2001 in marathon running

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 2:05:42 October 24, 1999 Chicago, United States

2001 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthletePosVenueDateNote 1 2:06:50 1 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 2 2:07:02 1 Amsterdam 21 10 2001 3 2:07:06 1 London 22 04 2001 4 2:07:18 2 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 5 2:07:34 1 Otsu 04 03 2001 6 2:07:43 1 New York 04 11 2001 7 2:07:45 1 Torino 01 04 2001 8 2:07:46 1 Hamburg 22 04 2001 9 2:07:48 2 Hamburg 22 04 2001 10 2:07:52 2 Otsu 04 03 2001 11 2:07:52 3 Otsu 04 03 2001 12 2:07:59 4 Otsu 04 03 2001 13 2:08:14 3 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 14 2:08:15 2 London 22 04 2001 15 2:08:45 1 Ōita 04 02 2001 16 2:08:47 1 Berlin 30 09 2001 17 2:08:51 2 Torino 01 04 2001 18 2:08:52 5 Otsu 04 03 2001 19 2:08:52 1 Chicago 07 10 2001 20 2:08:56 1 Milan 02 12 2001 21 2:08:58 2 Milan 02 12 2001 22 2:09:00 3 Chicago 07 10 2001 23 2:09:05 4 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 24 2:09:07 3 Milan 02 12 2001 25 2:09:08 4 Milan 02 12 2001 26 2:09:19 2 New York 04 11 2001 27 2:09:25 1 Fukuoka 02 12 2001 28 2:09:26 4 Chicago 07 10 2001 29 2:09:27 6 Otsu 04 03 2001 30 2:09:28 2 Fukuoka 02 12 2001 31 2:09:35 5 Chicago 07 10 2001 32 2:09:36 3 London 22 04 2001 33 2:09:40 1 Paris 08 04 2001 34 2:09:40 2 Paris 08 04 2001 35 2:09:41 3 Fukuoka 02 12 2001 36 2:09:43 3 Paris 08 04 2001 37 2:09:51 3 New York 04 11 2001 38 2:09:55 3 Berlin 30 09 2001 39 2:09:59 5 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 40 2:10:02 2 Ōita 04 02 2001 41 2:10:04 6 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 42 2:10:06 4 Berlin 30 09 2001 43 2:10:07 2 Boston, Massachusetts 16 04 2001 44 2:10:07 1 San Diego, California 03 06 2001 45 2:10:08 7 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 46 2:10:08 1 Venezia 28 10 2001 47 2:10:10 2 Venezia 28 10 2001 48 2:10:11 1 Beijing 14 10 2001 49 2:10:14 1 Prague 20 05 2001 50 2:10:18 3 Amsterdam 21 10 2001 51 2:10:19 2 Prague 20 05 2001 52 2:10:21 1 San Sebastián 25 11 2001 53 2:10:24 4 Fukuoka 02 12 2001 54 2:10:25 2 Beijing 14 10 2001 55 2:10:26 3 Beijing 14 10 2001 56 2:10:26 3 Venezia 28 10 2001 57 2:10:28 1 Vienna 20 05 2001 58 2:10:29 3 Boston, Massachusetts 16 04 2001 59 2:10:29 5 Milan 02 12 2001 60 2:10:32 4 Beijing 14 10 2001 61 2:10:32 1 Hofu 16 12 2001 62 2:10:33 4 Paris 08 04 2001 63 2:10:33 5 Paris 08 04 2001 64 2:10:33 8 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 65 2:10:35 5 Berlin 30 09 2001 66 2:10:36 3 Ōita 04 02 2001 67 2:10:36 9 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 68 2:10:36 6 Berlin 30 09 2001 69 2:10:36 4 Venezia 28 10 2001 70 2:10:37 5 Beijing 14 10 2001 71 2:10:38 6 Beijing 14 10 2001 72 2:10:38 1 Firenze 25 11 2001 73 2:10:41 10 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 74 2:10:41 5 Venezia 28 10 2001 75 2:10:41 6 Milan 02 12 2001 76 2:10:44 11 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 77 2:10:45 12 Rotterdam 22 04 2001 78 2:10:45 4 Amsterdam 21 10 2001 79 2:10:46 6 London 22 04 2001 80 2:10:46 7 Beijing 14 10 2001 81 2:10:47 7 Berlin 30 09 2001 82 2:10:47 8 Beijing 14 10 2001 83 2:10:49 1 Sevilla 25 02 2001 84 2:10:51 1 Tokyo 18 02 2001 85 2:10:54 8 Berlin 30 09 2001 86 2:10:57 1 Torreón 04 03 2001 87 2:10:58 2 Torreón 04 03 2001 88 2:10:58 9 Beijing 14 10 2001 89 2:11:01 10 Beijing 14 10 2001 90 2:11:04 3 Hamburg 22 04 2001 91 2:11:04 6 Venezia 28 10 2001 92 2:11:05 4 Prague 20 05 2001 93 2:11:06 7 Paris 08 04 2001 94 2:11:09 3 Tokyo 18 02 2001 95 2:11:09 1 Frankfurt 28 10 2001 96 2:11:11 5 Prague 20 05 2001 97 2:11:12 4 Tokyo 18 02 2001 98 2:11:14 4 Ōita 04 02 2001 99 2:11:18 5 New York 04 11 2001 100 2:11:19 1 Trieste 06 05 2001

