2000 in marathon running

June 2010 This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 2000 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where the final of the men's competition was held on October 1, 2000. The women had their Olympic race on September 24, 2000. Men Records Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field World Record Khalid Khannouchi MAR 2:05:42 October 24, 1999 USA Chicago, United States 2000 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenueRankDateNote 1 2:06:36 António Pinto POR London, United Kingdom 1 16-04-2000 NR 2 2:06:51 Atsushi Fujita JPN Fukuoka, Japan 103-12-200022px|Personal Best 3 2:07:01 Khalid Khannouchi USA Chicago, United States 122-10-2000 4 2:07:15 Japhet Kosgei KEN Tokyo, Japan 113-02-2000 5 2:07:20 Lee Bong-Ju KOR Tokyo, Japan 213-02-2000 NR 6 2:07:29 Josephat Kiprono KEN Chicago, United States 222-10-2000 7 2:07:33 Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR London, United Kingdom 216-04-2000 8 2:07:42 Simon Biwott KEN Berlin, Germany 110-09-2000 9 2:07:47 Antoni Peña ESP Berlin, Germany 210-09-2000 9 2:07:47 Moses Tanui KEN Chicago, United States 322-10-2000 11 2:08:02 Peter Githuka KEN Chicago, United States 422-10-2000 22px|Personal Best 12 2:08:08 Alberto Juzdado ESP Tokyo, Japan 313-02-2000 13 2:08:14 Martín Fiz ESP Otsu, Japan 105-03-2000 14 2:08:16 Takayuki Inubushi JPN Tokyo, Japan 413-02-2000 15 2:08:22 Kenneth Cheruiyot KEN Rotterdam, Netherlands 116-04-2000 16 2:08:23 Fred Kiprop KEN Chicago, United States 522-10-2000 17 2:08:30 Francisco Javier Cortés ESP Rotterdam, Netherlands 216-04-2000 18 2:08:33 Simretu Alemayehu ETH Turin, Italy 126-03-2000 19 2:08:34 Vanderlei de Lima BRA Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 16-04-2000 20 2:08:41 Giacomo Leone ITA Rome, Italy 201-01-2000 21 2:08:48 Willy Cheruiyot KEN Vienna, Austria 121-05-2000 22px|Personal Best 22 2:08:49 Francesco Ingargiola ITA Rome, Italy 301-01-2000 22px|Personal Best 22 2:08:49 Baek Seung-Do KOR Tokyo, Japan 513-02-2000 22px|Personal Best 22 2:08:49 Mohamed Ouaadi FRA Paris, France 109-04-2000 22 2:08:49 Joseph Ngolepus KEN Rotterdam, Netherlands 416-04-2000 26 2:08:59 Elijah Korir KEN Turin, Italy 2 26-03-200022px|Personal Best 27 2:09:00 Mark Saina KEN Turin, Italy 3 26-03-200022px|Personal Best 28 2:09:04 Shinji Kawashima JPN Otsu, Japan 2 05-03-200022px|Personal Best 29 2:09:06 William Kiplagat KEN London, United Kingdom 4 16-04-2000 30 2:09:09 Abdellah Béhar FRA Fukuoka, Japan 3 03-12-2000 31 2:09:10 Samuel Otieno KEN Paris, France 209-04-2000 32 2:09:17 Abraham Limo KEN Amsterdam, Netherlands 215-10-2000 33 2:09:18 Zebedayo Bayo TAN Paris, France 409-04-2000 34 2:09:23 Ryuji Takei JPN Otsu, Japan 305-03-2000 35 2:09:26 Noriaki Igarashi JPN Fukuoka, Japan 403-12-2000 36 2:09:30 Hiroshi Miki JPN Tokyo, Japan 613-02-2000 37 2:09:35 Joseph Mereng KEN Rotterdam, Netherlands 616-04-2000 38 2:09:43 Hendrick Ramaala RSA London, United Kingdom 5 16-04-2000 39 2:09:45 Stefano Baldini ITA London, United Kingdom 6 16-04-2000 39 2:09:45 Gezahegne Abera ETH Fukuoka, Japan 503-12-2000 41 2:09:46 Michael Kite KEN Münich, Germany 115-10-2000 42 2:09:47 Elijah Lagat KEN Boston, United States 117-04-2000 42 2:09:47 Joel Sankale KEN Münich, Germany 215-10-2000 44 2:09:49 Moges Taye ETH Rome, Italy 401-01-2000 45 2:09:50 Atsushi Sato JPN Otsu, Japan 405-03-2000 45 2:09:50 John Bungei KEN Venice, Italy 1 22-10-2000 47 2:09:52 Jackson Kabiga KEN Berlin, Germany 310-09-2000 48 