World fastest marathon times (women) of 2001

 TIME    ATHLETE                    NATION RANK  VENUE               DATE

2:18:47  Catherine Ndereba     KEN   1    Chicago                07 OCT

2:19:46  Naoko Takahashi       JPN   1    Berlin                 30 SEP

2:23:11  Yoko Shibui           JPN   1    Osaka                  28 JAN

2:23:37  Liu Min               CHN   1    Beijing                14 OCT

2:23:53#    Ndereba                  1    Boston                 16 APR

2:23:57  Derartu Tulu          ETH   1    London                 22 APR

2:24:02  Wei Yanan             CHN   2    Beijing                14 OCT

2:24:04  Svetlana Zakharova    RUS   2    London                 22 APR

2:24:12  Joyce Chepchumba      KEN   3    London                 22 APR

2:24:15  Lidia Simon           ROM   4    London                 22 APR

2:24:21  Margaret Okayo        KEN   1    New York               04 NOV

2:24:22  Ren Xiujuan           CHN   3    Beijing                14 OCT

2:24:29  Elfenesh Alemu        ETH   5    London                 22 APR

2:24:41  Dai Yanyan            CHN   4    Beijing                14 OCT

2:24:42  Zhang Shujing         CHN   5    Beijing                14 OCT

2:24:54     Alemu                    2    Chicago                07 OCT

2:25:05     Okayo                    1    San Diego              03 JUN

2:25:08     Tulu                     1    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:25:12  Susan Chepkemei       KEN   2    New York               04 NOV

2:25:13     Zakharova                3    New York               04 NOV

2:25:18  Nuta Olaru            ROM   6    London                 22 APR

2:25:29  Irina Timofeyeva      RUS   1    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:25:34  Alina Ivanova         RUS   7    London                 22 APR

2:25:35  Bruna Genovese        ITA   3    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:25:45     Chepkemei                1    Rotterdam              22 APR

2:25:48  Jin Li                CHN   6    Beijing                14 OCT

2:25:51     Chepchumba               4    New York               04 NOV

2:25:55  Zheng Guixia          CHN   7    Beijing                14 OCT

2:26:01  Kazumi Matsuo         JPN   1    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:26:01     Simon                    1    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:26:01  Luminita Zaituc       GER   1    Frankfurt              28 OCT

2:26:04  Takami Ominami        JPN   2    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:26:04  Kerryn McCann         AUS   3    Chicago                07 OCT

2:26:06  Reiko Tosa            JPN   2    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:26:08  Malgorzata Sobanska   POL   4    Chicago                07 OCT

2:26:10  Tegla Loroupe         KEN   8    London                 22 APR

2:26:13  Sonja Oberem          GER   1    Hamburg                22 APR

2:26:15  Esther Kiplagat       KEN   5    New York               04 NOV

2:26:18     Zakharova                3    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:26:18  Lyudmila Petrova      RUS   6    New York               04 NOV

2:26:21  Yukiko Okamoto        JPN   3    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:26:22  Adriana Fernandez     MEX   9    London                 22 APR

2:26:33  Maura Viceconte       ITA   1    Praha                  20 MAY

2:26:33     Shibui                   4    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:26:36  Alice Chelangat       KEN   1    Milano                 02 DEC

2:26:39  Constantina Tomescu   ROM   4    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:26:42#    Sobanska                 2    Boston                 16 APR

2:26:49  Franca Fiacconi       ITA   2    Osaka                  28 JAN

2:26:51  Zinaida Semyonova     RUS   1    St. Paul               07 OCT

2:26:58  Deena Drossin         USA   7    New York               04 NOV

2:27:01  Noriko Geji           JPN   4    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:27:01     Sobanska                 5    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:27:02  Tomoe Abe             JPN   5    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:27:14  Madina Biktagirova    RUS  10    London                 22 APR

2:27:16  Ikuyo Goto            JPN   6    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:27:18# Lyubov Morgunova      RUS   3    Boston                 16 APR

2:27:20  Fatuma Roba           ETH   2    San Diego              03 JUN

2:27:22  Mayumi Ichikawa       JPN   7    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:27:37  Olga Kovpotina        RUS   2    St. Paul               07 OCT

2:27:44  Ikumi Nagayama        JPN   8    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:27:50  Rie Matsuoka          JPN   3    Osaka                  28 JAN

2:27:53  Florence Barsosio     KEN   1    Paris                  08 APR

2:27:54  Tiziana Alagia        ITA   1    Torino                 01 APR

2:27:54  Ruth Kutol            KEN   2    Paris                  08 APR

2:27:56# Lornah Kiplagat       KEN   4    Boston                 16 APR

2:28:00  Lu Jingbo             CHN   8    Beijing                14 OCT

2:28:03     Loroupe                  2    Berlin                 30 SEP

2:28:08#    Roba                     5    Boston                 16 APR

2:28:09  Naomi Sakashita       JPN   9    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:28:13  Junko Akagi           JPN   6    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:28:17     Oberem                   5    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:28:20  Jong Yong-Ok          PRK   9    Beijing                14 OCT

2:28:22  Silviya Skvortsova    RUS   3    St. Paul               07 OCT

2:28:22     Goto                     7    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:28:27  Aki Fujikawa          JPN  10    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:28:27  Kathrin Wessel        GER   3    Berlin                 30 SEP

2:28:28  Masako Koide          JPN   2    Rotterdam              22 APR

2:28:31  Marleen Renders       BEL  11    London                 22 APR

2:28:32     Jong                     1    Pyongyang              15 APR

2:28:33     Roba                     1    Madrid                 28 OCT

2:28:36     Barsosio                 6    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:28:40  Shitaye Gemeche       ETH   7    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:28:40     Gemeche                  1    Amsterdam              21 OCT

2:28:41  Valentina Yegorova    RUS  11    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:28:43     Zaituc                   2    Hamburg                22 APR

2:28:50     Oberem                   4    Osaka                  28 JAN

2:28:50#    Timofeyeva               6    Boston                 16 APR

2:28:54     Morgunova                8    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:28:59  Nives Curti           ITA   5    Chicago                07 OCT

2:29:01  Hiromi Hiroyama       JPN  12    London                 22 APR

2:29:03  Zhao Shengzhi         CHN  10    Beijing                14 OCT

2:29:16  Alina Tecuta          ROM   3    Paris                  08 APR

2:29:16  Sun Yingjie           CHN  11    Beijing                14 OCT

2:29:18  Yoshiko Ichikawa      JPN   8    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:29:19  Tomoko Kai            JPN  12    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:29:23#    Petrova                  7    Boston                 16 APR

2:29:31     Renders                  2    Amsterdam              21 OCT

2:29:33  Ornella Ferrara       ITA   3    San Diego              03 JUN

2:29:42     Wessel                   3    Hamburg                22 APR

2:29:44  Ham Bong-Sil          PRK   2    Pyongyang              15 APR

2:29:44  Cristina Pomacu       ROM   1    Beograd                21 APR

2:29:46  Sara Ferrari          ITA   2    Torino                 01 APR

2:29:46  Maria Abel            ESP   3    Rotterdam              22 APR

2:29:47  Jane Salumae          EST   1    Wien                   20 MAY

2:29:52#    Wei                      8    Boston                 16 APR

2:29:54     Morgunova                1    Honolulu               09 DEC

2:29:55     E. Kiplagat              1    Stockholm              09 JUN

2:29:57     Matsuo                   9    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:29:57  Lidiya Vasilevskaya   RUS   4    St. Paul               07 OCT

2:29:58  Zahia Dahmani         FRA   4    Paris                  08 APR

2:29:58     Fiacconi                 1    Trieste                06 MAY

2:30:03  Yelena Paramonova     RUS   8    New York               04 NOV

2:30:11  Maria Luisa Larraga   ESP   1    Valencia               04 FEB

2:30:11     Zheng                    1    Jinan                  07 APR

2:30:15  Elzbieta Jarosz       POL   5    St. Paul               07 OCT

2:30:22  Ju Limei              CHN  12    Beijing                14 OCT

2:30:25  Nadezhda Wijenberg    NED   4    Rotterdam              22 APR

2:30:25  Wang Yanrong          CHN  13    Beijing                14 OCT

2:30:25     Ferrara                  2    Milano                 02 DEC

2:30:28  Tatyana Pozdnyakova   UKR   1    Providence             08 OCT

2:30:29     Sakashita                9    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:30:30     Fernandez                1    Torreon                04 MAR

