World Marathon Majors

World Marathon Majors

The World Marathon Majors (WMM) is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on seven major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile on the calendar, the series comprises annual races for the cities of Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago and New York.

In addition, the World Marathon Majors includes the results of any major global championship marathon held in that year. These races are the biennial World Athletics Championships Marathon, and the quadrennial Olympic Games Marathon.

History

World Marathon Majors

Each World Marathon Majors series originally spanned two full calendar years; the second year of a series overlapped with the first year of the next. Starting in 2015, each series began with a defined city race and ended with the following race in the same city. So, series IX started in February 2015 at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon and ended there in February 2016 at the 2016 Tokyo Marathon. Series X started at the 2016 Boston Marathon and finished at the 2017 Boston Marathon. Series XI started at the 2017 London Marathon and finished at the 2018 London Marathon.

Initial major sponsor Abbott Laboratories added its name in 2015. On April 26, 2017, Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese private conglomerates, announced a ten-year strategic partnership aimed at the continued growth and development of marathon events worldwide.

Beginning with Series X at the 2016 Boston Marathon, wheelchair competitions were added for men and women.

At the end of each of the first 10 WMM series the leading man and woman each won $500,000, making a total prize of one million U.S. dollars. Beginning with Series XI, the prize structure was revised so that for men and women first place became $250,000, second place $50,000 and third place $25,000. In the wheelchair division the prize money for men and women is $50,000 (first), $25,000 (second) and $10,000 (third).

In November 2024, it was announced that the Sydney Marathon would be added as the seventh race in the World Marathon Majors. The inaugural Sydney event in the series was on August 31, 2025. Also in November 2024, the Cape Town Marathon passed stage 1, with stage 2 evaluation set for October 2025 and possible inclusion as a major in 2026. Earlier in 2024, the Shanghai Marathon was announced as a major candidate and began the three year evaluation process.

Scoring system

World Marathon Majors

Athletes who competed in the marathons originally received points for finishing in any of the top five places (1st place: 25 points; 2nd place: 15 points; 3rd place: 10 points; 4th place: 5 points; 5th place: 1 point). Their four highest ranks over the two-year period were counted; if an athlete scored points in more than this number, the athlete's four best races were scored. To be eligible for the jackpot, an athlete had to compete in at least one qualifying race in each calendar year of the series.

In 2015, the scoring was revised (1st place: 25 points; 2nd place: 16 points; 3rd place: 9 points; 4th place: 4 points; 5th place: 1 point). The two highest ranks during the scoring period would be counted, with only the best two if more than that number.

For the first three series if there were equal top scores at the end of the competition the tiebreakers were head-to-head competition and, if necessary, a majority vote of the five WMM race directors. This happened in the 2007–08 women's competition.

Beginning in the 2009–10 season, following best head-to-head record, the following tie-breakers were implemented, in descending order: the person who scored points in the fewest races, the person who won the most qualifying races during the period, the person with the fastest average time in their scoring races, and a majority vote of the six-race directors. If the final circumstance is necessary, the race directors could award the title jointly.

Major marathons by year

World Marathon Majors

The following marathons have been part of the series in each year:

