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Argentina

*1980:
Alfredo Maravilla Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. Given name Artists and musicians * Aldo Sambrell (1931–2010), Spanish actor also known as Alfredo San ...
*1981: Raúl Omar Suárez *1982:
Alfredo Maravilla Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. Given name Artists and musicians * Aldo Sambrell (1931–2010), Spanish actor also known as Alfredo San ...
*1983: Carlos José Orué *1984: Rubén Aguiar *1985: Carlos José Orué *1986: Juan Carlos Ríos *1987: Rubén Aguiar *1988: Toribio Gutiérrez *1989: Toribio Gutiérrez *1990: Carlos Edgar Barria *1991: Carlos Edgar Barria *1992: Toribio Gutiérrez *1993: Tranquilino Valenzuela *1994: Toribio Gutiérrez *1995: Carlos Edgar Barria *1996: Juan Pablo Juárez *1997: Toribio Gutiérrez *1998: Oscar Alarcón *1999: Oscar Cortínez *2000:
Juan Castro Juan Gabriel Castro (born June 20, 1972), is a Mexican professional baseball coach and former infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Philade ...
*2001: Claudio Burgos *2002: Alejandro Giménez *2003: Daniel Simbrón *2004: Daniel Simbrón *2005: Oscar Cortínez *2006: Oscar Cortínez *2007: Oscar Cortínez


Australia

*1980: Lawrence Whitty *1981: Garry Bentley *1982: Robert Wallace *1983: John Stanley *1984: Andrew Lloyd *1985: Grenville Wood *1986:
Stephen Austin Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo-Americans, Anglo Texas,Hatch (1999), p. 43. he led the second and, ultimately, the success ...
*1987: Daniel Boltz *1988: Patrick Carroll *1989: Bradley Camp *1990: Allan Carman *1991:
Sean Quilty Sean Patrick Quilty (16 May 1966 – 16 July 2022) was an Australian long-distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Quilty was born in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Austra ...
*1992: Gerard Barrett *1993:
Sean Quilty Sean Patrick Quilty (16 May 1966 – 16 July 2022) was an Australian long-distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Quilty was born in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Austra ...
*1994: Michael Dalton *1995: Roderic deHighden *1996: Magnus Michelsson *1997: Patrick Carroll *1998: Greg Lyons *1999:
Shaun Creighton Shaun William Creighton (born 14 May 1967 in Sydney) is an Australian long-distance runner. He holds the Australian record in the 3000m steeplechase and represented Australia at four Commonwealth Games and two Olympics. He continues to compete i ...
*2000: Roderic deHighden *2001: Borislav Devic *2002: Jeremy Horne *2003: Paul Arthur *2004: Daniel Green *2005: Brett Cartwright *2006:
Lee Troop Lee Joseph Troop (born 22 March 1973) is an Olympic marathon runner from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He started out as a long-distance track runner and he represented Australia in the 5000 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and attended h ...


Canada

*1980:
Brian Maxwell Brian Leigh Maxwell (March 14, 1953 – March 19, 2004) was a British born Canadian track and field athlete, track coach, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He founded PowerBar, a maker of energy and nutritional products for athletes. Maxwell ini ...
*1981: John Hill *1982: Michael Dyon *1983:
Art Boileau Arthur Boileau (born October 9, 1957) is a Canadian long-distance runner who was a two-time winner of the Los Angeles Marathon, winning in both 1987 and 1989. Boileau also finished 2nd in the 1986 Boston Marathon. He also represented Canada in tw ...
*1984: Dave Edge *1985: Roger Schwegel *1986: Agustin Diaz Romero *1987: Michael Dyon *1988: Gordon Christie *1989: Peter Maher *1990: Ashley Dustow *1991: Michael Petrocci *1992-1999: Not Held *2000:
Bruce Deacon Bruce William Deacon (born December 5, 1966) is a former Canadian long-distance runner, notably in the full marathon. Deacon was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Deacon competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Ol ...
*2001:
Bruce Deacon Bruce William Deacon (born December 5, 1966) is a former Canadian long-distance runner, notably in the full marathon. Deacon was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Deacon competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Ol ...
*2002:
Bruce Deacon Bruce William Deacon (born December 5, 1966) is a former Canadian long-distance runner, notably in the full marathon. Deacon was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Deacon competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Ol ...
*2003: Not Held *2004: Matthew McInnes *2005: James Finlayson *2006: Charles Bedley *2007: Matthew McInnes *2008: Giitah Macharia *2009:
Reid Coolsaet Reid Coolsaet (born July 29, 1979) is a Canadian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Career He is a University of Guelph alumnus, having competed as a Gryphon during his time there. He made his first international appearances for ...
*2010:
Stephen Drew Stephen Oris Drew (born March 16, 1983) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Washington Na ...
*2011: Lucas McAneney *2012: Rejean Chiasson


England

*1980: Ian Thompson *1981: Hugh Jones *1982:
Steve Kenyon Stephen Kenyon (born 16 September 1951) is a retired male long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon (sport), marathon and half marathon. Biography Kenyon was raised in Bolton, E ...
*1983:
Mike Gratton Michael Colin Gratton (born 28 November 1954) is a male former elite long distance runner from England who won the 1983 London Marathon. Biography A member of the Kent athletics club Invicta AC, Gratton finished third behind Hugh Jones in ...
*1984:
Charlie Spedding Charles Spedding (born 19 May 1952) is an English former long-distance runner who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. Biography Spedding finished third behind Brendan Foster in the 5,000 metres event at the 19 ...
*1985:
Steve Jones Steve or Steven Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Steve Jones (English presenter) (born 1945), English musician, disk jockey, television presenter, and voice-over artist *Steve Jones (musician) (born 1955), English rock and roll guitar ...
(WAL) *1986: Hugh Jones *1987: Hugh Jones *1988:
Kevin Forster Kevin John Forster (born 27 September 1958) is a male retired long-distance runner from England. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Biography Forster represented Great Britain and finished 33rd in the marathon at the 1988 Olympic Games ...
*1989: Tony Milovsorov *1990:
Allister Hutton Allister Hutton (born 18 July 1954) is a former elite long-distance runner from Scotland, who won the London Marathon in 1990. He competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international mult ...
(SCO) *1991: Dave Long *1992: Paul Evans *1993:
Eamonn Martin Eamonn Thomas Martin (born 9 October 1958) is an English former long distance runner who competed at three Olympic Games. Biography Martin is the most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, having won the 1993 race in a sprint ...
*1994:
Eamonn Martin Eamonn Thomas Martin (born 9 October 1958) is an English former long distance runner who competed at three Olympic Games. Biography Martin is the most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, having won the 1993 race in a sprint ...
*1995: Paul Evans *1996: Paul Evans *1997: Paul Evans *1998:
Mark Hudspith Mark Edward Hudspith (born 19 January 1969) is a male English former long-distance runner. Athletics career Hudspith represented England and won the bronze medal in the Marathon at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. At the time he was th ...
*1999:
Mark Hudspith Mark Edward Hudspith (born 19 January 1969) is a male English former long-distance runner. Athletics career Hudspith represented England and won the bronze medal in the Marathon at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. At the time he was th ...
*2000:
Mark Hudspith Mark Edward Hudspith (born 19 January 1969) is a male English former long-distance runner. Athletics career Hudspith represented England and won the bronze medal in the Marathon at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. At the time he was th ...
*2001: Mark Steinle *2002: Mark Steinle *2003: Christopher Cariss *2004: Jonathan Brown *2005: Jonathan Brown *2006:
Peter Riley Arthur Peter Riley (born 1940) is a contemporary English poet, essayist, and editor. Riley is known as a Cambridge poet, part of the group loosely associated with J. H. Prynne which today is acknowledged as an important center of innovative ...
*2007: Dan Robinson


