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This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 2001 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada, where the men's competition was held on August 3, 2001. The women had their race on Sunday August 12, 2001.
Men [ ]
Records [ ]
Standing records prior to the 2001 season in track and field
World Record
Khalid Khannouchi (MAR )
2:05:42
October 24, 1999
Chicago , United States
2001 World Year Ranking [ ]
Rank
Time
Athlete
Pos
Venue
Date
Note
1
2:06:50
Josephat Kiprono (KEN )
1
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
2
2:07:02
Driss El Himer (FRA )
1
Amsterdam
21 10 2001
3
2:07:06
Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR )
1
London
22 04 2001
4
2:07:18
Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN )
2
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
5
2:07:34
Antoni Peña (ESP )
1
Otsu
04 03 2001
6
2:07:43
Tesfaye Jifar (ETH )
1
New York, NY
04 11 2001
7
2:07:45
Simretu Alemayehu (ETH )
1
Torino
01 04 2001
8
2:07:46
Julio Rey (ESP )
1
Hamburg
22 04 2001
9
2:07:48
(ESP )
2
Hamburg
22 04 2001
10
2:07:52
Giacomo Leone (ITA )
2
Otsu
04 03 2001
11
2:07:52
Shigeru Aburaya (JPN )
3
Otsu
04 03 2001
12
2:07:59
Yoshiteru Morishita (JPN )
4
Otsu
04 03 2001
13
2:08:14
Sammy Korir (KEN )
3
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
14
2:08:15
Paul Tergat (KEN )
2
London
22 04 2001
15
2:08:45
Takayuki Nishida (JPN )
1
Oita
04 02 2001
16
2:08:47
Joseph Ngolepus (KEN )
1
Berlin
30 09 2001
17
2:08:51
Stefano Baldini (ITA )
2
Torino
01 04 2001
18
2:08:52
(JPN )
5
Otsu
04 03 2001
19
2:08:52
(KEN )
1
Chicago
07 10 2001
20
2:08:56
John Nada Saya (TAN )
1
Milan
02 12 2001
21
2:08:58
Willy Cheruiyot (KEN )
2
Milan
02 12 2001
22
2:09:00
(KEN )
3
Chicago
07 10 2001
23
2:09:05
Abdellah Béhar (FRA )
4
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
24
2:09:07
Ottaviano Andriani (ITA )
3
Milan
02 12 2001
25
2:09:08
Lee Bong-Ju (KOR )
4
Milan
02 12 2001
26
2:09:19
Japhet Kosgei (KEN )
2
New York, NY
04 11 2001
27
2:09:25
Gezahegne Abera (ETH )
1
Fukuoka
02 12 2001
28
2:09:26
Mohamed Ouaadi (FRA )
4
Chicago
07 10 2001
29
2:09:27
(KEN )
6
Otsu
04 03 2001
30
2:09:28
Koji Shimizu (JPN )
2
Fukuoka
02 12 2001
31
2:09:35
(JPN )
5
Chicago
07 10 2001
32
2:09:36
António Pinto (POR )
3
London
22 04 2001
33
2:09:40
Simon Biwott (KEN )
1
Paris
08 04 2001
34
2:09:40
David Kirui (KEN )
2
Paris
08 04 2001
35
2:09:41
Toshinari Takaoka (JPN )
3
Fukuoka
02 12 2001
36
2:09:43
Fred Kiprop (KEN )
3
Paris
08 04 2001
37
2:09:51
Rodgers Rop (KEN )
3
New York, NY
04 11 2001
38
2:09:55
William Kiplagat (KEN )
3
Berlin
30 09 2001
39
2:09:59
(KEN )
5
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
40
2:10:02
Vanderlei de Lima (BRA )
2
Oita
04 02 2001
41
2:10:04
Lee Troop (AUS )
6
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
42
2:10:06
Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN )
4
Berlin
30 09 2001
43
2:10:07
Silvio Guerra (ECU )
2
Boston, MA
16 04 2001
44
2:10:07
John Kagwe (KEN )
1
San Diego, CA
03 06 2001
45
2:10:08
Fabián Roncero (ESP )
7
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
46
2:10:08
Moges Taye (ETH )
1
Venezia
28 10 2001
47
2:10:10
(KEN )
2
Venezia
28 10 2001
48
2:10:11
Gong Ke (CHN )
1
Beijing
14 10 2001
49
2:10:14
Andrew Sambu (TAN )