Year	Tokyo	Boston	London	Sydney	Berlin	Chicago	New York	World Athletics Championships	Olympic Games
2006	Not held	17 April	23 April	Not part of WMM	24 September	22 October	5 November	Not held	Not held
2007	Not part of WMM	16 April	22 April	30 September	7 October	4 November	25 Aug / 2 Sep (Osaka)
2008	21 April	13 April	28 September	12 October	2 November	Not held	24 Aug / 17 Aug (Beijing)
2009	20 April	26 April	20 September	11 October	1 November	22 Aug / 23 Aug (Berlin)	Not held
2010	19 April	25 April	26 September	10 October	7 November	Not held
2011	18 April	17 April	25 September	9 October	6 November	4 Sep / 27 Aug (Daegu)
2012	16 April	22 April	30 September	7 October	Cancelled	Not held	12 Aug / 5 Aug (London)
2013	24 February	15 April	21 April	29 September	13 October	3 November	17 Aug / 10 Aug (Moscow)	Not held
2014	23 February	21 April	13 April	28 September	12 October	2 November	Not held
2015	22 February	20 April	26 April	27 September	11 October	1 November	22 Aug / 30 Aug (Beijing)
2016	28 February	18 April	24 April	25 September	9 October	6 November	Not held	21 Aug / 14 Aug (Rio de Janeiro)
2017	26 February	17 April	23 April	24 September	8 October	5 November	6 Aug / 6 Aug (London)	Not held
2018	25 February	16 April	22 April	16 September	7 October	4 November	Not held
2019	3 March	15 April	28 April	29 September	13 October	3 November	6 Oct / 28 Sep (Doha)
2020	1 March	Cancelled	4 October	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Not held	Postponed
2021	Postponed	11 October	3 October	26 September	10 October	7 November	Postponed	8 Aug / 7 Aug (Sapporo)
2022	6 March	18 April	2 October	25 September	9 October	6 November	17 July / 18 July (Eugene)	Not held
2023	5 March	17 April	23 April	24 September	8 October	5 November	26 August / 27 August (Budapest)
2024	3 March	15 April	21 April	29 September	13 October	3 November	Not held	10 August / 11 August (Paris)
2025	2 March	21 April	27 April	31 August	21 September	12 October	2 November	14 September / 15 September (Tokyo)	Not held
2026	1 March	20 April	26 April	30 August	27 September	11 October	1 November	Not held
Year	Tokyo	Boston	London	Sydney	Berlin	Chicago	New York	World Athletics Championships	Olympic Games

