2024 LRC Men’s World & American Rankings: Who’s #1?

We reveal our top 10 international men and top 5 US men for 2024

The LetsRun.com world rankings are back. Each year, we rank the top 10 athletes in the world (and top 5 in the US) in every distance event, 800 meters through marathon. Some events had an obvious #1, others less so. We did our best to rank every event from 2024 based on the following criteria:

  • An emphasis on performance in big races. How the athlete fared at the Olympics carries a significant amount of weight but winning gold doesn’t guarantee that an athlete will earn a #1 ranking. For U.S. athletes, their performance at the U.S. championships also factors heavily in the rankings.
  • Big-meet success with the Diamond League receiving emphasis.
  • Season best times matter, and if an athlete has a bunch of fast performances, they’re more likely to be ranked highly.
  • Indoor races are considered and can help an athlete’s ranking.
  • And unlike other entities, we count the whole year and don’t do our rankings until the year is over.

The men’s rankings are below; the women’s rankings are coming soon.

Previous LetsRun rankings: *2023 *2022 *2021 *2019 *2018 *2017 *2016 *2015 *2014

Men’s 800: Wanyonyi is #1 in a year for the ages

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After a rough start to the 2020s — not a single man broke 1:43 in all of 2022 — a burgeoning crop of stars completely rewrote the all-time 800-meter list in 2024. Twelve months ago, only five men had ever broken 1:42 in the history of the world. In 2024, Bryce Hoppel ran an American record of 1:41.67 in the Olympic final…and did not even medal. Truly insane.

In all, five men combined to break 1:42 on 11 separate occasions last year, accounting for more than half of the sub-1:42s in history. And no man had more of them than Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi, who set a record with four sub-1:42s in 2024, including a 1:41.19 in the Olympic final to snag gold by .01 over Canada’s Marco Arop. Wanyonyi bettered that by running 1:41.11 two weeks later in Lausanne — the fastest time in the world since David Rudisha‘s 1:40.91 at the 2012 Olympics, a world record that suddenly appears to be living on borrowed time considering Wanyonyi is still just 20 years old.

Wanyonyi may have to break Rudisha’s record just to stay on top in the event as the likes of Hoppel, Djamel Sedjati, and Arop are all targeting the record as part of what Arop’s camp has dubbed “Project 99” — the quest for the first 99-second 800m.

LRC World Indoors recap Bryce Hoppel Wins World 800m Indoor Title
LRC Olympic Trials recap Bryce Hoppel Shines with 1:42.77 PB & Leads Three Americans Under 1:44 at Olympic Trials
LRC Olympic recap
Epic Paris Finale: Wanyonyi Masterclass 800, Hoppel Breaks American Record
LRC Inside “Project 99”: Why the 800m Is Faster Than Ever and the Race for the First Sub-1:40

World rankings

1. Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Kenya
1:41.11 SB (#1); 1st Kip Keino, 1st Marrakech, 1st Kenyan trials, 2nd Paris, 1st Olympics, 1st Lausanne, 2nd Silesia, 1st Brussels (DL final)

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2. Marco Arop, Canada
1:41.20 SB (#2); 1st Xiamen, 1st Canadian champs, 6th Monaco, 2nd Olympics, 2nd Lausanne, 1st Silesia, 3rd Brussels (DL final)

3. Djamel Sedjati, Algeria
1:41.46 SB (#3); 1st Ostrava, 1st Stockholm, 1st Paris, 1st Monaco, 3rd Olympics, 2nd Brussels (DL final)

4. Bryce Hoppel, USA
1:41.67 SB (#5); 1st Millrose, 1st USA indoors, 1st World Indoors, 1st LA Grand Prix, 2nd Stockholm, 1st US Olympic Trials, 4th Olympics, 4th Lausanne, 3rd Silesia

5. Gabriel Tual, France
1:41.61 SB (#4); 2nd Ostrava, 1st Euros, 1st French champs, 3rd Paris, 3rd Monaco, 6th Olympics, 3rd Lausanne, 6th Silesia, 1st Bellinzona, 4th Brussels (DL final)

6. Wyclife Kinyamal, Kenya
1:42.08 SB (#8); 2nd Xiamen, 2nd Suzhou, 2nd Marrakech, 2nd Kenyan trials, 5th Paris, Olympic semis, 5th Silesia, 6th Brussels (DL final)

