2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's marathon

Men's marathon
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates27 August
Competitors85 from 42 nations
Winning time2:08:53
Medalists
gold medal Victor Kiplangat   Uganda
silver medal Maru Teferi   Israel
bronze medal Leul Gebresilase   Ethiopia
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The men's marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 27 August 2023.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[1]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:09 Berlin, Germany 25 September 2022
Championship record  Tamirat Tola (ETH) 2:05:36 Eugene, United States 17 July 2022
World Leading  Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) 2:01:25 London, Great Britain 23 April 2023
African Record  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:09 Berlin, Germany 25 September 2022
Asian Record  El Hassan El Abbassi (BHR) 2:04:43 Valencia, Spain 2 December 2018
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Cameron Levins (CAN) 2:05:36 Tokyo, Japan 5 March 2023
South American Record  Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento (BRA) 2:04:51 Seoul, South Korea 17 April 2022
European Record  Bashir Abdi (BEL) 2:03:36 Rotterdam, Netherlands 24 October 2021
Oceanian record  Brett Robinson (AUS) 2:07:31 Fukuoka, Japan 4 December 2022

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:09:40.[2]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:

Date Time Round
27 August 07:00 Final

Results

The final was started on 27 August at 06:59.[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Victor Kiplangat  Uganda (UGA) 2:08:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maru Teferi  Israel (ISR) 2:09:12 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leul Gebresilase  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:09:19
4 Tebello Ramakongoana  Lesotho (LES) 2:09:57 PB
5 Stephen Kissa  Uganda (UGA) 2:10:22
6 Milkesa Mengesha  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:10:43
7 Hassan Chahdi  France (FRA) 2:10:45 SB
8 Titus Kipruto  Kenya (KEN) 2:10:47
9 John Hakizimana  Rwanda (RWA) 2:10:50
10 Daniele Meucci  Italy (ITA) 2:11:06 SB
11 Yohanes Chiappinelli  Italy (ITA) 2:11:12
12 Ichitaka Yamashita [ja]  Japan (JPN) 2:11:19
13 Zach Panning  United States (USA) 2:11:21 SB
14 Timothy Kiplagat  Kenya (KEN) 2:11:25
15 Haftom Welday [de]  Germany (GER) 2:11:25
16 Isaac Mpofu  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:11:33 SB
17 Tsegaye Getachew  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:11:56
18 Mehdi Frère [fr]  France (FRA) 2:11:59
19 Rory Linkletter  Canada (CAN) 2:12:16 SB
20 Haimro Alame  Israel (ISR) 2:12:32
21 Tariku Novales  Spain (ESP) 2:12:39 SB
22 Ayad Lamdassem  Spain (ESP) 2:12:59
23 Sondre Nordstad Moen  Norway (NOR) 2:13:12
24 Ibrahim Chakir  Spain (ESP) 2:13:44
25 Mohamed Reda El Aaraby  Morocco (MAR) 2:13:55 SB
26 Johannes Motschmann [de]  Germany (GER) 2:14:19
27 Mustapha Houdadi  Morocco (MAR) 2:14:30
28 Ben Preisner  Canada (CAN) 2:15:02 SB
29 Johnatas de Oliveira  Brazil (BRA) 2:15:13
30 Justin Kent  Canada (CAN) 2:15:26
31 Tiidrek Nurme  Estonia (EST) 2:15:42
32 José Luis Santana  Mexico (MEX) 2:15:51
33 Berhane Tsegay Tekle  Eritrea (ERI) 2:16:08
34 Adam Nowicki  Poland (POL) 2:16:22
35 Kenya Sonota [ja]  Japan (JPN) 2:16:40
36 Segundo Jami  Ecuador (ECU) 2:16:49
37 Ngonidzashe Ncube  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:17:02 SB
38 Yang Shaohui  China (CHN) 2:17:12
39 Paulo Roberto Paula  Brazil (BRA) 2:17:18
40 Levente Szemerei  Hungary (HUN) 2:17:20
41 Omar Hassan [da]  Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 2:17:23
42 Kazuya Nishiyama [ja]  Japan (JPN) 2:17:41
43 Onesphore Nzikwinkunda  Burundi (BDI) 2:18:27
44 Nicolás Cuestas  Uruguay (URU) 2:19:20
45 He Jie  China (CHN) 2:19:48
46 Nelson Ito Ccuro  Peru (PER) 2:20:00
47 Andrés Zamora  Uruguay (URU) 2:20:59
48 Goitom Kifle  Eritrea (ERI) 2:21:28
49 Feng Peiyou  China (CHN) 2:22:00
50 Hüseyin Can  Turkey (TUR) 2:22:11 SB
51 Tumelo Motlagale  South Africa (RSA) 2:22:14
52 Moath Alkhawaldeh  Jordan (JOR) 2:22:33 SB
53 Maxim Răileanu  Moldova (MDA) 2:22:46
54 Tomas Hilifa Rainhold  Namibia (NAM) 2:23:36
55 Nico Montañez  United States (USA) 2:24:58 SB
56 Nicolae Soare  Romania (ROM) 2:25:14
57 Luis Ostos  Peru (PER) 2:25:50
58 Justino Pedro da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 2:25:53
59 Tseveenravdangiin Byambajav  Mongolia (MGL) 2:30:28
60 Simon Sibeko  South Africa (RSA) 2:31:59
Alphonce Simbu  Tanzania (TAN) DNF 40 km
Tamirat Tola  Ethiopia (ETH) DNF 38 km
Ibrahim Hassan  Djibouti (DJI) DNF 34 km
Joaquín Arbe  Argentina (ARG) DNF 33 km
Derlys Ayala  Paraguay (PAR) DNF 32 km
Félicien Muhitira  Rwanda (RWA) DNF 32 km
Andrew Rotich Kwemoi  Uganda (UGA) DNF 32 km
Oqbe Kibrom Ruesom  Eritrea (ERI) DNF 32 km
Simon Tesfay [de]  Switzerland (SUI) DNF 32 km
Elkanah Kibet  United States (USA) DNF 31 km
Melikhaya Frans  South Africa (RSA) DNF 30 km
Jamsrangiin Olonbayar  Mongolia (MGL) DNF 30 km
Morhad Amdouni  France (FRA) DNF 29 km
Eyob Faniel  Italy (ITA) DNF 28 km
Hassan Waiss  Djibouti (DJI) DNF 27 km
Abdi Nageeye  Netherlands (NED) DNF 26 km
Joshua Belet  Kenya (KEN) DNF 25 km
Ilie Corneschi [de]  Romania (ROM) DNF 25 km
Patricio Castillo  Mexico (MEX) DNF 24 km
Olivier Irabaruta  Burundi (BDI) DNF 22 km
Khadar Basheer Youssuf  Somalia (SOM) DNF Half marathon
Hamza Sahli  Morocco (MAR) DNF 19 km
Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od  Mongolia (MGL) DNF 12 km
Kaan Kigen Özbilen  Turkey (TUR) DNF 2 km
Cristhian Zamora  Uruguay (URU) DNS

References

  1. ^ "Marathon − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.