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World Records Set in Majors

Men

Bold font = active athlete

WR	Athlete	WMM Event	Date
2:04:26*	Haile Gebrselassie(ETH)	BER	September 30, 2007
2:04:55	Paul Tergat (KEN)	BER	September 28, 2003
2:05:38	Khalid Khannouchi (USA)	LON	April 14, 2002
2:05:42	Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)	CHI	October 24, 1999
2:06:05	Ronaldo da Costa (BRA)	BER	September 20, 1998
2:08:05	Steve Jones (GBR)	CHI	October 21, 1984
2:12:12	Abebe Bikila (ETH)	OLY (Tokyo)	October 21, 1964
2:15:17	Abebe Bikila (ETH)	OLY (Rome)	September 10, 1960
2:25:39	Yun Bok Suh (KOR)	BOS	April 19, 1947
2:32:36	Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)	OLY (Antwerp)	August 22, 1920
2:55:19	Johnny Hayes (USA)	OLY (London)	July 24, 1908

Women

Bold font = active athlete

WR	Athlete	WMM Event	Date
2:15:25*	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	LON	April 13, 2003
2:17:18	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	CHI	October 13, 2002
2:18:47	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)	CHI	October 7, 2001
2:19:46	Naoko Takahashi (JPN)	BER	September 30, 2001
2:20:43	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)	BER	September 26, 1999
2:21:06	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	LON	April 21, 1985
2:22:43	Joan Benoit (USA)	BOS	April 18, 1983
2:25:29	Grete Waitz (NOR)	LON	April 17, 1983
2:25:29	Allison Roe (NZL)	NYC	October 25, 1981
2:25:42	Grete Waitz (NOR)	NYC	October 26, 1980
2:27:33	Grete Waitz (NOR)	NYC	October 21, 1979
2:32:30	Grete Waitz (NOR)	NYC	October 22, 1978
2:34:48**	Christa Vahlensieck (GER)	BER	September 10, 1977
2:42:24	Liane Winter (GER)	BOS	April 21, 1975

*Current World Record
**Set in the 1977 German Marathon Championships