Denmark

*1980: Jørn Lauenborg *1981:
Svend-Erik Kristensen Svend Erik Kristensen (born 24 June 1956) is a retired male long-distance runner from Denmark, who twice represented his native country at the European Athletics Championships during his career: 1982 and 1986. He is a four-time national marathon t ...
*1982: Jørn Lauenborg *1983: John Skovbjerg *1984: Keld Johnsen *1985: Christian Wolfsberg *1986:
Svend-Erik Kristensen Svend Erik Kristensen (born 24 June 1956) is a retired male long-distance runner from Denmark, who twice represented his native country at the European Athletics Championships during his career: 1982 and 1986. He is a four-time national marathon t ...
*1987: Palle Redder Madsen *1988: Jens Wørzner *1989: Peter Nordsmark *1990:
Svend-Erik Kristensen Svend Erik Kristensen (born 24 June 1956) is a retired male long-distance runner from Denmark, who twice represented his native country at the European Athletics Championships during his career: 1982 and 1986. He is a four-time national marathon t ...
*1991:
Svend-Erik Kristensen Svend Erik Kristensen (born 24 June 1956) is a retired male long-distance runner from Denmark, who twice represented his native country at the European Athletics Championships during his career: 1982 and 1986. He is a four-time national marathon t ...
*1992: Helge Gommesen *1993: Niels Kristian Vejen *1994: Palle Redder Madsen *1995: Kent Jensen *1996: Palle Redder Madsen *1997: Søren Rasmussen *1998: Christian Wolfsberg *1999: Torben Juul Nielsen *2000: Torben Juul Nielsen *2001: Torben Juul Nielsen *2002: Torben Juul Nielsen *2003: Jørgen Gamborg *2004: Torben Juul Nielsen *2005: Søren Palshøj *2006: Torben Juul Nielsen *2007: Søren Palshøj


Estonia

Estonian national champions are as follows. *1927: Elmar Reiman *1928: Karl Laas *1929: Karl Laas *1930: Karl Laas *1931–1933: – *1934: Alfred Maasik *1935: Otto Treimann *1936: August Koidu *1937–1938: – *1939: Bernhard Lont *1940: Bernhard Lont *1941–1946: – *1947: Loit Laidna *1948: Aleksander Külm *1949: Richard Lulla *1950: Viktor Puusepp *1951: Nikolai Kanajev *1952: Arnold Vaabla *1953: Viktor Puusepp *1954: Viktor Puusepp *1955: Viktor Puusepp *1956: Viktor Puusepp *1957: Viktor Puusepp *1958: Arkaadi Birkenfeldt *1959: Rein Leinus *1960: Rein Leinus *1961: Rein Leinus *1962: Rein Leinus *1963: Rein Leinus *1964: Ronald Suur *1965: Ronald Suur *1966: Ronald Suur *1967: Rein Leinus *1968: Rein Leinus *1969: Rein Leinus *1970: Rein Leinus *1971: Mart Kalder *1972: Jüri Liim *1973: Mati Kartau *1974: Küllo Tiido *1975: Toivo Koovit *1976: Küllo Tiido *1977: Toivo Koovit *1978: Aare Kuum *1979: Avo Järv *1980: Aare Kuum *1981: Rene Meimer *1982: Vladimir Heerik *1983: Villy Sudemäe *1984: Villy Sudemäe *1985: Villy Sudemäe *1986: Kalev Urbanik *1987: Meelis Veilberg *1988: Rein Valdmaa *1989: Kaupo Sabre *1990: Kaupo Sabre *1991: Kaupo Sabre *1992: Vello Misler *1993: Rein Valdmaa *1994: Henno Haava *1995: Vladimir Arhipov *1996: Kaupo Sabre *1997: Margus Pirksaar *1998: Toomas Tarm *1999: Kaupo Sabre *2000: Vladimir Bõtšuk *2001: Kaupo Sabre *2002: Toomas Tarm *2003: Toomas Tarm *2004: Toomas Tarm *2005: Margus Lehtna *2006: Taavi Tambur *2007: Aleksei Saveljev *2008: Aleksei Markov *2009: Aleksei Markov *2010:
Pavel Loskutov Pavel Loskutov (born 2 December 1969 in Valka, Latvia) is a former Estonian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races. He has competed in the Olympic marathon race four times consecutively, from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics to the ...
*2011: Kaupo Sasmin *2012: Viljar Vallimäe *2013:
Roman Fosti Roman Fosti (born 6 June 1983) is an Estonian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 20th, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing 61st, and the 2017 Wor ...
*2014: Heinar Vaine *2015:
Sergei Tšerepannikov Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves ...
*2016: Heinar Vaine *2017: Argo Jõesoo *2018:
Roman Fosti Roman Fosti (born 6 June 1983) is an Estonian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 20th, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing 61st, and the 2017 Wor ...
*2019: Raido Mitt *2020: Rauno Jallai *2021:
Dmitri Aristov Dmitry (); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios (, ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedic ...


