Top 10 Fastest Marathon Runners In The World
The marathon is a long-distance run with a distance of 42.195 km. Most often, the race takes place on city streets where traffic is blocked for a certain period of time. More than 800 marathons take place worldwide every year. Although a marathon is a competition, an ordinary citizen can take part in it as a recreational activity, and because of the inclusive nature of the race, citizens take part with the greatest enthusiasm. The good thing about the marathon is that professional athletes also run with citizens. In this article we will see the fastest marathon runners who are nothing more than professional athletes. These professional marathon runners have pushed the limits of the human body to cover this distance in a very short time. In this blog, we look at the top 10 fastest marathon runners.
Top 10 fastest marathon runners
| rank | marathon runner |
| 1. | Eliud Kipchoge |
| 2. | Kenenissa Bekele |
| 3. | Kelvin Kippum |
| 4. | Birhanu Legese |
| 5. | Mozinet Geremev |
| 6. | Dennis Kipruto Kimetto |
| 7. | Titus Ekiru |
| 8th. | Evans Chebet |
| 9. | Gabriel Geey |
| 10 | Lawrence Cherono |
Eliud Kipchoge
Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon, formerly specializing in the 5000 meter distance. Eliud is the fastest man when it comes to marathons. This Kenyan finished the marathon in 2022 with a time of 2:01:09. With this run he undercut his previous record by 30 seconds.
Kenenissa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is the second fastest marathon runner in the world. Kenenisa won the 2019 Berlin Marathon in September in 2:01:41, making him the second fastest runner in the world. This Ethiopian has won 26 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in the various marathons. Bekele is considered one of the greatest long-distance runners of all time.
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Kelvin Kippum
Kelvin Kiptum is third on the list of the fastest marathon runners. Kelvin belongs to Kenya. With a time of 2:01:53 at the 2022 Valencia Marathon, he became the third fastest marathon runner in the history of sporting events. Surprisingly, he is only 23 years old. He also set a record for fastest debut marathon timing.
Birhanu Legese
Birhanu Legese is an Ethiopian marathon runner who ranks fourth on this list. At 2:02:48 the man finished the 2019 Berlin Marathon as the fourth fastest marathon runner. Legese is currently part of the NN Running Team managed by Global Sports Communication. He also won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Mozinet Geremev
Mosinet Geremew is an Ethiopian middle and long-distance runner. He started his career with cross-country running. Given the cross-country background, fifth place on the list of the fastest marathon runners is a fabulous achievement. At the 2019 London Marathon, he finished second behind Eliud Kipchoge with a time of 2:02:55, becoming the fifth fastest marathon runner in the history of sporting events.
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Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto is a Kenyan athlete who is the sixth fastest marathoner. He was the world record holder in the men’s marathon with a time of 2 hours 2 minutes 57 seconds, a record he held until Eliud Kipchoge broke it in 2018 with a time of 2:01:39. Despite being in 6th place, he is the first man to break the 2 hour 3 minute barrier.
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Titus Ekiru
Titus Ekiru is from Kenya. The timing of 2:02:57 makes him the seventh fastest marathon runner. He achieved this feat at the Milano City Marathon 2021. At the African Games 2019 he won the gold medal in the half marathon with a time of 1:01:42. The victory made him the first Kenyan to win this event in African Games history.
Evans Chebet
Evans Kiplagat Chebet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road racing. In December 2020, Chebet improved his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world record when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00. With this timing, he became the eighth fastest marathon runner in all of sporting history.
Gabriel Geey
Gabriel Geay is a Tanzanian athlete who is ranked 9th in the list of fastest marathoners in the history of the 42 km marathon event. With a time measurement of 2:03:00 at the Valencia Marathon 2022, he takes 9th place. Geay has won 7 notable road races including the Peachtree Road Race in 2016 and the Bolder Boulder 10K in 2017.
Lawrence Cherono
Lawrence Cherono is a Kenyan long-distance runner. During the 2020 Valencia Marathon, this Kenyan ran 2:03:04, making him the 10th fastest marathoner in the history of the 42km marathon event. On July 16, 2022, Cherono tested positive for trimetazidine and was suspended just a day before the scheduled marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Eliud Kipchoge is the world’s fastest marathon runner. He ran 2:01:09, becoming the fastest marathon runner in the history of sporting events.
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Eliud Kipchoge set a world record in the marathon when he finished the 42km marathon in an incredible time of 2:01:09.