1
Prague
20 05 2001
50
2:10:18
Luke Kibet (KEN )
3
Amsterdam
21 10 2001
51
2:10:19
(KEN )
2
Prague
20 05 2001
52
2:10:21
Samson Kandie (KEN )
1
San Sebastián
25 11 2001
53
2:10:24
Laban Kagika (KEN )
4
Fukuoka
02 12 2001
54
2:10:25
(CHN )
2
Beijing
14 10 2001
55
2:10:26
(CHN )
3
Beijing
14 10 2001
56
2:10:26
Daniele Caimmi (ITA )
3
Venezia
28 10 2001
57
2:10:28
Luís Novo (POR )
1
Vienna
20 05 2001
58
2:10:29
Joshua Chelanga (KEN )
3
Boston, MA
16 04 2001
59
2:10:29
Sergio Chiesa (ITA )
5
Milan
02 12 2001
60
2:10:32
Nobuyuki Sato (JPN )
4
Beijing
14 10 2001
61
2:10:32
(ETH )
1
Hofu
16 12 2001
62
2:10:33
Mohamed Ezzher (FRA )
4
Paris
08 04 2001
63
2:10:33
Tesfaye Eticha (ETH )
5
Paris
08 04 2001
64
2:10:33
Óscar Fernández (ESP )
8
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
65
2:10:35
Danilo Goffi (ITA )
5
Berlin
30 09 2001
66
2:10:36
Shinji Kawashima (JPN )
3
Oita
04 02 2001
67
2:10:36
Kamal Ziani (ESP )
9
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
68
2:10:36
(KEN )
6
Berlin
30 09 2001
69
2:10:36
(TAN )
4
Venezia
28 10 2001
70
2:10:37
Ambesse Tolosa (ETH )
5
Beijing
14 10 2001
71
2:10:38
(CHN )
6
Beijing
14 10 2001
72
2:10:38
(KEN )
1
Firenze
25 11 2001
73
2:10:41
Robert Cheruiyot (KEN )
10
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
74
2:10:41
(KEN )
5
Venezia
28 10 2001
75
2:10:41
(ESP )
6
Milan
02 12 2001
76
2:10:44
James Moiben (KEN )
11
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
77
2:10:45
(BEL )
12
Rotterdam
22 04 2001
78
2:10:45
(ETH )
4
Amsterdam
21 10 2001
79
2:10:46
Mark Steinle (GBR )
6
London
22 04 2001
80
2:10:46
Li Zhuhong (CHN )
7
Beijing
14 10 2001
81
2:10:47
(RSA )
7
Berlin
30 09 2001
82
2:10:47
(KEN )
8
Beijing
14 10 2001
83
2:10:49
(ESP )
1
Sevilla
25 02 2001
84
2:10:51
Kenichi Takahashi (JPN )
1
Tokyo
18 02 2001
85
2:10:54
Viktor Röthlin (SUI )
8
Berlin
30 09 2001
86
2:10:57
Andrés Espinosa (MEX )
1
Torreón
04 03 2001
87
2:10:58
Benjamín Paredes (MEX )
2
Torreón
04 03 2001
88
2:10:58
(KEN )
9
Beijing
14 10 2001
89
2:11:01
(JPN )
10
Beijing
14 10 2001
90
2:11:04
Simon Lopuyet (KEN )
3
Hamburg
22 04 2001
91
2:11:04
Migidio Bourifa (ITA )
6
Venezia
28 10 2001
92
2:11:05
(KEN )
4
Prague
20 05 2001
93
2:11:06
Abdelhakim Bagy (FRA )
7
Paris
08 04 2001
94
2:11:09
Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS )
3
Tokyo
18 02 2001
95
2:11:09
Pavel Loskutov (EST )
1
Frankfurt
28 10 2001
96
2:11:11
(KEN )
5
Prague
20 05 2001
97
2:11:12
Zebedayo Bayo (TAN )
4
Tokyo
18 02 2001
98
2:11:14
(JPN )
4
Oita
04 02 2001
99
2:11:18
Hendrick Ramaala (RSA )
5
New York, NY
04 11 2001
100
2:11:19
Roberto Barbi (ITA )
1
Trieste
06 05 2001
Women [ ]
Records [ ]
Standing records prior to the 2001 season in track and field
World Record
Tegla Loroupe (KEN )
2:20:43
September 26, 1999
Berlin, Germany
Broken records during the 2001 season in track and field
World Record
Naoko Takahashi (JPN )
2:19:46
September 30, 2001
Berlin, Germany
World Record
Catherine Ndereba (KEN )
2:18:47
October 7, 2001
Chicago , United States
2001 World Year Ranking [ ]
Rank
Time
Athlete
Venue
Rank
Date
Note
1
2:18:47
Catherine Ndereba (KEN )
Chicago, United States
1
07-10-2001
WR
2
2:19:46
Naoko Takahashi (JPN )
Berlin, Germany
1
30-09-2001
WR
3
2:23:11
Yoko Shibui (JPN )
Osaka, Japan
1
28-01-2001
4
2:23:37