Finland

*1980:
Esa Tikkanen Esa Tikkanen (born January 25, 1965) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Florida P ...
*1981: Pertti Tiainen *1982: Niilo Kemppe *1983: Ulf-Hakan Spik *1984: Esa Liedes *1985: Vesa Kähkölä *1986:
Jouni Kortelainen Jouni Ensio Kortelainen (born 9 June 1957 in Polvijärvi) is a retired male long-distance runner from Finland. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best (2:12:09) in the classic ...
*1987: Asko Uusimäki *1988: Vesa Kähkölä *1989: Pekka Vähä-Vahe *1990: Illka Väänänen *1991: Pekka Vähä-Vahe *1992: Yrjö Pesonen *1993: Yrjö Pesonen *1994: Yrjö Pesonen *1995: Jussi Huttunen *1996: Jari Jaakkola *1997:
Ville Hautala Ville Hautala (born 19 November 1968) is a Finnish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and off ...
*1998: Lauri Friari *1999: Lauri Friari *2000: Yrjö Pesonen *2001:
Jaakko Kero Jaakko is a Finnish male first name, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names Jacob or James. The name day of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to: *Kings who are in English named ''James'' are in Finnish named ''Jaakk ...
*2002: Yrjö Pesonen *2003: Yrjö Pesonen *2004: Petri Saavalainen *2005: Petri Saavalainen *2006: Yrjö Pesonen *2007: Marko Vaittinen *2008: Anssi Raittila *2009: Lewis Korir *2010: Obed Kipkurui *2011:
Jaakko Kero Jaakko is a Finnish male first name, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names Jacob or James. The name day of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to: *Kings who are in English named ''James'' are in Finnish named ''Jaakk ...


France

*1980: Bernard Bobes *1981:
Dominique Chauvelier Dominique Chauvelier (born 3 August 1956) is a French former long-distance runner who competed in marathons. His greatest international achievement was a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Born in La Flèch ...
*1982: Bernard Faure *1983: Alain Lazare *1984: Patrick Joannes *1985: Patrick Joannes *1986: Alain Lazare *1987:
Jean-Jacques Padel Jean-Jacques is a French name, equivalent to "John James" in English. Since the second half of 18th century, Jean Jacques Rousseau was widely known as Jean Jacques. Notable people bearing this name include: Given name * Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 19 ...
*1988: Alexandre Rachide *1989:
Thierry Watrice Thierry Watrice (born 23 January 1957) is a French long-distance runner. In the age-specific categories, he finished seventh in the 5000 metres at the 1975 European Junior Championships and fourth in the junior race at the 1976 World Cross Cou ...
*1990:
Dominique Chauvelier Dominique Chauvelier (born 3 August 1956) is a French former long-distance runner who competed in marathons. His greatest international achievement was a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Born in La Flèch ...
*1991:
Dominique Chauvelier Dominique Chauvelier (born 3 August 1956) is a French former long-distance runner who competed in marathons. His greatest international achievement was a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Born in La Flèch ...
*1992: Louis Soares *1993:
Dominique Chauvelier Dominique Chauvelier (born 3 August 1956) is a French former long-distance runner who competed in marathons. His greatest international achievement was a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Born in La Flèch ...
*1994: Philippe Remond *1995: Abdi Djama *1996: Pascal Fétizon *1997: Pascal Blanchard *1998: Bertrand Itsweire *1999:
Abdelhakim Bagy Abdelhakim Bagy (born 31 March 1968 in Hichaoua, Morocco) is a retired male long-distance runner from France who mainly competed in the marathon race during his career. He set his personal best (2:11:06) in the classic distance on 8 April 2001 at ...
*2000: Benoît Zwierzchiewski *2001: Philippe Remond *2002: Samir Baala *2003: Not Held *2004: David Antoine *2005: David Antoine *2006: Pascal Fétizon *2007: David Antoine *2008: Samir Baala


Germany


East Germany

*1980:
Martin Schröder Martin Schröder may refer to: * Martin Schröder (chemist) (born 1954), professor of inorganic chemistry * Martin Schröder (aviator) (1931–2024), founder of Martinair {{Hndis, Schroder, Martin ...
*1981: Matthias Böckler *1982:
Waldemar Cierpinski Waldemar Cierpinski (born 3 August 1950) is a former East German athlete and two-time Olympic champion in the marathon. Career Cierpinski was born in Neugattersleben, East Germany to Polish parents who had moved to Germany in 1945. ...
*1983: Stephan Seidemann *1984: Frank Konzack *1985: Jörg Peter *1986: Uwe Koch *1987: Michael Heilmann *1988:
Rainer Wachenbrunner Rainer may refer to: People * Rainer (surname) * Rainer (given name) Other * Rainer Island, an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia * 16802 Rainer, an asteroid * Rainer Foundation, British charitable organisation See also * Rainier (disambiguation ...
*1989: Steffen Dittmann *1990: Klaus Goldammer


West Germany

*1968: Hubert Riesner *1969: Hubert Riesner *1970: Hans Hellbach *1971:
Lutz Philipp Lutz Philipp (14 October 1940 – 1 February 2012) was a German long-distance runner. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Philipp won the British AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field ...
*1972:
Lutz Philipp Lutz Philipp (14 October 1940 – 1 February 2012) was a German long-distance runner. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Philipp won the British AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field ...
*1973:
Lutz Philipp Lutz Philipp (14 October 1940 – 1 February 2012) was a German long-distance runner. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Philipp won the British AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field ...
*1974: Anton Gorbunow *1975:
Günter Mielke Günter Mielke (30 November 1942 – 18 January 2010) was a West Germany, West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and marathon. He was born in Berlin. He won the West German championships in marathon in 1975 and 1977 ...
*1976: Paul Angenvoorth *1977:
Günter Mielke Günter Mielke (30 November 1942 – 18 January 2010) was a West Germany, West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and marathon. He was born in Berlin. He won the West German championships in marathon in 1975 and 1977 ...
*1978: Reinhard Leibold *1979: Michael Spöttel *1980: Ralf Salzmann *1981: Ralf Salzmann *1982: Ralf Salzmann *1983: Ralf Salzmann *1984: Ralf Salzmann *1985:
Herbert Steffny Herbert Steffny (born 5 September 1953 in Trier) is a former German long distance track event runner and prominent physical trainer. Professional career After modest successes as a youngster in long distance running, Steffny gave up the competi ...
*1986: Wolfgang Krüger *1987:
Guido Dold Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there ...
*1988: Udo Reeh *1989: Uwe Hartmann *1990:
Josef Oefele Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura and is the only company in Japan spec ...


