Marathon Year Rankings
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The following table shows the yearly rankings in the marathon since 1921 (men) and 1980 (women), based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards).
Unless otherwise noted, all data is complied from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians
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Unless otherwise noted, all data is complied from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians
Association of Road Racing Statisticians
The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road records for standard race distances and to establish...
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Men's year rankings
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| 2010 | 2:04:48 | 2010-04-11 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2009 | 2:04:26.3 | 2009-04-05 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2008 | 2:03:58.2 | 2008-09-28 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 2007 | 2:04:26 | 2007-09-30 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 2006 | 2:05:56 | 2006-09-24 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 2005 | 2:06:19.5 | 2005-10-16 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2004 | 2:06:16 | 2004-10-10 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 2003 | 2:04:55 | 2003-09-28 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 2002 | 2:05:37.8 | 2002-04-14 | London, UK | |
| 2001 | 2:06:50 | 2001-04-22 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2000 | 2:06:36 | 2000-04-16 | London, UK | |
| 1999 | 2:05:42 | 1999-10-24 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 1998 | 2:06:05 | 1998-09-20 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 1997 | 2:07:10 | 1997-10-19 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 1996 | 2:08:25 | 1996-03-24 | Kyong-Ju, South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| 1995 | 2:07:02 | 1995-09-24 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 1994 | 2:07:15 | 1994-04-18 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1993 | 2:08:51 | 1993-12-05 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1992 | 2:08:07 | 1992-09-27 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 1991 | 2:08:53 | 1991-02-03 | Beppu, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| 1990 | 2:08:16 | 1990-09-30 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 1989 | 2:08:01 | 1989-11-05 | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , USA |
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| 1988 | 2:06:50 | 1988-04-17 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 1987 | 2:08:18 | 1987-12-06 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1986 | 2:07:51 | 1986-04-21 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1985 | 2:07:12 | 1985-04-20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 1984 | 2:08:05 | 1984-10-21 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 1983 | 2:08:37 | 1983-04-09 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 1982 | 2:08:52 | 1982-04-19 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1981 | 2:08:18 | 1981-12-06 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1980 | 2:09:01 | 1980-04-26 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 1979 | 2:09:28 | 1979-04-16 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1978 | 2:09:05.6 | 1978-02-05 | Beppu, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| 1977 | 2:10:55.3 | 1977-12-04 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1976 | 2:09:55.0 | 1976-07-31 | Montreal, Canada | |
| 1975 | 2:09:56 | 1975-04-21 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1974 | 2:09:12.0 | 1974-01-31 | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... , New Zealand |
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| 1973 | 2:11:12.6 | 1973-07-14 | Sydney, Australia | |
| 1972 | 2:10:30 | 1972-12-03 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1971 | 2:11:08.8 | 1971-09-25 | Hobart, Australia | |
| 1970 | 2:09:28.8 | 1970-07-23 | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 1969 | 2:11:07.2 | 1969-04-06 | Athens, Greece | |
| 1968 | 2:10:47.8 | 1968-12-08 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1967 | 2:09:36.4 | 1967-12-03 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1966 | 2:14:04.8 | 1966-11-27 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 1965 | 2:12:00 | 1965-06-12 | Chiswick Chiswick Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| 1964 | 2:12:11.2 | 1964-10-21 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1963 | 2:14:28 | 1963-06-15 | Chiswick Chiswick Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| 1962 | 2:16:09.6 | 1962-10-24 | Pyongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was... , North Korea North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea... |
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| 1961 | 2:18:54 | 1961-03-21 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 1960 | 2:15:16.2 | 1960-09-10 | Rome, Italy | |
| 1959 | 2:17:45.2 | 1959-11-11 | Košice Košice Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
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| 1958 | 2:15:17.6 | 1958-08-24 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 1957 | 2:19:50 | 1957-09-01 | Moscow, Russia | |
| 1956 | 2:18:04.8 | 1956-08-12 | Pieksämäki Pieksämäki Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. Its original name was Haukivuori .It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 1955 | 2:21:21.6 | 1955-09-04 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1954 | 2:17:39.4 | 1954-06-26 | Chiswick Chiswick Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| 1953 | 2:18:34.8 | 1953-10-04 | Turku Turku Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 1952 | 2:20:42.2 | 1952-06-14 | Windsor, England Windsor, England There are three places called Windsor in England:* Windsor, Berkshire, the primary use of the name and home to Windsor Castle* Windsor, Cornwall* Windsor, Lincolnshire... |
