Chronological List Of All Sub-60 Half Marathons Achieved In History – By Ken Nakamura

by Ken Nakamura
March 30, 2014

Editor’s note: Ace statistician Ken Nakamura has sent us a list of all of the sub-60 half marathons in history in the order that they took place.

112 men have done it and an incredible 77 of them (68.75%) have been achieved by Kenyans. Ethiopia is second with 20 at 17.86%.

More half marathon stats: Fastest Half Marathon Debuts in History.

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Chronological order of sub-60 minutes half marathon

(The chronological ordered list of runners who recorded sub-60 minutes half marathon)

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Chronological Oder	Time	Name	Nat	Pos	Venue	Date	No of sub-60
1	59:47	Moses Tanui	KEN	1	Milano	3 Apr 1993	2
2	59:56	Paul Tergat	KEN	1	Milano	1 Apr 1995	7
3	59:56	Shem Kororia	KEN	1	Kosice (World Half Champ)	4 Oct 1997	1
4	59:43	Antonio Pinto	POR	1	Lisboa	15 Mar 1998	1
5	59:20	Hendrick Ramaala	RSA	2	Lisboa	26 Mar 2000	2
6	59:31	Patrick Ivuti	KEN	3	Lisboa	26 Mar 2000	4
7	59:38	Faustin Baha	TAN	4	Lisboa	26 Mar 2000	1
8	59:51	William Kiplagat	KEN	5	Lisboa	26 Mar 2000	1
9	59:51	Tesfaye Tola	ETH	1	Københaven-Malmö	12 June 2000	1
10	59:52	Fabian Roncero	ESP	1	Berlin	1 Apr 2001	1
11	59:40	Haile Gebrselassie	ETH	1	Lisboa	24 Mar 2002	6
12	59:53	Philip Rugut	KEN	2	Udine	29 Sept 2002	1
13	59:58	Paul Kosgei	KEN	1	Newcastle-South Shields	6 Oct 2002	4
14	59:49	Rodgers Rop	KEN	1	Lisboa	28 Mar 2004	1
15	59:51	Martin Lel	KEN	2	Lisboa	28 Mar 2004	5
16	59:54	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot	KEN	3	Lisboa	28 Mar 2004	3
17	59:56	Jaoud Gharib	MAR	4	Lisboa	28 Mar 2004	2
18	59:37	Dejene Berhanu	ETH	1	Newcastle-South Shields	26 Sept 2004	1
19	59:27	Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei	KEN	3	Lisboa	13 Mar 2005	1
20	59:43	Samuel Wanjiru	KEN	1	Sendai	10 July 2005	6
21	59:05	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	1	Newcastle-South Shields	18 Sept 2005	9
22	59:29	Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot	KEN	2	Berlin	2 Apr 2006	5
23	59:28	Robert Kipchumba	KEN	2	Rotterdam	10 Sept 2006	3
24	59:43	Ryan Hall	USA	1	Houston (USATF)	14 Jan 2007	1
25	59:48	Mekubo Mogusu	KEN	1	Marugame	4 Feb 2007	3
26	59:13	Patrick Makau	KEN	2	Ras Al Khaimah	9 Feb 2007	8
27	59:44	Deriba Merga	ETH	3	Ras Al Khaimah	9 Feb 2007	8
28	59:26	Francis Kibiwott	KEN	2	Berlin	1 Apr 2007	1
29	59:45	Joseph Maregu	KEN	1	Lille	1 Sept 2007	2
30	59:30	Yonas Kifle	ERI	5	Udine (World Road Ch)	14 Oct 2007	1
31	59:32	Dieudonne Disi	RWA	6	Udine (World Road Ch)	14 Oct 2007	1