Unified Germany

*1991:
Thomas Ertl Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
*1992:
Thomas Ertl Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
*1993:
Kurt Stenzel Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also a surname an ...
*1994:
Stephan Freigang Stephan Timo Freigang (born 27 September 1967, in Hohenleipisch, Brandenburg) is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed for his n ...
*1995:
Konrad Dobler Konrad Waldemar Dobler (born 27 April 1957 in Alt-Asbach, Rotthalmünster, Lower Bavaria) is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He set his personal best (2:1 ...
*1996: Steffen Dittmann *1997:
Dirk Nürnberger A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.); "Dagger", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scott ...
*1998:
Stephan Freigang Stephan Timo Freigang (born 27 September 1967, in Hohenleipisch, Brandenburg) is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed for his n ...
*1999:
Carsten Eich Carsten Eich (born 9 January 1970) is a retired (East) German runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and the marathons. He is an eight-time German champion and national record holder in the half marathon. Running career He was born in Leip ...
*2000: Matthias Körner *2001: Michael Fietz *2002: Martin Beckmann *2003: Michael Fietz *2004:
Stephan Freigang Stephan Timo Freigang (born 27 September 1967, in Hohenleipisch, Brandenburg) is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed for his n ...
*2005:
Dirk Nürnberger A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.); "Dagger", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scott ...
*2006: Matthias Körner *2007: Philipp Büttner *2008: Martin Beckmann *2009: Stefan Koch *2010:
Dennis Pyka Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometime ...
*2011: Stefan Koch *2012: Jan Simon Hamann *2013: Frank Schauer *2014: Tobias Schreindl


Italy

*1908: Umberto Blasi *1909: Umberto Blasi (2) *1910: Antonio Fraschini *1911: Orlando Cesaroni *1912: Giovanni Beltrandi *1913: Fernando Altimani (4) *1914: Angelo Malvicini *1915-1918: ''not held'' *1919:
Valerio Arri Valeriano Pompeo Maurizio "Valerio" Arri (22 June 1892 – 31 March 1970) was an Italian marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be ...
*1920: Florestano Benedetti *1921: Florestano Benedetti (2) *1922: Angelo Malvicini (2) *1923: Ettore Blasi *1924: Romeo Bertini *1925: Attilio Conton *1926: Stefano Natale *1927:
Luigi Rossini Luigi Rossini (1790–1857) was an Italian artist, best known for his etchings of ancient Roman architecture. Early life Rossini was born in Ravenna,Luigi Rossini, ''Le città del Lazio'', 1826, edizione di Vincenzo Pacifici, Tivoli, 1943, pp. 7 ...
*1928: Luigi Prato *1929: Stefano Natale (2) *1930: Stefano Natale (3) *1931: Francesco Roccati *1932:
Michele Fanelli Michele Fanelli (14 September 1907 – 13 December 1989) was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Ang ...
*1933:
Aurelio Genghini Aurelio Genghini (1 October 1907 – 10 September 2001) was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially ...
*1934:
Michele Fanelli Michele Fanelli (14 September 1907 – 13 December 1989) was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Ang ...
(2) *1935:
Luigi Rossini Luigi Rossini (1790–1857) was an Italian artist, best known for his etchings of ancient Roman architecture. Early life Rossini was born in Ravenna,Luigi Rossini, ''Le città del Lazio'', 1826, edizione di Vincenzo Pacifici, Tivoli, 1943, pp. 7 ...
(2) *1936: Giovanni Balzone *1937:
Aurelio Genghini Aurelio Genghini (1 October 1907 – 10 September 2001) was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially ...
(2) *1938: Francesco Raccati *1939: Francesco Raccati (2) *1940: Salvatore Costantino *1941: Romano Maffeis *1942: Francesco Raccati (3) *1943-1944: ''not held'' *1945: Ettore Padovani *1946: Stefano Natale (4) *1947: Salvatore Costantino (2) *1948: Renato Braghini *1949: Cristofano Sestini *1950: Gaetano Marzano *1951: Asfò Bussotti *1952: Egilberto Martufi *1953: Antonio Sabelli *1954: Antidoro Berti *1955: Antidoro Berti (2) *1956:
Rino Lavelli Giuseppe "Rino" Lavelli (born 12 November 1928) is an Italian former long-distance track event, long-distance runner. He competed in the Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References ...
*1957:
Rino Lavelli Giuseppe "Rino" Lavelli (born 12 November 1928) is an Italian former long-distance track event, long-distance runner. He competed in the Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References ...
(2) *1958: Francesco Perrone *1959: Enrico Massante *1960:
Rino Lavelli Giuseppe "Rino" Lavelli (born 12 November 1928) is an Italian former long-distance track event, long-distance runner. He competed in the Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References ...
*1961: Francesco Perrone (2) *1962: Antonio Ambu *1963:
Giorgio Jegmer Giorgio may refer to: * Castel Giorgio, ''comune'' in Umbria, Italy * Giorgio (name), an Italian given name and surname * Giorgio Moroder, or Giorgio, Italian record producer ** ''Giorgio'' (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder * "Giorgio" (song), ...
*1964: Antonio Ambu (2) *1965: Antonio Ambu (3) *1966: Antonio Ambu (4) *1967: Antonio Ambu (5) *1968: Antonio Ambu (6) *1969: Antonio Ambu (7) *1970: Toni Ritsch *1971: Giovanbattista Bassi *1972:
Francesco Amante Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is one of the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation) ...
*1973: Paolo Accaputo *1974:
Giuseppe Cindolo Giuseppe "Pippo" Cindolo (born 5 August 1945) is an Italian former long-distance runner, third at the 1974 European Athletics Championships on 10000 metres. Biography Cindolo has 48 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1966 to 1976). In hi ...
*1975:
Giuseppe Cindolo Giuseppe "Pippo" Cindolo (born 5 August 1945) is an Italian former long-distance runner, third at the 1974 European Athletics Championships on 10000 metres. Biography Cindolo has 48 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1966 to 1976). In hi ...
(2) *1976:
Giuseppe Cindolo Giuseppe "Pippo" Cindolo (born 5 August 1945) is an Italian former long-distance runner, third at the 1974 European Athletics Championships on 10000 metres. Biography Cindolo has 48 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1966 to 1976). In hi ...
(3) *1977: Paolo Accaputo (2) *1978: Massimo Magnani *1979: Michelangelo Arena *1980: Michelangelo Arena (2) *1981: Giampaolo Messina *1982: Giuseppe Gerbi *1983: Giuseppe Gerbi (2) *1984: Gianni Poli *1985:
Osvaldo Faustini Osvaldo Faustini (born 25 July 1956) is an Italian former long-distance runner. Biography Osvaldo Faustini has 5 caps in national team from 1983 to 1991. He is not relative of the other Italian marathon runner Alessio Faustini. National titles ...
*1986:
Osvaldo Faustini Osvaldo Faustini (born 25 July 1956) is an Italian former long-distance runner. Biography Osvaldo Faustini has 5 caps in national team from 1983 to 1991. He is not relative of the other Italian marathon runner Alessio Faustini. National titles ...
(2) *1987:
Salvatore Bettiol Salvatore Bettiol (born 28 November 1961) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy. Biography He represented his native country twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in 2nd place overall at the 1988 New ...
*1988: Carlo Terzer *1989: Marco Milani *1990: Severino Bernardini *1991:
Salvatore Bettiol Salvatore Bettiol (born 28 November 1961) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy. Biography He represented his native country twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in 2nd place overall at the 1988 New ...
(2) *1992: Giacomo Tagliaferri *1993: Walter D'Urbano *1994: Salvatore Nicosia *1995:
Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi (born 3 December 1972, in Legnano) is a former Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics. He ...
*1996: Franco Togni *1997: Massimiliano Ingrami *1998:
Migidio Bourifa Migidio Bourifa (born 31 January 1969 at Casablanca) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races. Biography He formerly competed for Morocco. He finished tenth in the marathon at the 2002 European Championships. In a ...
*1999: Roberto Barbi *2000: Roberto Barbi (2) *2001:
Angelo Carosi Angelo Carosi (born 20 January 1964 in Priverno) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his later career he also took up half marathon and marathon. Biography He ran four times consecutively in the ...
*2002: Fabio Rinaldi *2003:
Angelo Carosi Angelo Carosi (born 20 January 1964 in Priverno) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his later career he also took up half marathon and marathon. Biography He ran four times consecutively in the ...
(2) *2004: Roberto Barbi (3) *2005: Vincenzo Modica *2006:
Ruggero Pertile Ruggero Pertile (born 8 August 1974 in Camposampiero) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. He was the winner of the 2004 Rome City Marathon and has represented Italy internationally at three World Championships ...
*2007:
Migidio Bourifa Migidio Bourifa (born 31 January 1969 at Casablanca) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races. Biography He formerly competed for Morocco. He finished tenth in the marathon at the 2002 European Championships. In a ...
(2) *2008:
Alberico Di Cecco Alberico Di Cecco (born 19 April 1974) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. Biography He was banned from the sport for two years by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) after testing positive for EPO ...
*2009:
Migidio Bourifa Migidio Bourifa (born 31 January 1969 at Casablanca) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races. Biography He formerly competed for Morocco. He finished tenth in the marathon at the 2002 European Championships. In a ...
(3) *2010:
Migidio Bourifa Migidio Bourifa (born 31 January 1969 at Casablanca) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races. Biography He formerly competed for Morocco. He finished tenth in the marathon at the 2002 European Championships. In a ...
(4) *2011: Giovanni Gualdi *2012:
Migidio Bourifa Migidio Bourifa (born 31 January 1969 at Casablanca) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon races. Biography He formerly competed for Morocco. He finished tenth in the marathon at the 2002 European Championships. In a ...
(5) *2013:
Ruggero Pertile Ruggero Pertile (born 8 August 1974 in Camposampiero) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. He was the winner of the 2004 Rome City Marathon and has represented Italy internationally at three World Championships ...
(2)


