# 2000 in marathon running

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 | Chicago, United States |

### 2000 World Year Ranking

| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Rank | Date | Note |
| 1 | 2:06:36 | António Pinto (POR) | London, United Kingdom | 1 | 16-04-2000 | NR |
| 2 | 2:06:51 | Atsushi Fujita (JPN) | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 03-12-2000 | |
| 3 | 2:07:01 | Khalid Khannouchi (USA) | Chicago, United States | 1 | 22-10-2000 | |
| 4 | 2:07:15 | Japhet Kosgei (KEN) | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 13-02-2000 | |
| 5 | 2:07:20 | Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 13-02-2000 | NR |
| 6 | 2:07:29 | Josephat Kiprono (KEN) | Chicago, United States | 2 | 22-10-2000 | |
| 7 | 2:07:33 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) | London, United Kingdom | 2 | 16-04-2000 | |
| 8 | 2:07:42 | Simon Biwott (KEN) | Berlin, Germany | 1 | 10-09-2000 | |
| 9 | 2:07:47 | Antoni Peña (ESP) | Berlin, Germany | 2 | 10-09-2000 | |
| 9 | 2:07:47 | Moses Tanui (KEN) | Chicago, United States | 3 | 22-10-2000 | |
| 11 | 2:08:02 | Peter Githuka (KEN) | Chicago, United States | 4 | 22-10-2000 | |
| 12 | 2:08:08 | Alberto Juzdado (ESP) | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 13-02-2000 | |
| 13 | 2:08:14 | Martín Fiz (ESP) | Otsu, Japan | 1 | 05-03-2000 | |
| 14 | 2:08:16 | Takayuki Inubushi (JPN) | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 13-02-2000 | |
| 15 | 2:08:22 | Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1 | 16-04-2000 | |
| 16 | 2:08:23 | Fred Kiprop (KEN) | Chicago, United States | 5 | 22-10-2000 | |
| 17 | 2:08:30 | Francisco Javier Cortés (ESP) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2 | 16-04-2000 | |
| 18 | 2:08:33 | Simretu Alemayehu (ETH) | Turin, Italy | 1 | 26-03-2000 | |
| 19 | 2:08:34 | Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3 | 16-04-2000 | |
| 20 | 2:08:41 | Giacomo Leone (ITA) | Rome, Italy | 2 | 01-01-2000 | |
| 21 | 2:08:48 | Willy Cheruiyot (KEN) | Vienna, Austria | 1 | 21-05-2000 | |
| 22 | 2:08:49 | Francesco Ingargiola (ITA) | Rome, Italy | 3 | 01-01-2000 | |
| 22 | 2:08:49 | Baek Seung-Do (KOR) | Tokyo, Japan | 5 | 13-02-2000 | |
| 22 | 2:08:49 | Mohamed Ouaadi (FRA) | Paris, France | 1 | 09-04-2000 | |
| 22 | 2:08:49 | Joseph Ngolepus (KEN) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4 | 16-04-2000 | |
| 26 | 2:08:59 | Elijah Korir (KEN) | Turin, Italy | 2 | 26-03-2000 | |
| 27 | 2:09:00 | Mark Saina (KEN) | Turin, Italy | 3 | 26-03-2000 | |
| 28 | 2:09:04 | Shinji Kawashima (JPN) | Otsu, Japan | 2 | 05-03-2000 | |
| 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 | 2 | 09-04-2000 | |
| 32 | 2:09:17 | Abraham Limo (KEN) | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2 | 15-10-2000 | |
| 33 | 2:09:18 | Zebedayo Bayo (TAN) | Paris, France | 4 | 09-04-2000 | |
| 34 | 2:09:23 | Ryuji Takei (JPN) | Otsu, Japan | 3 | 05-03-2000 | |
| 35 | 2:09:26 | Noriaki Igarashi (JPN) | Fukuoka, Japan | 4 | 03-12-2000 | |
| 36 | 2:09:30 | Hiroshi Miki (JPN) | Tokyo, Japan | 6 | 13-02-2000 | |
| 37 | 2:09:35 | Joseph Mereng (KEN) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6 | 16-04-2000 | |
| 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 | 5 | 03-12-2000 | |
| 41 | 2:09:46 | Michael Kite (KEN) | Münich, Germany | 1 | 15-10-2000 | |
| 42 | 2:09:47 | Elijah Lagat (KEN) | Boston, United States | 1 | 17-04-2000 | |
| 42 | 2:09:47 | Joel Sankale (KEN) | Münich, Germany | 2 | 15-10-2000 | |
| 44 | 2:09:49 | Moges Taye (ETH) | Rome, Italy | 4 | 01-01-2000 | |
| 45 | 2:09:50 | Atsushi Sato (JPN) | Otsu, Japan | 4 | 05-03-2000 | |
| 45 | 2:09:50 | John Bungei (KEN) | Venice, Italy | 1 | 22-10-2000 | |
| 47 | 2:09:52 | Jackson Kabiga (KEN) | Berlin, Germany | 3 | 10-09-2000 | |
| 48 | 2:09:55 | Mathias Ntawulikura (RWA) | London, United Kingdom | 7 | 16-04-2000 | |
| 49 | 2:10:00 | Steve Moneghetti (AUS) | Tokyo, Japan | 7 | 13-02-2000 | |
| 50 | 2:10:08 | Takahiro Sunada (JPN) | Berlin, Germany | 4 | 10-09-2000 | |

## Women
### Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field :
| World Record | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 2:20:43 | September 26, 1999 | Berlin, Germany |

### 2000 World Year Ranking

| Rank | Time | Athlete | Venue | Pos | Date |
| 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 |