Marathon World Record of 2:03:23 Ratified by IAAF
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IAAF has ratified the marathon world record set by Wilson Kipsang of Kenya at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 29 September 2013. Kipsang (31) won in 2:03:23 hrs breaking the previous record of 2:03:38 set by Patrick Makau at the 2011 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. Kipsang marked the ninth marathon world record set in Berlin since 1977, of which the last five were all set in the past ten years.
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2:04:55
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Paul Tergat (Kenya)
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2003
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2:04:26
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Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)
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2007
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2:03:59
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Haile Gebrselassie
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2008
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2:03:38
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Patrick Makau (Kenya)
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2011
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2:03:23
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Wilson Kipsang (Kenya)
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2013
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“Wilson Kipsang – Marathon Man” is the title of a video showing Kipsang in his world record race. The video was produced by Host Broadcast Services (HBS) for SCC EVENTS.
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Photo by: SCC Events / Jiro Mochizuki
