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Athens Marathon 2026: double course record

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  1. In short
  2. Men's marathon
  3. Women's marathon
  4. Context
  5. Limits
  6. Sources

Men's marathon

Taferi finished in 2:10:03, taking 31 seconds off the course record of 2:10:34 set by Kenya's Edwin Kiptoo in 2023. The finish is in Athens' Panathenaic Stadium, at the end of the original route from the town of Marathon.1,2

  1. Manazot Siyum Taferi (ETH): 2:10:03, course record
  2. Assefa Tefera Mengisa (ETH): 2:10:18
  3. Patrick Keter Kiplagat (KEN): 2:11:22

Vincent Kipsang Rono (KEN) was fourth in 2:12:06.1

Women's marathon

Dusa won in 2:30:04, lowering by more than a minute the course record of 2:31:06 set by Lithuania's Rasa Drazdauskaite, which had stood since 2010.2

  1. Yatane Dusa (ETH): 2:30:04, course record
  2. Tsiyon Temesgen (ETH): 2:30:29
  3. Jane Chemkemboy Bareikis (USA): 2:32:59

Context

The Athens running event ran over two days: organisers and local media report more than 85,000 participants from 124 countries across the various distances, a figure carried by the sources and not independently verifiable.1 The marathon itself was run on Sunday 8 November 2026, the 43rd edition of the race on the route of the Philippides legend.

Limits

  • Times and names come from concordant news reports (ERT, GreekReporter, eKathimerini) of 8 November 2026. The official site's results page still showed the 2025 edition at verification time: full official results may be amended.
  • We do not report splits, weather or equipment: the sources consulted do not provide them.

Sources

  1. GreekReporter, "Ethiopia's Taferi Breaks Course Record to Win Athens Marathon", 8 November 2026. greekreporter.com. Times, podiums and participation figures read on 8 November 2026.
  2. eKathimerini, "Ethiopian runners set course records at Athens Marathon", 8 November 2026. ekathimerini.com. Previous records, times and nationalities read on 8 November 2026.
  3. ERT Sports, report on the 43rd edition, 8 November 2026. ertsports.gr. Headline and record confirmation; page in Greek, consulted on 8 November 2026.
  4. Athens Marathon. The Authentic, official results page. athensauthenticmarathon.gr. At verification on 8 November 2026 it still showed the 2025 results.

Sources read on 8 November 2026. Reported times may be amended once full official results are published.

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