Major marathons champions

Men's

Year	Tokyo	Boston	London	Sydney	Berlin	Chicago	New York	World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)
2006	Not held	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (1/4)	Felix Limo (1/1)	Was not part of WMM	Haile Gebrselassie (1/4)	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (2/4)	Marílson Gomes dos Santos (1/2)	—N/a
2007	Was not part of WMM	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (3/4)	Martin Lel (1/3)	Haile Gebrselassie (2/4)	Patrick Ivuti (1/1)	Martin Lel (2/3)	Luke Kibet (Osaka) WCh
2008	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (4/4)	Martin Lel (3/3)	Haile Gebrselassie (3/4)	Evans Cheruiyot (1/1)	Marílson Gomes dos Santos (2/2)	Samuel Wanjiru (Beijing) OG (1/4)
2009	Deriba Merga (1/1)	Samuel Wanjiru (2/4)	Haile Gebrselassie (4/4)	Samuel Wanjiru (3/4)	Meb Keflezighi (1/2)	Abel Kirui (Berlin) WCh (1/2)
2010	Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (1/1)	Tsegaye Kebede (1/3)	Patrick Musyoki (1/2)	Samuel Wanjiru (4/4)	Gebregziabher Gebremariam (1/1)	—N/a
2011	Geoffrey Mutai (1/4)	Emmanuel Mutai (1/1)	Patrick Musyoki (2/2)	Moses Mosop (1/1)	Geoffrey Mutai (2/4)	Abel Kirui (Daegu) WCh (2/2)
2012	Wesley Korir (1/1)	Wilson Kipsang (1/5)	Geoffrey Mutai (3/4)	Tsegaye Kebede (2/3)	Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy	Stephen Kiprotich (London) OG (1/2)
2013	Dennis Kimetto (1/3)	Lelisa Desisa (1/4)	Tsegaye Kebede (3/3)	Wilson Kipsang (2/5)	Dennis Kimetto (2/3)	Geoffrey Mutai (4/4)	Stephen Kiprotich (Moscow) WCh (2/2)
2014	Dickson Chumba (1/3)	Meb Keflezighi (2/2)	Wilson Kipsang (3/5)	Dennis Kimetto (3/3)	Eliud Kipchoge (1/13)	Wilson Kipsang (4/5)	—N/a
2015	Endeshaw Negesse (1/1)	Lelisa Desisa (2/4)	Eliud Kipchoge (2/13)	Eliud Kipchoge (3/13)	Dickson Chumba (2/3)	Stanley Biwott (1/1)	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (Beijing) WCh
2016	Feyisa Lilesa (1/1)	Lemi Berhanu Hayle (1/1)	Eliud Kipchoge (4/13)	Kenenisa Bekele (1/2)	Abel Kirui (1/1)	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1/1)	Eliud Kipchoge (Rio de Janeiro) OG (5/13)
2017	Wilson Kipsang (5/5)	Geoffrey Kirui (1/2)	Daniel Wanjiru (1/1)	Eliud Kipchoge (6/13)	Galen Rupp (1/1)	Geoffrey Kamworor (1/2)	Geoffrey Kirui (London) WCh (2/2)
2018	Dickson Chumba (3/3)	Yuki Kawauchi (1/1)	Eliud Kipchoge (7/13)	Eliud Kipchoge (8/13)	Mo Farah (1/1)	Lelisa Desisa (3/4)	—N/a
2019	Birhanu Legese (1/2)	Lawrence Cherono (1/2)	Eliud Kipchoge (9/13)	Kenenisa Bekele (2/2)	Lawrence Cherono (2/2)	Geoffrey Kamworor (2/2)	Lelisa Desisa (Doha) WCh (4/4)
2020	Birhanu Legese (2/2)	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)	Shura Kitata (1/1)	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)	Rescheduled
2021	Rescheduled	Benson Kipruto (1/4)	Sisay Lemma (1/2)	Guye Adola (1/1)	Seifu Tura (1/1)	Albert Korir (1/1)	Eliud Kipchoge (Sapporo) OG (10/13)
2022	Eliud Kipchoge (11/13)	Evans Chebet (1/3)	Amos Kipruto (1/1)	Eliud Kipchoge (12/13)	Benson Kipruto (2/4)	Evans Chebet (2/3)	Tamirat Tola (Eugene) WCh (1/3)
2023	Deso Gelmisa (1/1)	Evans Chebet (3/3)	Kelvin Kiptum (1/2)	Eliud Kipchoge (13/13)	Kelvin Kiptum (2/2)	Tamirat Tola (2/3)	Victor Kiplangat (Budapest) WCh
2024	Benson Kipruto (3/4)	Sisay Lemma (2/2)	Alexander Mutiso Munyao (1/1)	Milkesa Mengesha (1/1)	John Korir (1/2)	Abdi Nageeye (1/1)	Tamirat Tola (Paris) OG (3/3)
2025	Tadese Takele (1/2)	John Korir (2/2)	Sabastian Sawe (1/2)	Hailemaryam Kiros (1/1)	Sabastian Sawe (2/2)	Jacob Kiplimo (1/1)	Benson Kipruto (4/4)	Alphonce Simbu (Tokyo) WCh
2026	Tadese Takele (2/2)							—N/a
Year	Tokyo	Boston	London	Sydney	Berlin	Chicago	New York	World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)

