1 Mar 2026Tokyo[195][196]
 Poland2:24:59
2:24:18 dh		Aleksandra Lisowska
Wanda Panfil		21 Sep 2025
15 Apr 1991		Berlin
Boston		[197]
[119]
 Portugal2:23:29Rosa Mota20 Oct 1985Chicago[121]
 Puerto Rico2:31:10Beverly Ramos18 Jul 2022Eugene, Oregon[121][198]
 Qatar4:23:30Hanoof Al-Thani3 Oct 2021London[119]
 Romania2:18:04Joan Chelimo17 Apr 2022Seoul[121]
 Russia2:20:47Galina Bogomolova22 Oct 2006Chicago[121]
 Rwanda2:25:54Clementine Mukandanga26 Nov 2023Florence[121][199]
Saint Helena6:30:52Jacqueline Leo18 Sep 2003Saint Helena
 Saint Kitts and Nevis3:55:39Vanessa Williams20 Sep 2014Charlestown[119]
 Saint Lucia4:25:39Lizette Ward25 Sep 2011Berlin[119][200]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3:18:44Adelaide Carrington26 Jan 2003Port of Spain[119]
 Samoa3:11:58Mele Steiner22 Nov 1981Auckland[119]
 San Marino3:10:00Amy Cesaretti1 May 1983Ravenna[119]
 Saudi Arabia3:07:16Sarah Attar7 Oct 2018Chicago[119]
Scotland2:26:40Stephanie Twell27 Oct 2019Frankfurt[201]
 Senegal3:39:17Madjiguène Mbaye21 Nov 2021Dakar[119]
 Serbia2:25:23Olivera Jevtić13 Apr 2003Rotterdam[119][202]
 Seychelles3:30:53 [nb 25]
3:34:49		Simone Zapha6 Jun 2010
5 Jul 2009		Le Tampon
Reunion		[119]
[203]
 Sierra Leone2:47:09Mamie Konneh-Lahun13 Apr 2014London[204]
 Singapore2:34:41Yvonne Danson13 Dec 1995Chiang Mai[205] [nb 26]
 Slovakia2:33:19Ludmila Melicherová22 Apr 1990Vienna[119]
 Slovenia2:27:33Helena Javornik17 Oct 2004Amsterdam[121]
 Solomon Islands3:02:07
3:02:10		Sharon Firisua30 Jul 2022
7 Aug 2021		Birmingham
Sapporo		[206]
 Somalia4:13:15Aisha Musa30 Oct 2016Frankfurt
 South Africa2:22:22Glenrose Xaba20 Oct 2024Cape Town[121][207]
 South Korea2:25:41Kim Do-yeon18 Mar 2018Seoul[121]
 South Sudan2:33:22Atalena Loliha31 May 2025Stockholm[121][208]
 Spain2:21:27Majida Maayouf3 Dec 2023Valencia[106] [nb 27]
 Sri Lanka2:34:10Hiruni Wijayaratne28 Apr 2019Düsseldorf[121][209]
 Sudan2:49:52Chaltu Niguese Shiferaw22 Jan 2016Dubai[210]
 Suriname3:40:32Ilsida Toemere12 Oct 2014Eindhoven[119]
 Sweden2:23:12Abeba Aregawi24 May 2026Ottawa[211]
  Switzerland2:24:30Fabienne Schlumpf3 Dec 2023Valencia[121][212]
 Syria3:25:28 dhAmal Katrib10 Jun 2018North Bend[121][213]
 Taiwan2:32:41Tsao Chun-yu20 Dec 2020Taipei[121][214]
 Tajikistan2:39:03Gulsara Dadabayeva26 Oct 2003Ljubljana[215]
 Tanzania2:18:03Magdalena Shauri12 Oct 2025Chicago[121][216]
 Thailand2:40:40Jane Vongvorachoti12 Oct 2014Chicago[119]
 Timor-Leste3:03:53Aguida Amaral12 Dec 2003Hanoi[119][217]
 Togo3:02:52Kpeta Tchatom10 Feb 2018Parakou[119]
 Tonga5:09:41 [nb 28]Falamoe Fau’ese Weber25 Sep 2011Berlin[119]
 Trinidad and Tobago2:43:01#
2:43:14		Tonya Nero8 Dec 2019
15 Apr 2012		Sacramento
Rotterdam		[218][219]
 Tunisia2:40:13Amira Ben Amor5 Aug 2012London[119]
 Turkey2:21:27Sultan Haydar3 Dec 2023Valencia[121][220]
 Turkmenistan2:57:36Tamara Tongush5 Dec 1985Ashgabat[119]
 Turks and Caicos Islands3:45:48Lynn Robinson6 Nov 2011New York City[119]
 Uganda2:18:26Stella Chesang1 Dec 2024Valencia[121][221]
 Ukraine2:23:32Olena Shurkhno30 Sep 2012Berlin[121][222]
 United Arab Emirates2:27:08Alia Saeed Mohammed19 Feb 2023Seville[121][223]
 United Kingdom2:15:24Paula Radcliffe13 Apr 2003London[121]
 United States2:18:29Emily Sisson9 Oct 2022Chicago[121][224]
 U.S. Virgin Islands2:43:59Lisha Hamilton6 Jun 2004San Diego[119]
 Uruguay2:25:47Julia Paternain26 April 2026London[121][225]
 Uzbekistan2:29:28Marina Khmelevskaya24 Sep 2023Berlin[121][226]
 Venezuela2:31:45Magaly García3 Dec 2023Valencia[121][227]
 Vietnam2:44:51Hoàng Thị Ngoc Hoa21 Jan 2024Hong Kong[228][229]
Wales2:31:33Susan Tooby23 Sep 1988Seoul
 Yemen5:15:03 [nb 29]Buthainah Albaity28 Apr 2019London[119]
 Zambia2:37:29Elizabeth Mukoloma6 Sep 2025Lusaka[230]
