World Marathon Majors

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The World Marathon Majors (WMM) (known for sponsorship reasons as the Abbott World Marathon Majors) is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on seven major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile on the calendar, the series comprises annual races for the cities of Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago and New York.

World Marathon Majors
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In addition, the series recognises the results of the major global championship marathon held in that year. These races are the biennial World Athletics Championships Marathon, and the quadrennial Olympic Games Marathon.[1]

History

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Each World Marathon Majors series originally spanned two full calendar years; the second year of a series overlapped with the first year of the next. Starting in 2015, each series began with a defined city race and ended with the following race in the same city. So, series IX started in February 2015 at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon and ended there in February 2016 at the 2016 Tokyo Marathon. Series X started at the 2016 Boston Marathon and finished at the 2017 Boston Marathon. Series XI started at the 2017 London Marathon and finished at the 2018 London Marathon.

It began being sponsored by Abbott Laboratories in 2015.[2] On April 26, 2017, Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese private conglomerates, announced a ten-year strategic partnership aimed at the continued growth and development of marathon events worldwide.

Beginning with Series X at the 2016 Boston Marathon, wheelchair competitions were added for men and women.

At the end of each of the first 10 WMM series the leading man and woman each won $500,000, making a total prize of one million U.S. dollars. Beginning with Series XI, the prize structure was revised so that for men and women first place became $250,000, second place $50,000 and third place $25,000. In the wheelchair division the prize money for men and women is $50,000 (first), $25,000 (second) and $10,000 (third).

In November 2024, it was announced that the Sydney Marathon would be added at the seventh race in the World Marathon Majors. The inaugural event in the series will be August 31, 2025.[3]

Scoring system

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Athletes who competed in the marathons originally received points for finishing in any of the top five places (1st place: 25 points; 2nd place: 15 points; 3rd place: 10 points; 4th place: 5 points; 5th place: 1 point). Their four highest ranks over the two-year period were counted; if an athlete scored points in more than this number, the athlete's four best races were scored. To be eligible for the jackpot, an athlete had to compete in at least one qualifying race in each calendar year of the series.

In 2015, the scoring was revised (1st place: 25 points; 2nd place: 16 points; 3rd place: 9 points; 4th place: 4 points; 5th place: 1 point). The two highest ranks during the scoring period would be counted, with only the best two if more than that number.

For the first three series if there were equal top scores at the end of the competition the tiebreakers were head-to-head competition and, if necessary, a majority vote of the five WMM race directors. This happened in the 2007–08 women's competition.

Beginning in the 2009–10 season, following best head-to-head record, the following tie-breakers were implemented, in descending order: the person who achieved his or her points in the fewest races, the person who won the most qualifying races during the period, the person with the fastest average time in their scoring races, and a majority vote of the six-race directors. If the final circumstance is necessary, the race directors could award the title jointly.

Major marathons by year

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The following marathons have been part of the series in each year:

