USA Marathon Championships

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USA Marathon Championships
Location United States
Event typeRoad
Distance Marathon
EstablishedMen's race 1925
Women's race 1974

The USA Marathon Championships is the annual national championships for marathon running in the United States. The race serves as a way of designating the American national champion for the marathon. The men's race was first contested in 1925 and a women's race was added to the program in 1974. [1]

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Since 1968, in years which the Summer Olympics are held the event serves as a way of selecting the athletes who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games, with the top three eligible finishers selected to be on the Olympic team and the fourth and fifth eligible finishers being designated as alternates. During these years, the race is more commonly referred to as the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and it is much more competitive. [2]

Men's results

YearLocationVenueAmerican winner [3] [4] Time
2024 Orlando, FL US Olympic trials Conner Mantz 2:09:05
2022 Sacramento, California California International Marathon Futsum Zienasellassie 2:11:01
2021
2020 Atlanta, GA US Olympic trials Galen Rupp (2)2:09:20
2019
2018 Sacramento, California California International Marathon Brogan Austin 2:12:38
2017 Sacramento, California California International Marathon Tim Ritchie 2:11:56
2016 Los Angeles, California US Olympic trials Galen Rupp 2:11:12
2015Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Marathon Jared Ward 2:12:56
2014 Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Tyler Pennel 2:13:32
2013Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Nicholas Arciniaga 2:13:11
2012 Houston, Texas US Olympic trials Meb Keflezighi (2)2:09:08
2011
2010Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MinnesotaMedtronic Twin Cities Marathon Sergio Reyes 2:14:02
2009 New York, New York ING New York City Marathon Meb Keflezighi2:09:15
2008Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MinnesotaTwin Cities MarathonFernando Cabada2:16:31
2007New York, New YorkUS Olympic trials Ryan Hall 2:09:02
2006Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MinnesotaTwin Cities Marathon Mbarak Hussein (2)2:13:52
2005Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MinnesotaTwin Cities MarathonMbarak Hussein2:18:28
2004 Birmingham, Alabama US Olympic trials Alan Culpepper 2:11:42
2003Birmingham, AlabamaMercedes-Benz Marathon Ryan Shay 2:14:29
2002Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MinnesotaTwin Cities Marathon Dan Browne 2:11:35
2001New York, New YorkNew York City MarathonScott Larson2:15:26
2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US Olympic trials Rod DeHaven 2:15:30
1999Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Marathon Alfredo Vigueras2:14:20
1998Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Marathon Keith Brantly (2)2:12:31
1997Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Marathon Dave Scudamore 2:13:48
1996 Charlotte, North Carolina US Olympic trials Bob Kempainen 2:12:45
1995Charlotte, North CarolinaUSA NationsBank MarathonKeith Brantly2:14:27
1994 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Marathon Paul Pilkington2:12:13
1993Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MinnesotaTwin Cities Marathon Ed Eyestone 2:14:34
1992 Columbus, Ohio US Olympic trials Steve Spence (2)2:12:43
1991Columbus, Ohio Columbus Marathon Bill Reifsnyder (2)2:12:39
1990Columbus, OhioColumbus MarathonSteve Spence2:12:17
1989 Jersey City, New Jersey New Jersey Waterfront MarathonBill Reifsnyer2:12:09
1988Jersey City, New JerseyUS Olympic trials Mark Conover 2:12:26
1987Houston, TexasHouston Marathon Ric Sayre 2:13:54
1986Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MinnesotaTwin Cities MarathonBill Donakowski2:10:41
1985Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Marathon Ken Martin (2)2:12:57
