Marathon year rankings

The following table shows the yearly rankings in the marathon since 1921 and 1980, based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km.
Unless otherwise noted, all data is compiled from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.

Men's year rankings

Key:

Year	Time	Athlete	Date	Place
1921	2:47:29.8		1921-09-20	Bologna, Italy
1922	2:46:26		1922-09-10	Helsinki, Finland
1923	2:40:47		1923-06-16	Windsor, England
1924	2:36:10		1924-04-12	Tokyo, Japan
1925	2:35:59		1925-05-30	Windsor, England
1926	2:34:25		1926-09-12	Helsinki, Finland
1927	2:35:21.4		1927-09-11	Helsinki, Finland
1928	2:32:57		1928-08-05	Amsterdam, Netherlands
1929	2:30:57.6		1929-07-05	Stamford Bridge, England
1930	2:36:33		1930-05-28	Tokyo, Japan
1931	2:33:19		1931-10-28	Košice, Slovakia
1932	2:31:31		1932-04-30	Tokyo, Japan
1933	2:31:10		1933-11-03	Tokyo, Japan
1934	2:32:56		1934-11-23	Osaka, Japan
1935	2:26:14		1935-03-21	Tokyo, Japan
1936	2:28:32		1936-04-18	Tokyo, Japan
1937	2:30:38		1937-03-28	Lisbon, Portugal
1938	2:30:27.6		1938-05-30	Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States
1939	2:31:26		1939-11-03	Tokyo, Japan
1940	2:33:42		1940-11-01	Tokyo, Japan
1941	2:31:27		1941-05-30	Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States
1942	2:31:38		1942-11-02	Tokyo, Japan
1943	2:38:35.3		1943-11-07	Yonkers, New York, United States
1944	2:40:48.6		1944-11-12	Yonkers, New York, United States
1945	2:36:37.6		1945-10-28	Gothenburg, Sweden
1946	2:31:37		1946-07-11	Imatra, Finland
1947	2:30:58		1947-08-23	Loughborough, England
1948	2:31:02		1948-09-07	Stockholm, Sweden
1949	2:28:39.4		1949-10-02	Turku, Finland
1950	2:29:09.4		1950-07-12	Moscow, Russia
1951	2:28:07.4		1951-08-03	Tampere, Finland
1952	2:20:42.2		1952-06-14	Windsor, England
1953	2:18:34.8		1953-10-04	Turku, Finland
1954	2:17:39.4		1954-06-26	Chiswick, England
1955	2:21:21.6		1955-09-04	Copenhagen, Denmark
1956	2:18:04.8		1956-08-12	Pieksämäki, Finland
1957	2:19:50		1957-09-01	Moscow, Russia
1958	2:15:17.6		1958-08-24	Stockholm, Sweden
1959	2:17:45.2		1959-11-11	Košice, Slovakia
1960	2:15:16.2		1960-09-10	Rome, Italy
1961	2:18:54		1961-03-21	Nagoya, Japan
1962	2:16:09.6		1962-10-24	Pyongyang, North Korea
1963	2:14:28		1963-06-15	Chiswick, England
1964	2:12:11.2		1964-10-21	Tokyo, Japan
1965	2:12:00		1965-06-12	Chiswick, England
1966	2:14:04.8		1966-11-27	Fukuoka, Japan
1967	2:09:36.4		1967-12-03	Fukuoka, Japan
1968	2:10:47.8		1968-12-08	Fukuoka, Japan
1969	2:08:33.6		1969-05-30	Antwerp, Belgium
1970	2:09:28.8		1970-07-23	Edinburgh, Scotland
1971	2:11:08.8		1971-09-25	Hobart, Australia
1972	2:10:30		1972-12-03	Fukuoka, Japan
1973	2:11:12.6		1973-07-14	Richmond, South Australia
1974	2:09:12.0		1974-01-31	Christchurch, New Zealand
1975	2:09:55		1975-04-21	Boston, United States
1976	2:09:55.0		1976-07-31	Montreal, Canada
1977	2:10:55.3		1977-12-04	Fukuoka, Japan
1978	2:09:05.6		1978-02-05	Beppu, Japan
1979	2:09:27		1979-04-16	Boston, United States
1980	2:09:01		1980-04-26	Amsterdam, Netherlands
1981	2:08:18		1981-12-06	Fukuoka, Japan
1982	2:08:52		1982-04-19	Boston, United States
1983	2:08:37		1983-04-09	Rotterdam, Netherlands
1984	2:08:05		1984-10-21	Chicago, United States
1985	2:07:12		1985-04-20	Rotterdam, Netherlands
1986	2:07:51		1986-04-21	Boston, United States
1987	2:08:18		1987-12-06	Fukuoka, Japan
1988	2:06:50		1988-04-17	Rotterdam, Netherlands
1989	2:08:01		1989-11-05	New York City, United States
1990	2:08:16		1990-09-30	Berlin, Germany
1991	2:08:53		1991-02-03	Beppu, Japan
1992	2:08:07		1992-09-27	Berlin, Germany
1993	2:08:51		1993-12-05	Fukuoka, Japan
1994	2:07:15		1994-04-18	Boston, United States
1995	2:07:02		1995-09-24	Berlin, Germany
1996	2:08:25		1996-03-24	Kyong-Ju, South Korea
1997	2:07:10		1997-10-19	Chicago, United States
1998	2:06:05		1998-09-20	Berlin, Germany
1999	2:05:42		1999-10-24	Chicago, United States
2000	2:06:36		2000-04-16	London, UK
2001	2:06:50		2001-04-22	Rotterdam, Netherlands
2002	2:05:37.8		2002-04-14	London, UK
2003	2:04:55		2003-09-28	Berlin, Germany
2004	2:06:16		2004-10-10	Chicago, United States
2005	2:06:19.5		2005-10-16	Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006	2:05:56		2006-09-24	Berlin, Germany
2007	2:04:26		2007-09-30	Berlin, Germany
2008	2:03:58.2		2008-09-28	Berlin, Germany
2009	2:04:26.3		2009-04-05	Rotterdam, Netherlands
2010	2:04:48		2010-04-11	Rotterdam, Netherlands
2011	2:03:38		2011-09-11	Berlin, Germany
2012	2:04:15		2012-09-09	Berlin, Germany
2013	2:03:23		2013-09-28	Berlin, Germany
2014	2:02:57		2014-09-28	Berlin, Germany
2015	2:04:00		2015-09-27	Berlin, Germany
2016	2:03:03		2016-09-25	Berlin, Germany
2017	2:03:32		2017-09-24	Berlin, Germany
2018	2:01:39		2018-09-16	Berlin, Germany
2019	2:01:41		2019-09-29	Berlin, Germany

