October 13

Tributes to Kiptum
on world record course

The legacy of Kelvin Kiptum will be
celebrated at the Chicago Marathon.
Kiptum, who died tragically in
February, set a new world
record on the course in 2023
MEN’S WORLD RECORD MILESTONES

Hrs:mins:secs

3:00
2:50
2:40
2:30
2:20
2:10
2:00
1:50

1903
1923
1943
1963
2003
1983
2023

2:55:18
John
Hayes (USA)
London, 1908

2:38:16
Harry Green (GBR)
London, 1913

2:29:02
Albert
Michelsen (USA)
Port Chester, 1925

2:18:40
Jim
Peters (GBR)
Chiswick, 1953

2:09:36
Derek Clayton
(AUS) Fukuoka,
1967

2:04:55
Paul
Tergat (KEN)
Berlin, 2003
World record
first ratified

2:01:39
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
Berlin, 2018

Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) Chicago, 2023
2:00:35

Sources: IAAF, Chicago Marathon
Picture: Getty Images
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