Year   Tokyo   Boston   London   Berlin   Chicago   New York   Sydney World Athletics Championships   Olympic Games
2006 Not held 17 April 23 April 24 September 22 October 5 November Wasn't part of WMM Not held Not held
2007 Wasn't part of WMM 16 April 22 April 30 September 7 October 4 November Wasn't part of WMM 25 Aug / 2 Sep (Osaka) Not held
2008 Wasn't part of WMM 21 April 13 April 28 September 12 October 2 November Wasn't part of WMM Not held 24 Aug / 17 Aug (Beijing)
2009 Wasn't part of WMM 20 April 26 April 20 September 11 October 1 November Wasn't part of WMM 22 Aug / 23 Aug (Berlin) Not held
2010 Wasn't part of WMM 19 April 25 April 26 September 10 October 7 November Wasn't part of WMM Not held Not held
2011 Wasn't part of WMM 18 April 17 April 25 September 9 October 6 November Wasn't part of WMM 4 Sep / 27 Aug (Daegu) Not held
2012 Wasn't part of WMM 16 April 22 April 30 September 7 October Cancelled[a] Wasn't part of WMM Not held 12 Aug / 5 Aug (London)
2013 24 February 15 April 21 April 29 September 13 October 3 November Wasn't part of WMM 17 Aug / 10 Aug (Moscow) Not held
2014 23 February 21 April 13 April 28 September 12 October 2 November Wasn't part of WMM Not held Not held
2015 22 February 20 April 26 April 27 September 11 October 1 November Wasn't part of WMM 22 Aug / 30 Aug (Beijing) Not held
2016 28 February 18 April 24 April 25 September 9 October 6 November Wasn't part of WMM Not held 21 Aug / 14 Aug (Rio de Janeiro)
2017 26 February 17 April 23 April 24 September 8 October 5 November Wasn't part of WMM 6 Aug / 6 Aug (London) Not held
2018 25 February 16 April 22 April 16 September 7 October 4 November Wasn't part of WMM Not held Not held
2019 3 March 15 April 28 April 29 September 13 October 3 November Wasn't part of WMM 6 Oct / 28 Sep (Doha) Not held
2020 1 March Cancelled[b] 4 October[c] Cancelled[d] Cancelled[e] Cancelled[f] Wasn't part of WMM Not held Rescheduled[g]
2021 Rescheduled[h] 11 October 3 October 26 September 10 October 7 November Wasn't part of WMM Rescheduled[i] 8 Aug / 7 Aug (Sapporo)[g]
2022 6 March[j] 18 April 2 October 25 September 9 October 6 November Wasn't part of WMM 17 July / 18 July (Eugene)[i] Not held
2023 5 March 17 April 23 April 24 September 8 October 5 November Wasn't part of WMM 26 August / 27 August (Budapest) Not held
2024 3 March 15 April 21 April 29 September 13 October 3 November Wasn't part of WMM Not held 10 August / 11 August (Paris)
2025 2 March 21 April 27 April TBA TBA TBA 31 August 20 September / 21 September (Tokyo) Not held

Major marathons champions

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Men's

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Year Tokyo Boston London Berlin Chicago New York World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)
2006 Not held   Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (1/4)   Felix Limo   Haile Gebrselassie (1/4)   Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (2/4)   Marilson Gomes dos Santos (1/2)
2007 Was not part of WMM   Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (3/4)   Martin Lel (1/3)   Haile Gebrselassie (2/4)   Patrick Ivuti   Martin Lel (2/3)   Luke Kibet (Osaka) WCh
2008 Was not part of WMM   Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (4/4)   Martin Lel (3/3)   Haile Gebrselassie (3/4)   Evans Cheruiyot   Marilson Gomes dos Santos (2/2)   Samuel Wanjiru (Beijing) OG (1/4)
2009 Was not part of WMM   Deriba Merga   Samuel Wanjiru (2/4)   Haile Gebrselassie (4/4)   Samuel Wanjiru (3/4)   Meb Keflezighi (1/2)   Abel Kirui (Berlin) WCh (1/2)
2010 Was not part of WMM   Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot   Tsegaye Kebede (1/3)   Patrick Musyoki (1/2)   Samuel Wanjiru (4/4)   Gebregziabher Gebremariam
2011 Was not part of WMM   Geoffrey Mutai (1/4)   Emmanuel Mutai   Patrick Musyoki (2/2)   Moses Mosop   Geoffrey Mutai (2/4)   Abel Kirui (Daegu) WCh (2/2)
2012 Was not part of WMM   Wesley Korir   Wilson Kipsang (1/5)   Geoffrey Mutai (3/4)   Tsegaye Kebede (2/3) Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy   Stephen Kiprotich (London) OG (1/2)
2013   Dennis Kimetto (1/3)   Lelisa Desisa (1/4)   Tsegaye Kebede (3/3)   Wilson Kipsang (2/5)   Dennis Kimetto (2/3)   Geoffrey Mutai (4/4)   Stephen Kiprotich (Moscow) WCh (2/2)
2014   Dickson Chumba (1/3)   Meb Keflezighi (2/2)   Wilson Kipsang (3/5)   Dennis Kimetto (3/3)   Eliud Kipchoge (1/13)   Wilson Kipsang (4/5)
2015   Endeshaw Negesse   Lelisa Desisa (2/4)   Eliud Kipchoge (2/13)   Eliud Kipchoge (3/13)   Dickson Chumba (2/3)   Stanley Biwott   Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (Beijing) WCh
2016   Feyisa Lilesa   Lemi Berhanu Hayle   Eliud Kipchoge (4/13)   Kenenisa Bekele (1/2)   Abel Kirui   Ghirmay Ghebreslassie   Eliud Kipchoge (Rio de Janeiro) OG (5/13)
2017   Wilson Kipsang (5/5)   Geoffrey Kirui (1/2)   Daniel Wanjiru   Eliud Kipchoge (6/13)   Galen Rupp   Geoffrey Kamworor (1/2)   Geoffrey Kirui (London) WCh (2/2)
2018   Dickson Chumba (3/3)   Yuki Kawauchi   Eliud Kipchoge (7/13)   Eliud Kipchoge (8/13)   Mo Farah   Lelisa Desisa (3/4)
2019   Birhanu Legese (1/2)   Lawrence Cherono (1/2)   Eliud Kipchoge (9/13)   Kenenisa Bekele (2/2)   Lawrence Cherono (2/2)   Geoffrey Kamworor (2/2)   Lelisa Desisa (Doha) WCh (4/4)
2020   Birhanu Legese (2/2) Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)   Shura Kitata Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled[g]
2021 Rescheduled[h]   Benson Kipruto (1/3)   Sisay Lemma (1/2)   Guye Adola   Seifu Tura   Albert Korir   Eliud Kipchoge (Sapporo) OG (10/13)
2022   Eliud Kipchoge (11/13)   Evans Chebet (1/3)   Amos Kipruto   Eliud Kipchoge (12/13)   Benson Kipruto (2/3)   Evans Chebet (2/3)   Tamirat Tola (Eugene) WCh (1/3)
2023   Deso Gelmisa   Evans Chebet (3/3)   Kelvin Kiptum (1/2)   Eliud Kipchoge (13/13)   Kelvin Kiptum (2/2)   Tamirat Tola (2/3)   Victor Kiplangat (Budapest) WCh
2024   Benson Kipruto (3/3)   Sisay Lemma (2/2)   Alexander Mutiso Munyao   Milkesa Mengesha   John Korir   Abdi Nageeye   Tamirat Tola (Paris) OG (3/3)
Year Tokyo Boston London Berlin Chicago New York World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)