2:30:30  Yukari Komatsu        JPN  13    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:30:35  Tian Mei              CHN  14    Beijing                14 OCT

2:30:38     Tomescu                 10    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:30:38     Zakharova                2    Honolulu               09 DEC

2:30:39#    Genovese                 9    Boston                 16 APR

2:30:39  Masako Chiba          JPN   1    Sapporo                26 AUG

2:30:42  Maria Guida           ITA   1    Roma                   25 MAR

2:30:46  Cho Bun-Hui           PRK   3    Pyongyang              15 APR

2:30:48     Timofeyeva              11    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:30:50  Ai Sugihara           JPN  14    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:30:55  Rosaria Console       ITA   1    Padova                 29 APR

2:30:56  Eva Sanz              ESP   5    Rotterdam              22 APR

2:30:58  Firiya Zhdanova       RUS  12    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:31:00     Akagi                   15    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:31:00  Yuko Arimori          JPN  10    Tokyo                  18 NOV

2:31:01  Claudia Dreher        GER   1    Lisboa                 02 DEC

2:31:02  Irina Bogacheva       KGZ   6    St. Paul               07 OCT

2:31:05  Li Helan              CHN   2    Jinan                  07 APR

2:31:05  Griselda Gonzalez     ESP   6    Rotterdam              22 APR

2:31:08  Judy Kiplimo          KEN   1    Koln                   07 OCT

2:31:10     Roba                    13    Edmonton               12 AUG

2:31:13  Sin Myong-Ae          PRK   4    Pyongyang              15 APR

2:31:14     Biktagirova              9    New York               04 NOV

2:31:19  Anne Kosgei           KEN   1    San Sebastian          25 NOV

2:31:20# Akiyo Onishi          JPN   1    Nagano                 15 APR

2:31:28     Ichikawa                16    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:31:28  Marie Lundberg        SWE   2    Stockholm              09 JUN

2:31:29  Melanie Kraus         GER   2    Frankfurt              28 OCT

2:31:31# Kaori Tanabe          JPN  10    Boston                 16 APR

2:31:33  Kwon Eun-Ju           KOR   1    Chunchon               21 OCT

2:31:36     Vasilevskaya            13    London                 22 APR

2:31:40     Fiacconi                 1    Enschede               27 MAY

2:31:45  Elana Meyer           RSA  10    New York               04 NOV

2:31:45  Dulce Marie Rodriguez MEX   2    Torreon                04 MAR

2:31:45     Wijenberg                3    Amsterdam              21 OCT

2:31:50     F. Barsosio             11    New York               04 NOV

2:31:54  Sandra v.d. HaeseveldeBEL   4    Amsterdam              21 OCT

2:31:54     Zhang S.                 1    Shanghai               08 DEC

2:31:58  Junko Kataoka         JPN  17    Nagoya                 11 MAR

2:31:58  Lena Gavelin          SWE   3    Frankfurt              28 OCT

# = Nagano 219.5 m drop; Boston 139 m drop

World fastest half marathon times (women) of 2001

 TIME    ATHLETE                    NATION RANK  VENUE               DATE

65:44#  Susan Chepkemei       KEN   1    Lisboa                  01 APR

66:34#  Lornah Kiplagat       KEN   2    Lisboa                  01 APR

66:47   Paula Radcliffe       GBR   1    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

67:03#  Derartu Tulu          ETH   3    Lisboa                  01 APR

67:36      Chepkemei                2    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

67:53   Edith Masai           KEN   1    Nice                    22 APR

67:54   Catherine Ndereba     NED   1    Den Haag                24 MAR

68:16#  Tegla Loroupe         KEN   4    Lisboa                  01 APR

68:17   Berhane Adere         ETH   2    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

68:23   Mizuki Noguchi        JPN   4    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

68:27#     Masai                    5    Lisboa                  01 APR

68:28      Noguchi                  1    Nagoya                  23 NOV

68:30      Ndereba                  1    Philadelphia            16 SEP

68:33#  Restituta Joseph      TAN   6    Lisboa                  01 APR

68:38   Isabella Ochichi      KEN   2    Nice                    22 APR

68:40      Chepkemei                1    South Shields           16 SEP

68:43   Yelena Prokopchuka    LAT   5    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

68:45      Noguchi                  1    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

68:45   Joyce Chepchumba      KEN   2    South Shields           16 SEP

68:50#  Elana Meyer           RSA   7    Lisboa                  01 APR

68:51   Margaret Okayo        KEN   1    Udine                   30 SEP

68:54   Miwako Yamanaka       JPN   1    Kobe                    16 DEC

68:55   Yasuko Hashimoto      JPN   2    Kobe                    16 DEC

68:56      Meyer                    6    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

68:58   Zheng Guixia          CHN   2    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

69:01   Fatuma Roba           ETH   3    Kobe                    16 DEC

69:04   Takako Kotorida       JPN   3    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

69:05      Ochichi                  1    Reims                   21 OCT

69:15      J. Chepchumba            1    Glasgow                 19 AUG

69:19      Roba                     1    Kyoto                   11 MAR

69:19   Maura Viceconte       ITA   1    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

69:27   Naoko Sakamoto        JPN   4    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

69:28   Ikumi Nagayama        JPN   1    Marugame                04 FEB

69:29   Yoshiko Fujinaga      JPN   4    Kobe                    16 DEC

69:34   Mami Kusunoki         JPN   5    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

69:34#  Olivera Jevtic        YUG   8    Lisboa                  01 APR

69:37      J. Chepchumba            1    Berlin                  01 APR

69:37   Silviya Skvortsova    RUS   1    Novosibirsk             15 SEP

69:41   Harumi Hiroyama       JPN   2    Kyoto                   11 MAR

69:42      Meyer                    1    Miyazaki		 06 JAN

69:43#  Leah Malot            KEN   9    Lisboa                  01 APR

69:45   Caroline Kwambai      KEN   2    Den Haag                24 MAR

69:45#  Hellen Kimaiyo        KEN  10    Lisboa                  01 APR

69:46   Lidia Simon           ROM   1    Sapporo                 01 JUL

69:46   Judy Kiplimo          KEN   1    Uster                   23 SEP

69:47   Yukako Goto           JPN   6    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

69:48      Okayo                    3    Nice                    22 APR

69:51      C. Kwambai               2    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

69:51      Noguchi                  2    Sapporo                 01 JUL

69:51      Jevtic                   7    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

69:52   Iulia Olteanu         ROM   3    Kyoto                   11 MAR

69:52   Irene Kwambai         KEN   3    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

69:55   Irina Safarova        RUS   2    Novosibirsk             15 SEP

70:01      Ochichi                  8    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:05   Alice Chelangat       KEN   4    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

70:06   Yasuyo Iwamoto        JPN   9    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:08   Deena Drossin         USA   1    Virginia Beach          02 SEP

70:09   Nami Kurosawa         JPN   7    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

70:10      Nagayama                 2    Miyazaki                06 JAN

70:10      Kurosawa                 2    Marugame                04 FEB

70:10   Esther Wanjiru        KEN   5    Kobe                    16 DEC

70:11   Eri Yamaguchi         JPN   8    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

70:11   Maria Mihaela Botezan ROM  10    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:11   Kazue Ogoshi          JPN   6    Kobe                    16 DEC

70:12      Meyer                    1    Sendai                  11 MAR

70:13      Tulu                     3    South Shields           16 SEP

70:18   Kaori Yoshida         JPN   1    Chiba                   21 JAN

70:18      Kiplimo                  1    Hildesheim              02 SEP

70:24   Aki Fujikawa          JPN   3    Marugame                04 FEB

70:24      Ogoshi                   1    Osaka                   25 FEB

70:27   Nuta Olaru            ROM  11    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:27      C. Kwambai              12    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:29   Kazumi Matsuo         JPN   4    Marugame                04 FEB

70:29      Roba                     1    Lisboa                  30 SEP

70:30   Nadezhda Wijenberg    NED   3    Den Haag                24 MAR

70:30   Anne Jelagat          KEN   2    Udine                   30 SEP

70:31   Lyudmila Biktasheva   RUS  13    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:32   Magdaline Chemjor     KEN   5    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

