The fastest official marathon completion times ever recorded in major road races. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya holds the official marathon world record with 2:00:35 set at the 2023 Berlin Marathon — though his 2019 sub-2-hour run of 1:59:40 does...

About: Fastest Marathon Times of All Time

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Eliud Kipchoge leads with 20,035 in 2023.

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Eliud Kipchoge declined most: -0.1% from 2018 to 2022 (20,139 → 20,109).

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Average value in 2023: 20,035 · median: 20,035.

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2023 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Gap in 2023: Eliud Kipchoge is 1× larger than Kelvin Kiptum.

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6 categories · 7 years

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Top Value

20,359

Haile Gebrselassie

Marathon Time (h:mm:ss) · 2008

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Metrics

Marathon Time (h:mm:ss) Marathon World Record (h:mm:ss)

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Period

2008 – 2023

7 years of data

Category Rankings

Ranked by 2023 value · vs. 2008

#	Category	2023	2008	Change
🥇	Eliud Kipchoge	20,035	—	—
🥈	Kelvin Kiptum	20,035	—	—

📉 Biggest Decline

Eliud Kipchoge

-0.1% 2018–2022

20,139 → 20,109 · Marathon Time (h:mm:ss)

Statistical Summary — 2023

20,035

Maximum

20,035

Minimum

20,035

Average

20,035

Median

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Haile Gebrselassie

Recorded 20,359 Marathon Time (h:mm:ss) in 2008.

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Patrick Makau

Recorded 20,338 Marathon Time (h:mm:ss) in 2011.

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Wilson Kipsang

Recorded 20,323 Marathon Time (h:mm:ss) in 2013.

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Dennis Kimetto

Recorded 20,257 Marathon Time (h:mm:ss) in 2014.

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Eliud Kipchoge

Marathon Time (h:mm:ss) decreased from 20,139 (2018) to 20,109 (2022)

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Eliud Kipchoge

Recorded 20,035 Marathon World Record (h:mm:ss) in 2023.

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Kelvin Kiptum

Recorded 20,035 Marathon World Record (h:mm:ss) in 2023.

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Full Data Table

8 records across 7 years

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Category	Metric	2008	2011	2013	2014	2018	2022	2023
Haile Gebrselassie	Marathon Time (h:mm:ss)	20,359	—	—	—	—	—	—
Patrick Makau	Marathon Time (h:mm:ss)	—	20,338	—	—	—	—	—
Wilson Kipsang	Marathon Time (h:mm:ss)	—	—	20,323	—	—	—	—
Dennis Kimetto	Marathon Time (h:mm:ss)	—	—	—	20,257	—	—	—
Eliud Kipchoge	Marathon Time (h:mm:ss)	—	—	—	—	20,139	20,109	—
Eliud Kipchoge	Marathon World Record (h:mm:ss)	—	—	—	—	—	—	20,035
Kelvin Kiptum	Marathon World Record (h:mm:ss)	—	—	—	—	—	—	20,035