2000 in marathon running

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1999 .2000 in marathon running. 2001

This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 2000 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where the final of the men's competition was held on October 1, 2000. The women had their Olympic race on September 24, 2000.

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Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field
World Record Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Khannouchi  (MAR)2:05:42October 24, 1999 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, United States


2000 World Year Ranking

RankTimeAthleteVenueRankDateNote
12:06:36Flag of Portugal (official).svg  António Pinto  (POR)London, United Kingdom116-04-2000 NR
22:06:51Flag of Japan.svg  Atsushi Fujita  (JPN)Fukuoka, Japan103-12-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
32:07:01Flag of the United States.svg  Khalid Khannouchi  (USA)Chicago, United States122-10-2000
42:07:15Flag of Kenya.svg  Japhet Kosgei  (KEN)Tokyo, Japan113-02-2000
52:07:20Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Bong-Ju  (KOR)Tokyo, Japan213-02-2000 NR
62:07:29Flag of Kenya.svg  Josephat Kiprono  (KEN)Chicago, United States222-10-2000
72:07:33Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelkader El Mouaziz  (MAR)London, United Kingdom216-04-2000
82:07:42Flag of Kenya.svg  Simon Biwott  (KEN)Berlin, Germany110-09-2000
92:07:47Flag of Spain.svg  Antoni Peña  (ESP)Berlin, Germany210-09-2000
92:07:47Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Tanui  (KEN)Chicago, United States322-10-2000
112:08:02Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Githuka  (KEN)Chicago, United States422-10-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
122:08:08Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Juzdado  (ESP)Tokyo, Japan313-02-2000
132:08:14Flag of Spain.svg  Martín Fiz  (ESP)Otsu, Japan105-03-2000
142:08:16Flag of Japan.svg  Takayuki Inubushi  (JPN)Tokyo, Japan413-02-2000
152:08:22Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenneth Cheruiyot  (KEN)Rotterdam, Netherlands116-04-2000
162:08:23Flag of Kenya.svg  Fred Kiprop  (KEN)Chicago, United States522-10-2000
172:08:30Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Javier Cortés  (ESP)Rotterdam, Netherlands216-04-2000
182:08:33Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Simretu Alemayehu  (ETH)Turin, Italy126-03-2000
192:08:34Flag of Brazil.svg  Vanderlei de Lima  (BRA)Rotterdam, Netherlands316-04-2000
202:08:41Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Leone  (ITA)Rome, Italy201-01-2000
212:08:48Flag of Kenya.svg  Willy Cheruiyot  (KEN)Vienna, Austria121-05-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
222:08:49Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Ingargiola  (ITA)Rome, Italy301-01-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
222:08:49Flag of South Korea.svg  Baek Seung-Do  (KOR)Tokyo, Japan513-02-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
222:08:49Flag of France.svg  Mohamed Ouaadi  (FRA)Paris, France109-04-2000
222:08:49Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Ngolepus  (KEN)Rotterdam, Netherlands416-04-2000
262:08:59Flag of Kenya.svg  Elijah Korir  (KEN)Turin, Italy226-03-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
272:09:00Flag of Kenya.svg  Mark Saina  (KEN)Turin, Italy326-03-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
282:09:04Flag of Japan.svg  Shinji Kawashima  (JPN)Otsu, Japan205-03-2000 Sport records icon PB.svg
292:09:06Flag of Kenya.svg  William Kiplagat  (KEN)London, United Kingdom416-04-2000
302:09:09Flag of France.svg  Abdellah Béhar  (FRA)Fukuoka, Japan303-12-2000
312:09:10Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Otieno  (KEN)Paris, France209-04-2000
322:09:17Flag of Kenya.svg  Abraham Limo  (KEN)Amsterdam, Netherlands215-10-2000
332:09:18Flag of Tanzania.svg  Zebedayo Bayo  (TAN)Paris, France409-04-2000
342:09:23Flag of Japan.svg  Ryuji Takei  (JPN)Otsu, Japan305-03-2000
352:09:26Flag of Japan.svg  Noriaki Igarashi  (JPN)Fukuoka, Japan403-12-2000
362:09:30Flag of Japan.svg  Hiroshi Miki  (JPN)Tokyo, Japan613-02-2000
372:09:35Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Mereng  (KEN)Rotterdam, Netherlands616-04-2000
382:09:43Flag of South Africa.svg  Hendrick Ramaala  (RSA)London, United Kingdom516-04-2000
392:09:45Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Baldini  (ITA)London, United Kingdom616-04-2000
392:09:45Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gezahegne Abera  (ETH)Fukuoka, Japan503-12-2000
412:09:46Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Kite  (KEN)Münich, Germany115-10-2000
422:09:47Flag of Kenya.svg  Elijah Lagat  (KEN)Boston, United States117-04-2000
422:09:47Flag of Kenya.svg  Joel Sankale  (KEN)Münich, Germany215-10-2000
442:09:49Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Moges Taye  (ETH)Rome, Italy401-01-2000
452:09:50Flag of Japan.svg  Atsushi Sato  (JPN)Otsu, Japan405-03-2000
452:09:50Flag of Kenya.svg  John Bungei  (KEN)Venice, Italy122-10-2000
472:09:52Flag of Kenya.svg  Jackson Kabiga  (KEN)Berlin, Germany310-09-2000
482:09:55Flag of Rwanda.svg  Mathias Ntawulikura  (RWA)London, United Kingdom716-04-2000
492:10:00Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Steve Moneghetti  (AUS)Tokyo, Japan713-02-2000
502:10:08Flag of Japan.svg  Takahiro Sunada  (JPN)Berlin, Germany410-09-2000


Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field
World Record Flag of Kenya.svg  Tegla Loroupe  (KEN)2:20:43September 26, 1999 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany


2000 World Year Ranking

RankTimeAthleteVenuePosDateNote
12:21:33Flag of Kenya.svg  Catherine Ndereba  (KEN)Chicago, United States122-10-2000
22:22:19Flag of Japan.svg  Naoko Takahashi  (JPN)Nagoya, Japan112-03-2000
32:22:36Flag of Kenya.svg  Lornah Kiplagat  (KEN)Chicago, United States222-10-2000
42:22:54Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)Osaka, Japan130-01-2000
52:22:56Flag of Japan.svg  Harumi Hiroyama  (JPN)Osaka, Japan230-01-2000
62:23:31Flag of Kenya.svg  Esther Wanjiru  (KEN)Osaka, Japan330-01-2000
72:23:44Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marleen Renders  (BEL)Paris, France109-04-2000
82:23:47Flag of Italy.svg  Maura Viceconte  (ITA)Vienna, Austria121-05-2000
92:24:02Flag of Kenya.svg  Joyce Chepchumba  (KEN)Tokyo, Japan119-11-2000
102:24:33Flag of Kenya.svg  Tegla Loroupe  (KEN)London, United Kingdom116-04-2000
112:24:36Flag of Japan.svg  Reiko Tosa  (JPN)Nagoya, Japan212-03-2000
122:24:47Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Elfenesh Alemu  (ETH)Osaka, Japan430-01-2000
132:25:14Flag of Japan.svg  Kayoko Obata  (JPN)Osaka, Japan530-01-2000
142:25:32Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ren Xiujuan  (CHN)Jinan, PR China102-04-2000
152:25:42Flag of Mexico.svg  Adriana Fernandez  (MEX)London, United Kingdom416-04-2000
162:25:45Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Petrova  (RUS)New York, United States105-11-2000
172:25:59Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kerryn McCann  (AUS)London, United Kingdom516-04-2000
182:26:03Flag of Italy.svg  Franca Fiacconi  (ITA)New York, United States205-11-2000
192:26:09Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Derartu Tulu  (ETH)London, United Kingdom616-04-2000
202:26:12Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Guida  (ITA)London, United Kingdom716-04-2000
212:26:15Flag of Japan.svg  Kazumi Matsuo  (JPN)Berlin, Germany110-09-2000
222:26:27Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Irina Bogacheva  (KGZ)Boston, United States217-04-2000
222:26:27Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Fatuma Roba  (ETH)Boston, United States317-04-2000
242:26:33Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Morgunova  (RUS)London, United Kingdom816-04-2000
242:26:33Flag of Russia.svg  Madina Biktagirova  (RUS)Sydney, Australia524-09-2000
262:26:34Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Yanan  (CHN)Beijing, PR China115-10-2000
272:26:36Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Yingjie  (CHN)Beijing, PR China215-10-2000
272:26:36Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Okayo  (KEN)New York, United States305-11-2000
292:26:41Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Manuela Machado  (POR)London, United Kingdom916-04-2000
302:26:42Flag of Kenya.svg  Hellen Kimutai  (KEN)New York, United States405-11-2000
312:26:58Flag of Japan.svg  Takami Ominami  (JPN)Nagoya, Japan312-03-2000
322:27:00Flag of Kenya.svg  Florence Barsosio  (KEN)New York, United States505-11-2000
332:27:03Flag of Japan.svg  Eri Yamaguchi  (JPN)Sydney, Australia724-09-2000
342:27:07Flag of North Korea.svg  Ham Bong-Sil  (PRK)Sydney, Australia824-09-2000
352:27:14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Shujing  (CHN)Berlin, Germany310-09-2000
362:27:25Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Oberem  (GER)Vienna, Austria321-05-2000
372:27:41Flag of Japan.svg  Noriko Geji  (JPN)Berlin, Germany410-09-2000
382:27:42Flag of Russia.svg  Alina Ivanova  (RUS)Prague, Czech Republic121-05-2000
392:27:52Flag of Poland.svg  Małgorzata Sobańska  (POL)Tokyo, Japan419-11-2000
402:27:55Flag of Japan.svg  Midori Fumoto  (JPN)Nagoya, Japan412-03-2000
412:27:58Flag of Germany.svg  Melanie Kraus  (GER)Berlin, Germany510-09-2000
422:28:01Flag of Japan.svg  Tomoe Abe  (JPN)Osaka, Japan630-01-2000
432:28:11Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Zakharova  (RUS)London, United Kingdom1016-04-2000
442:28:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Ruth Kutol  (KEN)Venice, Italy122-10-2000
452:28:18Flag of Romania.svg  Alina Gherasim  (ROM)Paris, France209-04-2000
462:28:20Flag of Japan.svg  Junko Kataoka  (JPN)Tokyo, Japan519-11-2000
472:28:32Flag of Japan.svg  Hiromi Ominami  (JPN)Nagoya, Japan512-03-2000
472:28:32Flag of Kenya.svg  Jackline Cherotich  (KEN)Carpi, Italy115-10-2000
492:28:46Flag of Russia.svg  Zinaida Semenova  (RUS)London, United Kingdom1116-04-2000
502:28:51Flag of Japan.svg  Mineko Yamanouchi  (JPN)Tokyo, Japan719-11-2000


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