70:34   Lyubov Morgunova      RUS   1    Zelenograd              29 JUL

70:35   Ines Chenonge         KEN   1    Rota da Luz             01 DEC

70:36   Takami Ominami        JPN   3    Miyazaki                06 JAN

70:36      Chepkemei                1    Egmond aan Zee          14 JAN

70:36   Petra Wassiluk        GER   1    Arnstadt                24 MAR

70:36   Lyudmila Petrova      RUS   2    Virginia Beach          02 SEP

70:36      Goto                     4    South Shields           16 SEP

70:37   Christine Clifton     USA   3    Udine                   30 SEP

70:38      Okayo                    1    San Diego               19 AUG

70:40#     Chelangat               11    Lisboa                  01 APR

70:40   Aurica Buia           ROM  14    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:43      Okayo                    3    Virginia Beach          02 SEP

70:43   Marleen Renders       BEL   5    South Shields           16 SEP

70:43      Joseph                  15    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:46#     Okayo                   12    Lisboa                  01 APR

70:46   Viktoriya Klimina     RUS  16    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:46   Yumiko Hara           JPN   2    Nagoya                  23 NOV

70:48   Meseret Kotu          ETH  17    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

70:51   Ruth Kutol            KEN   1    Torino                  11 MAR

70:58   Kyoko Katafuchi       JPN   4    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:03      Fujikawa                 5    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:03   Tomoe Oishi           JPN   9    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

71:03      J. Chepchumba           18    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:04   Kaori Tanabe          JPN   6    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:04   Luminita Zaituc       GER   1    Remich                  30 SEP

71:04      Kurosawa                 1    Okayama                 02 DEC

71:05   Yoko Miyazaki         JPN   7    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:05   Kayoko Obata          JPN   8    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:06      Morgunova               19    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:06   Margaret Kerubo       KEN   2    Reims                   21 OCT

71:06   Mikie Takanaka        JPN   7    Kobe                    16 DEC

71:07   Takami Nishiyama      JPN   5    Marugame                04 FEB

71:07   Stine Larsen          NOR   1    Goteborg                12 MAY

71:08   Etsuko Hisaie         JPN   9    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:09   Yukari Komatsu        JPN   6    Marugame                04 FEB

71:09   Kathrin Wessel        GER   2    Berlin                  01 APR

71:12   Junko Akagi           JPN   8    Kobe                    16 DEC

71:13   Sonja Oberem          GER   2    Arnstadt                24 MAR

71:14      Morgunova                1    Moskva                  05 MAY

71:15   Gladys Asiba          KEN   2    Philadelphia            16 SEP

71:15   Teyeba Erkesso        ETH  20    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:16   Ai Yamamoto           JPN   7    Marugame                04 FEB

71:17      Kurosawa                 6    South Shields           16 SEP

71:18   Chieme Takahashi      JPN   2    Sendai                  11 MAR

71:18      Noguchi                  1    Osaka                   26 MAY

71:20   Tomoko Kai            JPN  10    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:20   Asami Obi             JPN   4    Kyoto                   11 MAR

71:22   Florence Barsosio     KEN   1    Paris                   04 MAR

71:22   Ryoko Kitajima        JPN  10    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

71:23   Fumi Murata           JPN  11    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:23   Yukiko Akaba          JPN   3    Sendai                  11 MAR

71:24#     Asiba                   13    Lisboa                  01 APR

71:25      Viceconte                1    Setubal                 06 MAY

71:25      Olteanu                  3    Sapporo                 01 JUL

71:25   Lyubov Denisova       RUS   7    South Shields           16 SEP

71:26      Zaituc                   3    Arnstadt                24 MAR

71:26      Chemjor                 21    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:28   Helena Sampaio        POR   2    Setubal                 06 MAY

71:28      Olteanu                 22    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:29   Tiziana Alagia        ITA   1    Ostia                   25 FEB

71:29#  Tausi Juma Ngaa       TAN  14    Lisboa                  01 APR

71:29   Liz Yelling           GBR  23    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:30   Kazumi Urata          JPN  11    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

71:31#  Lyudmila Petrova      RUS  15    Lisboa                  01 APR

71:31      Olteanu                  1    Napoca                  09 SEP

71:31      Buia                     2    Napoca                  09 SEP

71:33   Sakiyo Kan            JPN   4    Sapporo                 01 JUL

71:33   Yelena Paramonova     RUS   3    Philadelphia            16 SEP

71:34   Milena Glusac         USA  24    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:36      Paramonova               1    Indianapolis            04 MAY

71:36      Iwamoto                  5    Sapporo                 01 JUL

71:37      Klimina                  6    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

71:38      Asiba                    4    Virginia Beach          03 SEP

71:39      Chelangat                2    Paris                   04 MAR

71:39   Pamela Chepchumba     KEN   1    Monterrey               01 APR

71:39   Rodica Chirita        ROM   3    Napoca                  09 SEP

71:39      Kotorida                25    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

71:39   Melanie Kraus         GER   1    Leverkusen              17 JUN

71:41   Kiyomi Ogawa          JPN   1    Matsue                  18 MAR

71:41   Ramilya Burangulova   RUS   4    Philadelphia            16 SEP

71:43   Yoko Manabe           JPN  12    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:44   Ann Njeri             KEN   3    Paris                   04 MAR

71:44   Rita Jeptoo           KEN   4    Udine                   30 SEP

71:45   Namie Yamamoto        JPN  12    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

71:46   Noriko Matsuoka       JPN  13    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:47   Haruko Yamamoto       JPN   2    Matsue                  18 MAR

71:49   Nives Curti           ITA   2    Torino                  11 MAR

71:49   Naomi Sakashita       JPN   1    Abashiri                05 AUG

71:49      Roba                     5    Virginia Beach          02 SEP

71:51      Paramonova               2    Monterrey               01 APR

71:53      Fijikawa                 9    Kobe                    16 DEC

71:54   Masayo Kobayashi      JPN  10    Kobe                    16 DEC

71:55   Yoshiko Ichikawa      JPN   6    Sapporo                 01 JUL

71:56   Mimiko Nakai          JPN  14    Miyazaki                06 JAN

71:56   Dorota Gruca          POL   3    Berlin                  01 APR

71:57   Eva Sanz              ESP   1    Azpeitia                01 APR

71:58   Kumi Tanabe           JPN   2    Osaka                   25 FEB

71:58      Wanjiru                  4    Sendai                  11 MAR

# = Lisboa 69 m downhill (3.3 m/km)

Other performances:

68:36   Simona Staicu         HUN   1    Nyiregyhaza             01 APR

69:27   Beata Rakonczai       HUN   2    Nyiregyhaza             01 APR

World fastest 10km times (women) of 2001

 TIME    ATHLETE                    NATION RANK  VENUE               DATE

30:47    Paula Radcliffe      GBR   1    New York                09 JUN

30:58    Lornah Kiplagat      KEN   1    Atlanta                 04 JUL

31:02    Catherine Ndereba    KEN   1    Budapest - Avon         14 OCT

31:03    Asmae Leghzaoui      MAR   1    Marseille               01 MAY

31:13    Elana Meyer          RSA   2    Budapest - Avon         14 OCT

31:19       L. Kiplagat             1    Voorthuizen             25 JUL

31:23       Leghzaoui               1    La Courneuve            01 APR

31:27    Pamela Chepchumba    KEN   1    Paderborn               15 APR

31:27    Edith Masai          KEN   2    Paderborn               15 APR

31:28    Caroline Kwambai     KEN   3    Paderborn               15 APR

31:29    Isabella Ochichi     KEN   1    Marseille               08 APR

31:31    Olivera Jevtic       YUG   3    Budapest - Avon         14 OCT

31:34       Ndereba                 1    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

31:35       Ndereba                 1    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

31:36       L. Kiplagat             2    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

31:37       L. Kiplagat             1    San Juan                18 FEB

31:37    Kayoko Fukushi       JPN   2    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

31:37    Leila Aman           ETH   3    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

31:38    Maria Mihaela BotezanROM   4    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

