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741:Marathon
711:Marathon
705:, France
689:Marathon
664:Marathon
640:Marathon
615:Marathon
585:Marathon
564:Marathon
536:Marathon
515:Marathon
485:Marathon
461:Marathon
437:Marathon
412:Marathon
384:Marathon
377:Australia
359:Marathon
327:Marathon
306:Marathon
275:Marathon
251:Marathon
223:Marathon
202:Marathon
68:Biography
30:Gert Thys
1563:Not held
1047:Archived
1028:Archived
1009:Archived
890:2:10:40
869:2:09:45
824:Helsinki
813:2:11:19
789:2:14:27
744:2:07:06
692:2:08:42
667:2:12:51
643:2:11:48
618:2:12:46
567:2:12:11
539:2:14:28
518:2:11:32
479:, Spain
440:2:07:45
415:2:07:52
387:2:11:55
373:Brisbane
362:2:13:14
330:2:11:13
309:2:08:30
254:2:13:28
226:2:09:31
205:2:11:40
159:Position
42:marathon
767:2:16:08
715:2:15:00
489:2:17:13
477:Seville
465:2:06:33
426:Chicago
279:2:18:55
74:Prieska
44:at the
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1569:2022:
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1552:2020:
1543:2019:
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1377:2002:
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1359:2000:
1350:1999:
1341:1998:
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1287:1992:
1278:1991:
1269:1990:
1260:1989:
1251:1988:
1242:1987:
1233:1986:
1224:1985:
1215:1984:
1206:1983:
1197:1982:
755:Athens
553:London
504:London
401:Boston
177:
165:Notes
1582:(ETH)
1573:(KEN)
1556:(ETH)
1547:(ETH)
1538:(KEN)
1529:(KEN)
1520:(ETH)
1511:(ETH)
1502:(KEN)
1493:(KEN)
1484:(KEN)
1475:(ETH)
1466:(JPN)
1457:(KEN)
1448:(SUI)
1439:(KEN)
1417:(ETH)
1408:(JPN)
1399:(KEN)
1390:(TAN)
1381:(KEN)
1372:(JPN)
1363:(KEN)
1354:(RSA)
1345:(ESP)
1336:(JPN)
1327:(BRA)
1318:(KEN)
1309:(AUS)
1300:(ETH)
1291:(JPN)
1282:(ETH)
1273:(JPN)
1264:(JPN)
1255:(ETH)
1246:(JPN)
1237:(TAN)
1228:(JPN)
1219:(TAN)
1210:(JPN)
1201:(URS)
1192:(MEX)
1183:(JPN)
859:Japan
851:Beppu
842:2006
794:2005
760:16th
730:Seoul
721:2004
708:30th
703:Paris
678:Seoul
648:2003
604:Seoul
595:2002
561:10th
544:2001
512:12th
495:2000
482:15th
445:1999
392:1998
352:Japan
344:Beppu
335:1997
299:Japan
291:Beppu
272:33rd
259:1996
248:11th
231:1995
186:1993
162:Event
156:Venue
36:from
1707:List
1687:List
1667:List
1647:List
1627:List
1607:List
1068:IAAF
946:ARRS
930:IAAF
884:1st
863:1st
855:Ōita
807:2nd
783:4th
738:1st
686:1st
661:7th
637:7th
612:4th
533:7th
458:1st
434:3rd
409:3rd
381:2nd
356:2nd
348:Ōita
324:3rd
303:1st
295:Ōita
220:2nd
199:3rd
150:Year
48:and
46:1996
1086:at
836:DNF
589:DNF
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