# List of winners of the London Marathon

The London Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 29 March 1981. Set over a largely flat course around the River Thames, the marathon is 26.2 miles (42.2 km) in length and generally regarded as a competitive and unpredictable event, and conducive to fast times.
The inaugural marathon had 7,741 entrants, 6,255 of whom completed the race. The first Men's Elite Race was tied between American Dick Beardsley and Norwegian Inge Simonsen, who crossed the finish line holding hands in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 48 seconds. The first Women's Elite Race was won by Briton Joyce Smith in 2:29:57. In 1983, the first wheelchair races took place. Organized by the British Sports Association for the Disabled (BASD), 19 people competed and 17 finished. Gordon Perry of the United Kingdom won the Men's Wheelchair Race, coming in at 3:20:07, and Denise Smith, also of the UK, won the Women's Wheelchair Race in 4:29:03.
Twenty athletes representing the United Kingdom have won the London Marathon a total of forty times. The most recent win by a British athlete was in the 2012 London Marathon, by David Weir in the Men's Wheelchair Race. It was his sixth win in London. Kenya has the second largest number of winning athletes. Seven Kenyan men and seven Kenyan women have been victorious a total of eighteen times, all in the able-bodied category. Eleven men, including those from the wheelchair races, have won the marathon more than once, Weir's six wins being the record. Sixteen women have been winners more than once; Tanni Grey-Thompson won the women's wheelchair race six times between 1992 and 2002.
Course records for the London Marathon have been set ten times in the men's race, seven times in the women's race, sixteen times in the men's wheelchair race, and seventeen times in the women's wheelchair race. World records for marathon running have been set six times considering marks for men and women in mixed sex and women-only races. Khalid Khannouchi, representing the United States, set the men's world record in 2:05:38 in 2002. The following year, British runner Paula Radcliffe set the women's world record in 2:15:25, which also stands as the current course record in the Women's Elite Race. In 2017 Kenyan Mary Keitany ran a women-only race world record of 2:17:01. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya set the course record at 2:02:37 in 2019 in the Men's Elite Race. Marcel Hug of Switzerland set the Men's Wheelchair Race course record at 1:26:27 in 2021. The course record for the Women's Wheelchair Race was set by Swiss athlete Manuela Schär in 2021, with 1:39:52.

## Elite race – men's winners

| Year | Athlete | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) | Notes |
| 1981 | Dick Beardsley (Tie) | United States | 2:11:48 | Course record |
| 1981 | Inge Simonsen (Tie) | Norway | 2:11:48 | Course record |
| 1982 | Hugh Jones | United Kingdom | 2:09:24 | Course record |
| 1983 | Mike Gratton | United Kingdom | 2:09:43 | |
| 1984 | Charlie Spedding | United Kingdom | 2:09:57 | |
| 1985 | Steve Jones | United Kingdom | 2:08:16 | Course record |
| 1986 | Toshihiko Seko | Japan | 2:10:02 | |
| 1987 | Hiromi Taniguchi | Japan | 2:09:50 | |
| 1988 | Henrik Jørgensen | Denmark | 2:10:20 | |
| 1989 | Douglas Wakiihuri | Kenya | 2:09:03 | |
| 1990 | Allister Hutton | United Kingdom | 2:10:10 | |
| 1991 | Yakov Tolstikov | Soviet Union | 2:09:17 | |
| 1992 | António Pinto | Portugal | 2:10:02 | |
| 1993 | Eamonn Martin | United Kingdom | 2:10:50 | |
| 1994 | Dionicio Cerón | Mexico | 2:08:53 | |
| 1995 | Dionicio Cerón | Mexico | 2:08:30 | Second victory |
| 1996 | Dionicio Cerón | Mexico | 2:10:00 | Third victory |
| 1997 | António Pinto | Portugal | 2:07:55 | Course record; second victory |
| 1998 | Abel Antón | Spain | 2:07:57 | |
| 1999 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | Morocco | 2:07:57 | |
| 2000 | António Pinto | Portugal | 2:06:36 | Course record; third victory |
| 2001 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | Morocco | 2:07:09 | Second victory |
| 2002 | Khalid Khannouchi | United States | 2:05:38 | World marathon record |
| 2003 | Gezahegne Abera | Ethiopia | 2:07:56 | |
| 2004 | Evans Rutto | Kenya | 2:06:18 | |
| 2005 | Martin Lel | Kenya | 2:07:35 | |
| 2006 | Felix Limo | Kenya | 2:06:39 | |
| 2007 | Martin Lel | Kenya | 2:07:41 | Second victory |
| 2008 | Martin Lel | Kenya | 2:05:15 | Course record; third victory |
| 2009 | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya | 2:05:10 | Course record |
| 2010 | Tsegaye Kebede | Ethiopia | 2:05:19 | |
| 2011 | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | Kenya | 2:04:40 | Course record |
| 2012 | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich | Kenya | 2:04:44 | |
| 2013 | Tsegaye Kebede | Ethiopia | 2:06:04 | Second victory |
| 2014 | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich | Kenya | 2:04:29 | Course record; second victory |
| 2015 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:04:42 | |
| 2016 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:03:05 | Course record; second victory |
| 2017 | Daniel Wanjiru | Kenya | 2:05:48 | |
| 2018 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:04:17 | Third victory |
| 2019 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:02:37 | Fourth victory: Course Record |
| 2020 | Shura Kitata Tola | Ethiopia | 2:05:58 | |
| 2021 | Sisay Lemma | Ethiopia | 2:04:01 | |
| 2022 | Amos Kipruto | Kenya | 2:04:39 | |
| 2023 | Kelvin Kiptum | Kenya | 2:01:25 | Course record |
| 2024 | Alexander Mutiso | Kenya | 2:04:01 | |