31:39       Meyer                   2    San Juan                18 FEB

31:40       Ochichi                 2    Marseille               01 MAY

31:42    Simona Staicu        HUN   1    Pinkafeld               16 APR

31:43    Sally Barsosio       KEN   1    Cleveland               29 APR

31:43    Esther Kiplagat      KEN   2    Atlanta                 04 JUL

31:44    Rose Cheruiyot       KEN   2    La Courneuve            01 APR

31:46       Ochichi                 3    La Courneuve            01 APR

31:49    Megumi Tanaka        JPN   1    London                  22 JUL

31:51       Chepchumba              1    Brunssum                08 APR

31:52    Susan Chepkemei      KEN   2    Brunssum                08 APR

31:52    Edith Chepkemei      KEN   1    Tilburg                 03 JUN

31:52       Masai                   2    Tilburg                 03 JUN

31:52       Meyer                   3    Atlanta                 04 JUL

31:53    Lorna Kiplimo        KEN   1    Glasgow                 20 MAY

31:53    Restituta Joseph     TAN   2    New York                09 JUN

31:55       Kwambai                 4    La Courneuve            01 APR

31:56       Meyer                   1    Bellville               03 FEB

31:57    Linah Cheruiyot      KEN   2    Glasgow                 20 MAY

31:57       L. Kiplagat             3    Tilburg                 03 JUN

31:58    Aniko Kalovics       HUN   2    Pinkafeld               16 APR

31:58    Olga Romanova        RUS   5    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

32:00       Meyer                   2    Cleveland               29 APR

32:00    Yamna Belkacem       FRA   5    La Courneuve            01 APR

32:00    Judy Kiplimo         KEN   1    Den Haag                27 MAY

32:00    Alina Gherasim       ROM   4    Atlanta                 04 JUL

32:03    Hellen Kimaiyo       KEN   3    San Juan                18 FEB

32:07    Magdaline Chemjor    KEN   3    Brunssum                08 APR

32:07       Meyer                   1    New Orleans             14 APR

32:10#   Gladys Asiba         KEN   1    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

32:10    Miwako Yamanaka      JPN   1    Okayama                 02 DEC

32:11    Colleen De Reuck     USA   1    Boston                  08 OCT

32:11    Susie Power          AUS   1    Burnie                  14 OCT

32:14    Edna Kiplagat        KEN   1    Toronto                 06 MAY

32:14       Joseph                  1    Berlin                  26 MAY

32:15       Power                   1    Sydney                  28 OCT

32:15@   Jane Ekimat          KEN   1    Iten                    16 NOV

32:17    Constantina Tomescu  ROM   5    Atlanta                 04 JUL

32:18    Milena Glusac        USA   6    Atlanta                 04 JUL

32:18#   Naomi Wangui         KEN   2    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

32:19    Lidiya Grigoryeva    RUS   3    Cleveland               29 APR

32:19       Meyer                   3    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

32:19       L. Cheruiyot            1    Oelde                   08 SEP

32:19       Chepchumba              1    Mazatlan                08 DEC

32:20    Leah Malot           KEN   1    Ratingen                07 JAN

32:20    Sara Cedillo         MEX   2    Mazatlan                08 DEC

32:21    Sylvia Mosqueda      USA   1    Redondo Beach           28 JAN

32:21       L. Cheruiyot            1    Almere                  06 MAY

32:22#   Yelena Paramonova    RUS   3    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

32:23       Omwanza                 1    Taule-Morlaix           20 OCT

32:24    Jane Jepkoskei KiptooKEN   1    s' Hertogenbosch        23 SEP

32:25       C. Kwambai              2    Ratingen                07 JAN

32:25    Jane Omoro           KEN   7    Atlanta                 04 JUL

32:25    Kazue Ogoshi         JPN   2    Okayama                 02 DEC

32:26       S. Barsosio             2    New Orleans             15 APR

32:26    Florence Barsosio    KEN   3    New York                09 JUN

32:26    Beata Rakonczai      HUN   4    Budapest - Avon         14 OCT

32:26    E. Dibaba            ETH   3    Mazatlan                08 DEC

32:27       Staicu                  5    Budapest - Avon         14 OCT

32:28       Asiba                   4    San Juan                18 FEB

32:28    Berhane Adere        ETH   4    Paderborn               15 APR

32:29    Kathrin Wessel       GER   5    Paderborn               15 APR

32:29    Hawa Hussein         TAN   6    Paderborn               15 APR

32:29    Natalie Harvey       AUS   3    Glasgow                 20 MAY

32:30       Ndereba                 5    San Juan                18 FEB

32:30    Petra Wassiluk       GER   7    Paderborn               15 APR

32:31       Meyer                   1    Green Bay               09 JUN

32:32       Chemjor                 6    La Courneuve            01 APR

32:32    Uta Pippig           GER   1    Ottawa                  12 MAY

32:32       J. Kiplimo              4    Glasgow                 20 MAY

32:33    Tausi Juma Ngaa      TAN   1    Barcelona               08 APR

32:33       Ndereba                 1    Charleston              07 APR

32:33       L. Cheruiyot            1    Wurzburg                29 APR

32:33    Jane Ngotho          KEN   4    New York                09 JUN

32:33    Ikumi Nagayama       JPN   2    London                  22 JUL

32:34       Kiptoo                  2    Voorthuizen             25 JUL

32:34    Dulce Marie RodriguezMEX   4    Mazatlan                08 DEC

32:35       De Reuck                1    Chula Vista             14 OCT

32:36       Omoro                   6    San Juan                18 FEB

32:36       Joseph                  2    Wurzburg                29 APR

32:36    Lyudmila Petrova     RUS   5    New York                09 JUN

32:36       J. Kiplimo              2    Oelde                   08 SEP

32:36    Yuko Manabe          JPN   3    Okayama                 02 DEC

32:37    Yumiko Okamoto       JPN   1    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:37    Christine Chepkonga  KEN   3    Wurzburg                29 APR

32:37       Power                   1    Flemington              19 MAY

32:37    Elizabeth Chemweno   KEN   1    Fafe                    20 MAY

32:37       Staicu                  1    Neuss                   09 JUN

32:37       L. Cheruiyot            1    Dusseldorf              03 SEP

32:38    Margaret Okayo       KEN   1    Gualtieri               16 APR

32:38    Martha Komu          KEN   2    Ottawa                  12 MAY

32:38    Harumi Hiroyama      JPN   1    Tsukuba                 25 NOV

32:39    Gunhild Halle Haugen NOR   1    Oslo                    29 APR

32:39@#  Nicole Jefferson     USA   1    Salt Lake City          23 JUL

32:40    Emiko Nakasato       JPN   2    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:40       Mosqueda                3    New Orleans             15 APR

32:40    Lidiya Vasilevskaya  RUS   2    Fafe                    20 MAY

32:40    Luminita Zaituc      GER   2    Neuss                   09 JUN

32:40    Daniela Rodica MoroianuROM 1    Cheltenham              09 SEP

32:40       Zaituc                  1    Troisdorf               23 SEP

32:41    Miyuki Hikita        JPN   3    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:41       Hussein                 4    Wurzburg                29 APR

32:41       C. Kwambai              2    Dusseldorf              03 SEP

32:41       Glusac                  6    Budapest - Avon         14 OCT

32:41    Ines Monteiro        POR   1    Paris                   30 DEC

32:42       Asiba                   1    Mobile                  25 MAR

32:42#   Jackline Torori      KEN   4    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

32:43    Irma Heeren          NED   3    Voorthuizen             25 JUL

32:43    Dorota Ustianowska   POL   1    Dresden                 31 AUG

32:43    Tereza Johannes      ETH   1    Ourense                 18 NOV

32:44    Noriko Geji          JPN   4    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:44    Eyrusalem Kuma       ETH   4    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

32:45    Fernanda Ribeiro     POR   1    Leca da Palmeira        25 APR

32:45    Fatima Yvelain       FRA   3    Marseille               01 MAY

32:45    Sonia O'Sullivan     IRL   5    Glasgow                 20 MAY

32:45       Chepkonga               6    Glasgow                 20 MAY

32:45    Silviya Skvortsova   RUS   2    Chula Vista             14 OCT

32:46       Wassiluk                3    Neuss                   09 JUN

32:47    Yukako Goto          JPN   5    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:47       Wassiluk                3    Dusseldorf              03 SEP

32:48       L. Cheruiyot            4    Tilburg                 03 JUN

32:48       Omwanza                 1    Tours                   14 SEP

32:48       Paramonova              3    Chula Vista             14 OCT

32:48       De Reuck                5    Mazatlan                08 DEC

32:49    Satoko Yagi          JPN   6    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:49    Yoko Shibui                1    Shizuoka                04 MAY

32:49    Luminita Talpos      ROM   5    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

