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.
- 7/182026Novuna London Athletics MeetOfficial site
London, UK (London Stadium). Diamond League meeting 11; Emmanuel Wanyonyi (current 1000m world-record holder) contests the men's 800m, Keely Hodgkinson (Paris 2024 Olympic champion) the women's 800m, and Mondo Duplantis (current world-record holder) the men's pole vault.
- 7/23–262026Toyota USATF Outdoor & Para National ChampionshipsOfficial site
New York, USA (Icahn Stadium). The USATF championships decide U.S. titles across track and field and para athletics.
- 8/5–92026World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26Official site
Eugene, USA (Hayward Field). World Athletics U20 Championships; over 1,700 junior athletes from 135+ countries compete for U20 world titles across track and field events.
- 8/10–162026European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026Official site
Birmingham, UK (Alexander Stadium). European Athletics Championships; national teams from across Europe compete for continental titles in all track and field disciplines over seven days.
- 8/20–212026Athletissima LausanneOfficial site
Lausanne, Switzerland (Ouchy and Stade olympique de la Pontaise). Diamond League meeting 12; Mondo Duplantis (current world-record holder) and Emmanouil Karalis (No. 2 on the outdoor all-time list) compete in the men's pole vault City Event, followed by the main meeting with the men's and women's 800m and 200m, men's 5000m and other events.
- 8/232026Silesia Kamila Skolimowska MemorialOfficial site
Chorzow, Poland (Stadion Slaski). Diamond League meeting 13; Mondo Duplantis (current pole vault world-record holder) competes in the men's pole vault, and Oblique Seville (reigning world champion) races the men's 100m.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3000 m · Men | 7:38.98 | 17 May 2026 | Nagiya MoriJPN Source | Japan |
| Marathon · Men | 1:59:30 | 26 Apr 2026 | Sabastian SaweKEN | World |
| Half Marathon · Men | 57:20 | 8 Mar 2026 | Jacob KiplimoUGA Source | World |
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 |
| 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 |
| Half Marathon | 57:20 | Jacob Kiplimo · 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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