This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 2002 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main title events during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany. The world record was broken in both the men's and the women's competition.

Men Records Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field World Record 2:05:42 October 24, 1999 Chicago, United States Broken records during the 2002 season in track and field World Record 2:05:38 April 14, 2002 London, United Kingdom

2002 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteBirthdatePosVenueDateNote 1 2:05:38 22 12 1971 1 London 14 04 2002 WR 2 2:05:48 17 06 1969 2 London 14 04 2002 3 2:06:16 07 05 1976 2 Chicago 13 10 2002 4 2:06:16 24 09 1970 3 Chicago 13 10 2002 5 2:06:35 18 04 1973 3 London 14 04 2002 6 2:06:46 01 01 1969 5 Chicago 13 10 2002 7 2:06:47 1975 1 Berlin 29 09 2002 8 2:06:49 03 03 1970 2 Berlin 29 09 2002 9 2:06:52 22 06 1976 3 Berlin 29 09 2002 10 2:07:06 20 01 1976 5 London 14 04 2002 11 2:07:26 05 09 1971 1 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 12 2:07:29 25 05 1971 6 London 14 04 2002 13 2:07:50 05 09 1974 4 Berlin 29 09 2002 14 2:07:55 13 02 1969 2 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 15 2:07:59 30 03 1974 3 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 16 2:08:07 16 02 1976 1 New York 03 11 2002 17 2:08:08 26 08 1970 4 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 18 2:08:10 12 12 1971 5 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 19 2:08:16 16 04 1978 1 Hofu 15 12 2002 20 2:08:17 03 03 1977 2 New York 03 11 2002 21 2:08:18 19 08 1976 1 Paris 07 04 2002 22 2:08:25 14 08 1973 5 Berlin 29 09 2002 23 2:08:35 18 05 1971 1 Otsu 03 03 2002 24 2:08:39 30 12 1977 3 New York 03 11 2002 25 2:08:43 19 12 1973 1 Tokyo 10 02 2002 26 2:08:44 10 12 1976 6 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 27 2:08:49 06 11 1973 1 Venezia 27 10 2002 28 2:08:53 02 12 1969 2 Paris 07 04 2002 29 2:08:53 01 01 1969 4 New York 03 11 2002 30 2:08:59 20 08 1966 2 Tokyo 10 02 2002 31 2:08:59 26 09 1978 1 Milan 01 12 2002 32 2:08:59 26 10 1978 2 Milan 01 12 2002 33 2:08:59 17 12 1972 3 Milan 01 12 2002 34 2:09:07 31 01 1969 3 Paris 07 04 2002 35 2:09:08 03 06 1974 3 Otsu 03 03 2002 36 2:09:10 29 01 1977 4 Otsu 03 03 2002 37 2:09:10 22 03 1966 7 London 14 04 2002 38 2:09:13 23 04 1978 1 Fukuoka 01 12 2002 39 2:09:15 11 05 1973 2 Fukuoka 01 12 2002 40 2:09:17 22 11 1974 8 London 14 04 2002 41 2:09:18 30 07 1974 5 Otsu 03 03 2002 42 2:09:22 24 06 1974 4 Milan 01 12 2002 43 2:09:34 29 12 1976 1 San Sebastián 24 11 2002 44 2:09:38 04 06 1976 2 Hofu 15 11 2002 45 2:09:39 20 12 1974 4 Paris 07 04 2002 46 2:09:41 15 09 1972 6 Chicago 13 10 2002 47 2:09:43 02 08 1974 2 Rotterdam 21 04 2002 48 2:09:45 04 04 1965 4 Boston 15 04 2002 49 2:09:48 15 12 1981 3 Seoul 03 11 2002 50 2:09:50 23 04 1976 9 London 14 04 2002 51 2:09:51 27 01 1982 4 Seoul 03 11 2002 52 2:09:51 12 12 1973 5 Seoul 03 11 2002 53 2:09:54 15 11 1973 5 Paris 07 04 2002 54 2:09:55 22 10 1971 3 Rotterdam 21 04 2002 55 2:09:56 19 10 1974 6 Seoul 03 11 2002 56 2:09:58 22 12 1974 2 San Sebastián 24 11 2002 57 2:09:59 21 11 1976 1 Carpi 06 10 2002 58 2:10:02 09 01 1969 7 Chicago 13 10 2002 59 2:10:02 29 10 1978 2 Venezia 27 10 2002 60 2:10:05 15 04 1971 7 Seoul 03 11 2002 61 2:10:06 02 02 1972 6 Paris 07 04 2002 62 2:10:06 05 07 1963 7 Paris 07 04 2002 63 2:10:06 12 11 1973 3 Venezia 27 10 2002 64 2:10:09 28 08 1977 7 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 65 2:10:09 20 09 1973 8 Seoul 03 11 2002 66 2:10:10 1983 8 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 67 2:10:12 24 08 19741 Eindhoven 13 10 2002 68 2:10:14 16 09 1974 8 Paris 07 04 2002 69 2:10:17 18 05 1976 6 Otsu 03 03 2002 70 2:10:17 1969 1 Hamburg 21 04 2002 71 2:10:22 11 09 1974 4 Venezia 27 10 2002 72 2:10:25 20 08 1965 1 Vienna 26 05 2002 73 2:10:27 01 06 1967 1 Los Angeles03 03 2002 74 2:10:27 19 04 1974 1 Torino 21 04 2002 75 2:10:30 11 10 1970 5 Boston 15 04 2002 76 2:10:31 24 06 1974 6 Berlin 29 09 2002 77 2:10:39 03 12 1972 7 Berlin 29 09 2002 78 2:10:39 4 San Sebastián 24 11 2002 79 2:10:39 08 08 1974 5 Milan 01 12 2002 80 2:10:40 10 01 1971 9 Paris 07 04 2002 81 2:10:40 1974 6 Boston 15 04 2002 82 2:10:41 24 09 1978 9 Berlin 29 09 2002 83 2:10:42 10 11 1970 3 Hamburg 21 04 2002 84 2:10:48 07 06 1971 4 Rotterdam 21 04 2002 85 2:10:48 24 07 1974 2 Carpi 06 10 2002 86 2:10:49 16 01 1967 2 Eindhoven 13 10 2002 87 2:10:50 29 12 1974 3 Eindhoven 13 10 2002 88 2:10:51 06 10 1978 1 Köln 06 10 2002 89 2:10:52 03 12 1972 2 Torino 21 04 2002 90 2:10:53 19 04 19773 Vienna 26 05 2002 91 2:10:54 15 01 1972 6 New York 03 11 2002 92 2:10:55 04 12 1976 10 Berlin 29 09 2002 93 2:10:57 10 08 1970 1 Duluth 22 06 2002 94 2:10:59 25 01 1968 5 Rotterdam 21 04 2002 95 2:11:00 07 09 1972 3 Torino 21 04 2002 96 2:11:03 06 11 1972 7 Otsu 03 03 2002 97 2:11:04 17 04 1976 9 Seoul 03 11 2002 98 2:11:07 21 10 1974 3 Carpi 06 10 2002 99 2:11:08 04 05 1964 11 Berlin 29 09 2002 100 2:11:08 1976 5 Venice 27 10 2002