32:49       Zaituc                  3    Oelde                   08 SEP

32:49    Merima Denboba       ETH   2    Paris                   30 DEC

32:50       Chepkonga               2    Almere                  06 MAY

32:50       Pippig                  2    Green Bay               09 JUN

32:51       Staicu                  2    Leca da Palmeira        25 APR

32:51    Silvia Sommaggio     ITA   6    New York                09 JUN

32:51       Ribeiro                 7    New York                09 JUN

32:51    Faith Chemutai       KEN   8    Atlanta                 04 JUL

32:52    Alla Zhilyayeva      RUS   7    La Courneuve            01 APR

32:52       Skvortsova              4    Cleveland               29 APR

32:52       Kuma                    8    New York                09 JUN

32:53    Kiyomi Ogawa         JPN   7    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:53    Cristina Pomacu      ROM   9    Atlanta                 04 JUL

32:53       Wessel                  5    Oelde                   08 SEP

32:53       Haugen                  6    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

32:53    Maria Abel           ESP   1    Madrid                  31 DEC

32:54       Komu                    1    Dedham                  29 APR

32:55    Emi Nakajima         JPN   8    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:55       Grigoryeva              4    New Orleans             15 APR

32:55    Tina Connelly        CAN   3    Ottawa                  12 MAY

32:55    Beatrice Omwanza     KEN   1    Roanne                  17 SEP

32:56       S. Barsosio             2    Charleston              07 APR

32:56       Staicu                  5    Wurzburg                29 APR

32:56       Chemjor                 1    Dublin                  04 JUN

32:56    Grete Koens          NED   2    s' Hertogenbosch        23 SEP

32:57    Asuka Maeda          JPN   9    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:57    Teresa Wanjiku       KEN   2    Mobile                  25 MAR

32:58    Yumiko Hara          JPN  10    Karatsu                 11 FEB

32:58       Grigoryeva              3    Mobile                  25 MAR

32:58    Griselda Gonzalez    ESP   2    Barcelona               08 APR

32:58       Chepchumba              7    Glasgow                 20 MAY

32:58    Margaret Kerubo      KEN   3    Houilles                30 DEE

32:59       Omoro                   9    New York                09 JUN

32:59       Meyer                   1    Cape Town               25 NOV

32:59    Junko Ochi           JPN   4    Okayama                 02 DEC

33:00       Kiptoo                  3    Ratingen                07 JAN

33:00    Breeda Dennehy       IRL   4    Mobile                  25 MAR

# = Pittsburgh 122 m drop

# = Salt Lake City elevation drop from 1457 m to 1300 m

@ = altitude > 1,000 m

Other performances:

32:52    Margaret Ngotho      KEN   1    Poznan                  22 APR

World fastest marathon times (men) of 2001

 TIME    ATHLETE                    NATION RANK  VENUE               DATE

2:06:50  Josephat Kiprono     KEN   1    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:07:02  Driss El Himer       FRA   1    Amsterdam               21 OCT

2:07:06     Kiprono                 2    Amsterdam               21 OCT

2:07:11  Abdelkader El MouazizMAR   1    London                  22 APR

2:07:18  Kenneth Cheruiyot    KEN   2    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:07:34  Antonio Pena         ESP   1    Otsu                    04 MAR

2:07:43  Tesfaye Jifar        ETH   1    New York                04 NOV

2:07:45  Simretu Alemayehu    ETH   1    Torino                  01 APR

2:07:46  Julio Rey            ESP   1    Hamburg                 22 APR

2:07:48  Fco. Javier Cortes   ESP   2    Hamburg                 22 APR

2:07:52  Giacomo Leone        ITA   2    Otsu                    04 MAR

2:07:52  Shigeru Aburaya      JPN   3    Otsu                    04 MAR

2:07:59  Yoshiteru Morishita  JPN   4    Otsu                    04 MAR

2:08:14  Samuel Korir         KEN   3    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:08:15  Paul Tergat          KEN   2    London                  22 APR

2:08:45  Takayuki Nishida     JPN   1    Beppu                   04 FEB

2:08:47  Joseph Ngolepus      KEN   1    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:08:51  Stefano Baldini      ITA   2    Torino                  01 APR

2:08:52  Hideyuki Obinata     JPN   5    Otsu                    04 MAR

2:08:52  Benedict Kimondiu    KEN   1    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:08:56     Tergat                  2    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:08:57  John Nada Saya       TAN   1    Milano                  02 DEC

2:08:58  Willy Cheruiyot      KEN   2    Milano                  02 DEC

2:09:00  Peter Githuka        KEN   3    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:09:05  Abdellah Behar       FRA   4    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:09:07  Ottavio Andriani     ITA   3    Milano                  02 DEC

2:09:08     W. Cheruiyot            2    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:09:11  Lee Bong-Ju          KOR   4    Milano                  02 DEC

2:09:19  Japhet Kosgei        KEN   2    New York                04 NOV

2:09:25  Gezahegne Abera      ETH   1    Fukuoka                 02 DEC

2:09:26  Mohamed Ouaadi       FRA   4    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:09:27  Simon Bor            KEN   6    Otsu                    04 MAR

2:09:28  Koji Shimizu         JPN   2    Fukuoka                 02 DEC

2:09:35  Noriaki Igarashi     JPN   5    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:09:36  Antonio Pinto        POR   3    London                  22 APR

2:09:40  Simon Biwott         KEN   1    Paris                   08 APR

2:09:40  David Kirui          KEN   2    Paris                   08 APR

2:09:41  Toshinari Takaoka    JPN   3    Fukuoka                 02 DEC

2:09:43  Fred Kiprop          KEN   3    Paris                   08 APR

2:09:43# Lee Bong-Ju          KOR   1    Boston                  16 APR

2:09:45     Jifar                   4    London                  22 APR

2:09:51  Rodgers Rop          KEN   3    New York                04 NOV

2:09:55  William Kiplagat     KEN   3    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:09:59  Isaac Kiprono        KEN   5    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:09:59     Baldini                 1    Madrid                  28 OCT

2:10:02  Vanderlei de Lima    BRA   2    Beppu                   04 FEB

2:10:04  Lee Troop            AUS   6    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:10:06  Tsuyoshi Ogata       JPN   4    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:10:07# Silvio Guerra        ECU   2    Boston                  16 APR

2:10:07  John Kagwe           KEN   1    San Diego               03 JUN

2:10:08  Fabian Roncero       ESP   7    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:10:08  Moges Taye           ETH   1    Venezia                 28 OCT

2:10:10  Henry Tarus          KEN   2    Venezia                 28 OCT

2:10:11  Gong Ke              CHN   1    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:14  Andrew Sambu         TAN   1    Praha                   20 MAY

2:10:18  Lukas Kibet          KEN   3    Amsterdam               21 OCT

2:10:19  David Ngetich        KEN   2    Praha                   20 MAY

2:10:21  Samson Kandie        KEN   1    San Sebastian           25 NOV

2:10:23     Kandie                  1    Kunsan                  15 APR

2:10:24  Laban Kagika         KEN   4    Fukuoka                 02 DEC

2:10:25  Li Aiguo             CHN   2    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:26  Wang Jonghua         CHN   3    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:26  Daniele Caimmi       ITA   3    Venezia                 28 OCT

2:10:28  Luis Novo            POR   1    Wien                    20 MAY

2:10:29# Joshua Chelanga      KEN   3    Boston                  16 APR

2:10:29     Kiplagat                3    Praha                   20 MAY

2:10:30  Sergio Chiesa        ITA   5    Milano                  02 DEC

2:10:32  Nobuyuki Sato        JPN   4    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:32  Hailu Negussie       ETH   1    Hofu                    16 DEC

2:10:33  Mohamed Ezzher       FRA   4    Paris                   08 APR

2:10:33  Tesfaye Eticha       ETH   5    Paris                   08 APR

2:10:33  Oscar Fernandez      ESP   8    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:10:35  Danilo Goffi         ITA   5    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:10:36  Shinji Kawashima     JPN   3    Beppu                   04 FEB

2:10:36  Kamal Ziani          ESP   9    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:10:36  Frederick Chumba     KEN   6    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:10:36  Salaho Ngadi         TAN   4    Venezia                 28 OCT

2:10:36     Guerra                  4    New York                04 NOV

2:10:37  Ambesse Tolossa      CHN   5    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:38  Zhan Donglin         CHN   6    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:38  Daniel Kirwa Too     KEN   1    Firenze                 25 NOV