Women's

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Tokyo Marathon</th><th>Boston Marathon</th><th>London Marathon</th><th>Sydney Marathon</th><th>Berlin Marathon</th><th>Chicago Marathon</th><th>New York City Marathon</th><th>World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2006</td><td>Was not part of WMM</td><td>Rita Jeptoo (1/3)</td><td>Deena Kastor (1/1)</td><td>Was not part of WMM</td><td>Gete Wami (1/2)</td><td>Berhane Adere (1/2)</td><td>Jelena Prokopcuka (1/1)</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Lidiya Grigoryeva (1/2)</td><td>Zhou Chunxiu (1/1)</td><td>Gete Wami (2/2)</td><td>Berhane Adere (2/2)</td><td>Paula Radcliffe (1/2)</td><td>Catherine Ndereba (Osaka) WCh</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Dire Tune (1/1)</td><td>Irina Mikitenko (1/4)</td><td>Irina Mikitenko (2/4)</td><td>Lidiya Grigoryeva (2/2)</td><td>Paula Radcliffe (2/2)</td><td>Constantina Tomescu (Beijing) OG</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Salina Kosgei (1/1)</td><td>Irina Mikitenko (3/4)</td><td>Atsede Habtamu (1/1)</td><td>Irina Mikitenko (4/4)</td><td>Derartu Tulu (1/1)</td><td>Bai Xue (Berlin) WCh</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Teyba Erkesso (1/1)</td><td>Aselefech Mergia (1/1)</td><td>Aberu Kebede (1/4)</td><td>Atsede Baysa (1/3)</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (1/6)</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Caroline Kilel (1/1)</td><td>Mary Keitany (1/7)</td><td>Florence Kiplagat (1/4)</td><td>Ejegayehu Dibaba (1/1)</td><td>Firehiwot Dado (1/1)</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (Daegu) WCh (2/6)</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Sharon Cherop (1/1)</td><td>Mary Keitany (2/7)</td><td>Aberu Kebede (2/4)</td><td>Atsede Baysa (2/3)</td><td>Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy</td><td>Tiki Gelana (London) OG</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Aberu Kebede (3/4)</td><td>Rita Jeptoo (2/3)</td><td>Priscah Jeptoo (1/2)</td><td>Florence Kiplagat (2/4)</td><td>Rita Jeptoo (3/3)</td><td>Priscah Jeptoo (2/2)</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (Moscow) WCh (3/6)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Tirfi Tsegaye (1/2)</td><td>Bizunesh Deba (1/1)</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (4/6)</td><td>Tirfi Tsegaye (2/2)</td><td>Mare Dibaba (1/2)</td><td>Mary Keitany (3/7)</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Birhane Dibaba (1/2)</td><td>Caroline Rotich (1/1)</td><td>Tigist Tufa (1/1)</td><td>Gladys Cherono (1/3)</td><td>Florence Kiplagat (3/4)</td><td>Mary Keitany (4/7)</td><td>Mare Dibaba (Beijing) WCh (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Helah Kiprop (1/1)</td><td>Atsede Baysa (3/3)</td><td>Jemima Sumgong (1/2)</td><td>Aberu Kebede (4/4)</td><td>Florence Kiplagat (4/4)</td><td>Mary Keitany (5/7)</td><td>Jemima Sumgong (Rio de Janeiro) OG (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Sarah Chepchirchir (1/1)</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (5/6)</td><td>Mary Keitany (6/7)</td><td>Gladys Cherono (2/3)</td><td>Tirunesh Dibaba (1/1)</td><td>Shalane Flanagan (1/1)</td><td>Rose Chelimo (London) WCh</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Birhane Dibaba (2/2)</td><td>Desiree Linden (1/1)</td><td>Vivian Cheruiyot (1/1)</td><td>Gladys Cherono (3/3)</td><td>Brigid Kosgei (1/6)</td><td>Mary Keitany (7/7)</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Ruti Aga (1/1)</td><td>Worknesh Degefa (1/1)</td><td>Brigid Kosgei (2/6)</td><td>Ashete Bekere (1/1)</td><td>Brigid Kosgei (3/6)</td><td>Joyciline Jepkosgei (1/2)</td><td>Ruth Chepng'etich (Doha) WCh (1/4)</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1/1)</td><td>Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)</td><td>Brigid Kosgei (4/6)</td><td>Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)</td><td>Rescheduled</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Rescheduled</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (6/6)</td><td>Joyciline Jepkosgei (2/2)</td><td>Gotytom Gebreslase (1/2)</td><td>Ruth Chepng'etich (2/4)</td><td>Peres Jepchirchir (2/5)</td><td>Peres Jepchirchir (Sapporo) OG (1/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Brigid Kosgei (5/6)</td><td>Peres Jepchirchir (3/5)</td><td>Yalemzerf Yehualaw (1/1)</td><td>Tigst Assefa (1/3)</td><td>Ruth Chepng'etich (3/4)</td><td>Sharon Lokedi (1/2)</td><td>Gotytom Gebreslase (Eugene) WCh (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Rosemary Wanjiru (1/2)</td><td>Hellen Obiri (1/4)</td><td>Sifan Hassan (1/4)</td><td>Tigst Assefa (2/3)</td><td>Sifan Hassan (2/4)</td><td>Hellen Obiri (2/4)</td><td>Amane Beriso (Budapest) WCh</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Sutume Kebede (1/2)</td><td>Hellen Obiri (3/4)</td><td>Peres Jepchirchir (4/5)</td><td>Tigist Ketema (1/1)</td><td>Ruth Chepng'etich (4/4)</td><td>Sheila Chepkirui (1/1)</td><td>Sifan Hassan (Paris) OG (3/4)</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Sutume Kebede (2/2)</td><td>Sharon Lokedi (2/2)</td><td>Tigst Assefa (3/3)</td><td>Sifan Hassan (4/4)</td><td>Rosemary Wanjiru (2/2)</td><td>Hawi Feysa (1/1)</td><td>Hellen Obiri (4/4)</td><td>Peres Jepchirchir (Tokyo) WCh (5/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Brigid Kosgei (6/6)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>Boston</td><td>London</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Berlin</td><td>Chicago</td><td>New York</td><td>World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Men's wheelchair