Japan

*1980: Hiroshi Yuge *1981:
Robert de Castella Francois Robert de Castella (born 27 February 1957) is an Australian former world champion marathon runner. De Castella is widely known as "Deek" or "Deeks" to the Australian public, and "Tree" to his competitors due to his thick legs and inner ...
(AUS) *1982: Michio Mizukubo *1983:
Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese former long-distance runner. He was a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s. He represented his native country at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Seko's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Mara ...
*1984: Tetsuji Iwase *1985: Hisatoshi Shintaku *1986:
Toshihiro Shibutani Toshihiro Shibutani (born August 30, 1962) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by ...
*1987:
Takeyuki Nakayama is a former Japanese world-class marathon runner. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea (gold medal). Naka ...
*1988:
Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese former long-distance runner. He was a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s. He represented his native country at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Seko's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Mara ...
*1989: Manuel Matias (POR) *1990: Eddy Hellebuyck (BEL) *1991: Shuichi Morita *1992: Michael O'Reilly (ENG) *1993:
Dionicio Cerón Dionicio Cerón Pizarro (born October 9, 1965 in Toluca) is a former marathon runner from Mexico, whose personal best in the classic distance was 2:08:30. He represented his native country two times at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996. H ...
(MEX) *1994: Kenichi Suzuki *1995: Masaki Oya *1996: Hiroshi Tako *1997: Toshiyuki Hayata *1998: Muneyuki Ojima *1999: Hiroshi Miki *2000: Atsushi Fujita *2001: Shigeru Aburaya *2002: Toshio Mano *2003:
Tomoaki Kunichika Tomoaki Kunichika (; born April 22, 1973, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi) is a male long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2003 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:07:52 on December 7, 2003. Achievements References * sports-ref ...
*2004: Tadayuki Ojima *2005:
Toshinari Takaoka is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon race. He owned the former men's marathon Asian record. International competitions Personal bests *3000 metres - 7:41.87 min (1999/Japa ...
*2006: Wataru Okutani *2007:
Mitsuru Kubota Mitsuru (みつる, ミツル) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Written forms Forms in kanji can include: *, "full/fullness" *, "grow/raise" *, "light flow" People with the name *, Japanese manga author *, ...
*2008:
Arata Fujiwara is a Japanese marathon runner. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin, Germany, Fujiwara finished 61st in the men's marathon in a time of two hours, thirty-one minutes and ten seconds. He represented Japan at the 2012 S ...