2:10:41  Robert Cheruiyot     KEN  10    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:10:41  Mark Saina           KEN   5    Venezia                 28 OCT

2:10:41  Fco. Javier CaballeroESP   6    Milano                  02 DEC

2:10:44  James Moiben         KEN  11    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:10:45  Koen Allaert         BEL  12    Rotterdam               22 APR

2:10:45     Kosgei                  5    London                  22 APR

2:10:45  Ashebir Demissie     ETH   4    Amsterdam               21 OCT

2:10:46  Mark Steinle         GBR   6    London                  22 APR

2:10:46  Li Zhuhong           CHN   7    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:47  Makhosonke Fika      RSA   7    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:10:47  Jonathan Cherono     KEN   8    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:10:49  Jose Ramon Rey       ESP   1    Sevilla                 25 FEB

2:10:51  Kenichi Takahashi    JPN   1    Tokyo                   18 FEB

2:10:54  Viktor Roethlin      SUI   8    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:10:54     Bor                     2    Madrid                  28 OCT

2:10:57  Andres Espinosa      MEX   1    Torreon                 04 MAR

2:10:58  Benjamin Paredes     MEX   2    Torreon                 04 MAR

2:10:58     Saina                   6    Paris                   08 APR

2:10:58  Nelson Ndereva       KEN   9    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:11:01  Takayuki Shimazaki   JPN  10    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:11:04  Simon Lopuyet        KEN   3    Hamburg                 22 APR

2:11:04  Migidio Bourifa      ITA   6    Venezia                 28 OCT

2:11:06  Abdelhakim Bagy      FRA   7    Paris                   08 APR

2:11:06  Barnabas Rutto       KEN   4    Praha                   20 MAY

2:11:07     Jifar                   2    Tokyo                   18 FEB

2:11:09  Dmitriy Kapitonov    RUS   3    Tokyo                   18 FEB

2:11:09  Pavel Loskutov       EST   1    Frankfurt               28 OCT

2:11:11  Eliud Keiring        KEN   5    Praha                   20 MAY

2:11:12  Zebedayo Bayo        TAN   4    Tokyo                   18 FEB

2:11:14  Shigekatsu Kondo     JPN   4    Beppu                   04 FEB

2:11:14# Mukhamet Nazhipov    RUS   1    Austin                  18 FEB

2:11:18  Hendrick Ramaala     RSA   5    New York                04 NOV

2:11:19  Roberto Barbi        ITA   1    Trieste                 06 MAY

2:11:19     Eticha                  9    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:11:20     Kapitonov               5    Fukuoka                 02 DEC

2:11:22  Francesco Ingargiola ITA   7    Milano                  02 DEC

2:11:24     Kiprop                  3    Madrid                  28 OCT

2:11:24  Jon Brown            GBR   6    New York                04 NOV

2:11:30  Elijah Korir         KEN   4    Madrid                  28 OCT

2:11:33  Henry Cherono        KEN   1    Roma                    25 MAR

2:11:33     W. Cheruiyot            3    Torino                  01 APR

2:11:39     Andriani                2    Roma                    25 MAR

2:11:40  Joao N'Tyamba        ANG  10    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:11:40  Rodney De Haven      USA   6    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:11:40  Michael Kite         KEN   7    Venezia                 28 OCT

2:11:40  Stephen Rugut        KEN   2    San Sebastian           25 NOV

2:11:41# Andrzej Krzyscin     POL   2    Austin                  18 FEB

2:11:42  Takayuki Inubushi    JPN   7    London                  22 APR

2:11:42  Mwangangi Muindi     KEN  11    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:11:43  Li He                CHN  11    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:11:44  Andrey Gordeyev      BLR   1    Hannover                06 MAY

2:11:44  Stephen Ndungu       KEN   1    San Diego               03 JUN

2:11:44  Ondoro Osoro         KEN   7    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:11:45  Katsuhiko Hanada     JPN   7    Otsu                    04 MAR

2:11:45  Masami Soeta         CHN  12    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:11:45  Tadayuki Ojima       JPN   6    Fukuoka                 02 DEC

2:11:46  Artur Osman          POL   2    Frankfurt               28 OCT

2:11:47# David Businiei       KEN   4    Boston                  16 APR

2:11:47  Andre Luiz Ramos     BRA  12    Berlin                  30 SEP

2:11:48  Worku Bikila         ETH   8    Paris                   08 APR

2:11:48  Kim Jung-Won         PRK   1    Pyongyang               15 APR

2:11:48  Abraham Limo         KEN   2    Wien                    20 MAY

2:11:49  Josiah Bembe         RSA   1    Seoul                   18 MAR

2:11:50  Rachid Ziar          ALG   1    Lyon                    23 SEP

2:11:52  Josiah Thugwane      RSA   2    Seoul                   18 MAR

2:11:52  Gideon Chirchir      KEN   1    Padova                  29 APR

2:11:52  Masayoshi Koide      JPN  13    Beijing                 14 OCT

2:11:52  Toshio Mano          JPN   7    Fukuoka                 02 DEC

2:11:54  Shaun Creighton      AUS   8    Chicago                 07 OCT

2:11:55  Hiroshi Miki         JPN   3    Seoul                   18 MAR

2:11:57  Abel Anton           ESP   8    London                  22 APR

2:11:57     Lopuyet                 1    Koln                    07 OCT

2:11:57     Kagwe                   7    New York                04 NOV

# = Austin 137 m drop; Nagano 219.5 m drop; Boston 139 m drop

Other performances:

2:09:53  Giovanni Ruggiero    ITA   1    Napoli                  18 MAR

2:11:22  Nicola Ciavarella    ITA   2    Napoli                  18 MAR

World fastest half marathon times (men) of 2001

 TIME    ATHLETE                    NATION RANK  VENUE               DATE

59:52    Fabian Roncero       ESP   1    Berlin                  01 APR

60:03    Haile Gebrselassie   ETH   1    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 SEP

60:04    Tesfaye Jifar        ETH   2    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 SEP

60:12    John Yuda            TAN   3    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

60:15    Hendrick Ramaala     RSA   4    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

60:24    Tesfaye Tola         ETH   5    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

60:26#      Ramaala                 1    Lisboa                  01 APR

60:27    Titus Munji          KEN   2    Berlin                  01 APR

60:27#   Paul Tergat          KEN   2    Lisboa                  01 APR

60:30       Tergat                  1    South Shields           16 SEP

60:30#   Evans Rutto          KEN   3    Lisboa                  01 APR

60:38#   William Kiplagat     KEN   4    Lisboa                  01 APR

60:42    Patrick Ivuti        KEN   1    Milano                  31 MAR

60:43       Rutto                   6    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

60:45#   Christopher CheboibokKEN   5    Lisboa                  01 APR

60:49#   Haron Toroitich      KEN   6    Lisboa                  01 APR

60:53       Toroitich               1    Torino                  11 MAR

60:56    Peter Chebet         KEN   7    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

60:57    Rodgers Rop          KEN   3    Berlin                  01 APR

61:04    James Wainaina       KEN   1    Nagoya                  23 NOV

61:05#   Joshua Chelanga      KEN   7    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:09    Koichiro Nagata      JPN   1    Kyoto                   11 MAR

61:14       Cheboiboch              8    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

61:16    Yusuf Songoka        KEN   2    Torino                  11 MAR

61:16#   Antonio Pinto        POR   8    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:16    Laban Chege KipkemboiKEN   1    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

61:18    Joseph Waweru        KEN   2    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

61:19    Abderrahim Goumri    MAR   1    Safi                    29 APR

61:23#   Simon Lopuyet        KEN   9    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:23    Japhet Kosgei        KEN   1    Udine                   30 SEP

61:25    Ronald Mogaka        KEN   1    Philadelphia            16 SEP

61:26       Yuda                    1    Kibaha                  13 JUL

61:27    Yuki Mori            JPN   1    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:28#   Luis Jesus           POR  10    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:28    Philip Rugut         KEN   1    Palermo                 28 OCT

61:30    Kazuo Ietani         JPN   2    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:30    Stefano Baldini      ITA   3    Torino                  11 MAR

61:31#   Eliud Kurgat         KEN  11    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:32    Naotaka Takahashi    JPN   3    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:32       Chebet                  1    Nice                    22 APR