32	59:33	Marilson Gomes dos Santos	BRA	7	Udine (World Road Ch)	14 Oct 2007	1
33	59:35	Tsegaye Kebede	ETH	2	Ras Al Khaimah	8 Feb 2008	2
34	59:52	Dickson Marwa Mkami	TAN	3	Ras Al Khaimah	8 Feb 2008	1
35	59:56	Fabiano Joseph	TAN	4	Ras Al Khaimah	8 Feb 2008	1
36	59:36	Tilahun Regassa	ETH	1	Lille	6 Sept 2008	2
37	59:44	Stephen Kibiwott	KEN	2	Lille	6 Sept 2008	2
38	59:33	Wilson Chebet	KEN	3	Rotterdam	14 Sept 2008	4
39	59:44	Charles Munyeki	KEN	5	Rotterdam	14 Sept 2008	1
40	59:41	Benson Barus	KEN	1	Udine	28 Sept 2008	1
41	59:44	John Kiprotich	KEN	2	Udine	28 Sept 2008	2
42	59:16	Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang	KEN	2	New Delhi	9 Nov 2008	5
43	59:54	Matthew Koech Kipchirchir	KEN	5	Ras Al Khaimah	20 Feb 2009	1
44	59:47	Sammy Kitwara	KEN	1	Den Haag	14 Mar 2009	5
45	59:34	Bernard Kipyego	KEN	1	Berlin	5 Apr 2009	6
46	59:36	Sammy Kosgei	KEN	2	Berlin	5 Apr 2009	1
47	59:55	Samuel Gichochi Mwangi	KEN	4	Berlin	5 Apr 2009	1
48	59:43	Jairus Chanchima	KEN	2	Lille	5 Sept 2009	1
49	59:56	Evans Kiplagat	KEN	3	Lille	5 Sept 2009	1
50	59:08	Jonathan Maiyo	KEN	2	Rotterdam	13 Sept 2009	2
51	59:09	James Kwambai	KEN	3	Rotterdam	13 Sept 2009	1
52	59:44	Kiplimo Kimutai	KEN	2	Newcastle- South Shields	20 Sept 2009	1
53	59:30	Geoffrey Mutai	KEN	1	Valencia	22 Nov 2009	6
54	59:50	Gideon Ngatuny	KEN	1	Nagoya	23 Nov 2009	1
55	59:59	Lelisa Desisa	ETH	3	Abu Dhabi	7 Jan 2010	5
56	59:49	Tadese Tola	ETH	2	Ras Al Khaimah	19 Feb 2010	1
57	59:51	Titus Masai	KEN	3	Ras Al Khaimah	19 Feb 2010	2
58	59:56	Getu Feleke	ETH	4	Ras Al Khaimah	19 Feb 2010	1
59	59:52	Eshetu Wendimu	ETH	2	Den Haag	14 Mar 2010	1
60	59:56	John Mwangangi	KEN	3	Den Haag	14 Mar 2010	3
61	59:57	Eirc Ndiema	KEN	4	Den Haag	14 Mar 2010	1
62	59:20	Moses Cheruiyot Mosop	KEN	1	Milano	21 Mar 2010	1
63	59:39	Silas Kipruto	KEN	2	Milano	21 Mar 2010	2
64	59:53	Peter Kamais	KEN	1	New York	21 Mar 2010	1
65	59:48	Martin Mathathi	KEN	1	Sendai	9 May 2010	2
66	59:39	Wilson Kiprop	KEN	1	Lille	4 Sept 2010	6
67	59:56	Leonard Langat	KEN	1	Remich-Wormeldange-Remich	26 Sept 2010	2
68	59:58	Tujuba Mergesa Beyu	ETH	1	Roma Ostia	27 Feb 2011	2
69	59:39	Azmeraw Bekele	ETH	2	Den Haag	13 Mar 2011	1
70	59:40	Peter Kirui	KEN	3	Den Haag	13 Mar 2011	2
71	59:42	Ayele Abshero	ETH	4	Den Haag	13 Mar 2011	1
72	59:44	Lucas Rotich	KEN	5	Den Haag	13 Mar 2011	1
73	59:30	Philemon Limo	KEN	1	Praha	2 Apr 2011	2
74	59:42	Dino Sefer	ETH	1	Ivry Sur Seine	3 Apr 2011	1
75	59:52	Emmanuel Mutai	KEN	3	Newcastle-South Shields	18 Sept 2011	1
76	58:45	Mathew Kisorio	KEN	1	Philadelphia	18 Sept 2011	1
77	59:47	Kenneth Kipkemoi	KEN	2	Valencia	23 Oct 2011	4
78	59:31	Geoffrey Kipsang	KEN	2	New Delhi	27 Nov 2011	4
