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3.2 Gold, Silver and Bronze Level Elite Runners 3.2 Gold, Silver and Bronze Level Elite Runners Gold, Silver and Bronze Level Elite Runners
The following athletes qualify as “Gold level elite runners”:
• Those having recorded, in the 36 months preceding the race, or in the race itself, at least
one performance within these standards:
o Marathon: Men: 2:10:00 and Women: 2:28:00
o Half Marathon: Men: 1:01:00 and Women: 1:11:00
o 10km/10,000m: Men: 28:00 and Women: 32:00
• Those having finished in the first 25 places of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games marathons
• Those having finished in the first 25 places of the IAAF World Championships marathons
Beijing 2015
• Those having finished in the first 20 places of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Cardiff 2016
• Those having finished in the first 20 places in the senior races of the IAAF World Cross
Country Championships Guiyang 2015
• Those having finished in the first 20 places in the senior races of the IAAF World Cross
Country Championships Kampala 2017
“Silver level elite runners” are those having recorded, in the 36 months preceding the race, or
in the race itself, at least one performance within these standards:
o Marathon: Men: 2:12:00 and Women: 2:32:00
o Half Marathon: Men: 1:03:00 and Women: 1:12:00
o 10km/10,000m: Men: 29:00 and Women: 33:00
“Bronze level elite runners” are those having recorded, in the 36 months preceding the race, or
in the race itself, at least one performance within these standards:
o Marathon: Men: 2:16:00 and Women: 2:38:00
o Half Marathon: Men: 1:04:00 and Women: 1:15:00
o 10km/10,000m: Men: 30:00 and Women: 37:00
Athletes/Agents should note that the performance does NOT refer to an athlete’s Personal Best,
which may have been recorded well outside the 36-month qualifying period.