7. Mohamed Attaoui, Spain
1:42.04 SB (#6); 2nd Spanish indoor champs, World Indoor semis, 2nd Euros, 1st Spanish champs, 2nd Monaco, 5th Olympics, 8th Lausanne, 11th Silesia

8. Eliott Crestan, Belgium
1:42.43 SB (#10); 1st Belgian indoor champs, 3rd World Indoors, 6th Paris, 8th Monaco, Olympic semis, 4th Silesia, 5th Brussels (DL final)

9. Tshepiso Masalela, Botswana
1:42.82 SB (#12); World Indoor semis, 3rd Xiamen, 11th Suzhou, 4th Marrakech, 3rd Stockholm, 10th Paris, 7th Olympics, 8th Brussels (DL final)

10. Andreas Kramer, Sweden
1:43.13 SB (#13); 1st Swedish indoor champs, 2nd World Indoors, 5th Xiamen, 6th Suzhou, 3rd Ostrava, 7th Stockholm, 5th Euros, 2nd Swedish champs, 7th Paris, 7th Monaco, Olympic semis, 9th Silesia, 7th Brussels (DL final)

US rankings

1. Hoppel, adidas
2. Hobbs Kessler, adidas/Very Nice Track Club
1:43.64 SB (#2); 1st LA Grand Prix (B race), 2nd Olympic Trials, Olympic semis, 8th Silesia
3. Brandon Miller, Brooks Beasts
1:43.73 SB (#3); 4th LA Grand Prix, 3rd Olympic Trials, Olympic semis
4. Josh Hoey, adidas
1:43.80 SB (#4); 3rd USA indoors, 6th LA Grand Prix (B race), 3rd NYC Grand Prix, 4th Olympic Trials, 1st Kotrijk
5. Jonah Koech, Under Armour
1:44.32 SB (#6); 5th Olympic Trials, 1st Ed Murphey, 1st Sunset Tour

Men’s 1500/mile: Ingebrigtsen is narrowly World #1 for fourth consecutive year

Cole Hocker Wins the 2024 Olympic 1500m (Kevin Morris photo) Kevin Morris photo

There have not been many better years in the history of the men’s 1500 meters than what we saw in 2024. The World Indoor final in Glasgow featured an all-time kick from Geordie Beamish and presaged the emergence of Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler that summer. Outdoors, we got a terrific showdown between all of the big dogs at the Prefontaine Classic, one of the greatest Olympic finals ever, and even a post-Olympic rematch in Zurich. All of it came as Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen made no effort to hide their disdain for one another, lending some extra bite to each of their matchups — as if we needed it after Kerr’s defeat of Ingebrigtsen at the 2023 Worlds.

Deciding on a #1 for 2024 was tougher than usual. In 2022 and 2023, Ingebrigtsen missed out on the biggest prize but still earned the silver medal and otherwise went undefeated on the outdoor circuit, making him an easy call for #1. This year, Ingebrigtsen not only failed to win at the Olympics but failed to medal entirely, and he suffered Diamond League defeats in Eugene and Zurich. Meanwhile Kerr beat Ingebrigtsen in two of their three head-to-head races, including the Olympics.

Outside of the Olympics, however, Kerr was quiet. Yes, he won Prefontaine, but he only ran one other 1500/mile all year and did not impress, finishing just 5th in Zurich. Someone who only raced three 1500/mile finals in 2024 and only won one of them can’t be #1.

That leaves Cole Hocker, who took silver at World Indoors, won a very competitive US Olympic Trials (three of the top five from the Olympics), and of course claimed Olympic gold in Paris. Hocker was not bad on the circuit — he finished 7th, 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd in his four Diamond Leagues — but his record pales in comparison to Ingebrigtsen, who won four Diamond Leagues (no one else won more than one), finished 2nd in two others, and won the Euros for good measure.

It’s a similar situation to 2016, when you had Matthew Centrowitz (World Indoor/Olympic champion but no DL appearances) against Asbel Kiprop (world leader, four DL wins, but only 6th at the Olympics). We gave Centrowitz the nod because of his double gold, but things are a bit different in 2024. Hocker did not win World Indoors like Centro. And while Centro won his only head-to-head against Kiprop, Hocker lost to Ingebrigtsen a lot — he was just 1-4, but the sole victory came in the Olympic final.

That victory certainly counts for something, but the world rankings are about season-long excellence, and Ingebrigtsen embodied that more than Hocker in 2024. Jakob is our World #1, again.