Year	Tokyo Marathon	Boston Marathon	London Marathon	Sydney Marathon	Berlin Marathon	Chicago Marathon	New York City Marathon
2016	Was not part of WMM	Marcel Hug (1/38)	Marcel Hug (2/38)	Was not part of WMM	Marcel Hug (3/38)	Marcel Hug (4/38)	Marcel Hug (5/38)
2017	Sho Watanabe (1/1)	Marcel Hug (6/38)	David Weir (1/2)	Marcel Hug (7/38)	Marcel Hug (8/38)	Marcel Hug (9/38)
2018	Hiroyuki Yamamoto (1/1)	Marcel Hug (10/38)	David Weir (2/2)	Brent Lakatos (1/2)	Daniel Romanchuk (1/9)	Daniel Romanchuk (2/9)
2019	Marcel Hug (11/38)	Daniel Romanchuk (3/9)	Daniel Romanchuk (4/9)	Marcel Hug (12/38)	Daniel Romanchuk (5/9)	Daniel Romanchuk (6/9)
2020	Tomoki Suzuki (1/3)	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)	Brent Lakatos (2/2)	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Rescheduled	Marcel Hug (13/38)	Marcel Hug (14/38)	Marcel Hug (15/38)	Daniel Romanchuk (7/9)	Marcel Hug (16/38)
2022	Marcel Hug (17/38)	Daniel Romanchuk (8/9)	Marcel Hug (18/38)	Marcel Hug (19/38)	Marcel Hug (20/38)	Marcel Hug (21/38)
2023	Marcel Hug (22/38)	Marcel Hug (23/38)	Marcel Hug (24/38)	Marcel Hug (25/38)	Marcel Hug (26/38)	Marcel Hug (27/38)
2024	Tomoki Suzuki (2/3)	Marcel Hug (28/38)	Marcel Hug (29/38)	Marcel Hug (30/38)	Marcel Hug (31/38)	Daniel Romanchuk (9/9)
2025	Tomoki Suzuki (3/3)	Marcel Hug (32/38)	Marcel Hug (33/38)	Marcel Hug (34/38)	Marcel Hug (35/38)	Marcel Hug (36/38)	Marcel Hug (37/38)
2026	Marcel Hug (38/38)						—N/a
Year	Tokyo	Boston	London	Sydney	Berlin	Chicago	New York