Women's year rankings

Key:

Year	Time	Athlete	Date	Place
1980	2:30:27		1980-11-16	Tokyo, Japan
1981	2:26:47		1981-04-20	Boston, United States
1982	2:26:12		1982-09-12	Eugene, United States
1983	2:22:43		1983-04-18	Boston, United States
1984	2:24:26		1984-05-13	London, UK
1985	2:21:06		1985-04-21	London, UK
1986	2:24:54		1987-04-20	London, UK
1987	2:22:48		1987-05-10	London, UK
1988	2:23:51		1988-01-31	Osaka, Japan
1989	2:24:33		1989-04-17	Boston, United States
1990	2:25:24		1990-04-16	Boston, United States
1991	2:24:18		1991-04-15	Boston, United States
1992	2:23:43		1992-04-20	Boston, United States
1993	2:24:07		1993-04-04	Tianjin, PR China
1994	2:21:45		1994-04-18	Boston, United States
1995	2:25:11		1995-04-17	Boston, United States
1996	2:26:04		1996-01-28	Osaka, Japan
1997	2:22:07		1997-04-20	Rotterdam, Netherlands
1998	2:20:47		1998-04-19	Rotterdam, Netherlands
1999	2:20:43		1999-09-26	Berlin, Germany
2000	2:21:33		2000-10-22	Chicago, United States
2001	2:18:47		2001-10-07	Chicago, United States
2002	2:17:17.7		2002-10-13	Chicago, United States
2003	2:15:24.6		2003-04-13	London, UK
2004	2:19:41		2004-09-26	Berlin, Germany
2005	2:17:42		2005-04-17	London, UK
2006	2:19:36		2006-04-23	London, UK
2007	2:20:38		2007-04-22	London, UK
2008	2:19:19		2008-09-28	Berlin, Germany
2009	2:22:11		2009-04-26	London, UK
2010	2:22:04		2010-04-11	Paris, France
2011	2:19:19		2011-04-17	London, UK
2012	2:18:37		2012-04-22	London, UK
2013	2:19:57		2013-10-15	Chicago, USA
2014	2:20:18		2014-09-28	Berlin, Germany
2015	2:19:25		2015-09-27	Berlin, Germany
2016	2:19:41		2016-01-22	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2017	2:17:01		2017-04-23	London, UK
2018	2:18:11		2018-09-16	Berlin, Germany
2019	2:14:04		2019-10-13	Chicago, USA

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