World Marathon Majors

Championship-style competition

World Marathon Majors

Sport| Marathon running
Founded| 2006
No. of teams| individual sport
Official website| www.worldmarathonmajors.com

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 six major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile on the calendar, the series comprises annual races for the cities of Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York. In addition, each edition of the series recognises and includes the results of the major global championship marathon held in that year, usually on a one-off lapped course. These races are the biennial World Athletics Championships Marathon, and the quadrennial Olympic Games Marathon.[1]

## History[edit]

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).

## Scoring system[edit]

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 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[edit]

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

Year  |  Tokyo |  Boston |  London |  Berlin |  Chicago |  New York |  | World Athletics Championships |  Olympic Games

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

## Major marathons champions[edit]

### Men's[edit]

Year  | Tokyo | Boston | London | Berlin | Chicago | New York | World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)

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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 (1/2) |  Sisay Lemma |  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 (2/2) |  Evans Chebet (2/3) |  Tamirat Tola (Eugene) WCh (1/2)
2023  |  Deso Gelmisa |  Evans Chebet (3/3) |  Kelvin Kiptum (1/2) |  Eliud Kipchoge (13/13) |  Kelvin Kiptum (2/2) |  Tamirat Tola (2/2) |  Victor Kiplangat (Budapest) WCh

### Women's[edit]

Year  | Tokyo Marathon | Boston Marathon | London Marathon | Berlin Marathon | Chicago Marathon | New York City Marathon | World (WCh) or Olympic (OG)

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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 Chepngetich (Doha) WCh (1/3)
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 Chepngetich (2/3) |  Peres Jepchirchir (2/3) |  Peres Jepchirchir (Sapporo) OG (1/3)
2022  |  Brigid Kosgei (5/5) |  Peres Jepchirchir (3/3) |  Yalemzerf Yehualaw |  Tigist Assefa (1/2) |  Ruth Chepngetich (3/3) |  Sharon Lokedi |  Gotytom Gebreslase (Eugene) WCh (2/2)
2023  |  Rosemary Wanjiru |  Hellen Obiri (1/2) |  Sifan Hassan (1/2) |  Tigist Assefa (2/2) |  Sifan Hassan (2/2) |  Hellen Obiri (2/2) |  Amane Beriso (Budapest) WCh

### Men's wheelchair[edit]

Year  | Tokyo Marathon | Boston Marathon | London Marathon | Berlin Marathon | Chicago Marathon | New York City Marathon

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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)

### Women's wheelchair[edit]

Year  | Tokyo Marathon | Boston Marathon | London Marathon | Berlin Marathon | Chicago Marathon | New York City Marathon

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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)

## Winners by season[edit]

Main article: List of final standings of the World Marathon Majors

The winners by season listed below.[11]

### Men's series winners[edit]

Season | No. | Start event | Final event | Winner | Country | Points | Notes | Ref

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2006–07 | I | 2006 Boston | 2007 New York City | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot |  Kenya | 80 pts |  | [12]
2007–08 | II | 2007 Boston | 2008 New York City | Martin Lel |  Kenya | 76 pts |  | [13]
2008–09 | III | 2008 Boston | 2009 New York City | Samuel Wanjiru |  Kenya | 80 pts |  | [14]
2009–10 | IV | 2009 Boston | 2010 New York City | Samuel Wanjiru (2) |  Kenya | 75 pts |  | [14]
2010–11 | V | 2010 Boston | 2011 New York City | Emmanuel Mutai |  Kenya | 70 pts |  | [15]
2011–12 | VI | 2011 Boston | 2012 Chicago | Geoffrey Mutai |  Kenya | 75 pts |  | [15]
2012–13 | VII | 2012 Boston | 2013 New York City | Tsegaye Kebede |  Ethiopia | 75 pts |  | [16]
2013–14 | VIII | 2013 Tokyo | 2014 New York City | Wilson Kipsang |  Kenya | 76 pts |  | [17]
2015–16 | IX | 2015 Tokyo | 2016 Tokyo | Eliud Kipchoge |  Kenya | 50 pts |  | [11]
2016–17 | X | 2016 Boston | 2017 Boston | Eliud Kipchoge (2) |  Kenya | 50 pts |  | [11]
2017–18 | XI | 2017 London | 2018 London | Eliud Kipchoge (3) |  Kenya | 50 pts |  | [18]
2018–19 | XII | 2018 Berlin | 2019 Berlin | Eliud Kipchoge (4) |  Kenya | 50 pts |  | [19]
2019–21 | XIII | 2019 Chicago | 2021 New York City | Albert Korir |  Kenya | 41 pts |  | [20]
2022 | XIV | 2021 Tokyo[h] | 2022 New York City | Eliud Kipchoge (5) |  Kenya | 50 pts |  |

### Women's series winners[edit]

Season | No. | Start event | Final event | Winner | Country | Points | Notes | Ref

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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 | [13]
2008–09 | III | 2008 Boston | 2009 New York City | Irina Mikitenko (2) |  Germany | 90 pts |  | [13]
2009–10 | IV | 2009 Boston | 2010 New York City | Irina Mikitenko (3) |  Germany | 55 pts | Awarded after a doping case against original winner[l] | [13]
2010–11 | V | 2010 Boston | 2011 New York City | Edna Kiplagat |  Kenya | 60 pts | Awarded after a doping case against original winner[l] | [22]
2011–12 | VI | 2011 Boston | 2012 Chicago | Mary Keitany |  Kenya | 65 pts |  | [15]
2012–13 | VII | 2012 Boston | 2013 New York City | Priscah Jeptoo |  Kenya | 75 pts |  | [16]
2013–14 | VIII | 2013 Tokyo | 2014 New York City | Edna Kiplagat (2) |  Kenya | 65 pts | Awarded after a doping case against original winner[m] | [11]
2015–16 | IX | 2015 Tokyo | 2016 Tokyo | Mary Keitany (2) |  Kenya | 41 pts | Tied with Mare Dibaba & Helah Kiprop; winner by race directors' vote | [11]
2016–17 | X | 2016 Boston | 2017 Boston | Edna Kiplagat (3) |  Kenya | 41 pts | Awarded after a doping case against original winner[n] | [11]
2017–18 | XI | 2017 London | 2018 London | Mary Keitany (3) |  Kenya | 41 pts | Winner due to better head-to-head record versus Tirunesh Dibaba | [18]
2018–19 | XII | 2018 Berlin | 2019 Berlin | Brigid Kosgei |  Kenya | 50 pts |  | [19]
2019–21 | XIII | 2019 Chicago | 2021 New York City | Peres Jepchirchir
Joyciline Jepkosgei |  Kenya
Kenya | 50 pts | Joint champions with two wins each | [20]
2022 | XIV | 2021 Tokyo[h] | 2022 New York City | Gotytom Gebreslase |  Ethiopia |  |  |

### Men's wheelchair series winners[edit]

Season | No. | Start event | Final event | Winner | Country | Points | Notes | Ref

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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[edit]

Season | No. | Start event | Final event | Winner | Country | Points | Notes | Ref

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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[edit]

* Most victories – 12, Eliud Kipchoge (men); 7, Mary Keitany (women)
* Most scoring races – 13, Tsegaye Kebede, Wilson Kipsang (men); 14, Edna Kiplagat, Mary Keitany (women)
* Most lifetime scoring points – 265, Eliud Kipchoge (men); 234, Mary Keitany (women)
* Youngest winner – 20 years 281 days, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (men); 20 years, 253 days, Xue Bai (women)
* Youngest point scorer – 18 years 302 days, Tsegaye Mekonnen (men); 19 years 233 days, Ayaka Fujimoto (women)
* Oldest winner – 38 years 350 days, Meb Keflezighi (men); 41 years 330 days, Edna Kiplagat (women)
* Oldest point scorer – 41 years 4 days, Ruggero Pertile (men); 41 years 330 days, Edna Kiplagat (women)
* Nation, most winners – 52, Kenya (men); 35, Kenya (women)

## Six star finishers[edit]

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[25] 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.[26]

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

## See also[edit]

* World Athletics Label Road Races
* List of World Athletics Label marathon races
* List of final standings of the World Marathon Majors

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ The 2012 New York Marathon was originally scheduled for 4 November, but cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
5. ^ The 2020 Chicago Marathon was originally scheduled for 11 October, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
6. ^ The 2020 New York City Marathon was originally scheduled for 1 November, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
7. ^ a b c d Postponed from 2 and 9 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
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.[9]
11. ^ Diana Kipyogei (KEN) was the original winner, but she was disqualified for a doping violation.[10]
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.[21]
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.[23]
14. ^ Jemima Sumgong (Kenya), who won two races in 2016 but gave a positive sample in an out-of-competition test in February 2017.[24]

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