Women's

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Year Tokyo Marathon Boston Marathon London Marathon Berlin Marathon Chicago Marathon New York City Marathon World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)
2006 Not held   Rita Jeptoo (1/3)   Deena Kastor   Gete Wami (1/2)   Berhane Adere (1/2)   Jelena Prokopcuka
2007 Was not part of WMM   Lidiya Grigoryeva (1/2)   Zhou Chunxiu   Gete Wami (2/2)   Berhane Adere (2/2)   Paula Radcliffe (1/2)   Catherine Ndereba (Osaka) WCh
2008 Was not part of WMM   Dire Tune   Irina Mikitenko (1/4)   Irina Mikitenko (2/4)   Lidiya Grigoryeva (2/2)   Paula Radcliffe (2/2)   Constantina Tomescu (Beijing) OG
2009 Was not part of WMM   Salina Kosgei   Irina Mikitenko (3/4)   Atsede Habtamu   Irina Mikitenko (4/4)   Derartu Tulu   Bai Xue (Berlin) WCh
2010 Was not part of WMM   Teyba Erkesso   Aselefech Mergia   Aberu Kebede (1/4)   Atsede Baysa (1/3)   Edna Kiplagat (1/6)
2011 Was not part of WMM   Caroline Kilel   Mary Keitany (1/7)   Florence Kiplagat (1/4)   Ejegayehu Dibaba   Firehiwot Dado   Edna Kiplagat (Daegu) WCh (2/6)
2012 Was not part of WMM   Sharon Cherop   Mary Keitany (2/7)   Aberu Kebede (2/4)   Atsede Baysa (2/3) Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy   Tiki Gelana (London) OG
2013   Aberu Kebede (3/4)   Rita Jeptoo (2/3)   Priscah Jeptoo (1/2)   Florence Kiplagat (2/4)   Rita Jeptoo (3/3)   Priscah Jeptoo (2/2)   Edna Kiplagat (Moscow) WCh (3/6)
2014   Tirfi Tsegaye (1/2)   Bizunesh Deba   Edna Kiplagat (4/6)   Tirfi Tsegaye (2/2)   Mare Dibaba (1/2)   Mary Keitany (3/7)
2015   Birhane Dibaba (1/2)   Caroline Rotich   Tigist Tufa   Gladys Cherono (1/3)   Florence Kiplagat (3/4)   Mary Keitany (4/7)   Mare Dibaba (Beijing) WCh (2/2)
2016   Helah Kiprop   Atsede Baysa (3/3)   Jemima Sumgong   Aberu Kebede (4/4)   Florence Kiplagat (4/4)   Mary Keitany (5/7)   Jemima Sumgong (Rio de Janeiro) OG
2017   Sarah Chepchirchir   Edna Kiplagat (5/6)   Mary Keitany (6/7)   Gladys Cherono (2/2)   Tirunesh Dibaba   Shalane Flanagan   Rose Chelimo (London) WCh
2018   Birhane Dibaba (2/2)   Desiree Linden   Vivian Cheruiyot   Gladys Cherono (3/3)   Brigid Kosgei (1/5)   Mary Keitany (7/7)
2019   Ruti Aga   Worknesh Degefa   Brigid Kosgei (2/5)   Ashete Bekere   Brigid Kosgei (3/5)   Joyciline Jepkosgei (1/2)   Ruth Chepng'etich (Doha) WCh (1/4)
2020   Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)   Brigid Kosgei (4/5) Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled[g]
2021 Rescheduled[h]   Edna Kiplagat [k] (6/6)   Joyciline Jepkosgei (2/2)   Gotytom Gebreslase (1/2)   Ruth Chepng'etich (2/4)   Peres Jepchirchir (2/4)   Peres Jepchirchir (Sapporo) OG (1/4)
2022   Brigid Kosgei (5/5)   Peres Jepchirchir (3/4)   Yalemzerf Yehualaw   Tigist Assefa (1/2)   Ruth Chepng'etich (3/4)   Sharon Lokedi   Gotytom Gebreslase (Eugene) WCh (2/2)
2023   Rosemary Wanjiru   Hellen Obiri (1/3)   Sifan Hassan (1/3)   Tigist Assefa (2/2)   Sifan Hassan (2/3)   Hellen Obiri (2/3)   Amane Beriso (Budapest) WCh
2024   Sutume Kebede   Hellen Obiri (3/3)   Peres Jepchirchir (4/4)   Tigist Ketema   Ruth Chepng'etich (4/4)   Sheila Chepkirui   Sifan Hassan (Paris) OG (3/3)
Year Tokyo Boston London Berlin Chicago New York World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)