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
1
14-10-2001
5
2:23:57
Derartu Tulu (ETH )
London, United Kingdom
1
22-04-2001
6
2:24:02
Wei Yanan (CHN )
Beijing, PR China
2
14-10-2001
7
2:24:04
Svetlana Zakharova (RUS )
London, United Kingdom
2
22-04-2001
8
2:24:12
Joyce Chepchumba (KEN )
London, United Kingdom
3
22-04-2001
9
2:24:15
Lidia Simon (ROM )
London, United Kingdom
4
22-04-2001
10
2:24:21
Margaret Okayo (KEN )
New York, United States
1
04-11-2001
11
2:24:22
Ren Xiujuan (CHN )
Beijing, PR China
3
14-10-2001
12
2:24:29
Elfenesh Alemu (ETH )
London, United Kingdom
5
22-04-2001
13
2:24:41
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
4
14-10-2001
14
2:24:42
Zhang Shujing (CHN )
Beijing, PR China
5
14-10-2001
15
2:25:12
Susan Chepkemei (KEN )
New York, United States
2
04-11-2001
16
2:25:18
Nuţa Olaru (ROM )
London, United Kingdom
6
22-04-2001
17
2:25:29
Irina Timofeyeva (RUS )
Tokyo, Japan
2
18-11-2001
18
2:25:34
Alina Ivanova (RUS )
London, United Kingdom
7
22-04-2001
19
2:25:35
Bruna Genovese (ITA )
Tokyo, Japan
3
18-11-2001
20
2:25:48
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
6
14-10-2001
21
2:25:56
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
7
14-10-2001
22
2:26:01
Kazumi Matsuo (JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
1
11-03-2001
23
2:26:01
Luminita Zaituc (GER )
Frankfurt, Germany
1
28-10-2001
24
2:26:04
Takami Ominami (JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
2
11-03-2001
25
2:26:04
Kerryn McCann (AUS )
Chicago, United States
3
07-10-2001
26
2:26:06
Reiko Tosa (JPN )
Edmonton, Canada
2
12-08-2001
27
2:26:08
Małgorzata Sobańska (POL )
Chicago, United States
4
07-10-2001
28
2:26:10
Tegla Loroupe (KEN )
London, United Kingdom
8
22-04-2001
29
2:26:13
Sonja Oberem (GER )
Hamburg, Germany
1
22-04-2001
30
2:26:15
Esther Kiplagat (KEN )
New York, United States
5
04-11-2001
31
2:26:18
Lyudmila Petrova (RUS )
New York, United States
6
04-11-2001
32
2:26:21
Yukiko Okamoto (JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
3
11-03-2001
33
2:26:22
Adriana Fernández (MEX )
London, United Kingdom
9
22-04-2001
34
2:26:31
Maura Viceconte (ITA )
Prague, Czech Republic
1
20-05-2001
35
2:26:33
Alice Chelangat (KEN )
Milan, Italy
1
02-12-2001
36
2:26:39
Constantina Tomescu (ROM )
Tokyo, Japan
4
18-11-2001
37
2:26:42
Franca Fiacconi (ITA )
Osaka, Japan
2
28-01-2001
38
2:26:51
Zinaida Semenova (RUS )
St. Paul, United States
1
07-10-2001
39
2:26:58
Deena Drossin (USA )
New York, United States
7
04-11-2001
40
2:27:01
(JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
4
11-03-2001
41
2:27:01
Tomoe Abe (JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
5
11-03-2001
42
2:27:14
Madina Biktagirova (RUS )
London, United Kingdom
10
22-04-2001
43
2:27:16
(JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
6
11-03-2001
44
2:27:18
Lyubov Morgunova (RUS )
Boston, United States
3
16-04-2001
45
2:27:22
Mayumi Ichikawa (JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
7
11-03-2001
46
2:27:22
Fatuma Roba (ETH )
San Diego, United States
2
03-06-2001
47
2:27:37
(RUS )
St. Paul, United States
2
07-10-2001
48
2:27:44
(JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
8
11-03-2001
49
2:27:50
Rie Matsuoka (JPN )
Osaka, Japan
3
28-01-2001
50
2:27:53
Florence Barsosio (KEN )
Paris, France
1
08-04-2001
51