61:33    Tomoo Tsubota        JPN   4    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:33    Nobuya Matsunaga     JPN   5    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:34    Yukihiro Yoshida     JPN   6    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:35    Satoshi Watanabe     JPN   7    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:36    Gharib Jaouad        MAR   2    Safi                    29 APR

61:36    Julius Kimutai       KEN   2    South Shields           16 SEP

61:38    Tatsumi Morimasa     JPN   8    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:39#   David Makori         KEN  12    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:41    Moses Kemboi         KEN   1    Pietramurata            16 SEP

61:41       Jaouad                  9    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

61:41    Khalid Skah          MAR  10    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

61:42    Tetsuo Nishikawa     JPN   9    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:44    Toyoshi Ishige       JPN  10    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:45    Simon Kasimili       KEN   2    Philadelphia            16 SEP

61:46    Daisuke Kojima       JPN  11    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:46    Salaho Ngadi         TAN   2    Udine                   30 SEP

61:50    Abner Chipu          RSA   1    Oos Londen              08 JUL

61:50    Laban Kipkemboi      KEN   3    Philadelphia            16 SEP

61:51#   Philip Rugut         KEN  13    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:51    Wilson Onsare        KEN   4    Philadelphia            16 SEP

61:52    Kazushi Hara         JPN  12    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:52       Wainaina                1    Sapporo                 01 JUL

61:53    Faustin Baha         TAN   2    Kyoto                   11 MAR

61:55    Jackson Koech        KEN   1    Monterrey               01 APR

61:55    Philip Tarus         KEN   3    Udine                   30 SEP

61:56    Simon Mpholo         RSA   2    Oos Londen              08 JUL

61:56    Salah Hissou         MAR  11    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

61:57#   Joseph Kimani        KEN  14    Lisboa                  01 APR

61:58    Masaki Kido          JPN  13    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

61:58    Makhosonke Fika      RSA   3    Oos Londen              08 JUL

61:58    John Nada Saya       TAN   1    Seoul                   04 NOV

61:59    Martin Sulle Hhaway  TAN   2    Seoul                   04 NOV

62:01#   Zebedayo Bayo        TAN  15    Lisboa                  01 APR

62:01#   John Kagwe           KEN  16    Lisboa                  01 APR

62:01    Augustine Togom      KEN   1    Rota da Luz             01 DEC

62:02    Luke Metto           KEN   3    Vitry-sur-Seine         22 APR

62:03    Kibet Kigen          KEN   1    Setubal                 07 MAY

62:04       Hhaway                  2    Setubal                 07 MAY

62:04    Barnabas Rutto       KEN   1    Torino                  23 SEP

62:04    Wilson Kigen         KEN   1    Breda                   07 OCT

62:05    George Mofokeng      RSA   4    Oos Londen              08 JUL

62:05    David Kipruto        KEN   4    Udine                   30 SEP

62:08    Tomokazu Sakamoto    JPN  14    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:08    Driss El Himer       FRA   1    Lille                   01 SEP

62:08    Paul Biwott          KEN   2    Breda                   07 OCT

62:09    Takashi Ota          JPN  15    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:09    Anthony Korir        KEN   1    Praha                   24 MAR

62:09    Sergey Lebed         UKR   2    Milano                  31 MAR

62:09    Paulo Catarino       POR   3    Setubal                 07 MAY

62:09    Sammy Mpror          KEN   2    Lille                   01 SEP

62:09    Salim Kipsang        KEN   1    Deurne                  02 SEP

62:10@      Rop                     1    Nairobi                 09 FEB

62:10       Usisivu                 1    Mondsee                 10 JUN

62:11    Stephen Tapala       KEN   2    Mondsee                 10 JUN

62:12    Tsuyoshi Nakano      JPN  16    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:12    Josephat Kipchoge RopKEN   1    Den Haag                24 MAR

62:12    Richard Mutai        KEN   2    Praha                   24 MAR

62:12    William Cheseret     KEN   1    Vannes                  09 SEP

62:12       Usisivu                 1    Gargnano                30 SEP

62:12    Jumane Tluway        TAN   2    Rota da Luz             01 DEC

62:13    Philip Kemei         KEN   2    Torino                  23 SEP

62:14    Tadakatsu Mukae      JPN  17    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:14    Mathias Ntawulikura  RWA   5    Udine                   30 SEP

62:14    Tomoaki Kunichika    KEN   2    Nagoya                  23 NOV

62:15    Daniel Kirwa Too     KEN   2    Gargnano                30 SEP

62:15       Rop                     3    Breda                   07 OCT

62:15       Baha                   12    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

62:15    John Gwako           KEN  13    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

62:16    Julius Maritim       KEN   2    Den Haag                24 MAR

62:18    Daisuke Nakahara     JPN  18    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:18    German Silva         MEX   2    Monterrey               01 APR

62:18       Makori                  1    Lisboa                  30 SEP

62:18       Chipu                  14    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

62:19    Kazutoshi Takatsuka  JPN  19    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:19    Yukiyoshi Kino       JPN  20    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:19    Shadrack Hoff        RSA   1    Virginia Beach          02 SEP

62:19       Maritim                 4    Breda                   07 OCT

62:19    Mostafa Errebbah     ITA  15    Bristol - IAAF Ch       07 OCT

62:20    Takashi Ishijima     JPN  21    Yamaguchi               11 MAR

62:20    Robert Stefko        SVK   4    Berlin                  01 APR

62:20    John Kemboi          KEN   3    Mondsee                 10 JUN

62:20       Gwako                   2    Virginia Beach          02 SEP

@ = altitude > 1,000 m

# = Lisboa 69 m downhill (3.3 m/km)

Other performances:

61:46@   Simon Mphulanyane    RSA   1    Pretoria                03 FEB

62:00@   Johannes Kekana      RSA   2    Pretoria                03 FEB

62:13@   Elias Modise         RSA   3    Pretoria                03 FEB

62:15@   Meck Mothuli         RSA   4    Pretoria                03 FEB

Pretoria course 645 meters short

World fastest 10km times (men) of 2001

 TIME    ATHLETE                    NATION RANK  VENUE               DATE

27:18    Sammy Kipketer       KEN   1    Brunssum                08 APR

27:26    Abraham Chebii       KEN   1    Mobile                  25 MAR

27:30    Tom Nyariki          KEN   2    Mobile                  25 MAR

27:31    Albert Chepkurui     KEN   1    La Courneuve            01 APR

27:32#   Gilbert Koech        KEN   1    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

27:34#   Gilbert Okari        KEN   2    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

27:43    Enock Mitei          KEN   2    La Courneuve            01 APR

27:44#   Lazarus Nyakeraka    RSA   3    Pittsburgh              07 SEP

27:52#   Moses Machiria       KEN   4    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

27:55@#  Wilson Kakanyang     KEN   1    Salt Lake City          23 JUL

27:58    Paul Kipkemoi Biwott KEN   1    Den Haag                27 MAY

27:58#   Julius Ndiritu       KEN   5    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

28:01    Peter Chebet         KEN   1    Berkane                 01 APR

28:01    Benedek Zsolt        HUN   1    Pinkafeld               16 APR

28:01    Rodgers Rop          KEN   2    Den Haag                27 MAY

28:01    James Koskei         KEN   1    Green Bay               09 JUN

28:03    Wesley Ochoro        KEN   1    Taule-Morlaix           28 OCT

28:04    Reuben Cheruiyot     KEN   3    Mobile                  25 MAR

28:04    Abdellah Behar       FRA   2    Berkane                 01 APR

28:06       Koskei                  1    Vancouver               22 APR

28:06#   Wilson Onsare        KEN   6    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