Men's wheelchair

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Year Tokyo Marathon Boston Marathon London Marathon Berlin Marathon Chicago Marathon New York City Marathon
2016 Was not part of WMM   Marcel Hug (1/27)   Marcel Hug (2/27)   Marcel Hug (3/27)   Marcel Hug (4/27)   Marcel Hug (5/27)
2017   Sho Watanabe   Marcel Hug (6/27)   David Weir (1/2)   Marcel Hug (7/27)   Marcel Hug (8/27)   Marcel Hug (9/27)
2018   Hiroyuki Yamamoto   Marcel Hug (10/27)   David Weir (2/2)   Brent Lakatos (1/2)   Daniel Romanchuk (1/8)   Daniel Romanchuk (2/8)
2019   Marcel Hug (11/27)   Daniel Romanchuk (3/8)   Daniel Romanchuk (4/8)   Marcel Hug (12/27)   Daniel Romanchuk (5/8)   Daniel Romanchuk (6/8)
2020   Tomoki Suzuki Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)   Brent Lakatos (2/2) Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Rescheduled[h]   Marcel Hug (13/27)   Marcel Hug (14/27)   Marcel Hug (15/27)   Daniel Romanchuk (7/8)   Marcel Hug (16/27)
2022   Marcel Hug (17/26)   Daniel Romanchuk (8/8)   Marcel Hug (19/27)   Marcel Hug (18/27)   Marcel Hug (20/27)   Marcel Hug (21/27)
2023   Marcel Hug (22/27)   Marcel Hug (23/27)   Marcel Hug (24/27)   Marcel Hug (25/27)   Marcel Hug (26/27)   Marcel Hug (27/27)
Year Tokyo Boston London Berlin Chicago New York

