Eliud Kipchoge – #1 All-time Marathon Athlete
2x World Records, 2x Olympic Golds, 11x Marathon Majors, plus extremely rare elite longevity in such a grueling event that…
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Abebe Bikila – #2 All-time Marathon Athlete
As the first black African to win an Olympic Gold medal, arguably Bikila’s greatest legacy is the decades of distance-running…
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Haile Gebrselassie – #3 All-time Marathon Athlete
For many, hearing is name is enough Haile Gebrselassie transcends athletics; his running feats are legendary…to emphasise the point, he…
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Frank Shorter – #5 All-time Marathon Athlete
Shorter switched from being a long distance track runner to the Marathon with such great effect, that alongside his Olympic…
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Waldemar Cierpinski – #6 All-time Marathon Athlete
Formerly a Steeplechase runner, Cierpinski switched to the Marathon in the mid-70s and never looked back Formerly a Steeplechase runner,…
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Kitei Son (Sohn Kee-Chung) – #7 All-time Marathon Athlete
SOHN was a Korean competing under the name of SON for Japan at the time of the 1936 Olympics (Korea…
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Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich – #8 All-time Marathon Athlete
Kipsang has run under 2:04 for the Marathon a remarkable 4 times, is a former World Record Holder, and has…
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Boughera El Ouafi – #9 All-time Marathon Athlete
Born in Algeria in 1898, Boughera El Ouafi is a true hero of immigration Born in Algeria in 1898, Boughera…
