The Best Marathon Runners of All Time

Eliud Kipchoge
November 17, 1984
(Scorpio)
Kenyan
Abebe Bikila
July 7, 1932
(Cancer)
Ethiopian
Haile Gebrselassie
April 18, 1973
(Aries)
Ethiopian
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Samuel Kamau Wanjiru
November 10, 1986
(Scorpio)
Kenyan
Rosa Mota
June 29, 1958
(Cancer)
Portuguese
Waldemar Cierpinski
August 3, 1950
(Leo)
German
Gezahegne Abera
April 23, 1978
(Taurus)
Ethiopian
Catherine Ndereba
July 21, 1972
(Cancer)
Kenyan
Jim Peters
October 24, 1918
(Scorpio)
British
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Abel Kirui
June 4, 1982
(Gemini)
Kenyan
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot
September 26, 1978
(Libra)
Kenyan
Martin Lel
October 29, 1978
(Scorpio)
Kenyan
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Tom Longboat
June 4, 1887
(Gemini)
Canadian
Paula Radcliffe
December 17, 1973
(Sagittarius)
British
Kenenisa Bekele
June 13, 1982
(Gemini)
Ethiopian
Zola Budd
May 26, 1966
(Gemini)
South African
Emil Zatopek
September 19, 1922
(Virgo)
Czech
Fauja Singh
April 1, 1911
(Aries)
British
Kathrine Switzer
January 5, 1947
(Capricorn)
American
Alberto Salazar
August 7, 1958
(Leo)
American
Brigid Kosgei
February 20, 1994
(Pisces)
Kenyan
Yuki Kawauchi
May 5, 1987
(Taurus)
Japanese
Tirunesh Dibaba
June 1, 1985
(Gemini)
Ethiopian
Joan Benoit
May 16, 1957
(Taurus)
American
Ryan Hall
October 14, 1982
(Libra)
American
Frank Shorter
October 31, 1947
(Scorpio)
American
Sohn Kee-chung
August 29, 1912
(Virgo)
North Korean
Grete Waitz
October 1, 1953
(Libra)
Norwegian
Meb Keflezighi
May 5, 1975
(Taurus)
Eritrean
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
March 15, 1982
(Pisces)
Kenyan
Hannes Kolehmainen
December 9, 1889
(Sagittarius)
Finnish
Geoffrey Mutai
October 7, 1981
(Libra)
Kenyan
Robert de Castella
February 22, 1957
(Pisces)
Australian
Carlos Lopes
February 18, 1947
(Aquarius)
Portuguese
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
January 18, 1982
(Capricorn)
Kenyan
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
April 22, 1984
(Taurus)
Kenyan
Mamo Wolde
June 12, 1932
(Gemini)
Ethiopian
Ingrid Kristiansen
March 21, 1956
(Aries)
Norwegian
Alain Mimoun
January 1, 1921
(Capricorn)
French
Stephen Kiprotich
February 27, 1989
(Pisces)
Ugandan
Tegla Loroupe
May 9, 1973
(Taurus)
Kenyan
Naoko Takahashi
May 6, 1972
(Taurus)
Japanese
Tiki Gelana
October 22, 1987
(Libra)
Ethiopian
Khalid Khannouchi
September 12, 1971
(Virgo)
Moroccan
Stefano Baldini
May 25, 1971
(Gemini)
Italian
Feyisa Lilesa
February 1, 1990
(Aquarius)
Ethiopian
Josia Thugwane
April 15, 1971
(Aries)
South African
Lornah Kiplagat
May 1, 1974
(Taurus)
Dutch
Mizuki Noguchi
July 3, 1978
(Cancer)
Japanese
Fatuma Roba
December 18, 1973
(Sagittarius)
Ethiopian
Gelindo Bordin
April 2, 1959
(Aries)
Italian
Hwang Young-cho
March 22, 1970
(Aries)
South Korean
Lisa Martin
May 12, 1960
(Taurus)
Australian
Irina Mikitenko
August 23, 1972
(Virgo)
German
Albin Stenroos
February 24, 1889
(Pisces)
Finnish
Tsegaye Kebede
January 15, 1987
(Capricorn)
Ethiopian
Martin Fiz
March 3, 1963
(Pisces)
Spanish
Jaouad Gharib
May 22, 1972
(Gemini)
Moroccan
Abel Antón
October 24, 1962
(Scorpio)
Spanish
Belayneh Densamo
June 28, 1965
(Cancer)
Ethiopian
Yuko Arimori
December 17, 1966
(Sagittarius)
Japanese
Dionicio Cerón
October 9, 1965
(Libra)
Mexican
Valentina Yegorova
February 16, 1964
(Aquarius)
Russian
Jeļena Prokopčuka
September 21, 1976
(Virgo)
Latvian
Joyce Chepchumba
November 6, 1970
(Scorpio)
Kenyan
Rodolfo Gómez
October 30, 1950
(Scorpio)
Mexican
Véronique Marot
September 16, 1955
(Virgo)
British
Katrin Dörre-Heinig
October 6, 1961
(Libra)
German