LRC World Indoors recap Geordie Beamish Wins Indoor 1500m Gold as Americans Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler Get Silver and Bronze
LRC Olympic Trials recap Cole Hocker Wins 1500 in Trials Record of 3:30.59 as Yared Nuguse and Hobbs Kessler Punch Their Tickets To Paris
LRC Olympic recap Cole Hocker Runs 3:27.65 to Win Epic 2024 Olympic 1500m Final
LRC 
The 2024 Race of the Year: Cole Hocker’s Olympic 1500m Win

World rankings

1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway
3:26.73/3:45.60 SBs (#1/#2); 2nd Pre, 1st Oslo, 1st Euros, 1st Norwegian champs, 1st Monaco, 4th Olympics, 1st Lausanne, 2nd Zurich, 1st Brussels (DL final)

2. Cole Hocker, USA
3:27.65/3:48.95 SBs (#2/#9); 1st USA indoors, 2nd World Indoors, 7th Pre, 1st US Olympic Trials, 1st Olympics, 2nd Lausanne, 3rd Zurich, 3rd Brussels (DL final)

3. Josh Kerr, Great Britain
3:27.79/3:45.34 SBs (#3/#1); 1st Pre, 2nd Olympics, 5th Zurich

4. Yared Nuguse, USA
3:27.80/3:46.22 SBs (#4/#3); 1st Millrose, 3rd Pre, 2nd US Olympic Trials, 4th Monaco, 3rd Olympics, 1st Zurich, 6th Brussels (DL final)

5. Timothy Cheruiyot, Kenya
3:28.71 SB (#5); 2nd Doha, 2nd Oslo, 3rd Kenyan trials, 2nd Monaco, 11th Olympics, 11th Zurich, 2nd Brussels (DL final)

6. Hobbs Kessler, USA
3:29.45/3:48.66 SBs (#7/#7); 1st NBIGP, 2nd Millrose, 2nd USA indoors, 3rd World Indoors, DNF Pre, 3rd NYC Grand Prix, 3rd US Olympic Trials, 5th Olympics, 3rd Lausanne

7. Niels Laros, Netherlands
3:29.84 SB (#8); DNF Monaco, 4th London, 6th Olympics, 4th Zurich. Small body of work but 2-0 vs #7 Cheruiyot.

8. Reynold Cheruiyot, Kenya
3:30.88/3:48.59 SBs (#15/#6); 1st Kip Keino, 3rd Doha, 2nd LA Grand Prix, 6th Pre, 1st Kenyan trials, Olympic semis, 4th Lausanne, 6th Zurich, 7th Brussels (DL final)

9. Brian Komen, Kenya
3:28.80 SB (#6); 1st African Games, 2nd Kip Keino, 1st Doha, 5th Kenyan trials, 1st African champs, 3rd Monaco, 12th Olympics, 5th Lausanne, 9th Brussels (DL final)

10. Azeddine Habz, France
3:30.80 SB (#13); 1st French indoors, 1st Marrakech, 3rd Oslo, 7th Euros, 3rd French outdoors, 8th Monaco, Olympic semis, 7th Lausanne, 7th Zurich, 4th Brussels (DL final)

US rankings

1. Hocker, Nike
2. Nuguse, On Athletics Club
3. Kessler, adidas/Very Nice Track Club

4. Vincent Ciattei, Under Armour Dark Sky Distance
3:31.78/3:50.56 SBs (#4/#4); 5th NBIGP, 5th USA indoors, 2nd Drake Relays, 7th LA Grand Prix, 4th NYC Grand Prix, 4th Olympic Trials, 9th Monaco, 12th London
5. Henry Wynne, Brooks Beasts
3:32.94/3:52.62 SBs (#7/#13); 3rd USA indoors, 4th LA Grand Prix, 7th Portland Track Festival, 6th Olympic Trials, 1st Ed Murphey, 4th Sunset Tour, 1st Falmouth Mile

Men’s 3000/5000: Ingebrigtsen again

With an Olympic gold medal — his third consecutive global title in the 5,000 — and a monster world record in the 3,000, Jakob Ingebrigtsen had to be World #1 even though he ran these events sparingly outside of the championships. Behind him came a quartet of Ethiopians who ran consistently well on the circuit — Hagos GebrhiwetBerihu Aregawi, Selemon Barega, and Yomif Kejelcha — followed by Grant Fisher, the clear US #1 for the third year in a row.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen 7:17.55 World Record 3000m Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 7:17.55 world record in the 3,000m was one of the greatest runs of this or any year (Diamond League AG for Diamond League AG)

