Course-record setters, multi-title dynasties and one-day upsets have all crossed the line in Central Park. Some of these wins still get retold every November.
1Wilson KipsangFormer world record holder who won the 2014 men's race.1000pts
2Peres JepchirchirOlympic champion who added the New York title in 2021.858pts
3Tamirat TolaEthiopian who set the men's course record of 2:04:58 in 2023.777pts
4Marílson Gomes dos SantosBrazil's only champion, winning the men's race in 2006 and 2008.678pts
5Geoffrey KamwororKenyan two-time men's champion, winning in 2017 and 2019.678pts
6Ingrid KristiansenNorwegian world record holder who won the 1989 women's race.678pts
7Martin LelKenyan two-time men's champion, in 2003 and 2007.555pts
8Rod DixonNew Zealander who won the 1983 race with a dramatic late surge.555pts
9Mary KeitanyKenyan four-time women's champion who set a dominant course record in 2018.555pts
10Sharon LokediKenyan who won on her marathon debut in 2022.555pts
11Edna KiplagatKenyan marathon great who won New York in 2010.555pts
12Alberto SalazarWon three straight men's titles from 1980 to 1982.0pts
13Shalane FlanaganEnded a 40-year drought for American women with her emotional 2017 win.0pts
14Tegla LoroupeWon back-to-back in 1994 and 1995, the first African woman to win a major marathon.0pts
15Kathrine SwitzerRunning pioneer who won the 1974 women's race as a New Yorker.0pts
16Jelena ProkopčukaLatvian who won consecutive women's titles in 2005 and 2006.0pts
17Bill RodgersAmerican star who won four straight titles from 1976 to 1979 on the first five-borough course.0pts
18Paula RadcliffeBritish marathon great who won the women's race three times, in 2004, 2007 and 2008.0pts
19Meb KeflezighiBecame the first American man in 27 years to win New York, in 2009.0pts
20Geoffrey MutaiKenyan who smashed the course record in 2011 and won again in 2013.0pts
21Hellen ObiriKenyan track star who won the women's race in 2023.0pts
22Uta PippigGerman star who won the women's race in 1993.0pts
23Margaret OkayoKenyan two-time women's champion who set a course record in 2003.0pts
Photo credits
- Wilson Kipsang — Tom Page from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peres Jepchirchir — Gr5555, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tamirat Tola — Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marílson Gomes dos Santos — André Motta/Brasil2016.gov.br, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Geoffrey Kamworor — KassInternational, CC BY 3.0
- Ingrid Kristiansen — Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Martin Lel — flickr user adrianclark, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mary Keitany — Acrb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sharon Lokedi — jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0
- Edna Kiplagat — SNappa2006, CC BY 2.0
- Shalane Flanagan — John Hoey from Framingham, MA, United States, CC BY 2.0
- Tegla Loroupe — Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kathrine Switzer — Marathona, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jelena Prokopčuka — gregcohen, CC BY 2.0
- Paula Radcliffe — Hydrox, CC BY 2.0
- Meb Keflezighi — Skechers Inc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geoffrey Mutai — Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hellen Obiri — Gr5, CC BY 4.0
- Uta Pippig — Stephen Coz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Margaret Okayo — Sillyfolkboy, CC BY-SA 3.0