Women Records Standing records prior to the 2001 season in track and field World Record 2:20:43 September 26, 1999 Berlin, Germany Broken records during the 2001 season in track and field World Record 2:19:46 September 30, 2001 Berlin, Germany World Record 2:18:47 October 7, 2001 Chicago, United States

2001 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueRankDateNote 1 2:18:47 Chicago, United States 1 07-10-2001 WR 2 2:19:46 Berlin, Germany 1 30-09-2001 WR 3 2:23:11 Osaka, Japan 1 28-01-2001 4 2:23:37 Beijing, PR China 1 14-10-2001 5 2:23:57 London, United Kingdom 1 22-04-2001 6 2:24:02 Beijing, PR China 2 14-10-2001 7 2:24:04 London, United Kingdom 2 22-04-2001 8 2:24:12 London, United Kingdom 322-04-2001 9 2:24:15 London, United Kingdom 4 22-04-2001 10 2:24:21 New York, United States 1 04-11-2001 11 2:24:22 Beijing, PR China 3 14-10-2001 12 2:24:29 London, United Kingdom 5 22-04-2001 13 2:24:41 Beijing, PR China 4 14-10-2001 14 2:24:42 Beijing, PR China 5 14-10-2001 15 2:25:12 New York, United States 2 04-11-2001 16 2:25:18 London, United Kingdom 6 22-04-2001 17 2:25:29 Tokyo, Japan 2 18-11-2001 18 2:25:34 London, United Kingdom 7 22-04-2001 19 2:25:35 Tokyo, Japan 3 18-11-2001 20 2:25:48 Beijing, PR China 6 14-10-2001 21 2:25:56 Beijing, PR China 7 14-10-2001 22 2:26:01 Nagoya, Japan 1 11-03-2001 23 2:26:01 Frankfurt, Germany 1 28-10-2001 24 2:26:04 Nagoya, Japan 2 11-03-2001 25 2:26:04 Chicago, United States 3 07-10-2001 26 2:26:06 Edmonton, Canada 2 12-08-2001 27 2:26:08 Chicago, United States 4 07-10-2001 28 2:26:10 London, United Kingdom 8 22-04-2001 29 2:26:13 Hamburg, Germany 1 22-04-2001 30 2:26:15 New York, United States 5 04-11-2001 31 2:26:18 New York, United States 6 04-11-2001 32 2:26:21 Nagoya, Japan 3 11-03-2001 33 2:26:22 London, United Kingdom 9 22-04-2001 34 2:26:31 Prague, Czech Republic 1 20-05-2001 35 2:26:33 Milan, Italy 1 02-12-2001 36 2:26:39 Tokyo, Japan 4 18-11-2001 37 2:26:42 Osaka, Japan 2 28-01-2001 38 2:26:51 St. Paul, United States 1 07-10-2001 39 2:26:58 New York, United States 7 04-11-2001 40 2:27:01 Nagoya, Japan 4 11-03-2001 41 2:27:01 Nagoya, Japan 5 11-03-2001 42 2:27:14 London, United Kingdom 10 22-04-2001 43 2:27:16 Nagoya, Japan 6 11-03-2001 44 2:27:18 Boston, United States 3 16-04-2001 45 2:27:22 Nagoya, Japan 7 11-03-2001 46 2:27:22 San Diego, United States 2 03-06-2001 47 