Netherlands

*1980: Rudi Verriet *1981:
Cor Vriend Cornelis Wilhelmus Pieter "Cor" Vriend (born 8 November 1949) is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who mainly competed in the marathon. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country; in 1980 (Moscow, ...
*1982:
Cor Vriend Cornelis Wilhelmus Pieter "Cor" Vriend (born 8 November 1949) is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who mainly competed in the marathon. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country; in 1980 (Moscow, ...
*1983:
Cor Vriend Cornelis Wilhelmus Pieter "Cor" Vriend (born 8 November 1949) is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who mainly competed in the marathon. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country; in 1980 (Moscow, ...
*1984:
Gerard Nijboer Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer (; born 18 August 1955) is a Dutch former long-distance runner. Nijboer competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union), when he won the silver medal in the marathon. He beca ...
*1985:
Cor Vriend Cornelis Wilhelmus Pieter "Cor" Vriend (born 8 November 1949) is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who mainly competed in the marathon. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country; in 1980 (Moscow, ...
*1986: Adri Hartveld *1987:
Marti ten Kate Martin "Marti" ten Kate (born 16 December 1958) is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he finished in 9th place in the 10,000 metres (27: ...
*1988:
Gerard Nijboer Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer (; born 18 August 1955) is a Dutch former long-distance runner. Nijboer competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union), when he won the silver medal in the marathon. He beca ...
*1989: Huub Pragt *1990: Jan van Rijthoven *1991: Bert van Vlaanderen *1992: Bert van Vlaanderen *1993: Bert van Vlaanderen *1994: Aart Stigter *1995: Bert van Vlaanderen *1996: Aiduna Aitnafa *1997: Luc Krotwaar *1998: Luc Krotwaar *1999: Luc Krotwaar *2000: Luc Krotwaar *2001: Peter van Egdom *2002: Luc Krotwaar *2003:
Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase (born 20 October 1971 in Nijmegen) is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch record holder in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-d ...
*2004: Luc Krotwaar *2005:
Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase (born 20 October 1971 in Nijmegen) is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch record holder in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-d ...
*2006:
Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase (born 20 October 1971 in Nijmegen) is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch record holder in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-d ...
*2007: Luc Krotwaar *2008:
Greg van Hest Greg van Hest (born June 4, 1973, in Tilburg) is a Dutch runner. Career highlights ;Dutch National Championships :1996 - Schoorl, 1st, 10 km :1997 - Schoorl, 1st, 10 km :1999 - The Hague, 1st, Half marathon :1999 - 1st, Cross-country :2000 - T ...
*2009:
Koen Raymaekers Koen () is a Dutch language given name and surname, popular in the Netherlands and Flanders. Although the earliest direct attestation comes from Oudenaarde, East Flanders in 1272, it is known to have been derived from the Proto-Germanic name ''*k ...
*2010:
Koen Raymaekers Koen () is a Dutch language given name and surname, popular in the Netherlands and Flanders. Although the earliest direct attestation comes from Oudenaarde, East Flanders in 1272, it is known to have been derived from the Proto-Germanic name ''*k ...
*2011:
Michel Butter Michel Butter (born 5 November 1985) is a Dutch long-distance runner. He was the silver medallist over 10,000 metres at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships and represented his country at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships, co ...
*2012: Patrick Stitzinger *2013: Patrick Stitzinger *2014: Paul Zwama *2015:
Abdi Nageeye Abdi Nageeye (born 2 March 1989) is a Somali-Dutch long-distance runner from the Netherlands. He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Nageeye placed third at the 2022 New York City Marathon and won the 2024 New York C ...
*2016:
Khalid Choukoud Khalid Choukoud (born 23 March 1986) is a Dutch athlete who specializes in the marathon. On the track, he finished seventh in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 European Championships. He competed without finishing at the 2016 European Championship ...


New Zealand

*1980: Don Greig *1981:
Paul Ballinger Paul Ballinger (born 25 March 1953) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1982 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:10:15 on 5 December 1982 setting the current national record. A year later he finished in 27th pla ...
*1982:
Trevor Wright Trevor Wright is an American former actor. Career His recurring role as Zack Powers on ''George Lopez'' and guest starring in television series such as ''NYPD Blue'', ''Scrubs'' and ''Boston Public'' led to his being named in 2003 by ''Teen Vog ...
*1983: Graham Macky *1984: Barry Thompson *1985: John Campbell *1986: John Campbell *1987:
Peter Renner Peter Campbell Renner (born 27 October 1959) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete from Mosgiel, New Zealand who mostly competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Renner competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1982, ...
*1988:
Paul Ballinger Paul Ballinger (born 25 March 1953) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1982 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:10:15 on 5 December 1982 setting the current national record. A year later he finished in 27th pla ...
*1989:
Paul Ballinger Paul Ballinger (born 25 March 1953) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1982 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:10:15 on 5 December 1982 setting the current national record. A year later he finished in 27th pla ...
*1990: Tom Birnie *1991: Paul Herlihy *1992: Mark Hutchinson *1993: Paul Herlihy *1994:
Paul Smith Paul Smith is the name of: Music * Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer * Paul Smith (pianist) (1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist * Paul Smith (English singer) (born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of British in ...
*1995: Chris Mardon *1996: Phil Costley *1997: Peter Buske *1998: Mark Hutchinson *1999: Phil Costley *2000: Mark Hutchinson *2001:
Alastair Snowdon Alistair is a male given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name ''Alasdair''. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman name Alexandre or the Latin name Alexander, which was incorporated into English in ...
*2002:
Mark Bright Mark Abraham Bright (born 6 June 1962) is an English sports correspondent and former Association football, footballer. Born to a The Gambia, Gambian father and English mother, he was adopted into a foster family in Stoke-on-Trent at an early a ...
*2003:
Todd Stevens Todd or Todds may refer to: Places Australia * Todd River, an ephemeral river United States * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated c ...
*2004: Dale Warrander *2005:
Matt Dravitski Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...
*2006: Dale Warrander *2007: Stafford Thompson *2008: Joe Piggin *2009: Matt Dravitzki *2010: Dale Warrander *2011: Dale Warrander *2012: Tony Payne *2013: Dougal Thorburn *2014: Masataka Uchino (JPN) *2015: Aaron Pulford *2016: Nick Horspool *2017: Dan Lowry (USA) *2018: Blair McWhirter *2019: Oska Inkster-Baynes *2020: not held *2021: Daniel Jones *2022: Daniel Balchin *2023: Daniel Balchin