Behind Fisher, it was very tough to sort out the US rankings. Consider Abdihamid Nur. He was brilliant at the Olympic Trials, pushing Fisher to the wire, but didn’t do a whole lot else. He was only 5th at USA indoors in the 3k and ran (and won) the B race at his two major outdoor meets before falling at the Olympics. Then there was Cooper Teare, who was the second-fastest American on the year at 12:54 (in the A race at the LA Grand Prix that Nur opted out of), but had an awful Trials and finished only 12th. Teare won a couple of smaller European meets after the Trials but we ultimately slotted Nur ahead of him by virtue of their Trials finish.

Nur’s Olympic fall was a bad break, but we docked him points for dodging the competition outdoors and slotted him in at #5 behind Yared Nuguse (a brilliant silver at World Indoors) as well as the collegians Graham Blanks (who raced well at the Olympics) and Parker Wolfe (NCAA champion), both of whom lost to Nur at the Trials but had slightly more on their resume overall.

1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway
7:17.55/13:13.66 SBs (#1/#93); 1st Euros, 1st Norwegian champs, 1st Olympics, 1st Silesia (3000m WR)

2. Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia
12:36.73 SB (#1); 1st African Games, 1st Oslo, 5th Olympics, 1st Rome, 2nd Brussels (DL final)

3. Berihu Aregawi, Ethiopia
7:21.28/12:43.66 SBs (#2/#4); 2nd LA Grand Prix, 2nd Silesia, 6th Rome, 1st Brussels (DL final)

4. Selemon Barega, Ethiopia
7:25.82/12:51.39 SBs (#3/#12); 1st Torun, 1st Lievin, 3rd World Indoors, 1st Suzhou, 1st LA Grand Prix, 3rd Rome

5. Yomif Kejelcha, Ethiopia
7:28.44/12:38.95 SBs (#7/#2); 2nd Oslo, 3rd Silesia, 2nd Rome, 5th Brussels (DL final)

6. Grant Fisher, USA
7:27.99/12:51.84 SBs (#6/#14); 2nd Millrose, 1st US Olympic Trials, 2nd London, 3rd Olympics, 15th Silesia

7. Telahun Bekele, Ethiopia
7:30.80/12:45.63 SBs (#15/#5); 14th Oslo, 13th Stockholm, 1st Hengelo, 4th London, 5th Rome, 3rd Brussels (DL final)

8. Dominic Lobalu, Switzerland
7:27.58/12:50.90 SBs (#5/#10); 4th Lievin, 1st Swiss indoors, 7th Oslo, 2nd Stockholm, 3rd Euros, 1st London, 4th Olympics, 8th Rome, 9th Brussels (DL final)

9. Ronald Kwemoi, Kenya
7:31.57/13:02.56 (#14/#40) SBs; 7th Xiamen, DNF Suzhou, 1st Olympic Trials, 2nd Olympics, 13th Rome, 10th Brussels (DL final)

10. Jacob Krop, Kenya
7:28.83/12:51.55 SBs (#9/#13); 2nd Kenyan trials, 1st Paris, 10th Olympics, 4th Rome, 1st Zurich, 7th Brussels (DL final)

Olympic silver medallist Ronlad Kwemoi

LRC World Indoors recap Josh Kerr is Golden at 3000m as Yared Nuguse Gets Silver
LRC Olympic Trials recap Grant Fisher completes the double – Runs 3:59.97 final 1600 to win in 13:08.85
LRC Olympic recap Untouchable: Faith Kipyegon and Jakob Ingebrigtsen Reign Supreme on Final Day in Paris

US rankings

1. Fisher, Nike
2. Yared Nuguse, On Athletics Club
7:43.59/13:02.06 SBs (#25/#6); 1st USA indoors, 2nd World Indoors
3. Graham Blanks, Harvard University/New Balance
12:59.89 SB (#5); 5th NCAA outdoors, 4th Olympic Trials, 9th Olympics
4. Parker Wolfe, University of North Carolina
7:30.23/13:10.75 SBs (#3/#16); 2nd NCAA indoor 3k, 2nd NCAA indoor 5k, 1st NCAA outdoors, 3rd Olympic Trials
5. Abdihamid Nur, Nike
7:58.65/13:03.17 SBs (#117/#7); 5th USA indoors, 1st LA Grand Prix (B race), 2nd Olympic Trials, Olympic semis

Men’s steeple: El Bakkali is #1, again

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The men’s steeplechase was rather messy in 2024. Soufiane El Bakkali — who was our World #1 for the fifth consecutive year — only raced once before the Olympics, but he broke 8:10 in all four of his races and won Olympic gold, so he is an easy pick for #1. He may have lost his long unbeaten streak — his defeat by Amos Serem was El Bakkali’s first loss in more than three years — but he remains the sport’s best championship steepler.