2:09:55 Mathias Ntawulikura RWA London, United Kingdom 7 16-04-2000 49 2:10:00 Steve Moneghetti AUS Tokyo, Japan 713-02-2000 50 2:10:08 Takahiro Sunada JPN Berlin, Germany 410-09-2000 Women Records Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field World Record Tegla Loroupe KEN 2:20:43 September 26, 1999 GER Berlin, Germany 2000 World Year Ranking RankTimeAthleteVenuePosDateNote 1 2:21:33 Catherine Ndereba KEN Chicago, United States 1 22-10-2000 2 2:22:19 Naoko Takahashi JPN Nagoya, Japan 1 12-03-2000 3 2:22:36 Lornah Kiplagat KEN Chicago, United States 2 22-10-2000 4 2:22:54 Lidia Șimon ROM Osaka, Japan 1 30-01-2000 5 2:22:56 Harumi Hiroyama JPN Osaka, Japan 2 30-01-2000 6 2:23:31 Esther Wanjiru KEN Osaka, Japan 3 30-01-2000 7 2:23:44 Marleen Renders BEL Paris, France 1 09-04-2000 8 2:23:47 Maura Viceconte ITA Vienna, Austria 1 21-05-2000 9 2:24:02 Joyce Chepchumba KEN Tokyo, Japan 1 19-11-2000 10 2:24:33 Tegla Loroupe KEN London, United Kingdom 1 16-04-2000 11 2:24:36 Reiko Tosa JPN Nagoya, Japan 2 12-03-2000 12 2:24:47 Elfenesh Alemu ETH Osaka, Japan 4 30-01-2000 13 2:25:14 Kayoko Obata JPN Osaka, Japan 5 30-01-2000 14 2:25:32 Ren Xiujuan CHN Jinan, PR China 1 02-04-2000 15 2:25:42 Adriana Fernandez MEX London, United Kingdom 4 16-04-2000 16 2:25:45 Lyudmila Petrova RUS New York, United States 1 05-11-2000 17 2:25:59 Kerryn McCann AUS London, United Kingdom 5 16-04-2000 18 2:26:03 Franca Fiacconi ITA New York, United States 2 05-11-2000 19 2:26:09 Derartu Tulu ETH London, United Kingdom 6 16-04-2000 20 2:26:12 Maria Guida ITA London, United Kingdom 7 16-04-2000 21 2:26:15 Kazumi Matsuo JPN Berlin, Germany 1 10-09-2000 22 2:26:27 Irina Bogacheva KGZ Boston, United States 2 17-04-2000 22 2:26:27 Fatuma Roba ETH Boston, United States 3 17-04-2000 24 2:26:33 Lyubov Morgunova RUS London, United Kingdom 8 16-04-2000 24 2:26:33 Madina Biktagirova RUS Sydney, Australia 5 24-09-2000 26 2:26:34 Wei Yanan CHN Beijing, PR China 1 15-10-2000 27 2:26:36 Sun Yingjie CHN Beijing, PR China 2 15-10-2000 27 2:26:36 Margaret Okayo KEN New York, United States 3 05-11-2000 29 2:26:41 Manuela Machado POR London, United Kingdom 9 16-04-2000 30 2:26:42 Hellen Kimutai KEN New York, United States 4 05-11-2000 31 2:26:58 Takami Ominami JPN Nagoya, Japan 3 12-03-2000 32 2:27:00 Florence Barsosio KEN New York, United States 5 05-11-2000 33 2:27:03 Eri Yamaguchi JPN Sydney, Australia 7 24-09-2000 34 2:27:07 Ham Bong-Sil PRK Sydney, Australia 8 24-09-2000 35 2:27:14 Zhang Shujing CHN Berlin, Germany 3 10-09-2000 36 2:27:25 Sonja Oberem GER Vienna, Austria 3 21-05-2000 37 2:27:41 Noriko Geji JPN Berlin, Germany 4 10-09-2000 38 2:27:42 Alina Ivanova RUS Prague, Czech Republic 1 21-05-2000 39 2:27:52 Małgorzata Sobańska POL Tokyo, Japan 4 19-11-2000 40 2:27:55 Midori Fumoto JPN Nagoya, Japan 4 12-03-2000 41 2:27:58 Melanie Kraus GER Berlin, Germany 5 10-09-2000 42 2:28:01 Tomoe Abe JPN Osaka, Japan 6 30-01-2000 43 2:28:11 Svetlana Zakharova RUS London, United Kingdom 10 16-04-2000 44 2:28:16 Ruth Kutol KEN Venice, Italy 1 22-10-2000 45 2:28:18 Alina Gherasim ROM Paris, France 2 09-04-2000 46 2:28:20 Junko Kataoka JPN Tokyo, Japan 5 19-11-2000 47 2:28:32 Hiromi Ominami JPN Nagoya, Japan 5 12-03-2000 47 2:28:32 Jackline Cherotich KEN Carpi, Italy 1 15-10-2000 49 2:28:46 Zinaida Semenova RUS London, United Kingdom 11 16-04-2000 50 2:28:51 Mineko Yamanouchi JPN Tokyo, Japan 7 19-11-2000 References digilander.libero 2000 Marathon Ranking by the ARRS IAAF 2000 Marathon