2:27:54
Tiziana Alagia (ITA )
Turin, Italy
1
01-04-2001
52
2:27:54
Ruth Kutol (KEN )
Paris, France
2
08-04-2001
53
2:27:56
Lornah Kiplagat (KEN )
Boston, United States
4
16-04-2001
54
2:28:00
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
8
14-10-2001
55
2:28:09
Naomi Sakashita (JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
9
11-03-2001
56
2:28:13
(JPN )
Tokyo, Japan
6
18-11-2001
57
2:28:17
Jong Yong-Ok (PRK )
Beijing, PR China
9
14-10-2001
58
2:28:22
(RUS )
St. Paul, United States
3
07-10-2001
59
2:28:27
(JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
10
11-03-2001
60
2:28:27
Kathrin Weßel (GER )
Berlin, Germany
3
30-09-2001
61
2:28:28
(JPN )
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2
22-04-2001
62
2:28:31
Marleen Renders (BEL )
London, United Kingdom
11
22-04-2001
63
2:28:40
Shitaye Gemechu (ETH )
Edmonton, Canada
7
12-08-2001
64
2:28:40
Valentina Yegorova (RUS )
Nagoya, Japan
11
11-03-2001
65
2:28:59
Nives Curti (ITA )
Chicago, United States
5
07-10-2001
66
2:29:01
Harumi Hiroyama (JPN )
London, United Kingdom
12
22-04-2001
67
2:29:03
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
10
14-10-2001
68
2:29:16
Alina Gherasim (ROM )
Paris, France
3
08-04-2001
69
2:29:16
Sun Yingjie (CHN )
Beijing, PR China
11
14-10-2001
70
2:29:18
Yoshiko Ichikawa (JPN )
Tokyo, Japan
8
18-11-2001
71
2:29:19
(JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
12
11-03-2001
72
2:29:35
Ornella Ferrara (ITA )
San Diego, United States
3
03-06-2001
73
2:29:44
Ham Bong-Sil (PRK )
Pyongyang, North Korea
2
15-04-2001
74
2:29:44
(ROM )
Belgrade, Serbia
1
21-04-2001
75
2:29:46
Sara Ferrari (ITA )
Turin, Italy
2
01-04-2001
76
2:29:46
María Abel (ESP )
Rotterdam, Netherlands
3
22-04-2001
77
2:29:57
(RUS )
St. Paul, United States
4
07-10-2001
78
2:29:58
Zahia Dahmani (FRA )
Paris, France
4
08-04-2001
79
2:30:00
Jane Salumäe (EST )
Vienna, Austria
1
20-05-2001
80
2:30:03
(RUS )
New York, United States
8
04-11-2001
81
2:30:11
María Luisa Larraga (ESP )
Valencia, Spain
1
04-02-2001
82
2:30:15
Elżbieta Jarosz (POL )
St. Paul, United States
5
07-10-2001
83
2:30:22
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
12
14-10-2001
84
2:30:25
Nadezhda Wijenberg (NED )
Rotterdam, Netherlands
4
22-04-2001
85
2:30:25
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
13
14-10-2001
86
2:30:28
Tatyana Pozdnyakova (UKR )
Providence, USA
1
08-10-2001
87
2:30:30
(JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
13
11-03-2001
88
2:30:35
(CHN )
Beijing, PR China
14
14-10-2001
89
2:30:39
Masako Chiba (JPN )
Sapporo, Japan
1
26-08-2001
90
2:30:42
Maria Guida (ITA )
Rome, Italy
1
25-03-2001
91
2:30:46
Jo Bun-Hui (PRK )
Pyongyang, North Korea
3
15-04-2001
92
2:30:50
(JPN )
Nagoya, Japan
14
11-03-2001
93
2:30:55
Rosaria Console (ITA )
Padova, Italy
1
29-04-2001
94
2:30:56
(ESP )
Rotterdam, Netherlands
5
22-04-2001
95
2:30:58
Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova (RUS )
Edmonton, Canada
12
12-08-2001
96
2:31:00
Yuko Arimori (JPN )
Tokyo, Japan
10
18-11-2001
97
2:31:01
Claudia Dreher (GER )
Lisbon, Portugal
1
02-12-2001
98
2:31:02
Irina Bogachova (KGZ )
St. Paul, United States
6
07-10-2001
99
2:31:05
Li Helan (CHN )
Jinan, PR China
2
07-04-2001
100
2:31:05
Griselda González (ESP )
Rotterdam, Netherlands
6
22-04-2001
References [ ]