79	59:58	Mike Kigen	KEN	3	New Delhi	27 Nov 2011	1
80	59:22	Feyisa Lilesa	ETH	1	Houston	15 Jan 2012	4
81	59:51	Shumi Dechasa	ETH	2	Roma to Ostia	26 Feb 2012	1
82	59:55	Daniel Kiprop Limo	KEN	3	Roma to Ostia	26 Feb 2012	1
83	59:44	Stanley Biwott	KEN	1	Paris	4 Mar 2012	3
84	58:54	Stephen Kosgei Kibet	KEN	1	Den Haag	11 Mar 2012	2
85	59:31	Victor Kipchirchir	KEN	5	Den Haag	11 Mar 2012	1
86	58:47	Atsedu Tsegay	ETH	1	Praha	31 Mar 2012	2
87	59:14	Dennis Kipruto Kimetto	KEN	1	Berlin	1 Apr 2012	1
88	59:22	Ezekiel Chebii	KEN	3	Berlin	1 Apr 2012	2
89	59:25	Pius Kirop	KEN	4	Berlin	1 Apr 2012	1
90	59:53	Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata	KEN	5	Berlin	1 Apr 2012	2
91	59:57	Bernard Koech	KEN	1	Nice	29 Apr 2012	6
92	59:49	Daniel Chebii	KEN	1	Ceske Budejovice	9 June 2012	1
93	59:27	Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	3	Lille	1 Sept 2012	1
94	59:53	Gideon Kipketer	KEN	4	Lille	1 Sept 2012	1
95	59.57	Gilbert Masai	KEN	5	Lille	1 Sept 2012	1
96	59:07	Micah Kogo	KEN	2	Newcastle to South Shields	15 Sept 2012	2
97	59:56	Imane Merga	ETH	3	Newcastle to South Shields	15 Sept 2012	1
98	59:36	Joel Kimurer	KEN	1	Valencia	21 Oct 2012	1
99	59:19	Robert Chemosin Kwemoi	KEN	2	Roma to Ostia	3 Mar 2013	1
100	59:20	Simon Cheprot	KEN	3	Roma to Ostia	3 Mar 2013	1
101	59:36	Jacob Kendagor	KEN	1	Berlin	7 Apr 2013	2
102	59:59	Cybrian Kotut	KEN	2	Philadelphia	15 Sept 2013	1
103	59:39	Nguse Tesfaldet Amlosom	ERI	2	Ras Al Khaimah	14 Feb 2014	1
104	59:25	Aziz Lahbabi	MAR	1	Roma to Ostia	2 Mar 2014	1
105	59:39	Humegaw Mesfin	ETH	2	Roma to Ostia	2 Mar 2014	1
106	59:58	Bedan Karoki	KEN	1	Lisboa	16 Mar 2014	1
107	59:58	Alex Oloitiptip	KEN	1	Azkoitia-Azpeitia	22 Mar 2014	1
108	59:59	Edwin Kipsang Rotich	KEN	2	Azkoitia-Azpeitia	22 Mar 2014	1
109	59:20	Samuel Tsegay	ERI	2	Kobenhavn – World Half	29 Mar 2014	1
110	59:20	Guye Adola	ETH	3	Kobenhavn – World Half	29 Mar 2014	1
111	59:14	Leonard Patrick Komon	KEN	1	Berlin	30 Mar 2014	1
112	59:15	Abraham Cheroben	KEN	2	Berlin	30 Mar 2014	1

Runners with most sub-60 minutes half marathon

	Number of sub-60	Name	Nation
1	9	Zersenay Tadese	ERI
2	8	Patrick Makau	KEN
2	8	Deriba Merga	ETH
4	7	Paul Tergat	KEN
5	6	Haile Gebrselassie	ETH
5	6	Samuel Wanjiru	KEN
5	6	Bernard Koech	KEN
5	6	Bernard Kipyego	KEN
5	6	Geoffrey Mutai	KEN
5	6	Wilson Kiprop	KEN

Number of sub-60 minutes half marathon runners by countries

	Number of sub-60	Nation
1	77	KEN
2	20	ETH
3	4	ERI
4	3	TAN
5	2	MAR
5	1	POR
5	1	RSA
5	1	USA
5	1	ESP
5	1	RWA
5	1	BRA

Chronological List Of All Sub-60 Half Marathons Achieved In History – By Ken Nakamura

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