| 2021 | ||||
| (Sapporo, August 8) | ||||
| 1. | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | 2:08:38 | ||
| 2. | Abdi Nageeye (Netherlands) | 2:09:58 | ||
| 3. | Bashir Abdi (Belgium) | 2:10:00 | ||
| 4. | Lawrence Cherono (Kenya) | 2:10:02 | ||
| 5. | Ayad Lamdassem (Spain) | 2:10:16 | ||
| 6. | Suguru Osako (Japan) | 2:10:41 | ||
| 7. | Alphonce Felix (Tanzania) | 2:11:35 | ||
| 8. | Galen Rupp (USA) | 2:11:41 | ||
| 29. | Jake Riley (USA) | 2:16:26 | ||
| 41. | Abdi Abdirahman (USA) | 2:18:27 | ||
| 2016 | ||||
| (Rio de Janeiro, August 21) | ||||
| 1 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | 2:08:44 | ||
| 2 | Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) | 2:09:54 | ||
| 3 | Galen Rupp (USA) | 2:10:05 | ||
| 4 | Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (Eritrea) | 2:11:04 | ||
| 5 | Alphonce Felix (Tanzania) | 2:11:15 | ||
| 6 | Jared Ward (USA) | 2:11:30 | ||
| 7 | Tadesse Abraham (Switzerland) | 2:11:42 | ||
| 8 | Solomon Mutai (Uganda) | 2:11:49 | ||
| 33 | Meb Keflezighi (USA) | 2:16:46 | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| (London, August 12) | ||||
| 1 | Stephen Kiprotich (Uganda) | 2:08:01 | ||
| 2 | Abel Kirui (Kenya) | 2:08:27 | ||
| 3 | Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) | 2:09:37 | ||
| 4 | Meb Keflezighi (USA) | 2:11:06 | ||
| 5 | Marílson dos Santos (Brazil) | 2:11:10 | ||
| 6 | Kentaro Nakamoto (Japan) | 2:11:16 | ||
| 7 | Cuthbert Nyasango (Zimbabwe) | 2:12:08 | ||
| 8 | Paulo Roberto Paula (Brazil) | 2:12:17 | ||
| [dnf. Abdi Abdirahman (USA)] | ||||
| [dnf. Ryan Hall (USA)] | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| 1 | Sammy Wanjiru (Kenya) | 2:06:32 | ||
| 2 | Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) | 2:07.16 | ||
| 3 | Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) | 2:10:00 | ||
| 4 | Deribe Merga (Ethiopia) | 2:10:21 | ||
| 5 | Martin Lel (Kenya) | 2:10:24 | ||
| 6 | Viktor Röthlin (Switzerland) | 2:10:35 | ||
| 7 | Asfaw Melese (Ethiopia) | 2:10:52 | ||
| 8 | Yared Asmeron (Eritrea) | 2:11:11 | ||
| [9 | Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) 2:11:59] | |||
| [10 | Ryan Hall (USA) 2:12:33] | |||
| [22 | Brian Sell (USA) 2:16:07] | |||
| 2004 | ||||
| 1 | Stefano Baldini (Italy) | 2:10:55 | ||
| 2 | Meb Keflezighi (USA) | 2:11:29 | ||
| 3 | Vanderlei de Lima (Brazil) | 2:12:11 | ||
| 4 | Jon Brown (Great Britain) | 2:12:26 | ||
| 5 | Shigeru Aburaya (Japan) | 2:13:11 | ||
| 6 | Toshinari Suwa (Japan) | 2:13:24 | ||
| 7 | Eric Wainaina (Kenya) | 2:13:30 | ||
| 8 | Albert Chaiça (Portugal) | 2:14:17 | ||
| [12 | Alan Culpepper (USA) 2:15:26] | |||
| [65 | Dan Browne (USA) 2:27:17] | |||
| 2000 | ||||
| 1 | Gezahegne Abera (Ethiopia) | 2:10:11 | ||
| 2 | Eric Wainaina (Kenya) | 2:10:31 | ||
| 3 | Tesfaye Tola (Ethiopia) | 2:11:10 | ||
| 4 | Jon Brown (Great Britain) | 2:11:17 | ||
| 5 | Giacomo Leone (Italy) | 2:12:14 | ||
| 6 | Martín Fiz (Spain) | 2:13:06 | ||
| 7 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz (Morocco) | 2:13:49 | ||
| 8 | Mohamed Ouaadi (France) | 2:14:04 | ||
| [69 | Rod DeHaven (USA) 2:30:46—only U.S. entrant] | |||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1 | Josia Thugwane (South Africa) | 2:12:36 | ||
| 2 | Lee Bong-ju (South Korea) | 2:12:39 | ||
| 3 | Eric Wainaina (Kenya) | 2:12:44 | ||
| 4 | Martín Fiz (Spain) | 2:13:20 | ||
| 5 | Richard Nerurkar (Great Britain) | 2:13:39 | ||
| 6 | Germán Silva (Mexico) | 2:14:29 | ||
| 7 | Steve Moneghetti (Australia) | 2:14:35 | ||
| 8 | Benjamin Paredes (Mexico) | 2:14:55 | ||
| [28 | Keith Brantly (USA) 2:18:17] | |||
| [31 | Bob Kempainen (USA) 2:18:38] | |||
| [41 | Mark Coogan (USA) 2:20:27] | |||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1 | Hwang Young‑jo (South Korea) | 2:13:23 | ||
| 2 | Koichi Morishita (Japan) | 2:13:45 | ||
| 3 | Stephan Freigang (Germany) | 2:14:00 | ||
| 4 | Takeyuki Nakayama (Japan) | 2:14:02 | ||
| 5 | Salvatore Bettiol (Italy) | 2:14:15 | ||
| 6 | Salah Kokaich (Morocco) | 2:14:25 | ||
| 7 | Jan Huruk (Poland) | 2:14:32 | ||
| 8 | Hiromi Taniguchi (Japan) | 2:14:42 | ||
| [12 | Steve Spence (USA) 2:15:21] | |||
| [13 | Ed Eyestone (USA) 2:15:23] | |||
| [17 | Bob Kempainen (USA) 2:15:53] | |||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1 | Gelindo Bordin (Italy) | 2:10:32 | ||
| 2 | Douglas Wakiihuri (Kenya) | 2:10:47 | ||
| 3 | Ahmed Salah (Djibouti) | 2:10:59 | ||
| 4 | Takeyuki Nakayama (Japan) | 2:11:05 | ||
| 5 | Steve Moneghetti (Australia) | 2:11:49 | ||
| 6 | Charlie Spedding (Great Britain) | 2:12:19 | ||
| 7 | Juma Ikangaa (Tanzania) | 2:13:06 | ||
| 8 | Rob de Castella (Australia) | 2:13:07 | ||
| [14 | Pete Pfitzinger (USA) 2:14:44] | |||
| [29 | Ed Eyestone (USA) 2:19:09] | |||
| [DNF—Mark Conover (USA)] | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1 | Carlos Lopes (Portugal) | 2:09:21 | ||
| 2 | John Treacy (Ireland) | 2:09:56 | ||
| 3 | Charlie Spedding (Great Britain) | 2:09:58 | ||
| 4 | Takeshi So (Japan) | 2:10:55 | ||
| 5 | Rob de Castella (Australia) | 2:11:09 | ||
| 6 | Juma Ikangaa (Tanzania) | 2:11:10 | ||
| 7 | Joseph Nzau (Kenya) | 2:11:28 | ||
| 8 | Djama Robleh (Djibouti) | 2:11:39 | ||
| [11 | Pete Pfitzinger (USA) 2:13:53] | |||
| [15 | Alberto Salazar (USA) 2:14:19] | |||
| [DNF—John Tuttle (USA)] | ||||
| [Lopes 2:09:21 OR] | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1 | Waldemar Cierpinski (East Germany) | 2:11:03 | ||
| 2 | Gerard Nijboer (Holland) | 2:11:20 | ||
| 3 | Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (Soviet Union) | 2:11:35 | ||
| 4 | Vladimir Kotov (Soviet Union) | 2:12:05 | ||
| 5 | Leonid Moseyev (Soviet Union) | 2:12:14 | ||
| 6 | Rodolgo Gómez (Mexico) | 2:12:39 | ||
| 7 | Derje Nedi (Ethiopia) | 2:12:44 | ||
| 8 | Massimo Magnani (Italy) | 2:13:12 | ||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1 | Waldemar Cierpinski (East Germany) | 2:09:55 | ||
| 2 | Frank Shorter (USA) | 2:10:46 | ||
| 3 | Karel Lismont (Belgium) | 2:11:13 | ||
| 4 | Don Kardong (USA) | 2:11:16 | ||
| 5 | Lasse Viren (Finland) | 2:13:11 | ||
| 6 | Jerome Drayton (Canada) | 2:13:30 | ||
| 7 | Leonid Moseyev (Soviet Union) | 2:13:34 | ||
| 8 | Franco Fava (Italy) | 2:14:25 | ||
| [40. Bill Rodgers (USA) 2:25:15] | ||||
| [Cierpinski 2:09:55 OR] | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| 1 | Frank Shorter (USA) | 2:12:20 | ||
| 2 | Karel Lismont (Belgium) | 2:14:32 | ||
| 3 | Mamo Wolde (Ethiopia) | 2:15:09 | ||
| 4 | Kenny Moore (USA) | 2:15:40 | ||
| 5 | Kenji Kimihara (Japan) | 2:16:27 | ||
| 6 | Ron Hill (Great Britain) | 2:16:31 | ||
| 7 | Don Macgregor (Great Britain) | 2:16:35 | ||
| 8 | Jack Foster (New Zealand) | 2:16:57 | ||
| [9 | Jack Bacheler (USA) 2:17:39] | |||
| 1968 | ||||
| (high altitude) | ||||
| 1 | Mamo Wolde (Ethiopia) | 2:20:27 | ||
| 2 | Kenji Kimihara (Japan) | 2:23:31 | ||
| 3 | Mike Ryan (New Zealand) | 2:23:45 | ||
| 4 | İsmail Akçay (Turkey) | 2:25:19 | ||
| 5 | Bill Adcocks (Great Britain) | 2:25:33 | ||
| 6 | Merawi Gebru (Ethiopia) | 2:27:17 | ||
| 7 | Derek Clayton (Australia) | 2:27:24 | ||
| 8 | Tim Johnston (Great Britain) | 2:28:05 | ||
| [14 | Kenny Moore (USA) 2:29:50] | |||
| [16 | George Young (USA) 2:31:15] | |||
| [22 | Ron Daws (USA) 2:33:53] | |||
| 1964 | ||||
| 1 | Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia) | 2:12:12 | ||
| 2 | Basil Heatley (Great Britain) | 2:16:20 | ||
| 3 | Kokichi Tsuburaya (Japan) | 2:16:23 | ||
| 4 | Brian Kilby (Great Britain) | 2:17:03 | ||
| 5 | József Sütö (Hungary) | 2:17:56 | ||
| 6 | Buddy Edelen (USA) | 2:18:13 | ||
| 7 | Aurele Vandendriessche (Belgium) | 2:18:43 | ||
| 8 | Kenji Kimihara (Japan) | 2:19:49 | ||
| [14 | Billy Mills (USA) 2:22:56] | |||
| [23 | Peter McArdle (USA) 2:26:25] | |||
| [Bikila 2:12:12 WR, OR] | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| 1 | Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia) | 2:15:17 | ||
| 2 | Rhadi ben Abdesselam (Morocco) | 2:15:42 | ||
| 3 | Barry Magee (New Zealand) | 2:17:19 | ||
| 4 | Konstantin Vorobyov (Soviet Union) | 2:19:10 | ||
| 5 | Sergey Popov (Soviet Union) | 2:19:19 | ||
| 6 | Thyge Törgersen (Denmark) | 2:21:04 | ||
| 7 | Abebe Wakgira (Ethiopia) | 2:21:10 | ||
| 8 | Bakir Benaissa (Morocco) | 2:21:22 | ||
| [19 | John J. Kelley (USA) 2:24:58] | |||
| [30. Alex Breckenridge (USA) 2:29:38] | ||||
| [48 | Gordon McKenzie (USA) 2:35:16] | |||
| [Bikila 2:15:17 WR, OR] | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| 1 | Alain Mimoun (France) | 2:25:00 | ||
| 2 | Franjo Mihalić (Yugoslavia) | 2:26:32 | ||
| 3 | Veikko Karvonen (Finland) | 2:27:47 | ||
| 4 | Lee Chang-hoon (South Korea) | 2:28:45 | ||
| 5 | Yoshiaki Kaweshima (Japan) | 2:29:19 | ||
| 6 | Emil Zátopek (Czechoslovakia) | 2:29:34 | ||
| 7 | Ivan Filin (Soviet Union) | 2:30:27 | ||
| 8 | Evert Nyberg (Sweden) | 2:31:12 | ||
| [20. Nick Costes (USA) 2:42:20] | ||||
| [21 | John J. Kelley (USA) 2:43:40] | |||
| [DNF—Dean Thackwray (USA)] | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| 1 | Emil Zátopek (Czechoslovakia) | 2:23:04 | ||
| 2 | Reinaldo Gorno (Argentina) | 2:25:35 | ||
| 3 | Gustaf Jansson (Sweden) | 2:26:07 | ||
| 4 | Choi Yoon-chil (South Korea) | 2:26:36 | ||
| 5 | Veikko Karvonen (Finland) | 2:26:42 | ||
| 6 | Delfo Cabrera (Argentina) | 2:26:43 | ||
| 7 | József Dobronyi (Hungary) | 2:28:05 | ||
| 8 | Erkki Puolakka (Finland) | 2:29:35 | ||
| [13 | Vic Dyrgall (USA) 2:32:53] | |||
| [36 | Tom Jones (USA) 2:42:50] | |||
| [44 | Ted Corbitt (USA) 2:51:09] | |||
| [Zátopek 2:23:04 OR] | ||||
| 1948 | ||||
| 1 | Delfo Cabrera (Argentina) | 2:34:52 | ||
| 2 | Tom Richards (Great Britain) | 2:35:08 | ||
| 3 | Etienne Gailly (Belgium) | 2:35:34 | ||
| 4 | Johannes Coleman (South Africa) | 2:36:06 | ||
| 5 | Eusebio Guinez (Argentina) | 2:36:36 | ||
| 6 | Thomas Luyt (South Africa) | 2:38:11 | ||
| 7 | Gustav Ostling (Sweden) | 2:38:41 | ||
| 8 | Johan Systad (Norway) | 2:38:41 | ||
| [14 | Ted Vogel (USA) 2:45:27] | |||
| [21 | John A. Kelley (USA) 2:51:56] | |||
| [24 | Ollie Manninen (USA) 2:56:49] | |||
| 1936 | ||||
| (* = Korean citizens) | ||||
| 1 | Sohn Kee-chung* (Japan) | 2:29:20 | ||
| 2 | Ernest Harper (Great Britain) | 2:31:24 | ||
| 3 | Nam Sung-yong* (Japan) | 2:31:42 | ||
| 4 | Erkki Tamila (Finland) | 2:32:45 | ||
| 5 | Vaino Muinonen (Finland) | 2:33:46 | ||
| 6 | Johannes Coleman (South Africa) | 2:36:17 | ||
| 7 | Donald Robertson (Great Britain) | 2:37:07 | ||
| 8 | Henry Gibson (South Africa) | 2:38:04 | ||
| [18 | John A. Kelley (USA) 2:49:33] | |||
| [DNF—Ellison Brown (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—William McMahon (USA)] | ||||
| [Sohn 2:29:20 OR] | ||||
| 1932 | ||||
| 1 | Juan Carlos Zabala (Argentina) | 2:31:36 | ||
| 2 | Sam Ferris (Great Britain) | 2:31:55 | ||
| 3 | Armas Toivonen (Finland) | 2:32:12 | ||
| 4 | Duncan Wright (Great Britain) | 2:32:41 | ||
| 5 | Seiichiro Tsuda (Japan) | 2:35:42 | ||
| 6 | Kim Eun-bae* (Japan) | 2:37:28 | ||
| 7 | Albert Michelsen (USA) | 2:39:38 | ||
| 8 | Oskar Heks (Czechoslovakia) | 2:41:35 | ||
| [11 | Hans Oldag (USA) 2:47:26] | |||
| [DNF—James Henigan (USA)] | ||||
| [Zabala 2:31:36 OR] | ||||
| 1928 | ||||
| 1 | Mohamed El Ouafi (France) | 2:32:57 | ||
| 2 | Miguel Plaza (Chile) | 2:33:23 | ||
| 3 | Martti Marttelin (Finland) | 2:35:02 | ||
| 4 | Kanematsu Yamada (Japan) | 2:35:29 | ||
| 5 | Joie Ray (USA) | 2:36:04 | ||
| 6 | Seichrio Tsuda (Japan) | 2:36:20 | ||
| 7 | Yrjo Korholin-Koski (Finland) | 2:36:40 | ||
| 8 | Sam Ferris (Great Britain) | 2:37:41 | ||
| [9 | Albert Michelsen (USA) 2:38:56] | |||
| [27 | Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:50:42] | |||
| [39 | James Henigan (USA) 2:56:50] | |||
| [41 | Harvey Frick (USA) 2:57:24] | |||
| [44 | William Agee (USA) 2:58:50] | |||
| 1924 | ||||
| 1 | Albin Stenroos (Finland) | 2:41:23 | ||
| 2 | Romeo Bertini (It) | 2:47:20 | ||
| 3 | Clarence DeMar (USA) | 2:48:14 | ||
| 4 | Lauri Halonen (Finland) | 2:49:48 | ||
| 5 | Sam Ferris (Great Britain) | 2:52:26 | ||
| 6 | Miguel Plaza (Chile) | 2:52:54 | ||
| 7 | Mohamed El Ouafi (France) | 2:54:20 | ||
| 8 | Gustav Kinn (Sweden) | 2:54:34 | ||
| [16 | Frank Wendling (USA) 3:05:10] | |||
| [18 | Frank Zuna (USA) 3:05:53] | |||
| [23 | William Churchill (USA) 3:19:18] | |||
| [25 | Charles Mellor (USA) 3:24:07] | |||
| [DNF—Ralph Williams (USA)] | ||||
| 1920 | ||||
| (42.750km) | ||||
| 1 | Hannes Kolehmainen (Finland) | 2:32:36 | ||
| 2 | Jüri Lossmann (Estonia) | 2:32:49 | ||
| 3 | Valerio Arri (Italy) | 2:36:33 | ||
| 4 | Auguste Broos (Belgium) | 2:39:26 | ||
| 5 | Juho Tuomikoski (Finland) | 2:40:19 | ||
| 6 | Sofus Rose (Denmark) | 2:41:18 | ||
| 7 | Joseph Organ (USA) | 2:41:30 | ||
| 8 | Rudolf Hansen (Denmark) | 2:41:40 | ||
| [11 | Carl Linder (USA) 2:44:22] | |||
| [12 | Charles Mellor (USA) 2:45:30] | |||
| [DNF—Arthur Roth (USA)] | ||||
| [Kolehmainen 2:32:36 WR, OR] | ||||
| 1912 | ||||
| (40.2km) | ||||
| 1 | Kenneth McArthur (South Africa) | 2:36:55 | ||
| 2 | Christopher Gitsham (South Africa) | 2:37:52 | ||
| 3 | Gaston Strobino (USA) | 2:38:43 | ||
| 4 | Andrew Sockalexis (USA) | 2:42:08 | ||
| 5 | James Duffy (Canada) | 2:42:19 | ||
| 6 | Sigge Jacobsen (Sweden) | 2:43:25 | ||
| 7 | John Gallagher (USA) | 2:44:20 | ||
| 8 | Joseph Erxleben (USA) | 2:45:48 | ||
| [9 | Richard Piggott (USA) 2:46:41] | |||
| [10 | Joseph Forshaw (USA) 2:49:50] | |||
| [12 | Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:50:47] | |||
| [16 | Lewis Tewanima (USA) 2:52:41] | |||
| [17 | Harry Smith (USA) 2:52:54] | |||
| [18 | Thomas Lilley (USA) 2:59:36] | |||
| [John Reynolds (USA) DNF] | ||||
| [Mike Ryan (USA) DNF] | ||||
| 1908 | ||||
| 1 | Johnny Hayes (USA) | 2:55:19 | ||
| 2 | Charles Hefferon (South Africa) | 2:56:06 | ||
| 3 | Joseph Forshaw (USA) | 2:57:11 | ||
| 4 | Alton Welton (USA) | 2:59:45 | ||
| 5 | William Wood (Canada) | 3:01:44 | ||
| 6 | Frederick Simpson (Canada) | 3:04:29 | ||
| 7 | Harry Lawson (Canada) | 3:06:48 | ||
| 8 | Johan Svanberg (Sweden) | 3:07:51 | ||
| [9 | Louis Tewanima (USA) 3:09:15) | |||
| [14 | Sidney Hatch (USA) 3:17:53] | |||
| [DNF—Thomas Morrisey (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Mike Ryan (USA)] | ||||
| [Hayes 2:55.19 OR] | ||||
| 1904 | ||||
| (40km) | ||||
| 1 | Thomas Hicks (USA) | 3:28:53 | ||
| 2 | Albert Corey (USA) | 3:34:52 | ||
| 3 | Arthur Newton (USA) | 3:47:33 | ||
| 4 | Félix Carvajal (Cuba) | nt | ||
| 5 | Demetrios Velouis (Greece) | nt | ||
| 6 | David Kneeland (USA) | nt | ||
| 7 | Henry Brawley (USA) | nt | ||
| 8 | Sidney Hatch (USA) | nt | ||
| [11 | Harry Devlin (USA) nt] | |||
| [13 | John Furla (USA) nt] | |||
| [DNF—Edward Carr (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Robert Fowler (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—John Foy (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—William Garcia (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Thomas Kennedy (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—John Lordon (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Fred Lorz (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Samuel Mellor (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Frank Pierce (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Guy Porter (USA)] | ||||
| [DNF—Michael Spring (USA)] | ||||
| 1900 | ||||
| (40.26km) | ||||
| 1 | Michel Théato (France) | 2:59:45 | ||
| 2 | Emile Champion (France) | 3:04:17 | ||
| 3 | Ernst Fast (Sweden) | 3:37:14 | ||
| 4 | Eugène Besse (France) | 4:00:43 | ||
| 5 | Arthur Newton (USA) | 4:04:12 | ||
| 6 | Dick Grant (USA) | nt | ||
| 7 | Ronald MacDonald (Canada) | nt | ||
| 1896 | ||||
| (40km) | ||||
| 1 | Spyridon Louis (Greece) | 2:58:50 | ||
| 2 | Charilaos Vasilakos (Greece) | 3:06:03 | ||
| 3 | Gyula Kellner (Hungary) | 3:09:35 | ||
| 4 | Ioannis Vretos (Greece) | nt | ||
| 5 | Eleutherios Papasymeon (Greece) | nt | ||
| 6 | Dimitrios Diliyiannis (Greece) | nt | ||
| 7 | Evangelos Gerakakis (Greece) | nt | ||
| 8 | Stamatios Masouris (Greece) | nt | ||
| DQ—Belokas [Gre] 3:06:30 | ||||
| [Arthur Blake (USA) DNF] | ||||