Usually world record holder Lamecha Girma would be the clear #2, but Girma only finished one steeple final in 2024 after his scary fall on the last lap of the Olympic final. Girma did run a world-leading 8:01.63 in Stockholm, but you need more than one race to get a world ranking in the steeple, so we’re leaving him out. It was a similar story for Abrham Sime, who had the #2 time in the world in 2024. Sime ran 8:02.36 to win the Paris Diamond League, but his next-best time of 8:17.22 ranked just 98th and he finished 10th, 14th, 15th, and DNF in his other four Diamond Leagues so he missed our top 10.

From a US perspective, Kenneth Rooks‘ breakthrough from 10th at Worlds in 2023 to Olympic silver medalist and second-fastest American ever in 2024 was the story of the year. Still just 25, he should be a factor in this event for many years going forward.

1. Soufiane El Bakkali, Morocco
8:04.29 SB (#4); 1st Marrakech, 1st Olympics, 1st Silesia, 2nd Brussels (DL final)

2. Amos Serem, Kenya
8:02.36 SBs (#3); 2nd African Games, 2nd Kip Keino, 4th Doha, 3rd Marrakech, 1st Kenyan trials, 2nd Paris, 14th Olympics, 2nd Silesia, 1st Brussels (DL final)

3. Samuel Firewu, Ethiopia
8:04.34 SB (#5); 1st African Games, 1st Doha, 4th Marrakech, 2nd Stockholm, 6th Olympics, 3rd Silesia, 8th Brussels (DL final)

4. Abraham Kibiwot, Kenya
8:06.47 SB (#8); 1st Kip Keino, 2nd Doha, 9th Marrakech, 3rd Kenyan trials, 3rd Paris, 3rd Olympics, 4th Silesia, 4th Brussels (DL final)

5. Mohamed Jhinaoui, Tunisia
8:07.73 SB (#9); 7th Doha, 8th Marrakech, 3rd Stockholm, 4th Paris, 4th Olympics, 6th Silesia, 3rd Brussels (DL final)

6. Getnet Wale, Ethiopia
8:09.69 SB (#14); 3rd Doha, 2nd Marrakech, 4th Stockholm, 9th Olympics, 11th Silesia, 7th Brussels (DL final)

7. Daniel Arce, Spain
8:08.45 SB (#9); 6th Doha, 5th Marrakech, 5th Euros, 1st Spanish champs, 10th Olympics, 5th Silesia, 5th Brussels (DL final)

8. Kenneth Rooks, USA
8:06.41 SB (#7); 4th Mt. SAC, 1st Track Fest, 1st Portland Track Festival, 1st US Olympic Trials, 2nd Olympics, 16th Silesia

9. Ahmed Jaziri, Tunisia
8:08.02 SB (#10); 13th Doha, 13th Marrakech, 5th Olympics, 7th Silesia, 2nd Zagreb

10. Ryuji Miura, Japan
8:10.52 SB (#16); 5th Doha, 14th Marrakech, 7th Paris, 8th Olympics

US rankings

1. Rooks, Nike
2. Matthew Wilkinson, Under Armour Dark Sky Distance
8:16.59 SB (#6); 1st Virginia Challenge, 2nd LA Grand Prix, 2nd Olympic Trials, Olympic semis, 17th Silesia
3. James Corrigan, Brigham Young University
8:13.76 SB (#4); 4th Payton Jordan, 1st Big 12s, 9th NCAAs, 3rd Olympic Trials, 1st Penn Relays Summer Showcase, Olympic semis
4. Hillary Bor, HOKA One One
8:13.30 SB (#2); 6th Marrakech, 7th Stockholm, 13th Olympic Trials
5. Duncan Hamilton, Nike Bowerman Track Club
8:13.76 SB (#3); 3rd Track Fest, 7th LA Grand Prix, 6th Olympic Trials, 2nd Sunset Tour, 5th Zagreb

