The Men's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada was held on August 3, 2001.
The winning margin was one second. As of 2024, this is the only time the men's marathon has been won by less than four seconds at these championships.
Medalists
Gold | ![]() Ethiopia (ETH) |
Silver | ![]() Kenya (KEN) |
Bronze | ![]() Italy (ITA) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Record | Khalid Khannouchi | ![]() |
2:05:42 | October 24, 1999 | ![]() |
Event Record | Robert de Castella | ![]() |
2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 | ![]() |
Season Best | Josephat Kiprono | ![]() |
2:06:50 | April 22, 2001 | ![]() |
Intermediates
Rank | Number | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 1101 | Ronnie Holassie | ![]() |
15:31 |
2 | 1153 | Josh Cox | ![]() |
15:31 |
3 | 1249 | Elijah Mutandiro | ![]() |
15:31 |
4 | 572 | Asaf Bimro | ![]() |
15:51 |
5 | 654 | Takayuki Nishida | ![]() |
15:51 |
10 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 1101 | Ronnie Holassie | ![]() |
30:54 |
2 | 334 | Simretu Alemayehu | ![]() |
31:18 |
3 | 598 | Giacomo Leone | ![]() |
31:18 |
4 | 1179 | Khalid Khannouchi | ![]() |
31:18 |
5 | 696 | Lee Bong-Ju | ![]() |
31:18 |
15 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 1101 | Ronnie Holassie | ![]() |
47:01 |
2 | 672 | Simon Biwott | ![]() |
47:32 |
3 | 999 | Mathias Ntawulikura | ![]() |
47:32 |
4 | 696 | Lee Bong-Ju | ![]() |
47:32 |
5 | 951 | Laban Nkete | ![]() |
47:32 |
20 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 1101 | Ronnie Holassie | ![]() |
1:03:27 |
2 | 959 | Ian Syster | ![]() |
1:03:28 |
3 | 334 | Simretu Alemayehu | ![]() |
1:03:28 |
4 | 1179 | Khalid Khannouchi | ![]() |
1:03:28 |
5 | 672 | Simon Biwott | ![]() |
1:03:28 |
HALF MARATHON | ||||
1 | 334 | Simretu Alemayehu | ![]() |
1:06:59 |
2 | 959 | Ian Syster | ![]() |
1:06:59 |
3 | 761 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | ![]() |
1:06:59 |
4 | 598 | Giacomo Leone | ![]() |
1:06:59 |
5 | 696 | Lee Bong-Ju | ![]() |
1:06:59 |
25 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 598 | Giacomo Leone | ![]() |
1:19:14 |
2 | 761 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | ![]() |
1:19:14 |
3 | 654 | Takayuki Nishida | ![]() |
1:19:14 |
4 | 696 | Lee Bong-Ju | ![]() |
1:19:14 |
5 | 959 | Ian Syster | ![]() |
1:19:15 |
30 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 761 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | ![]() |
1:34:51 |
2 | 332 | Gezahegne Abera | ![]() |
1:35:00 |
3 | 581 | Stefano Baldini | ![]() |
1:35:00 |
4 | 672 | Simon Biwott | ![]() |
1:35:00 |
5 | 630 | Shigeru Aburaya | ![]() |
1:35:01 |
35 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 581 | Stefano Baldini | ![]() |
1:50:46 |
2 | 341 | Tesfaye Tola | ![]() |
1:50:46 |
3 | 332 | Gezahegne Abera | ![]() |
1:50:46 |
4 | 672 | Simon Biwott | ![]() |
1:50:47 |
5 | 630 | Shigeru Aburaya | ![]() |
1:50:48 |
40 KILOMETRES | ||||
1 | 672 | Simon Biwott | ![]() |
2:06:10 |
2 | 332 | Gezahegne Abera | ![]() |
2:06:11 |
3 | 581 | Stefano Baldini | ![]() |
2:06:25 |
4 | 341 | Tesfaye Tola | ![]() |
2:06:34 |
5 | 630 | Shigeru Aburaya | ![]() |
2:06:55 |