 Zimbabwe2:29:20Tabitha Tsatsa16 Mar 2008Seoul[121]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    World Athletics defines "Country" as "a self-governing geographical area of the world recognized as an independent state by international law and international governmental bodies."[5]
  2. [2]
    World Athletics defines "Territory" as "a geographical area of the world which is not a Country, but which has certain aspects of self-government, at least to the extent of being autonomous in the control of its sport which is recognized as such by World Athletics."[5]
  3. [3]
    Per IAAF: "Competing as a US citizen, Fanelli’s best is 2:14:17 at Montréal, 06 Sep 80".[1]
  4. [4]
    Per WMM: "Possible irregularities at Phikwe 2004. Alternate record 2:17:04, Tiapo Maso, 5 March 2000 Cape Town".[4] Per ARRS: "2:17:04 Tiapo Maso 5 Mar 2000 Cape Town RSA"[2]
  5. [5]
    Per ARRS: "2:53:57 Mapang Hidup 15 Dec 1985 Bangkok THA"[2]
  6. [6]
    Per WMM: "Federation record, although maybe short. Alternate record 2:13:08, Radames Gonzalez, 11 Dec 1998, Calvia".[4] Per ARRS: "2:13:08 Radames Gonzalez 11 Dec 1988 Calvia ESP"[2]
  7. [7]
    Per ARRS: "2:12:54.4"[2]
  8. [8]
    Per ARRS: "2:11:59.4"[2]
  9. [9]
    Per IAAF: "2:18:32 Bassirima Soro, Tucson, 3 Dec 00 – downhill (drop of 654m)".[1] Per WMM: On course with 580m drop, 2:18:32, Bassirima Soro, 3 December 2000, Tucson[4]
  10. [10]
    Per ARRS: "2:53:04 Majid Toure 15 Apr 2007 Paris FRA"[2]
  11. [11]
    Per WMM: "Strong tailwind at Boston 1994. Alternate record 2:08:30, Dionicio Ceron, 2 April 1995, London".[4] Per ARRS: "2:08:30 Dionicio Ceron 2 Apr 1995 London ENG"[2]
  12. [12]
    Per ARRS: "2:19:38 Tika Banadur 24 Dec 1995 Madras"[2]
  13. [13]
    Per IAAF: "Herman Couperus opted for AHO in 2007".[1]
  14. [14]
    Per IAAF: "Rumors in Europe say that the record given above by the Federation was achieved on a short course.[1]
  15. [15]
    Gun time. Chip time was 2:42:07.
  16. [16]
    Gun time. Chip time was 2:42:07.
  17. [17]
    Per ARRS: "2:25:29 Naseer Ahmad 8 Feb 2005 Hong Kong HKG"[2]
  18. [18]
    Per ARRS: "2:16:25 Pamenos Ballantyne 26 Apr 1998 London ENG"[2]
  19. [19]
    Per IAAF: "2:12:40 Sreten Ninkovic Austin 17 Feb 02 – downhill".[1] Per WMM:On course with 137m drop, 2:12:40, Sreten Ninkovic, 17 February 2002, Austin".[4]
  20. [20]
    Per ARRS: "2:09:54"[2]
  21. [21]
    Per ARRS: "2:18:18 Sergey Davidov 5 Aug 1995 Omsk RUS"[2]
  22. [22]
    At World Athletics, Yusupova's 2024 time of 2:42:32 is indicated as an Azerbaijani national record, while Hadiyes is acknowledged as a female Azerbaijani athlete with an unchallenged personal best time of 2:42:24.
  23. [23]
    At worldathletics.org the Namibian athlete Leena Ekandjo is accidentally given the Botswana national record with the time of 2:41:32 she ran in 2013 in Gabarone, Botswana.[129] The 2022 World Athletics Handbook does not contain that error.
  24. [24]
    Woldu switched from representing Eritrea to representing France in November 2021.[149]
  25. [25]
    Not ratified by the Seychelles Athletics Federation but recognized by World Athletics
  26. [26]
    Representing England, Yvonne Danson ran a personal best of 2:32:24 in August 1994 in Victoria and at the April 1995 Boston Marathon she ran a 2:30:53 that is not ratified by World Athletics. She switched to represent Singapore before December 1995.[205]
  27. [27]
    Maayouf has a personal best and Morocccan national record of 2:21:01 set in December 2022, before she switched to representing Spain in October 2023.[184]
  28. [28]
    Chip time was 4:56:39.
  29. [29]
    Chip time was 4:51:53.

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