Women's wheelchair

Year	Tokyo Marathon	Boston Marathon	London Marathon	Sydney Marathon	Berlin Marathon	Chicago Marathon	New York City Marathon
2016	Was not part of WMM	Tatyana McFadden (1/7)	Tatyana McFadden (2/7)	Was not part of WMM	Manuela Schär (1/22)	Tatyana McFadden (3/7)	Tatyana McFadden (4/7)
2017	Amanda McGrory (1/1)	Manuela Schär (2/22)	Manuela Schär (3/22)	Manuela Schär (4/22)	Tatyana McFadden (5/7)	Manuela Schär (5/22)
2018	Manuela Schär (6/22)	Tatyana McFadden (6/7)	Madison de Rozario (1/3)	Manuela Schär (7/22)	Manuela Schär (8/22)	Manuela Schär (9/22)
2019	Manuela Schär (10/22)	Manuela Schär (11/22)	Manuela Schär (12/22)	Manuela Schär (13/22)	Manuela Schär (14/22)	Manuela Schär (15/22)
2020	Tsubasa Kina (1/2)	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)	Nikita den Boer (1/1)	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Rescheduled	Manuela Schär (16/22)	Manuela Schär (17/22)	Manuela Schär (18/22)	Tatyana McFadden (7/7)	Madison de Rozario (2/3)
2022	Tsubasa Kina (2/2)	Manuela Schär (19/22)	Catherine Debrunner (1/11)	Catherine Debrunner (2/11)	Susannah Scaroni (1/8)	Susannah Scaroni (2/8)
2023	Manuela Schär (20/22)	Susannah Scaroni (3/8)	Madison de Rozario (3/3)	Catherine Debrunner (3/11)	Catherine Debrunner (4/11)	Catherine Debrunner (5/11)
2024	Manuela Schär (21/22)	Eden Rainbow-Cooper (1/1)	Catherine Debrunner (6/11)	Catherine Debrunner (7/11)	Catherine Debrunner (8/11)	Susannah Scaroni (4/8)
2025	Catherine Debrunner (9/11)	Susannah Scaroni (5/8)	Catherine Debrunner (10/11)	Susannah Scaroni (6/8)	Manuela Schär (22/22)	Susannah Scaroni (7/8)	Susannah Scaroni (8/8)
2026	Catherine Debrunner (11/11)						—N/a
Year	Tokyo	Boston	London	Sydney	Berlin	Chicago	New York

World Marathon Majors champions list

Men's

Titles	Winner	Tokyo Marathon	Boston Marathon	London Marathon	Sydney Marathon	Berlin Marathon	Chicago Marathon	New York City Marathon	Years
11	Eliud Kipchoge	1	0	4	0	5	1	0	2014–2023
5	Wilson Kipsang	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	2012–2017
4	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2006–2008
Haile Gebrselassie	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2006–2009
Geoffrey Mutai	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2011–2013
Benson Kipruto	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2021–2025
3	Martin Lel	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2007–2008
Samuel Wanjiru	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2009–2010
Tsegaye Kebede	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2010–2013
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2013–2014
Lelisa Desisa	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2013–2018
Dickson Chumba	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2014–2018
Evans Chebet	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2022–2023
2	Marílson Gomes dos Santos	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2006–2008
Meb Keflezighi	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2009–2014
Patrick Musyoki	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2010–2011
Kenenisa Bekele	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2016–2019
Geoffrey Kamworor	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2017–2019
Lawrence Cherono	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2019
Birhanu Legese	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2019–2020
Sisay Lemma	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2021–2024
Kelvin Kiptum	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2023
John Korir	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2024–2025
Sabastian Sawe	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2025
Tadese Takele	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2025–2026

Women's

<table><thead><tr><th>Titles</th><th>Winner</th><th>Tokyo Marathon</th><th>Boston Marathon</th><th>London Marathon</th><th>Sydney Marathon</th><th>Berlin Marathon</th><th>Chicago Marathon</th><th>New York City Marathon</th><th>Years</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7</td><td>Mary Keitany</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>2011–2018</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Brigid Kosgei</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2018–2026</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Irina Mikitenko</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2008–2009</td></tr><tr><td>Aberu Kebede</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2010–2016</td></tr><tr><td>Edna Kiplagat</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2010–2021</td></tr><tr><td>Florence Kiplagat</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2011–2016</td></tr><tr><td>Hellen Obiri</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2023–2025</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Rita Jeptoo</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2006–2013</td></tr><tr><td>Atsede Baysa</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2010–2016</td></tr><tr><td>Gladys Cherono</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2015–2018</td></tr><tr><td>Ruth Chepng'etich</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2021–2024</td></tr><tr><td>Peres Jepchirchir</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2021–2024</td></tr><tr><td>Tigist Assefa</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2022–2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sifan Hassan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2023–2025</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Gete Wami</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2006–2007</td></tr><tr><td>Berhane Adere</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2006–2007</td></tr><tr><td>Lidiya Grigoryeva</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2007–2008</td></tr><tr><td>Paula Radcliffe</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2007–2008</td></tr><tr><td>Priscah Jeptoo</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>Tirfi Tsegaye</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td>Birhane Dibaba</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2015–2018</td></tr><tr><td>Joyciline Jepkosgei</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2019–2021</td></tr><tr><td>Sharon Lokedi</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2022–2025</td></tr><tr><td>Rosemary Wanjiru</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2023–2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sutume Kebede</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2024–2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