## Elite race – women's winners

| Year | Athlete | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) | Notes |
| 1981 | Joyce Smith | United Kingdom | 2:29:57 | Course record |
| 1982 | Joyce Smith | United Kingdom | 2:29:43 | Course record; second victory |
| 1983 | Grete Waitz | Norway | 2:25:29 | World marathon record |
| 1984 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:24:26 | Course record |
| 1985 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:21:06 | World marathon record; second victory |
| 1986 | Grete Waitz | Norway | 2:24:54 | Second victory |
| 1987 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:22:48 | Third victory |
| 1988 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:25:41 | Fourth victory |
| 1989 | Véronique Marot | United Kingdom | 2:25:56 | |
| 1990 | Wanda Panfil | Poland | 2:26:31 | |
| 1991 | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 2:26:14 | |
| 1992 | Katrin Dörre-Heinig | Germany | 2:29:39 | |
| 1993 | Katrin Dörre-Heinig | Germany | 2:27:09 | Second victory |
| 1994 | Katrin Dörre-Heinig | Germany | 2:32:34 | Third victory |
| 1995 | Małgorzata Sobańska | Poland | 2:27:43 | |
| 1996 | Liz McColgan | United Kingdom | 2:27:54 | |
| 1997 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 2:26:51 | |
| 1998 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 2:26:26 | |
| 1999 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 2:23:22 | Second victory |
| 2000 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 2:24:33 | |
| 2001 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 2:23:57 | |
| 2002 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:18:56 | Course record |
| 2003 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:15:25 | World marathon record (mixed); second victory |
| 2004 | Margaret Okayo | Kenya | 2:22:35 | |
| 2005 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:17:42 | World marathon record (women-only); third victory |
| 2006 | Deena Kastor | United States | 2:19:35 | |
| 2007 | Zhou Chunxiu | China | 2:20:38 | |
| 2008 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 2:24:14 | |
| 2009 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 2:22:11 | Second victory |
| 2010 | Aselefech Mergia | Ethiopia | 2:22:38 | Initially third but Liliya Shobukhova and Inga Abitova both disqualified retrospectively |
| 2011 | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:19:19 | |
| 2012 | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:18:37 | Second victory |
| 2013 | Priscah Jeptoo | Kenya | 2:20:15 | |
| 2014 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:20:21 | |
| 2015 | Tigist Tufa | Ethiopia | 2:23:21 | |
| 2016 | Jemima Sumgong | Kenya | 2:22:58 | |
| 2017 | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:17:01 | World marathon record (women-only); third victory |
| 2018 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:18:31 | |
| 2019 | Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 2:18:20 | |
| 2020 | Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 2:18:58 | Second victory |
| 2021 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | Kenya | 2:17:43 | |
| 2022 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | Ethiopia | 2:17:26 | |
| 2023 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 2:18:33 | |
| 2024 | Peres Jepchirchir | Kenya | 2:16:16 |

