Men's marathon world record
Charting how world and Japan records evolved, from the 100 m to the marathon — starting with the featured marathon world record.
Upcoming meets
Major meets coming up where records may fall.
- 9/11–132026World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26Official site
Budapest, Hungary (Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre) hosts the inaugural championship, bringing together world and Olympic champions, 2026 Diamond League winners and the year's top performers across 28 events.
- 9/182026ATHLOS LondonOfficial site
London, UK (StoneX Stadium) hosts the women's professional track and field meeting across seven events including the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and mile, with Keely Hodgkinson (Olympic 800m champion), Sha'Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas set to compete.
- 9/19–202026World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26Official site
Copenhagen, Denmark hosts the World Athletics Road Running Championships across the one mile, 5km and half marathon, with Hiroya Ogikubo and Wakana Kabasawa among Japan's half marathon team.
- 9/23–292026Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian GamesOfficial site
Aichi-Nagoya, Japan (Paloma Mizuho Stadium) hosts athletics at the 20th Asian Games, with Japanese record-holders Ko Ochiai (men's 800m) and Nagiya Mori (men's 3000m) among Japan's provisional team.
- 9/272026BMW Berlin MarathonOfficial site
Berlin, Germany hosts the World Athletics Platinum Label marathon, with Tigst Assefa (two-time Berlin winner), Rosemary Wanjiru (defending champion) and Amane Beriso among the women's field.
- 10/112026Bank of America Chicago MarathonOfficial site
Chicago, USA hosts an Abbott World Marathon Majors race, with Jacob Kiplimo (defending champion and half marathon world-record holder), Hawi Feysa (defending champion) and Suguru Osako (Japanese marathon record-holder) among the field.
Dates and entries are subject to change.
Record charts by event
Pick an event to see its world and Japan record progressions, charted.
Current records, men · women
Recently updated records
The most recent marks in the archive — the moment each current record was set.
| Event | Record | Date | Athlete | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon · Men | 56:51 | 23 Aug 2026 | Yomif KejelchaETH Source | World |
| One Mile · Men | 3:42.66 | 18 Jul 2026 | Josh KerrGBR Source | World |
| 3000 m · Women | 8:32.29 | 18 Jul 2026 | Nozomi TanakaJPN Source | Japan |
| 1000 m · Men | 2:11.83 | 10 Jul 2026 | Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN Source | World |
| 1000 m · Men | 2:15.24 | 10 Jul 2026 | Ko OchiaiJPN Source | Japan |
| 800 m · Men | 1:43.45 | 30 May 2026 | Ko OchiaiJPN Source | Japan |
Current records
Every event's current world and Japan records, men and women — updated automatically as the data changes.
| Event | World | Japan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Athlete | Record | Athlete | |
| 100 m | 9.58 | Usain Bolt · 2009 | 9.95 | Ryota Yamagata · 2021 |
| 200 m | 19.19 | Usain Bolt · 2009 | 20.03 | Shingo Suetsugu · 2003 |
| 400 m | 43.03 | Wayde van Niekerk · 2016 | 44.44 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima · 2025 |
| 800 m | 1:40.91 | David Rudisha · 2012 | 1:43.45 | Ko Ochiai · 2026 |
| 1000 m | 2:11.83 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi · 2026 | 2:15.24 | Ko Ochiai · 2026 |
| 1500 m | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj · 1998 | 3:35.42 | Kazuki Kawamura · 2021 |
| One Mile | 3:42.66 | Josh Kerr · 2026 | 3:58.89 | Kiyonari Shibata · 1996 |
| 3000 m | 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen · 2024 | 7:38.98 | Nagiya Mori · 2026 |
| 5000 m | 12:35.36 | Joshua Cheptegei · 2020 | 13:08.40 | Suguru Osako · 2015 |
| 10,000 m | 26:11.00 | Joshua Cheptegei · 2020 | 27:05.92 | Mebuki Suzuki · 2025 |
| 10 km Road | 26:31 | Yomif Kejelcha · 2025 | 28:05 | Atsushi Sato · 2007 |
| Half Marathon | 56:51 | Yomif Kejelcha · 2026 | 59:27 | Tomoki Ota · 2025 |
| Marathon | 1:59:30 | Sabastian Sawe · 2026 | 2:04:55 | Suguru Osako · 2025 |
Data Lab
From the 100 m to the marathon, see how world-record speed falls away as the distance grows — sprinters near 38 km/h, the marathon near 21.
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