2:27:37 St. Paul, United States 2 07-10-2001 48 2:27:44 Nagoya, Japan 8 11-03-2001 49 2:27:50 Osaka, Japan 3 28-01-2001 50 2:27:53 Paris, France 1 08-04-2001 51 2:27:54 Turin, Italy 1 01-04-2001 52 2:27:54 Paris, France 2 08-04-2001 53 2:27:56 Boston, United States 4 16-04-2001 54 2:28:00 Beijing, PR China 8 14-10-2001 55 2:28:09 Nagoya, Japan 9 11-03-2001 56 2:28:13 Tokyo, Japan 6 18-11-2001 57 2:28:17 Beijing, PR China 9 14-10-2001 58 2:28:22 St. Paul, United States 3 07-10-2001 59 2:28:27 Nagoya, Japan 10 11-03-2001 60 2:28:27 Berlin, Germany 3 30-09-2001 61 2:28:28 Rotterdam, Netherlands 2 22-04-2001 62 2:28:31 London, United Kingdom 11 22-04-2001 63 2:28:40 Edmonton, Canada 7 12-08-2001 64 2:28:40 Nagoya, Japan 11 11-03-2001 65 2:28:59 Chicago, United States 5 07-10-2001 66 2:29:01 London, United Kingdom 12 22-04-2001 67 2:29:03 Beijing, PR China 10 14-10-2001 68 2:29:16 Paris, France 3 08-04-2001 69 2:29:16 Beijing, PR China 11 14-10-2001 70 2:29:18 Tokyo, Japan 8 18-11-2001 71 2:29:19 Nagoya, Japan 12 11-03-2001 72 2:29:35 San Diego, United States 3 03-06-2001 73 2:29:44 Pyongyang, North Korea 2 15-04-2001 74 2:29:44 Belgrade, Serbia 1 21-04-2001 75 2:29:46 Turin, Italy 2 01-04-2001 76 2:29:46 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 22-04-2001 77 2:29:57 St. Paul, United States 4 07-10-2001 78 2:29:58 Paris, France 4 08-04-2001 79 2:30:00 Vienna, Austria 1 20-05-2001 80 2:30:03 New York, United States 8 04-11-2001 81 2:30:11 Valencia, Spain 1 04-02-2001 82 2:30:15 St. Paul, United States 5 07-10-2001 83 2:30:22 Beijing, PR China 12 14-10-2001 84 2:30:25 Rotterdam, Netherlands 4 22-04-2001 85 2:30:25 Beijing, PR China 13 14-10-2001 86 2:30:28 Providence, USA 1 08-10-2001 87 2:30:30 Nagoya, Japan 13 11-03-2001 88 2:30:35 Beijing, PR China 1414-10-2001 89 2:30:39 Sapporo, Japan 1 26-08-2001 90 2:30:42 Rome, Italy 1 25-03-2001 91 2:30:46 Pyongyang, North Korea 3 15-04-2001 92 2:30:50 Nagoya, Japan 14 11-03-2001 93 2:30:55 Padova, Italy 1 29-04-2001 94 2:30:56 Rotterdam, Netherlands 5 22-04-2001 95 2:30:58 Edmonton, Canada 12 12-08-2001 96 2:31:00 Tokyo, Japan 10 18-11-2001 97 2:31:01 Lisbon, Portugal 1 02-12-2001 98 2:31:02 St. Paul, United States 6 07-10-2001 99 2:31:05 Jinan, PR China 2 07-04-2001 100 2:31:05 Rotterdam, Netherlands 6 22-04-2001

References 2001 Marathon Ranking by the ARRS IAAF (men) IAAF (women)