2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

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The Men's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada was held on August 3, 2001.

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The winning margin was one second. As of 2024, this is the only time the men's marathon has been won by less than four seconds at these championships.

Medalists

Gold Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Gezahegne Abera
Ethiopia (ETH)
Silver Flag of Kenya.svg Simon Biwott
Kenya (KEN)
Bronze Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Baldini
Italy (ITA)

Abbreviations

DNS did not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record Khalid Khannouchi Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:05:42October 24, 1999 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, United States
Event Record Robert de Castella Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:10:03August 14, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Season Best Josephat Kiprono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:06:50April 22, 2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands

Intermediates

RankNumberAthleteCountryTime
5 KILOMETRES
11101 Ronnie Holassie Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)15:31
21153 Josh Cox Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)15:31
31249 Elijah Mutandiro Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)15:31
4572 Asaf Bimro Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)15:51
5654 Takayuki Nishida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)15:51
10 KILOMETRES
11101 Ronnie Holassie Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)30:54
2334 Simretu Alemayehu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)31:18
3598 Giacomo Leone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)31:18
41179 Khalid Khannouchi Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)31:18
5696 Lee Bong-Ju Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)31:18
15 KILOMETRES
11101 Ronnie Holassie Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)47:01
2672 Simon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)47:32
3999 Mathias Ntawulikura Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda  (RWA)47:32
4696 Lee Bong-Ju Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)47:32
5951 Laban Nkete Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)47:32
20 KILOMETRES
11101 Ronnie Holassie Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)1:03:27
2959 Ian Syster Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:03:28
3334 Simretu Alemayehu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:03:28
41179 Khalid Khannouchi Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:03:28
5672 Simon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:03:28
HALF MARATHON
1334 Simretu Alemayehu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:06:59
2959 Ian Syster Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:06:59
3761 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:06:59
4598 Giacomo Leone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:06:59
5696 Lee Bong-Ju Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1:06:59
25 KILOMETRES
1598 Giacomo Leone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:19:14
2761 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:19:14
3654 Takayuki Nishida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:19:14
4696 Lee Bong-Ju Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1:19:14
5959 Ian Syster Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:19:15
30 KILOMETRES
1761 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:34:51
2332 Gezahegne Abera Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:35:00
3581 Stefano Baldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:35:00
4672 Simon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:35:00
5630 Shigeru Aburaya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:35:01
35 KILOMETRES
1581 Stefano Baldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:50:46
2341 Tesfaye Tola Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:50:46
3332 Gezahegne Abera Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1:50:46
4672 Simon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:50:47
5630 Shigeru Aburaya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:50:48
40 KILOMETRES
1672 Simon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:06:10
2332 Gezahegne Abera Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:06:11
3581 Stefano Baldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2:06:25
4341 Tesfaye Tola Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:06:34
5630 Shigeru Aburaya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:06:55

Final ranking

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svg Gezahegne Abera Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:12:42 SB
Silver medal icon.svg Simon Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:12:43
Bronze medal icon.svg Stefano Baldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2:13:18
4 Tesfaye Tola Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:13:58
5 Shigeru Aburaya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:14:07
6 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)2:15:41
7 Tesfaye Jifar Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:16:52
8 Yoshiteru Morishita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:17:05
9 Takayuki Nishida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:17:24
10 Simretu Alemayehu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:17:35
11 Giacomo Leone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2:17:54
12 Atsushi Fujita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:18:23
13 Benoît Zwierzchiewski Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2:18:29
14 Ian Syster Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)2:19:38
15 Óscar Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2:19:45
16 Abdelhakim Bagy Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2:20:43
17 Alberico di Cecco Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2:20:44
18 Olexandr Kuzin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:21:26
19 Benjamín Paredes Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2:22:07
20 Asaf Bimro Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)2:22:36
21 Andrés Espinosa Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2:23:06
22 Lim Jin-Soo Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)2:23:16
23 Nicholas Harrison Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:23:24
24 Antoni Peña Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2:23:29
25 Pamenos Ballantyne Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (VIN)2:24:36
26 Kenichi Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:24:41
27 Franklin Tenorio Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)2:25:15
28 Luketz Swartbooi Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)2:25:40
29 Kamal Ziani Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2:25:43
30 Thabiso Moqhali Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho  (LES)2:25:44
31 Mykola Rudyk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:26:04
32 Diego Colorado Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)2:26:13
33 Ahmed Adam Saleh Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)2:26:32
34 Larbi Zeroual Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2:26:45
35 Josh Cox Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:26:52
36 Rod de Highden Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:27:42
37 Julio Rey Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2:27:59
38 Eddy Hellebuyck Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:28:01
39 Anders Szalkai Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)2:28:33
40 Magnus Michelsson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:28:36
41 Francisco Javier Cortés Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2:28:48
42 Steve Bohan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:29:22
43 Ernest Ndjissipou Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)2:29:25
44 Tesfit Berhe Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)2:29:50
45 Francisco Bautista Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2:29:56
46 Bruce Deacon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:30:22
47 Vasiliy Medvedev Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)2:30:28
48 Michael Dudley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:30:45
49 Vasilios Zabelis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)2:31:34
50 Andriy Naumov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:31:42
51 António Zeferino Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde  (CPV)2:32:46
52 Kim Gillard Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:33:11
53 Rafael Yax Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)2:33:21
54 Kim Yi-Yong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)2:33:28
55 Isaac García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2:33:32
56 Alfredo Arevalo Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)2:34:16
57 Gregorio Domínguez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2:35:15
58 Jean-Paul Niyonsaba Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)2:35:43
59 Ðuro Kodžo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2:35:47PB
60 Zigmund Zilbershtein Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia  (GEO)2:36:01
61 Kopamo Pekile Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho  (LES)2:36:24
62 Juan Eulogio Ramos Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)2:37:15
63 Honest Mutsakani Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)2:37:44
64 Oliver Utting Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:39:53
65 Nestor Jami Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)2:41:18
66 Abdellah Béhar Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2:41:42
67 Laban Nkete Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)2:42:21
68 Sergey Zabavski Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan  (TJK)2:42:22
69 José Jami Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)2:42:23
70 Leonardo Vieira Guedes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)2:43:11
71 Christian Marmen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:44:44
72 Fraser Bertram Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:45:10
Roberto Barbi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) DQ
Andreas Erm Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) DNF
Abukar Mohamed Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia  (SOM) DNF
Gert Thys Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) DNF
Josiah Bembe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) DNF
Abdelfattah Aïtzouri Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR) DNF
Lee Bong-Ju Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR) DNF
Josephat Kiprono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN) DNF
Samson Kandie Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN) DNF
Theodoros Zachos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE) DNF
Ahmed Saeed Hassan Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia  (SOM) DNF
Elijah Mutandiro Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM) DNF
Elson Williams Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY) DNF
Arkadi Tolstyh Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ) DNF
Mathias Ntawulikura Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda  (RWA) DNF
Stephen Bwire Mlingi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN) DNF
Luis Novo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR) DNF
Roman Kejžar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO) DNF
Ronnie Holassie Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI) DNF
Azzedine Sakhri Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG) DNF
Fekadu Degefu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH) DNF
Mohamed Ezzher Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) DNF
Giovanni Ruggiero Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) DNF
David Morris Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) DNF
Khalid Khannouchi Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) DNF
Josiah Thugwane Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) DNS
Mustapha Riad Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR) DNS
Percy Sephoda Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho  (LES) DNS
Pedro Ventura Jiménez Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON) DNS
Emiliano Lemus Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON) DNS
Daher Gadid OmarFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI) DNS
Ntoka Kapinga Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo  (COD) DNS

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References