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| 1951 | 2:28:07.4 | 1951-08-03 | Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 1950 | 2:29:09.4 | 1950-07-12 | Moscow, Russia | |
| 1949 | 2:28:39.4 | 1949-10-02 | Turku Turku Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 1948 | 2:31:02 | 1948-09-07 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 1947 | 2:30:58 | 1947-08-23 | Loughborough Loughborough Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| 1946 | 2:31:37 | 1946-07-11 | Imatra Imatra Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish–Russian border. In the course of the last 50 years, this amorphous group of settlements has grown into a modern industrial town dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 1945 | 2:36:37.6 | 1945-10-28 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 1944 | 2:40:48.6 | 1944-11-12 | Yonkers, New York Yonkers, New York Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976... , USA |
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| 1943 | 2:38:35.3 | 1943-11-07 | Yonkers, New York Yonkers, New York Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976... , USA |
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| 1942 | 2:31:38 | 1942-11-02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1941 | 2:31:27 | 1941-05-30 | Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border.... , USA |
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| 1940 | 2:33:42 | 1940-11-01 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1939 | 2:31:26 | 1939-11-03 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1938 | 2:30:27.6 | 1938-05-30 | Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border.... , USA |
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| 1937 | 2:30:38 | 1937-03-28 | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 1936 | 2:28:32 | 1936-04-18 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1935 | 2:26:14 | 1935-03-21 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1934 | 2:32:56 | 1934-11-23 | Osaka, Japan | |
| 1933 | 2:31:10 | 1933-11-03 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1932 | 2:31:31 | 1932-04-30 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1931 | 2:33:19 | 1931-10-28 | Košice, SVK | |
| 1930 | 2:36:33 | 1930-05-28 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1929 | 2:30:57.6 | 1929-07-05 | Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| 1928 | 2:32:57 | 1928-08-05 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 1927 | 2:35:21.4 | 1927-09-11 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 1926 | 2:34:25 | 1926-09-12 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 1925 | 2:35:59 | 1925-05-30 | Windsor, England Windsor, England There are three places called Windsor in England:* Windsor, Berkshire, the primary use of the name and home to Windsor Castle* Windsor, Cornwall* Windsor, Lincolnshire... |
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| 1924 | 2:36:10 | 1924-04-12 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1923 | 2:40:47 | 1923-06-16 | Windsor, England Windsor, England There are three places called Windsor in England:* Windsor, Berkshire, the primary use of the name and home to Windsor Castle* Windsor, Cornwall* Windsor, Lincolnshire... |
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| 1922 | 2:46:26 | 1922-09-10 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 1921 | 2:47:29.8 | 1921-09-20 | Bologna, Italy |
Women's year rankings
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| 2010 | 2:20:25 | 2010-10-10 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 2009 | 2:22:11 | 2009-04-26 | London, UK | |
| 2008 | 2:19:19 | 2008-09-28 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 2007 | 2:20:38 | 2007-04-22 | London, UK | |
| 2006 | 2:19:36 | 2006-04-23 | London, UK | |
| 2005 | 2:17:42 | 2005-04-17 | London, UK | |
| 2004 | 2:19:41 | 2004-09-26 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 2003 | 2:15:24.6 | 2003-04-13 | London, UK | |
| 2002 | 2:17:17.7 | 2002-10-13 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 2001 | 2:18:47 | 2001-10-07 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 2000 | 2:21:33 | 2000-10-22 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , USA |
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| 1999 | 2:20:43 | 1999-09-26 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 1998 | 2:20:47 | 1998-04-19 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 1997 | 2:22:07 | 1997-04-20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 1996 | 2:26:04 | 1996-01-28 | Osaka, Japan | |
| 1995 | 2:25:11 | 1995-04-17 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1994 | 2:21:45 | 1994-04-18 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1993 | 2:24:07 | 1993-04-04 | Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government... , PR China |
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| 1992 | 2:23:43 | 1992-04-20 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1991 | 2:24:18 | 1991-04-15 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1990 | 2:25:24 | 1990-04-16 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1989 | 2:24:33 | 1989-04-17 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1988 | 2:23:51 | 1988-01-31 | Osaka, Japan | |
| 1987 | 2:22:48 | 1987-05-10 | London, UK | |
| 1986 | 2:24:54 | 1987-04-20 | London, UK | |
| 1985 | 2:21:06 | 1985-04-21 | London, UK | |
| 1984 | 2:24:26 | 1984-05-13 | London, UK | |
| 1983 | 2:22:43 | 1983-04-18 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1982 | 2:26:12 | 1982-09-12 | Eugene Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , USA |
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| 1981 | 2:26:47 | 1981-04-20 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , USA |
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| 1980 | 2:30:27 | 1980-11-16 | Tokyo, Japan |