Poland

*1970: Zdzisław Bogusz *1971: Edward Stawiarz *1972: Edward Stawiarz *1973: Edward Stawiarz *1974:
Edward Łęgowski Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
*1975:
Edward Łęgowski Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
*1976: Kazimierz Orzeł *1977: Kazimierz Orzeł *1978: Ryszard Marczak *1979: Zbigniew Pierzynka *1980: Zbigniew Pierzynka *1981: Ryszard Marczak *1982: Ryszard Kopijasz *1983:
Jerzy Kowol Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. People ...
*1984: Wojciech Ratkowski *1985: Ryszard Misiewicz *1986: Antoni Niemczak *1987:
Bogumił Kuś Bogomil () is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'dear to God' or 'favoured by God'. The Polish form of the name is Bogumił (), the Czech and Slovak form is Bohumil. Its femi ...
*1988: Wiktor Sawicki *1989: Marek Deputat *1990: Józef Kazanecki *1991: Tadeusz Ławicki *1992: Tadeusz Ławicki *1993: Tadeusz Ławicki *1994:
Janusz Wójcik Janusz Marek Wójcik (18 November 1953 – 20 November 2017) was a Polish politician, football player and manager. Playing career He played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik Warsaw, Ravalpandi ...
*1995: Wiesław Pałczyński *1996: Mirosław Plawgo *1997: Adam Szanowicz *1998:
Wiesław Perszke Wiesław Perszke (born 18 February 1960 in Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Kuyavian-Pomeranian) is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a ci ...
*1999: Piotr Pobłocki *2000: Mirosław Plawgo *2001: Mirosław Plawgo *2002: Jan Białk *2003: Waldemar Glinka *2004: Waldemar Glinka *2005:
Rafał Wójcik Rafał Wójcik (born 18 September 1972 in Starachowice) is a Polish long-distance runner. Up to 2004 he specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at ...
*2006:
Rafał Wójcik Rafał Wójcik (born 18 September 1972 in Starachowice) is a Polish long-distance runner. Up to 2004 he specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at ...
*2007: Paweł Ochal *2008: Henryk Szost *2009: Radosław Dudycz *2010: Radosław Dudycz *2011: Błażej Brzeziński *2012:
Yared Shegumo Yared Neda Shegumo (born January 10, 1983, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is a Polish distance runner, who specializes in the Marathon. His biggest success to date is the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich. Biography Yared fir ...
*2013: Arkadiusz Gardzielewski *2014: Henryk Szost *2015: Henryk Szost *2016: Artur Kozłowski


Portugal

*1980:
Armando Aldegalega Armando Aldegalega (born 23 November 1937) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the ...
*1981:
Delfim Moreira Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro (; 7 November 1868 – 1 July 1920) was a Brazilian politician who served as the tenth president of Brazil. Biography He was born in Minas Gerais state to a Portuguese father and to a Portuguese Brazilian moth ...
*1982: Renato Graça *1983:
Cidálio Caetano Cidálio Caetano (born 22 January 1952) is a Portuguese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 19 ...
*1984: Manuel Oliveira *1985: Artur Borba Oliveira *1986: Telmo Fernandes *1987: João A. Campos *1988: Telmo Fernandes *1989:
António Costa António Luís Santos da Costa (; born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as President of the European Council since 2024. He previously served as the 118th prime minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024 and th ...
*1990: António Godinho *1991: Mário Sousa *1992: Gilberto Fernandes *1993: Domingos Neves *1994: Galhardo Pires *1995: João Lopes *1996:
Manuel Pita Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...
*1997: Domingos Neves *1998: Alcídio Costa *1999: Eusébio Costa *2000:
António Sousa António Augusto Gomes de Sousa (; born 28 April 1957) is a Portuguese former football central midfielder and manager. During his career, he played among others for Porto and Sporting CP, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 483 matches and 83 goal ...
*2001: Carlos Valente *2002: Vítor Cordeiro *2003: Luís Jesus *2004: Eusébio Rosa *2005: João Marques *2006: Luís Jesus *2007: José Oliveira *2008: Rui Coimbra *2009: Vasco Azevedo *2010: - *2011: Vasco Azevedo


Russia

*1992: Ruslan Yamayev *1993:
Andrey Tarasov Andrey (Андрей) is a masculine given name predominantly used in Slavic languages, including Belarusian, Bulgarian, and Russian. The name is derived from the ancient Greek Andreas (Ἀνδρέας), meaning "man" or "warrior". In Eastern Or ...
*1994: Anatoliy Archakov *1995: Vladimir Plykin *1996: Aleksandr Gurin *1997:
Vladimir Epanov Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology T ...
*1998: Andrey Shalagin *1999: Oleg Strizhakov *2000: Aleksey Korobov *2001:
Mikhail Romanov Michael I (; ) was Tsar of all Russia from 1613 after being elected by the Zemsky Sobor of 1613 until his death in 1645. He was elected by the Zemsky Sobor and was the first tsar of the House of Romanov, which succeeded the House of Rurik. ...
*2002:
Yuriy Chizhov Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic (, or , or , or ) form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak ...
*2003: Aleksey Sokolov *2004: Dmitriy Burmakin *2005: Aleksey Sokolov *2006:
Andrey Chernyshov Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov (Russian: Андрей Алексеевич Чернышов; born 7 January 1968) is a Russian professional football manager and former player who most recently coached ISL club Mohammedan. Club career A centre ...
*2007: Aleksey Sokolov