1984Sacramento, CaliforniaCalifornia International MarathonKen Martin2:11:24
1983 San Francisco, California San Francisco Marathon Peter Pfitzinger 2:14:45
1982 Syracuse, New York Joel Menges2:32:39
1981 Raleigh, North Carolina Robert Johnson2:29:14
1980 Cupertino, California Paul Masson Marathon Frank Richardson 2:13:54
1979Houston, TexasHouston MaratonTom Antczak2:15:28
1978 Niagara Falls, New York Skylon International MarathonCarl Harfield2:17:21
1977 Culver City, California Western Hemisphere MarathonEdward Schelegle2:18:11
1976 Crowley, Louisiana Gary Tuttle (2)2:15:15
1975Culver City, CaliforniaWestern Hemisphere MarathonGary Tuttle2:17:21
1974 Yonkers, New York Yonkers Marathon Ronald Wayne2:18:53
1973 Burlingame, California Douglas Schmenk2:15:48
1972 Liverpool, New York Edmund Norris2:24:43
1971 Eugene, Oregon Kenny Moore 2:16:49
1970 Redfield, Iowa Robert Fitts2:24:11
1969Culver City, CaliforniaWestern Hemisphere MarathonTom Heinonen2:24:43
1968 Alamosa, Colorado US Olympic trials George Young 2:30:48
1967 Holyoke, Massachusetts Ron Daws2:40:07
1966Yonkers, New YorkNorm Higgins2:22:51
1965Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonGarnett Williams2:33:51
1964Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Marathon Buddy Edelen 2:24:26
1963Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Marathon John J. Kelley (8)2:25:18
1962Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn J. Kelley (7)2:27:40
1961Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn J. Kelley (6)2:26:54
1960Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn J. Kelley (5)2:20:14
1959Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn J. Kelley (4)2:21:55
1958Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn J. Kelley (3)2:21:01
1957Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn J. Kelley (2)2:24:56
1956Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn J. Kelley2:24:53
1955Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonNicholas Costes2:31:13
1954Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Marathon Ted Corbitt 2:46:14
1953Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn Lafferty2:50:31
1952Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonVictor Dyrgall (2)2:38:39
1951Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJesse Van Zant2:37:12
1950Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Marathon John A. Kelley (3)2:45:56
1949Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonVictor Dyrgall2:38:50
1948 Queens, New York Idlewild MarathonJohn A. Kelley (2)2:48:33
1947Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonTed Vogel2:40:11
1946Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonJohn A. Kelley2:50:29
1945Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonCharles Robbins, Jr. (2)2:37:14
1944Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Marathon Charles Robbins, Jr. 2:40:49
1943Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonFrederick McGlone (2)2:39:09
1942Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonFrederick McGlone2:37:54
1941Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Marathon Bernard Smith 2:36:07
1940Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonLou Gregory2:35:10
1939Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Marathon Pat Dengis (3)2:33:46
1938Yonkers, New YorkYonkers MarathonPat Dengis (2)2:39:39
1937 Washington, D.C. Melvin Porter (3)2:44:22
1936Washington, D.C. William McMahon 2:38:15
1935Washington, D.C.Pat Dengis2:53:46
1934Washington, D.C.Melvin Porter (2)2:48:04
1933Washington, D.C.Melvin Porter2:53:46
1932Washington, D.C.Clyde Martak2:58:18
1931 Baltimore, Maryland William Agee2:32:38
1930 Staten Island, New York Karl Koski2:25:22
1929Boston, MassachusettsBoston, Marathon Clarence DeMar (4)2:43:47
1928Boston, MassachusettsBoston MarathonClarence DeMar (3)2:37:08
1927Baltimore, MarylandClarence DeMar (2)2:40:23
1926Baltimore, MarylandClarence DeMar2:45:06
1925Boston, MassachusettsBoston Marathon Charles Mellor 2:33:01