28:07    Evans Rutto          KEN   2    Vancouver               22 APR

28:07    Joseph Kimani        KEN   2    Green Bay               09 JUN

28:07    Haile Gebrselassie   ETH   1    Praha                   23 SEP

28:08       Koskei                  1    Cleveland               29 APR

28:08    Yusuf Songoka        KEN   1    Recanati                15 JUL

28:09    Stephen Rerimoi      KEN   1    Gualtieri               16 APR

28:10    Jackson Koech        KEN   3    Vancouver               22 APR

28:11    Enock Mitei          KEN   2    Cleveland               29 APR

28:12    Albert Chepkurui     KEN   2    Brunssum                08 APR

28:13    Kibet Cherop         KEN   4    Mobile                  25 MAR

28:13    John Thuo Itati      KEN   3    Cleveland               29 APR

28:13    Driss El Himer       FRA   1    Marseille               01 MAY

28:14       Itati                   5    Mobile                  25 MAR

28:14    David Chelule        KEN   3    Berkane                 01 APR

28:14    Paul Kosgei          KEN   1    Dongio                  16 APR

28:14    John Cheruiyot Korir KEN   2    Marseille               01 MAY

28:14    David Kimei          KEN   1    Ourense                 18 NOV

28:15    Charles Kamathi      KEN   2    Dongio                  16 APR

28:15    Dominique Niyabuto   KEN   4    Cleveland               29 APR

28:18       Chebet                  1    Arco                    18 AUG

28:18       Ochoro                  1    Tours                   14 SEP

28:18    Nick Rogers          USA   1    Mobile                  03 NOV

28:19    Daniel Gachara       KEN   6    Mobile                  25 MAR

28:19       Korir                   1    Atlanta                 04 JUL

28:21    Jackson Gachwiri     KEN   1    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

28:22    Shadrack Hoff        RSA   1    Chula Vista             14 OCT

28:22    Valdenor dos Santos  BRA   2    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

28:23    Benson Ogato         KEN   1    Toronto                 06 MAY

28:23       G. Koech                2    Toronto                 06 MAY

28:23    Alene Emere          ETH   2    Atlanta                 04 JUL

28:23    Philip Kandie        KEN   2    Ourense                 18 NOV

28:23    Simson Limareng      KEN   1    Mazatlan                08 DEC

28:24    David Tuwei          KEN   1    Barcelona               08 APR

28:24    Joao N'Tyamba        ANG   1    Santos                  13 MAY

28:24       Okari                   1    Philadelphia            18 AUG

28:24    Sergey Lebed         UKR   2    Arco                    18 AUG

28:25    Paul Tergat          KEN   1    San Juan                18 FEB

28:25    Cyrus Kataron        KEN   3    Den Haag                27 MAY

28:25    Joshua Kipchumba     KEN   1    s'Hertogenbosch         23 SEP

28:25             Nyabuto     KEN   2    Mazatlan                08 DEC

28:26    Thomas Omwenga       KEN   7    Mobile                  25 MAR

28:26    Abdihakim Abdirahman USA   2    Mobile                  03 NOV

28:26    John Kosgei          KEN   3    Ourense                 18 NOV

28:26       Tuwei                   4    Ourense                 18 NOV

28:27    Abel Chimukoko       ZIM   2    Barcelona               08 APR

28:27       Yuda                    1    Wurzburg                29 APR

28:27    Solomon Busendich    KEN   2    s'Hertogenbosch         23 SEP

28:28       Hoff                    3    Atlanta                 04 JUL

28:28    Khalid Skah          MAR   1    Roanne                  17 SEP

28:28    Alejandro Velazquez  MEX   3    Mazatlan                08 DEC

28:29       Ndiritu                 1    Ottawa                  12 MAY

28:29       Kamathi                 3    Marseille               01 MAY

28:29    Tendai Chimusasa     ZIM   1    Neuss                   09 JUN

28:29    Richard Mutai        KEN   2    Neuss                   09 JUN

28:29       Rerimoi                 3    Arco                    18 AUG

28:29                Sochia   KEN   2    Taule-Morlaix           28 OCT

28:39    Sammie Rongo Alengur KEN   3    s'Hertogenbosch         23 SEP

28:30    Luka Keitany         KEN   1    Ratingen                07 JAN

28:30@#  Simon Sawe           KEN   2    Salt Lake City          23 JUL

28:30       Koskei                  1    Clarksburg              28 JUL

28:30       E. Rutto                1    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

28:30       Yuda                    2    Chula Vista             14 OCT

28:31       Kipketer                1    Houilles                01 JAN

28:31       Koskei                  1    New Orleans             15 APR

28:31    Robert Kipchumba     KEN   3    Dongio                  16 APR

28:31       E. Rutto                2    Clarksburg              28 JUL

28:31       G. Koech                3    Clarksburg              28 JUL

28:31    Ronald Munyao        KEN   2    Praha                   23 SEP

28:31    Daniel Browne        USA   3    Mobile                  03 NOV

28:31    Atsushi Fujita       JPN   1    Tanba                   03 NOV

28:32    Haron Toroitich      KEN   2    Gualtieri               16 APR

28:32    Elenilson da Silva   BRA   2    Santos                  13 MAY

28:32       Koskei                  2    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

28:32    Paul Kanda           KEN   2    Tours                   14 SEP

28:32#   Joseph Kariuki       KEN   7    Pittsburgh              30 SEP

28:32    Ronald Mogaka        KEN   3    Chula Vista             14 OCT

28:32    Isaac Viciosa        ESP   1    Madrid                  31 DEC

28:33       Nyakeraka               4    Atlanta                 04 JUL

28:33    Khalid Khannouchi    USA   2    San Juan                18 FEB

28:33    Pablo Olmedo         MEX   3    San Juan                18 FEB

28:33@#  James Kiprop         KEN   3    Salt Lake City          23 JUL

28:33    William Cheseret     KEN   3    Tours                   14 SEP

28:33    Moses Macharia       KEN   1    Youngstown              07 OCT

28:33    Jesus Espana         ESP   2    Madrid                  31 DEC

28:34    Stephen Sego         KEN   3    Barcelona               08 APR

28:34       Mutai                   1    Paderborn               15 APR

28:34       Rop                     2    Paderborn               15 APR

28:34       Rerimoi                 4    Marseille               01 MAY

28:34    Aloys Nizigama       BDI   3    Praha                   23 SEP

28:35       Kimani                  4    San Juan                18 FEB

28:35    El Hassan Lahssini   FRA   5    Marseille               01 MAY

28:35       Cheruiyot               5    Atlanta                 04 JUL

28:35       Kimani                  3    Cape Elizabeth          04 AUG

28:35    David Ngeny CheruiyotKEN   4    Arco                    18 AUG

28:35    Kamal Saidou         MAR   4    Tours                   14 SEP

28:35    David Rutto          KEN   4    Mazatlan                08 DEC

28:36       Alengur                 3    Brunssum                08 APR

28:36       Lebed                   4    Dongio                  16 APR

28:36       Chebet                  6    Marseille               01 MAY

28:36    Julius Kibet         KEN   1    Cheltenham              09 SEP

28:36    Fabrice Jaouen       FRA   3    Taule-Morlaix           28 OCT

28:37    Daniel Lopes FerreiraBRA   3    Santos                  13 MAY

28:37    Paul Kiprotich       KEN   1    Gouda                   15 SEP

28:37       G. Koech                1    Toronto                 21 OCT

28:37    David Kilel          KEN   1    Cuneo                   11 NOV

28:38    Enock Keter Kiptoo   KEN   2    Ratingen                07 JAN

28:38    Mitei Kipchirchir    KEN   2    New Orleans             15 APR

28:38       Korir                   3    New Orleans             15 APR

28:38    Laban Chege          KEN   7    Marseille               01 MAY

28:38    Benjamin Itok        KEN   3    Neuss                   09 JUN

28:38       Munyao                  1    Paris                   17 JUN

28:38       Khannouchi              6    Atlanta                 04 JUL

28:38    Benjamin Sitienei    KEN   5    Tours                   14 SEP

28:38    David Rono           KEN   2    Gouda                   15 SEP

28:38    Abdeslam Serrokh     MAR   5    Ourense                 18 NOV

28:38    Enoch Skosana        RSA   3    1st leg Chiba ekiden    23 NOV

28:38    Benjamin Limo        KEN   1    Houilles                30 DEC

28:39       Ndiritu                 1    Washington              29 APR

28:39    Alphonce Muindi      KEN   4    Santos                  13 MAY

28:39    Aziz Boughera        MAR   3    Gouda                   15 SEP

# = Pittsburgh 122 m drop

# = Salt Lake City elevation drop from 1457 m to 1300 m

Other performances:

27:37    Abebe Mekonnen       ETH   1    Rennes                  14 OCT

27:40    Kenenisa Bekele      ETH   2    Rennes                  14 OCT

27:48    Nicholas Kemboi      KEN   3    Rennes                  14 OCT

28:26    John Yuda            TAN   1    Poznan                  22 APR

28:33    Jan Bialk            POL   2    Poznan                  22 APR

28:34    Michal Bartoszak     POL   3    Poznan                  22 APR

28:35    Zdzislav Gapeyenko   BLR   4    Poznan                  22 APR