Winners by season

Men's series winners

Season	No.	Start event	Final event	Winner	Country	Points	Notes	Ref
2006–07	I	2006 Boston	2007 New York City	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot	Kenya	80 points
2007–08	II	2007 Boston	2008 New York City	Martin Lel	Kenya	76 points
2008–09	III	2008 Boston	2009 New York City	Samuel Wanjiru	Kenya	80 points
2009–10	IV	2009 Boston	2010 New York City	Samuel Wanjiru (2)	Kenya	75 points
2010–11	V	2010 Boston	2011 New York City	Emmanuel Mutai	Kenya	70 points
2011–12	VI	2011 Boston	2012 Chicago	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	75 points
2012–13	VII	2012 Boston	2013 New York City	Tsegaye Kebede	Ethiopia	75 points
2013–14	VIII	2013 Tokyo	2014 New York City	Wilson Kipsang	Kenya	76 points
2015–16	IX	2015 Tokyo	2016 Tokyo	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	50 points
2016–17	X	2016 Boston	2017 Boston	Eliud Kipchoge (2)	Kenya	50 points
2017–18	XI	2017 London	2018 London	Eliud Kipchoge (3)	Kenya	50 points
2018–19	XII	2018 Berlin	2019 Berlin	Eliud Kipchoge (4)	Kenya	50 points
2019–21	XIII	2019 Chicago	2021 New York City	Albert Korir	Kenya	41 points
2022	XIV	2021 Tokyo	2022 New York City	Eliud Kipchoge (5)	Kenya	50 points
2023	XV	2023 Tokyo	2023 New York City	Kelvin Kiptum	Kenya	50 points
2024	XVI	2024 Tokyo	2024 New York City	Benson Kipruto	Kenya	34 points

Women's series winners

<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>No.</th><th>Start event</th><th>Final event</th><th>Winner</th><th>Country</th><th>Points</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2006–07</td><td>I</td><td>2006 Boston</td><td>2007 New York City</td><td>Gete Wami</td><td>Ethiopia</td><td>80 points</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007–08</td><td>II</td><td>2007 Boston</td><td>2008 New York City</td><td>Irina Mikitenko</td><td> Germany</td><td>65 points</td><td>Tied with Gete Wami; but deemed winner by race directors' vote</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008–09</td><td>III</td><td>2008 Boston</td><td>2009 New York City</td><td>Irina Mikitenko (2)</td><td> Germany</td><td>90 points</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009–10</td><td>IV</td><td>2009 Boston</td><td>2010 New York City</td><td>Irina Mikitenko (3)</td><td> Germany</td><td>55 points</td><td>Awarded after a doping case against original winner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010–11</td><td>V</td><td>2010 Boston</td><td>2011 New York City</td><td>Edna Kiplagat</td><td> Kenya</td><td>60 points</td><td>Awarded after a doping case against original winner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011–12</td><td>VI</td><td>2011 Boston</td><td>2012 Chicago</td><td>Mary Keitany</td><td> Kenya</td><td>65 points</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012–13</td><td>VII</td><td>2012 Boston</td><td>2013 New York City</td><td>Priscah Jeptoo</td><td> Kenya</td><td>75 points</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013–14</td><td>VIII</td><td>2013 Tokyo</td><td>2014 New York City</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (2)</td><td> Kenya</td><td>65 points</td><td>Awarded after a doping case against original winner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015–16</td><td>IX</td><td>2015 Tokyo</td><td>2016 Tokyo</td><td>Mary Keitany (2)</td><td> Kenya</td><td>41 points</td><td>Tied with Mare Dibaba & Helah Kiprop; winner by race directors' vote</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016–17</td><td>X</td><td>2016 Boston</td><td>2017 Boston</td><td>Edna Kiplagat (3)</td><td> Kenya</td><td>41 points</td><td>Awarded after a doping case against original winner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017–18</td><td>XI</td><td>2017 London</td><td>2018 London</td><td>Mary Keitany (3)</td><td> Kenya</td><td>41 points</td><td>Winner due to better head-to-head record versus Tirunesh Dibaba</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018–19</td><td>XII</td><td>2018 Berlin</td><td>2019 Berlin</td><td>Brigid Kosgei</td><td> Kenya</td><td>50 points</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019–21</td><td>XIII</td><td>2019 Chicago</td><td>2021 New York City</td><td>Peres Jepchirchir Joyciline Jepkosgei</td><td> Kenya  Kenya</td><td>50 points</td><td>Joint champions with two wins each</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>XIV</td><td>2021 Tokyo</td><td>2022 New York City</td><td>Gotytom Gebreslase</td><td> Ethiopia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>XV</td><td>2022 Tokyo</td><td>2023 New York City</td><td>Sifan Hassan</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>50 points</td><td>Tied with Hellen Obiri; winner by race directors' vote</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>XVI</td><td>2024 Tokyo</td><td>2024 New York City</td><td>Hellen Obiri</td><td> Kenya</td><td>41 points</td><td>Tied with Sutume Asefa Kebede; winner by race directors' vote</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Men's wheelchair series winners