Multiple winners

Multiple winners of the men's USA Marathon Championships
RunnerTotalYears
John J. Kelley 81956, 1957, 1958,1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Clarence DeMar 41926, 1927, 1928, 1929
Melvin Porter31933, 1934, 1937
Pat Dengis 31935, 1938, 1939
John A. Kelley 31946, 1948, 1950
Frederick McGlone21942, 1943
Charles Robbins, Jr. 21944, 1945
Victor Dyrgall21949, 1952
Gary Tuttle 21975, 1976
Ken Martin 21984, 1985
Bill Reifsnyder 21989, 1991
Steve Spence 21990, 1992
Keith Brantly 21995, 1998
Mbarak Hussein 22005, 2006
Meb Keflezighi 22009, 2012
Galen Rupp 22016, 2020

Women's results

YearLocationVenueAmerican winner [5] [4] Time
2024 Orlando, FL US Olympic trials Fiona O'Keeffe 2:22:10
2022 Sacramento, California California International Marathon Paige Stoner 2:26:02
2021
2020 Atlanta, Georgia US Olympic Trials Aliphine Tuliamuk 2:27:23
2019
2018 Sacramento, California California International Marathon Emma Bates 2:28:18
2017 Sacramento, California California International Marathon Sara Hall 2:28:10
2016 Los Angeles, California US Olympic trials Amy Cragg 2:28:20
2015Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Marathon Blake Russell 2:34:57
2014 Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Esther Erb 2:34:01
2013 Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Annie Bersagel 2:30:53
2012 Houston, Texas US Olympic trialsShalane Flanagan2:28:38
2011
2010 New York City, New York ING New York City Marathon Shalane Flanagan2:28:40
2009Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Ilsa Paulson 2:31:49
2008 Boston, Massachusetts US Olympic trials Deena Kastor (3)2:28:35
2007Boston, Massachusetts Boston Marathon Deena Kastor2:35:09
2006Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Twin Cities Marathon Marla Runyan 2:32:17
2005Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Twin Cities Marathon Nicole Aish 2:40:21
2004 St. Louis, Missouri US Olympic trials Colleen De Reuck 2:28:25
2003St. Louis MissouriMichelob Ultra USA ChampionshipSara Wells2:35:37
2002Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Twin Cities Marathon Jill Gaitenby 2:36:10
2001New York City, New YorkNew York City Marathon Deena Drossin 2:26:58
2000 Columbia, South Carolina US Olympic trials Christine Clark 2:33:31
1999Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Twin Cities Marathon Kim Pawelek 2:37:57
1998Houston, Texas Methodist Healthcare Houston Marathon Gwyn Coogan 2:33:37
1997 Columbia, South Carolina Columbia MarathonJulia Kirtland2:27:46
1996Columbia, South CarolinaUS Olympic trials Jenny Spangler 2:29:54
1995Columbia, South CarolinaUSA ChampionshipsDebbi Kilpatrick-Morris2:34:42
1994 Duluth, Minnesota Grandma's Marathon Linda Somers (2)2:33:42
1993 Sacramento, California California International Marathon Linda Somers2:34:11
1992Houston, TexasUS Olympic trials Janis Klecker (2)2:30:12
1991 Long Beach, California Long Beach Marathon Maria Trujillo 2:35:39
1990Duluth, MinnesotaGrandma's Marathon Jane Welzel 2:33:35
1989Sacramento, CaliforniaCalifornia International Marathon Nan Doak-Davis 2:33:11
1988Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUS Olympic trialsMargaret Groos2:29:50
1987Duluth, MinnesotaGrandma's Marathon Janis Klecker 2:36:12
1986Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Twin Cities Marathon Kim Rosenquist 2:32:31
1985Sacramento, CaliforniaCalifornia International Marathon Nancy Ditz 2:31:36
1984Sacramento, CaliforniaCalifornia International Marathon Katy Schilly 2:32:40
1983Los Angeles, CaliforniaAvon International Marathon Julie Brown (2)2:26:26
1982 San Francisco, California Avon International Marathon Laurie Binder 2:39:46
1981 Ottawa, Canada Avon International MarathonNancy Conz2:36:46
1980 Cupertino, California Paul Masson MarathonSusan Munday2:43:17
1979Houston, Texas Houston Marathon Susan Petersen2:46:17
1978New York City, New YorkNew York City Marathon Marty Cooksey 2:41:49
1977Minneapolis, MinnesotaCity of Lakes MarathonLeal-Ann Reinhart2:46:34
1976 Culver City, California Western Hemisphere MarathonJulie Brown2:45:33
1975New York City, New YorkNew York City Marathon Kim Merritt 2:46:15
1974San Mateo, CaliforniaWest Valley Marathon Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry 2:55:18

Multiple winners

Multiple winners of the women's USA Marathon Championships
RunnerTotalYears
Deena Kastor 32001, 2007, 2008
Julie Brown 21976, 1983
Janis Klecker 21987,1992
Linda Somers 21993, 1994
Shalane Flanagan 22010, 2012

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  2. "Olympic Trials". Runner's World.
  3. In 2007, 2010, and 2015, a runner that was not an American citizen won the race so the title of U.S. marathon champion went to the top American finisher.
  4. 1 2 "National Marathon Champions for the United States".
  5. In 2007, 2010, and 2015, a runner that was not an American citizen won the race so the title of U.S. marathon champion went to the top American finisher.
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