LRC Olympic Trials recap Kenneth Rooks Rules Steeple Final; Jager 4th But Could Still Make Olympic Team
LRC Olympic recap Gutsy Kenneth Rooks Goes for Gold, Wins Silver in Olympic Steeplechase Final

Men’s Marathon: Waiting for a new king to rise

Last year, Kelvin Kiptum climbed to #1 in our world rankings for the first time on the strength of a course record of 2:01:25 in London and a world record of 2:00:35 in Chicago, both of which featured massive negative splits. But Kiptum’s tragic death in a car accident in February 2024 coupled with the decline of Eliud Kipchoge has left a void at the top of the men’s marathon ranks. No one definitively rose up to fill it in 2024 as no man man won two marathon majors in 2024. If you ignore the COVID years of 2021 and 2020 when it was nearly impossible to win two major marathons in a year (only two majors were held in 2020 and in 2021 every major was held between August and November), you would have to go back to 2012 for the last time no man won more than one major in a year.

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After running 2:01:48 to win Valencia in 2023, Sisay Lemma put on a show by crushing the field in Boston in April only to withdraw from the Olympics just two weeks before the race due to injury. His training partner Tamirat Tola made the most of the opportunity by winning the gold medal, but still looked to be feeling the effects of the Olympics when he ran NYC in November. Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won both marathons he finished in 2024 (Rotterdam and NYC) but dropped out of the Olympics. And Sabastian Sawe made the fastest debut ever (non-Kiptum division) by running 2:02:05 in Valencia, but that was his only marathon of 2024.

It wasn’t easy choosing a World #1, but there was only one man in 2024 who medalled at the Olympics and won a World Marathon Major. That was Kenya’s Benson Kipruto, whose 2:02:16 was also the second-fastest time in the world. That’s enough for us to put him at #1.

Things were much simpler domestically, where Conner Mantz and Clayton Young showed that they are the clear #1 and #2 in the US, in that order. With Abbabiya Simbassa running 2:06:53 in Valencia and Mantz and Young both clocking 2:08 on a tough Olympic course in Paris, 2025 could be the year we finally see someone take a crack at Khalid Khannouchi‘s 2:05:38 American record, which has stood largely unchallenged since 2002.

1. Benson Kipruto, Kenya
1st Tokyo (2:02:16), 3rd Olympics (2:07:00)

2. Deresa Geleta, Ethiopia
1st Seville (2:03:27), 5th Olympics (2:07:31), 2nd Valencia (2:02:38)

3. Tamirat Tola, Ethiopia
DNF London, 1st Olympics (2:06:26), 4th New York (2:08:12)

4. Abdi Nageeye, Netherlands
1st Rotterdam (2:04:45), DNF Olympics, 1st New York (2:07:39)

5. John Korir, Kenya
4th Boston (2:07:40), 1st Chicago (2:02:44)

6. Sabastian Sawe, Kenya
1st Valencia (2:02:05)

7. Sisay Lemma, Ethiopia
1st Boston (2:06:17), 10th Valencia (2:04:59)

8. Alexander Mutiso Munyao, Kenya
1st London (2:04:01), 21st Olympics (2:10:31)

9. Mohamed Esa, Ethiopia
2nd Boston (2:06:58), 2nd Chicago (2:04:39)

10. Evans Chebet, Kenya
3rd Boston (2:07:22), 2nd New York (2:07:45)

It’s hard to rank the marathon with so few races. Here are some others who had good years:
Emile Cairess
3rd London (2:06:46), 4th Olympics (2:07:29)
Bashir Abdi
2nd Olympics (2:06:47), 9th New York (2:10:39)
Milkesha Mengesha
1st Berlin (2:03:17)

US rankings

1. Conner Mantz, Nike
1st Olympic Trials (2:09:05), 8th Olympics (2:08:12), 6th New York (2:09:00)
2. Clayton Young, Asics
2nd Olympic Trials (2:09:06), 9th Olympics (2:08:44), 7th New York (2:09:21)
3. CJ Albertson, Brooks
5th Olympic Trials (2:10:07), 7th Boston (2:09:53), 7th Chicago (2:08:17), 10th New York (2:10:57), 2nd CIM (2:10:06)
4. Abbabiya Simbassa, Under Armour
11th Olympic Trials (2:12:21), 17th Valencia (2:06:53)
5. Zach Panning, Hansons-Brooks Distance Project
6th Olympic Trials (2:10:50), 10th Chicago (2:09:16)

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