Season	No.	Start event	Final event	Winner	Country	Points	Notes	Ref
2016–17	X	2016 Boston	2017 Boston	Marcel Hug	Switzerland
2017–18	XI	2017 London	2018 London	Marcel Hug (2)	Switzerland
2018–19	XII	2018 Berlin	2019 Berlin	Daniel Romanchuk	United States
2019–21	XIII	2019 Chicago	2021 New York City	Marcel Hug (3)	Switzerland
2022	XIV	2021 Tokyo	2022 New York City	Marcel Hug (4)	Switzerland
2023	XV	2023 Tokyo	2023 New York City	Marcel Hug (5)	Switzerland
2024	XVI	2024 Tokyo	2024 New York City	Marcel Hug (6)	Switzerland

Women's wheelchair series winners

Season	No.	Start event	Final event	Winner	Country	Points	Notes	Ref
2016–17	X	2016 Boston	2017 Boston	Tatyana McFadden	United States
2017–18	XI	2017 London	2018 London	Manuela Schär	Switzerland
2018–19	XII	2018 Berlin	2019 Berlin	Manuela Schär (2)	Switzerland
2019–21	XIII	2019 Chicago	2021 New York City	Manuela Schär (3)	Switzerland
2022	XIV	2021 Tokyo	2022 New York City	Susannah Scaroni	United States
2023	XV	2023 Tokyo	2023 New York City	Catherine Debrunner	Switzerland
2024	XVI	2024 Tokyo	2024 New York City	Catherine Debrunner (2)	Switzerland

Majors milestones

World Marathon Majors

• Most victories – 13, Eliud Kipchoge (men); 7, Mary Keitany (women) • Most scoring races – 13, Tsegaye Kebede, Wilson Kipsang (men); 14, Edna Kiplagat, Mary Keitany (women) • Most lifetime scoring points – 265, Eliud Kipchoge (men); 234, Mary Keitany (women) • Youngest winner – 20 years 281 days, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (men); 20 years, 253 days, Xue Bai (women) • Youngest point scorer – 18 years 302 days, Tsegaye Mekonnen (men); 19 years 233 days, Ayaka Fujimoto (women) • Oldest winner – 38 years 350 days, Meb Keflezighi (men); 41 years 330 days, Edna Kiplagat (women) • Oldest point scorer – 41 years 313 days, Kenenisa Bekele (men); 41 years 330 days, Edna Kiplagat (women) • Nation, most winners – 52, Kenya (men); 35, Kenya (women)

Six star finishers

World Marathon Majors

Six star finishers are marathoners who have completed six of the World Marathon Majors (without including Sydney). In 2016 following the Tokyo Marathon a Six Star Finisher Medal was introduced. In July 2018 a "Reach for the Stars" campaign was launched wherein a runner could claim a star for each WMM race completed. The system allows runners to create a profile, search for their ‘stars’ and add them to their page.

Following the TCS London Marathon in April, 2025, the verified total of Six Star Finishers was 22,480 from 139 total nations.