Women's wheelchair

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Year Tokyo Marathon Boston Marathon London Marathon Berlin Marathon Chicago Marathon New York City Marathon
2016 Was not part of WMM   Tatyana McFadden (1/7)   Tatyana McFadden (2/7)   Manuela Schär (1/20)   Tatyana McFadden (3/7)   Tatyana McFadden (4/7)
2017   Amanda McGrory   Manuela Schär (2/20)   Manuela Schär (3/20)   Manuela Schär (4/20)   Tatyana McFadden (5/7)   Manuela Schär (5/20)
2018   Manuela Schär (6/20)   Tatyana McFadden (6/7)   Madison de Rozario (1/3)   Manuela Schär (7/20)   Manuela Schär (8/20)   Manuela Schär (9/20)
2019   Manuela Schär (10/20)   Manuela Schär (11/20)   Manuela Schär (12/20)   Manuela Schär (13/20)   Manuela Schär (14/20)   Manuela Schär (15/20)
2020   Tsubasa Kina (1/2) Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)   Nikita den Boer Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Rescheduled[h]   Manuela Schär (16/20)   Manuela Schär (17/20)   Manuela Schär (18/20)   Tatyana McFadden (7/7)   Madison de Rozario (2/3)
2022   Tsubasa Kina (2/2)   Manuela Schär (19/20)   Catherine Debrunner (1/5)   Catherine Debrunner (2/5)   Susannah Scaroni (1/3)   Susannah Scaroni (2/3)
2023   Manuela Schär (20/20)   Susannah Scaroni (3/3)   Madison de Rozario (3/3)   Catherine Debrunner (3/5)   Catherine Debrunner (4/5)   Catherine Debrunner (5/5)
Year Tokyo Boston London Berlin Chicago New York

Winners by season

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The winners by season listed below.[12]

Men's series winners

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Season No. Start event Final event Winner Country Points Notes Ref
2006–07 I 2006 Boston 2007 New York City Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot   Kenya 80 pts [13]
2007–08 II 2007 Boston 2008 New York City Martin Lel   Kenya 76 pts [14]
2008–09 III 2008 Boston 2009 New York City Samuel Wanjiru   Kenya 80 pts [15]
2009–10 IV 2009 Boston 2010 New York City Samuel Wanjiru (2)   Kenya 75 pts [15]
2010–11 V 2010 Boston 2011 New York City Emmanuel Mutai   Kenya 70 pts [16]
2011–12 VI 2011 Boston 2012 Chicago Geoffrey Mutai   Kenya 75 pts [16]
2012–13 VII 2012 Boston 2013 New York City Tsegaye Kebede   Ethiopia 75 pts [17]
2013–14 VIII 2013 Tokyo 2014 New York City Wilson Kipsang   Kenya 76 pts [18]
2015–16 IX 2015 Tokyo 2016 Tokyo Eliud Kipchoge   Kenya 50 pts [12]
2016–17 X 2016 Boston 2017 Boston Eliud Kipchoge (2)   Kenya 50 pts [12]
2017–18 XI 2017 London 2018 London Eliud Kipchoge (3)   Kenya 50 pts [19]
2018–19 XII 2018 Berlin 2019 Berlin Eliud Kipchoge (4)   Kenya 50 pts [20]
2019–21 XIII 2019 Chicago 2021 New York City Albert Korir   Kenya 41 pts [21]
2022 XIV 2021 Tokyo[h] 2022 New York City Eliud Kipchoge (5)   Kenya 50 pts
2023 XV 2023 Tokyo 2023 New York City Kelvin Kiptum   Kenya 50 pts

Women's series winners

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Season No. Start event Final event Winner Country Points Notes Ref
2006–07 I 2006 Boston 2007 New York City Gete Wami   Ethiopia 80 pts
2007–08 II 2007 Boston 2008 New York City Irina Mikitenko   Germany 65 pts Tied with Gete Wami; but deemed winner by race directors' vote [14]
2008–09 III 2008 Boston 2009 New York City Irina Mikitenko (2)   Germany 90 pts [14]
2009–10 IV 2009 Boston 2010 New York City Irina Mikitenko (3)   Germany 55 pts Awarded after a doping case against original winner[l] [14]
2010–11 V 2010 Boston 2011 New York City Edna Kiplagat   Kenya 60 pts Awarded after a doping case against original winner[l] [23]
2011–12 VI 2011 Boston 2012 Chicago Mary Keitany   Kenya 65 pts [16]
2012–13 VII 2012 Boston 2013 New York City Priscah Jeptoo   Kenya 75 pts [17]
2013–14 VIII 2013 Tokyo 2014 New York City Edna Kiplagat (2)   Kenya 65 pts Awarded after a doping case against original winner[m] [12]
2015–16 IX 2015 Tokyo 2016 Tokyo Mary Keitany (2)   Kenya 41 pts Tied with Mare Dibaba & Helah Kiprop; winner by race directors' vote [12]
2016–17 X 2016 Boston 2017 Boston Edna Kiplagat (3)   Kenya 41 pts Awarded after a doping case against original winner[n] [12]
2017–18 XI 2017 London 2018 London Mary Keitany (3)   Kenya 41 pts Winner due to better head-to-head record versus Tirunesh Dibaba [19]
2018–19 XII 2018 Berlin 2019 Berlin Brigid Kosgei   Kenya 50 pts [20]
2019–21 XIII 2019 Chicago 2021 New York City Peres Jepchirchir
Joyciline Jepkosgei
  Kenya
  Kenya
50 pts Joint champions with two wins each [21]
2022 XIV 2021 Tokyo[h] 2022 New York City Gotytom Gebreslase   Ethiopia
2023 XV 2022 Tokyo[clarification needed] 2023 New York City Sifan Hassan   Netherlands 50 pts Tied with Hellen Obiri; winner by race directors' vote

