# 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

The men's marathon event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 in the streets of Osaka, Japan. The weather conditions were difficult, with 28 °C (82 °F) and 72% humidity at the start of the race. The temperature rose to 30 °C (86 °F) towards the end of the race, and many competitors failed to finish the race.

## Medallists

| Gold | Luke Kibet Kenya (KEN) |
| Silver | Mubarak Hassan Shami Qatar (QAT) |
| Bronze | Viktor Röthlin Switzerland (SUI) |

## Abbreviations

* All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2007 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Paul Tergat (KEN) | 2:04:55 | September 28, 2003 | Berlin, Germany |
| Event Record | Jaouad Gharib (MAR) | 2:08:31 | August 30, 2003 | Paris, France |
| Season Best | Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT) | 2:07:19 | April 15, 2007 | Paris, France |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Note |
| | Luke Kibet | Kenya (KEN) | 2:15:59 | |
| | Mubarak Hassan Shami | Qatar (QAT) | 2:17:18 | |
| | Viktor Röthlin | Switzerland (SUI) | 2:17:25 | |
| 4 | Yared Asmerom | Eritrea (ERI) | 2:17:41 | |
| 5 | Tsuyoshi Ogata | Japan (JPN) | 2:17:42 | SB |
| 6 | Satoshi Osaki | Japan (JPN) | 2:18:06 | SB |
| 7 | Toshinari Suwa | Japan (JPN) | 2:18:35 | SB |
| 8 | William Kiplagat | Kenya (KEN) | 2:19:21 | |
| 9 | Janne Holmén | Finland (FIN) | 2:19:36 | |
| 10 | José Manuel Martínez | Spain (ESP) | 2:20:25 | |
| 11 | Dan Robinson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 2:20:30 | |
| 12 | Alex Malinga | Uganda (UGA) | 2:20:36 | |
| 13 | Tomoyuki Sato | Japan (JPN) | 2:20:53 | |
| 14 | Gashaw Asfaw | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:20:58 | |
| 15 | Park Ju-Young | South Korea (KOR) | 2:21:49 | |
| 16 | Mike Fokoroni | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2:21:52 | |
| 17 | José Ríos | Spain (ESP) | 2:22:21 | SB |
| 18 | José de Souza | Brazil (BRA) | 2:22:24 | |
| 19 | Seteng Ayele | Israel (ISR) | 2:22:27 | |
| 20 | Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi | Libya (LBA) | 2:22:50 | |
| 21 | Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein | United States (USA) | 2:23:04 | SB |
| 22 | Alberto Chaíça | Portugal (POR) | 2:23:22 | SB |
| 23 | Mike Morgan | United States (USA) | 2:23:28 | SB |
| 24 | Kim Young-Chun | South Korea (KOR) | 2:24:25 | |
| 25 | Samson Ramadhani | Tanzania (TAN) | 2:25:51 | |
| 26 | Lee Myong-Seung | South Korea (KOR) | 2:25:54 | |
| 27 | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa (RSA) | 2:26:00 | |
| 28 | Chang Chia-Che | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2:26:22 | |
| 29 | Khalid Kamal Yaseen | Bahrain (BHR) | 2:26:32 | SB |
| 30 | Getuli Bayo | Tanzania (TAN) | 2:26:56 | |
| 31 | Dejene Berhanu | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:27:50 | SB |
| 32 | Kyle O'Brien | United States (USA) | 2:28:28 | SB |
| 33 | Su Wei | China (CHN) | 2:28:41 | SB |
| 34 | Wodage Zvadya | Israel (ISR) | 2:29:21 | |
| 35 | Luís Feiteira | Portugal (POR) | 2:29:34 | |
| 36 | Deng Haiyang | China (CHN) | 2:29:37 | SB |
| 37 | Ulrich Steidl | Germany (GER) | 2:30:03 | |
| 38 | Ambesse Tolosa | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:30:20 | |
| 39 | Michael Tluway Mislay | Tanzania (TAN) | 2:30:33 | |
| 40 | Asaf Bimro | Israel (ISR) | 2:31:34 | |
| 41 | Yousf Othman Qader | Qatar (QAT) | 2:32:00 | |
| 42 | Paulo Gomes | Portugal (POR) | 2:32:02 | |
| 43 | Li Zhuhong | China (CHN) | 2:32:44 | |
| 44 | Rachid Kisri | Morocco (MAR) | 2:32:57 | |
| 45 | Abderrahime Bouramdane | Morocco (MAR) | 2:33:26 | |
| 46 | Pablo Olmedo | Mexico (MEX) | 2:33:40 | |
| 47 | Marcel Tschopp | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 2:33:42 | |
| 48 | Antoni Bernadó | Andorra (AND) | 2:34:28 | |
| 49 | Ren Longyun | China (CHN) | 2:35:22 | |
| 50 | Fernando Cabada Jr | United States (USA) | 2:35:48 | SB |
| 51 | Peter Riley | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 2:36:00 | SB |
| 52 | Laban Kagika | Kenya (KEN) | 2:37:13 | |
| 53 | George Mofokeng | South Africa (RSA) | 2:40:22 | |
| 54 | Rito Regules | Mexico (MEX) | 2:45:26 | |
| 55 | Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od | Mongolia (MGL) | 2:49:06 | SB |
| 56 | Mitsuru Kubota | Japan (JPN) | 2:59:40 | |
| 57 | Tumi Malefetsane | Lesotho (LES) | 3:03:47 | |
| — | Patrick Dupouy | French Polynesia (PYF) | DNF | |
| — | Geovanni Santos | Brazil (BRA) | DNF | |
| — | Zongamele Dyubeni | South Africa (RSA) | DNF | |
| — | Amos Masai | Uganda (UGA) | DNF | |
| — | Zheng Yunshan | China (CHN) | DNF | |
| — | Francis Kirwa | Finland (FIN) | DNF | |
| — | Abdulhak Zakaria | Bahrain (BHR) | DNF | |
| — | Abdil Ceylan | Turkey (TUR) | DNF | |
| — | Joachim Nshimirimana | Burundi (BDI) | DNF | |
| — | Nelson Cruz | Cape Verde (CPV) | DNF | |
| — | Juan Gualberto Vargas | Mexico (MEX) | DNF | |
| — | Gudisa Shentema | Ethiopia (ETH) | DNF | |
| — | Khalid El Boumlili | Morocco (MAR) | DNF | |
| — | Martin Beckmann (runner) | Germany (GER) | DNF | |
| — | James Mwangi Macharia | Kenya (KEN) | DNF | |
| — | Migidio Bourifa | Italy (ITA) | DNF | |
| — | Tesfaye Tola | Ethiopia (ETH) | DNF | |
| — | Óscar Martín | Spain (ESP) | DNF | |
| — | Laban Kipkemboi | Kenya (KEN) | DNF | |
| — | Norman Dlomo | South Africa (RSA) | DNF | |
| — | Iaroslav Musinschi | Moldova (MDA) | DNF | |
| — | Bethuel Netshifhefhe | South Africa (RSA) | DNF | |
| — | Hicham Chatt | Morocco (MAR) | DNF | |
| — | Hélder Ornelas | Portugal (POR) | DNF | |
| — | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco (MAR) | DNF | |
| — | Takhir Mamashayev | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | DNF | |
| — | Julio Rey | Spain (ESP) | DNF | |
| — | Pavel Loskutov | Estonia (EST) | DNF | |
| — | Luís Jesus | Portugal (POR) | DNS | |
| — | Simeon Kiplagat Sawe | United States (USA) | DNS | |

