World Championships
The 2024 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships will take place within the 2024 Sydney Marathon on September 15, 2024.
The 2025 championship location and date will be announced later in the year.
Full results for past championships can be found here.
See below for the qualifying pathways for the 2025 championship.
1) TOP RANKED ATHLETES
Leading athletes from each age group will be invited to the 2025 World Championships when the 2024 rankings season closes. The exact number of athletes for each age group will be dependent on the field size (which will be announced later this year).
2) AUTOMATIC TIME QUALIFICATION
Any athlete achieving the Automatic Qualifying Times listed below will receive an automatic invitation to the 2024 world championships. Please note you must be registered on AbbottWMM.com to receive an invite. Sign up here.
3) THE GLOBAL MARATHON
The Abbott World Marathon Majors Global Run Club will once again host two Global Marathon events (spring and fall) where up to 200 runners completing each event will have the chance to qualify for the 2025 World Championship. More information can be found here.
world CHAMPIONs
Female Champions | |||
F40-44 | Hannah Tempelhagen | GER | 2:47:50 |
F45-49 | Mai Fujisawa | JPN | 2:41:43 |
F50-54 | Elisoa Crawford | GBR | 2:53:19 |
F55-59 | Jill Wilkie | AUS | 2:57:16 |
F60-64 | Jenny Hitchings | USA | 2:49:33 |
F65-69 | Elizabeth Waywell | CAN | 3:14:18 |
F70-74 | Meifang Zhu | USA | 3:43:20 |
F75-79 | Jeannie Rice | USA | 3:34:32 |
F80+ | Mary Jo Brinkman | USA | 7:03:03 |
Male Champions | |||
M40-44 | Cesar Lizano Cedeno | CRC | 2:24:05 |
M45-49 | Steven Lawrence | CAN | 2:25:51 |
M50-54 | Ken Rideout | USA | 2:29:06 |
M55-59 | Mario Carreira | POR | 2:35:40 |
M60-64 | Brian Murphy | CAN | 2:45:09 |
M65-69 | Norman Mawhinney | GBR | 2:52:16 |
M70-74 | Tom Hutchison | GBR | 3:27:17 |
M75-79 | Gene Dykes | USA | 3:17:01 |
M80+ | Myung Joon Kim | USA | 4:21:34 |
CHAMPIONSHIP FAQs
There are three ways to qualify for the championships. Full details here.
1. Top-ranked athletes from each age group will be invited to the 2025 World Championships when the 2024 rankings season closes. The exact number of athletes for each age group will be dependent on the field size (which will be announced later this year).
2. Achieve the Automatic Qualifying Time for your age group and instantly gain an invite (see times above).
3. The bi-annual AbbottWMM Global Marathon, held within the Global Run Club, has 200 places available for the fastest verified finishers. Visit the Global Run Club for full details. Places available via this pathway are as follows:
The 2025 championships date and location will be announced later this year. The Sydney Marathon will host the 2024 Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Championships on Sunday, 15 September 2024.
Your Automatic Qualifying Time is based on your age on race day of the qualifying event which you are taking part in. See above for the full list of Automatic Qualifying Times which will earn you an instant invite.
Your age on World Championship race day will determine the age group you compete in.
Please see the table further up this page.
Athletes in the rankings who have not achieved time qualification may receive an invitation based on the number of athletes who meet the Automatic Qualifying Times and do not take up their place. The number of athletes who receive invitations through this pathway will be determined during the rankings season.