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Results
2026
The 46th London Marathon goes down in history as the fastest and
largest marathon of all time.
©TCS London Marathon
The top three men all better the previous world record time of
2:00:35. Defending champion Sabastian
Sawe (KEN) stands out, clocking 1:59:30 to
become the first athlete to break the two-hour barrier in an
official race. Equally remarkable is the performance of the
runner-up,
Yomif Kejelcha
(ETH), who records 1:59:41 in his very first marathon.
The third-placed
Jacob Kiplimo
(UGA) finishes in 2:00:28, a time that would have been a world
record had two others not gone even faster in the same race.
Meanwhile,
Amos Kipruto
(KEN) has to settle for fourth place in 2:01:39, taking some
consolation in having broken the previous year’s course record.
©TCS London Marathon
The women’s race also shatters all records. Never before have
three women gone under 2:16 in a single race. Defending champion
Tigst Assefa
(ETH) wins in 2:15:41, improving her own women-only world record
from the previous year by nine seconds.
Hellen Obiri
(KEN) finishes second in 2:15:53, ahead of
Joyciline Jepkosgei
(KEN), who takes third in 2:15:55.
The oldest finisher is the 88-year-old Harry Newton, who
reaches the finish in 7:53:59.
Sebastian Vettel,
the Formula One world champion, demonstrates his fitness with a
time of 2:59:08.
In the wheelchair races,
Marcel Hug
(SUI) claims a commanding victory in 1:24:23. With his eighth
triumph in London, he draws level with the legendary
David Weir,
who finishes third in his 27th appearance.
Catherine Debrunner
(SUI) also successfully defends her title, winning in
1:38:29 after a hard-fought battle against
Tatyana McFadden
(USA).
With 59,792 finishers (according to the list as of 28 April
2026), the 46th London Marathon is the largest of all time. More
than 1.1 million people had applied for places.
In light of this overwhelming demand, the organisers are
planning to stage a “double marathon” in 2027: 45,000 runners on
Saturday, followed by 55,000 on Sunday. In addition, around
20,000 children and young people are expected to take part in
the Mini Marathon, which would be brought forward to the Friday.
Approval is still pending, but appears realistically within
reach.
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