## Marathon World Cup

| Place | Country | Athletes | Time |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | Tsuyoshi Ogata Satoshi Osaki Toshinari Suwa (Tomoyuki Sato) (Mitsuru Kubota) Total | 2:17:42 2:18:06 2:18:35 (2:20:53) (2:59:40) 6:54:23 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | Park Ju-Young Kim Young-Chun Lee Myong-Seung Total | 2:21:49 2:24:25 2:25:54 7:12:08 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | Luke Kibet William Kiplagat Laban Kagika Total | 2:15:59 2:19:21 2:37:13 7:12:33 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein Mike Morgan Kyle O'Brien (Fernando Cabada Jr) Total | 2:23:04 2:23:28 2:28:28 (2:35:48) 7:15:00 |
| 5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | Gashaw Asfaw Dejene Berhanu Ambesse Tolosa Total | 2:20:58 2:27:50 2:30:20 7:19:08 |
| 6 | Tanzania (TAN) | Samson Ramadhani Getuli Bayo Michael Tluway Mislay Total | 2:25:51 2:26:56 2:30:33 7:23:20 |
| 7 | Israel (ISR) | Ayele Seteng Zvadya Wodage Asaf Bimro Total | 2:22:27 2:29:21 2:31:34 7:23:22 |
| 8 | Portugal (POR) | Alberto Chaíça Luís Feiteira Paulo Gomes Total | 2:23:22 2:29:34 2:32:02 7:24:58 |
| 9 | China (CHN) | Su Wei Deng Haiyang Li Zhuhong (Ren Longyun) Total | 2:28:41 2:29:37 2:32:44 (2:35:22) 7:31:02 |