Women Records Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field World Record 2:18:47 October 7, 2001 Chicago, United States Broken records during the 2001 season in track and field World Record 2:17:18 October 13, 2002 Chicago, United States

2002 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteBirthdateVenueRankDateNote 1 2:17:18 17 12 1973 1 Chicago 13 10 2002 WR 2 2:19:26 21 07 1972 2 Chicago 13 10 2002 3 2:20:23 06 12 1980 1 Beijing 20 10 2002 4 2:20:43 30 05 1976 1 Boston 15 04 2002 5 2:21:21 03 10 1977 2 Beijing 20 10 2002 6 2:21:22 14 03 1979 3 Chicago 13 10 2002 7 2:21:31 15 09 1970 4 Chicago 13 10 2002 8 2:21:49 06 05 1972 1 Berlin 29 09 2002 9 2:22:19 11 12 1974 1 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 10 2:22:33 07 10 1968 3 London 14 04 2002 11 2:22:46 11 06 1976 4 London 14 04 2002 12 2:23:05 24 12 1968 1 Paris 07 04 2002 13 2:23:17 13 09 1979 3 Beijing 20 10 2002 14 2:23:19 25 06 1975 5London 14 04 2002 15 2:23:43 15 11 1975 1 Rotterdam 21 04 2002 16 2:23:52 23 01 1970 2 Amsterdam 20 10 2002 17 2:23:55 20 03 1974 1 Osaka 27 01 2002 18 2:23:57 20 04 1984 4 Beijing 20 10 2002 19 2:24:11 04 04 1971 2 Berlin 29 09 2002 20 2:24:33 09 03 1977 2 Paris 07 04 2002 21 2:24:34 02 09 1968 2 Osaka 27 01 2002 22 2:24:39 5 Beijing 20 10 2002 23 2:24:59 14 11 1977 1 Tokyo 17 11 2002 24 2:25:11 18 07 1976 2 Rotterdam 21 04 2002 25 2:25:15 06 04 1985 6 Beijing 20 10 2002

References 2002 Marathon Ranking by the ARRS IAAF (men) IAAF (women)