Men's wheelchair series winners

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Season No. Start event Final event Winner Country Points Notes Ref
2016–17 X 2016 Boston 2017 Boston Marcel Hug   Switzerland
2017–18 XI 2017 London 2018 London Marcel Hug (2)   Switzerland
2018–19 XII 2018 Berlin 2019 Berlin Daniel Romanchuk   United States
2019–21 XIII 2019 Chicago 2021 New York City Marcel Hug (3)   Switzerland
2022 XIV 2021 Tokyo[h] 2022 New York City Marcel Hug (4)   Switzerland

Women's wheelchair series winners

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Season No. Start event Final event Winner Country Points Notes Ref
2016–17 X 2016 Boston 2017 Boston Tatyana McFadden   United States
2017–18 XI 2017 London 2018 London Manuela Schär   Switzerland
2018–19 XII 2018 Berlin 2019 Berlin Manuela Schär (2)   Switzerland
2019–21 XIII 2019 Chicago 2021 New York City Manuela Schär (3)   Switzerland
2022 XIV 2021 Tokyo[h] 2022 New York City Susannah Scaroni   United States


Majors milestones

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Six star finishers

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Six star finishers are marathoners who have completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors. In 2016 following the Tokyo Marathon a Six Star Finisher Medal was introduced.[26] In July 2018 a "Reach for the Stars" campaign was launched wherein a runner could claim a star for each WMM race completed. The system allows runners to create a profile, search for their ‘stars’ and add them to their page.[27]

Following the WMM Series XI in April 2018, the verified total of Six Star Finishers was 3,786.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 2012 New York Marathon was originally scheduled for 4 November, but cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.[4]
  2. ^ The 2020 Boston Marathon was originally scheduled for 20 April, then postponed to 14 September and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
  3. ^ Postponed from 26 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ The 2020 Berlin Marathon was originally scheduled for 27 September, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany to prevent large gatherings.[6]
  5. ^ The 2020 Chicago Marathon was originally scheduled for 11 October, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
  6. ^ The 2020 New York City Marathon was originally scheduled for 1 November, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
  7. ^ a b c d Postponed from 2 and 9 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ran in 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic
  9. ^ a b Postponed by one year due to COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
  10. ^ Postponed race from 2021.[10]
  11. ^ Diana Kipyogei (KEN) was the original winner, but she was disqualified for a doping violation.[11]
  12. ^ a b Liliya Shobukhova (Russia) was the original winner in Series IV and V but she was disqualified from competition for a doping violation in April 2014 and all her results from 9 October 2009 have been annulled.[22]
  13. ^ Rita Jeptoo (Kenya) won four races in the 2013–14 series but gave positive A and B samples in an out-of-competition test in September 2014.[24]
  14. ^ Jemima Sumgong (Kenya), who won two races in 2016 but gave a positive sample in an out-of-competition test in February 2017.[25]

References

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  6. ^ Futterman, Matthew (21 April 2020). "Berlin Marathon Is Canceled as Germany Extends Ban on Large Events". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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  17. ^ a b Lotsbom, Chris (2013-11-03). "Man Among Boys Geoffrey Mutai Wins 2013 ING NYC Marathon, Kebede Wins $500,000 World Marathon Majors Title". Letsrun.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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  19. ^ a b "Leaderboards".
  20. ^ a b Monti, David. "Eliud Kipchoge, Brigid Kosgei Win Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XII". Let's Run.
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