Spain

Spanish national champions are as follows. ''Historial de campeones en el Campeonato de España al aire libre''.
/ref> *1980: Eleuterio Antón *1981: Eleuterio Antón *1982: Santiago de la Parte *1983: Juan Carlos Traspaderne *1984: Eleuterio Antón *1985:
Alfonso Abellán Alfonso Abellán López (born 21 July 1951) is a Spanish former long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially b ...
*1986: Santiago de la Parte *1987: Vicente Anton *1988: Alfonso Abellan *1989: Emiliano García *1990: Vicente Anton *1991: Jesus de Grado *1992: Rodrigo Gavela *1993: Ricardo Jose Castaño *1994: Jose Apalanza *1995: Ricardo Jose Castaño *1996: Rodrigo Gavela *1997: Antoni Peña *1998: Juan Antonio Ruiz *1999: José María Gonzales *2000: Benito Ojeda *2001: Benito Ojeda *2002-2004: Not Held *2005: Roger Roca *2006: Javier Díaz *2007: Oskar Martin *2008: Asier Cuevas *2009: Rafael Iglesias *2010: Miguel Angel Gamonal *2011: Pablo Villalobos *2012:
Carles Castillejo Carles Castillejo Salvador (born August 18, 1978 in Barcelona) is a Spanish long distance runner. He has won Spanish national titles in the 5000 m, the 10,000 m and the marathon. He has represented Spain at the Olympics on four occasion ...
*2013: Javi Guerra *2014:
Carles Castillejo Carles Castillejo Salvador (born August 18, 1978 in Barcelona) is a Spanish long distance runner. He has won Spanish national titles in the 5000 m, the 10,000 m and the marathon. He has represented Spain at the Olympics on four occasion ...
*2015: Pedro Nimo *2016:
Carles Castillejo Carles Castillejo Salvador (born August 18, 1978 in Barcelona) is a Spanish long distance runner. He has won Spanish national titles in the 5000 m, the 10,000 m and the marathon. He has represented Spain at the Olympics on four occasion ...
*2017: Pablo Villalobos *2018: Javi Guerra


Ukraine

*1992: ??? *1993: ??? *1994: Pavlo Vasylenko *1995: ??? *1996: ??? *1997: ??? *1998: ??? *1999: ??? *2000: ??? *2001: ??? *2002: ??? *2003: Oleksandr Holovnytskyi *2004: Serhiy Kryzhko *2005: Viktor Rogovyi *2006: Andriy Goliney *2007: ??? *2008: Oleksiy Rybalchenko *2009: Oleksiy Rybalchenko *2010: Vasyl Remshchuk *2011: Oleksandr Sitkovskyy *2012:
Ihor Olefirenko Ihor Olefirenko (born 14 March 1990) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner and archer. He finished 30th in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships ...
*2013:
Ihor Olefirenko Ihor Olefirenko (born 14 March 1990) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner and archer. He finished 30th in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships ...
*2014:
Roman Romanenko Roman Yurievich Romanenko (; born 9 August 1971) is a Russian retired cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He is also a politician, sitting in the State Duma since 2021 Russian legislative election, 2021 representing the Cher ...
*2015:
Ihor Olefirenko Ihor Olefirenko (born 14 March 1990) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner and archer. He finished 30th in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships ...
*2016: Serhiy Marchuk *2017: Artem Piddubnyi *2018: Mykola Yukhymchuk *2019: Bohdan-Ivan Horodyskyi *2020: not held


United States

*1980: Frank Richardson *1981:
Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced later generations of musicians. Although his r ...
*1982: Joel Menges *1983: Peter Pfitzinger *1984:
Ken Martin Kenneth Nathan Martin (born July 17, 1973) is an American politician serving since 2025 as chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Martin formerly served as chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, president of the ...
*1985:
Ken Martin Kenneth Nathan Martin (born July 17, 1973) is an American politician serving since 2025 as chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Martin formerly served as chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, president of the ...
*1986: William Donakowski *1987:
Ric Sayre Ric Sayre (b. Akron, Ohio, August 9, 1953 – d. Ashland, Oregon, June 21, 2011) was a nationally renowned American runner, best known for his ability to compete at the elite level in numerous marathons each year. Sayre’s most noted achievement ...
*1988: Mark Conover *1989:
Bill Reifsnyder William P. Reifsnyder (born April 13, 1962, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) is a retired American long-distance runner, who twice (1989 and 1991) won the American national title in the men's marathon race. In 1991 he was ranked the second road race ...
*1990:
Steve Spence Steve Spence (born May 9, 1962, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania) is a United States long-distance runner and coach. One of his many accomplishments was winning a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics. He graduated from L ...
*1991:
Bill Reifsnyder William P. Reifsnyder (born April 13, 1962, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) is a retired American long-distance runner, who twice (1989 and 1991) won the American national title in the men's marathon race. In 1991 he was ranked the second road race ...
*1992:
Steve Spence Steve Spence (born May 9, 1962, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania) is a United States long-distance runner and coach. One of his many accomplishments was winning a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics. He graduated from L ...
*1993:
Ed Eyestone Edward D. Eyestone (born June 15, 1961) is a two-time Olympic marathoner, long-distance runner, and an NCAA coach for the BYU Track Team. Eyestone was named National Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2024, after leading his NCAA D1 men's cross coun ...
*1994: Paul Pilkington *1995:
Keith Brantly Keith Alan "KB" Brantly (born May 23, 1962) is an American former professional long-distance runner who contended in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Brantly finished twenty-eighth of one hundred and eleven ...
*1996: Bob Kempainen *1997:
Dave Scudamore David Scudamore (born 15 February 1970) was the 1997 US Marathon champion. Palos Verdes High School He was the first All-state Cross Country runner from Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, CA in 1987. Later, he finished in fifth place in ...
*1998:
Keith Brantly Keith Alan "KB" Brantly (born May 23, 1962) is an American former professional long-distance runner who contended in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Brantly finished twenty-eighth of one hundred and eleven ...
*1999: Alfredo Vigueras *2000: Rod DeHaven *2001: Scott Larson *2002:
Dan Browne Daniel J. Browne (born June 24, 1975) is an American distance runner. He has won numerous major American road race championships and was a member of the 2004 Olympic team in the 10 km and marathon. Education Brown attended West Linn High ...
*2003: Ryan Shay *2004:
Alan Culpepper Alan Lawrence Culpepper (born September 15, 1972) is an American distance runner and two-time United States Olympian (2000 & 2004). Along with competing on four World Championship teams, his accomplishments include finishing fourth in the Boston ...
*2005:
Mbarak Hussein Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein (born 4 April 1965) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long distance running, including the marathon. Having been a resident of Albuquerque since 1987, he obtained United States citizenship in 2004 and began representing ...
*2006:
Mbarak Hussein Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein (born 4 April 1965) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long distance running, including the marathon. Having been a resident of Albuquerque since 1987, he obtained United States citizenship in 2004 and began representing ...
*2007: Ryan Hall *2008: Fernando Cabada *2009:
Meb Keflezighi Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (; , ''Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī''; born May 5, 1975) is a retired American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won ...
*2010: Sergio Reyes


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Men A man is an adult male human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy. Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the fa ...
National National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...
Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...