## Wheelchair race – men's winners

| Year | Athlete | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) | Notes |
| 1983 | Gordon Perry | United Kingdom | 3:20:07 | Course record |
| 1984 | Kevin Breen | Ireland | 2:38:40 | Course record |
| 1985 | Chris Hallam | United Kingdom | 2:19:53 | Course record |
| 1986 | Gerry O'Rourke | Ireland | 2:26:38 | |
| 1987 | Chris Hallam | United Kingdom | 2:08:34 | Course record; second victory |
| 1988 | Ted Vince | Canada | 2:01:37 | Course record |
| 1989 | David Holding | United Kingdom | 1:59:31 | Course record |
| 1990 | Håkan Ericsson | Sweden | 1:57:12 | Course record |
| 1991 | Farid Amarouche | France | 1:52:52 | Course record |
| 1992 | Daniel Wesley | Canada | 1:51:42 | Course record |
| 1993 | George Vandamme | Belgium | 1:44:10 | Course record |
| 1994 | David Holding | United Kingdom | 1:46:06 | Second victory |
| 1995 | Heinz Frei | Switzerland | 1:39:14 | Course record |
| 1996 | David Holding | United Kingdom | 1:43:48 | Third victory |
| 1997 | David Holding | United Kingdom | 1:42:15 | Fourth victory |
| 1998 | Heinz Frei | Switzerland | 1:35:18 | Course record; second victory |
| 1999 | Heinz Frei | Switzerland | 1:35:27 | Third victory |
| 2000 | Kevin Papworth | United Kingdom | 1:41:50 | |
| 2001 | Denis Lemeunier | France | 1:42:37 | |
| 2002 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:39:44 | |
| 2003 | Joël Jeannot | France | 1:32:02 | Course record |
| 2004 | Saúl Mendoza | Mexico | 1:36:56 | |
| 2005 | Saúl Mendoza | Mexico | 1:35:51 | Second victory |
| 2006 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:29:48 | Course record; second victory |
| 2007 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:30:51 | Third victory |
| 2008 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:33:56 | Fourth victory |
| 2009 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:28:57 | Course record |
| 2010 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 1:35:21 | |
| 2011 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:30:05 | Fifth victory |
| 2012 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:32:26 | Sixth victory |
| 2013 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:31:29 | Second victory |
| 2014 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:32:41 | |
| 2015 | Josh George | United States | 1:31:31 | |
| 2016 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:35:19 | Second victory |
| 2017 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:31:06 | Seventh victory |
| 2018 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:31:15 | Eighth victory |
| 2019 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States | 1:33:37 | |
| 2020 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 1:36:04 | |
| 2021 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:26:27 | Course record; third victory |
| 2022 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:24:38 | Course record; fourth victory |
| 2023 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:23:44 | Course record; fifth victory |

## Wheelchair race – women's winners

| Year | Athlete | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) | Notes |
| 1983 | Denise Smith | United Kingdom | 4:29:03 | Course record |
| 1984 | Kay McShane | Ireland | 3:10:04 | Course record |
| 1985 | Kay McShane | Ireland | 2:47:12 | Course record; second victory |
| 1986 | Kay McShane | Ireland | 3:02:40 | Third victory |
| 1987 | Karen Davidson | United Kingdom | 2:45:30 | Course record |
| 1988 | Karen Davidson | United Kingdom | 2:41:45 | Course record, second victory |
| 1989 | Josie Cichockyj | United Kingdom | 3:03:54 | |
| 1990 | Connie Hansen | Denmark | 2:10:25 | Course record |
| 1991 | Connie Hansen | Denmark | 2:04:40 | Course record; second victory |
| 1992 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | United Kingdom | 2:17:23 | |
| 1993 | Rose Hill | United Kingdom | 2:03:05 | Course record |
| 1994 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | United Kingdom | 2:08:26 | Second victory |
| 1995 | Rose Hill | United Kingdom | 2:17:02 | Second victory |
| 1996 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | United Kingdom | 2:00:10 | Course record; third victory |
| 1997 | Monica Wetterström | Sweden | 1:49:09 | Course record |
| 1998 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | United Kingdom | 2:02:01 | Fourth victory |
| 1999 | Monica Wetterström | Sweden | 1:57:38 | Second victory |
| 2000 | Sarah Piercy | United Kingdom | 2:23:30 | |
| 2001 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | United Kingdom | 2:13:55 | Fifth victory |
| 2002 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | United Kingdom | 2:22:51 | Sixth victory |
| 2003 | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 2:04:21 | |
| 2004 | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 2:04:58 | Second victory |
| 2005 | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 1:57:00 | Third victory |
| 2006 | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 1:59:57 | Fourth victory |
| 2007 | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:50:40 | |
| 2008 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:48:04 | Course record |
| 2009 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:50:39 | |
| 2010 | Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:52:33 | |
| 2011 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:46:31 | Course record; second victory |
| 2012 | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:49:10 | Second victory |
| 2013 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:46:02 | Course record |
| 2014 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:45:12 | Course record; second victory |
| 2015 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:41:14 | Course record; third victory |
| 2016 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:44:14 | Fourth victory |
| 2017 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 1:39:57 | Course record |
| 2018 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 1:42:58 | |
| 2019 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 1:44:09 | Second victory |
| 2020 | Nikita den Boer | Netherlands | 1:40:07 | |
| 2021 | Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 1:39:52 | Course record; third victory |
| 2022 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 1:38:24 | Course record |
| 2023 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 1:38:51 | Second victory |

## Victories by nationality

| Country | Men's race | Women's race | Men's wheelchair | Women's Wheelchair | Total |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 44 |
| Kenya | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ireland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Ethiopia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Germany | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |