Top Five in 2018 Rankings

The year 2018 saw the world and Turkish records broken in both marathon and half marathon. Eliud Kipchoge will be the one to be remembered for years.

The 34-year-old Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge improved the world record by 1 minute 18 seconds with an incredible performance at the Berlin Marathon in September. One month later, his compatriot Abraham Kiptum broke the world half marathon record in Valencia.

On the Turkish side, it was Kaan Kigen Özbilen who starred in 2018 by his half marathon record in Istanbul in April, and the marathon record in Amsterdam in October.

Top five in the 2018 lists are as follows;

Men's marathon world rankings:
2:01:39 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya (Berlin, 16 September)
2:04:00 Mosinet Geremew, Ethiopia (Dubai, 26 January)
2:04:02 Leule Gebrselassie, Ethiopia (Dubai, 26 January)
2:04:06 Tamirat Tola, Ethiopia (Dubai, 26 January)
2:04:06 Asefa Mengstu, Ethiopia (Dubai, 26 January)
2:04:06 Lawrence Cherono, Kenya (Amsterdam, 21 October)

Men's marathon Turkish rankings:
2:06:24  Kaan Kigen Özbilen (Amsterdam, 21 October)
2:16:15  Mert Girmalegesse (Istanbul, 11 November)
2:17:57  Muzaffer Bayram (Dusseldorf, 29 April)
2:18:11  Üzeyir Söylemez (Dusseldorf, 29 April)
2:18:46  Yavuz Ağralı (Berlin, 12 August)

Women's marathon world rankings:
2:18:11  Gladys Cherono, Kenya (Berlin, 16 September)
2:18:31  Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya (London, 22 April)
2:18:34  Ruti Aga, Kenya (Berlin, 16 September)
2:18:35  Brigid Kosgei, Kenya (Chicago, 7 October)
2:18:35  Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya (Istanbul, 11 November)

Women's marathon Turkish rankings:
2:32:23  Elvan Abeylegesse (Istanbul, 11 November)
2:36:21  Fadime Çelik (Dusseldorf, 29 April)
2:38:45  Şeyma Yıldız (Dusseldorf, 29 April)
2:39:45  Tubay Erdal (Dusseldorf, 29 April)
2:39:58  Elif Dağdelen (Dusseldorf, 29 April)

Men's half marathon world rankings:
58:18  Abraham Kiptum, Kenya (Valenciya, 28 October)
58:33  Jemal Yimer, Ethiopia (Valenciya, 28 October)
58:42  Bedan Karoki, Kenya (Ras Al Khaimah, 9 February)
58:42  Eric Kiptanui, Kenya (Berlin, 8 April)
58:44  Abadi Hadis, Ethiopia(Valenciya, 28 October)

Men's half marathon Turkish rankings:
1:00:08  Kaan Kigen Özbilen (Istanbul, 8 April)
1:01:03  Polat Kemboi Arıkan (Lisbon, 11 March)
1:02:48  Aras Kaya (Istanbul, 8 April)
1:05:13  Aykut Taşdemir (Trabzon, 18 February)
1:05:13  Yusuf Alıcı (Trabzon, 18 February) 

Women's half marathon world rankings:
1:04:52  Fancy Chemutai, Kenya (Ras Al Khaimah, 9 February)
1:04:55  Mary Keitany, Kenya (Ras Al Khaimah, 9 February)
1:05:04  Joan Chelimo Melly, Kenya (Prague, 7 April)
1:05:07  Caroline Kipkirui, Kenya (Ras Al Khaimah, 9 February)
1:05:15  Sifan Hassan, Netherlands (Copenhag, 16 September)

Women's half marathon Turkish rankings:
1:12:27  Elvan Abeylegesse (Bucharest, 13 May)
1:12:32  Büşra Nur Koku (Trabzon, 18 February)
1:13:28  Şeyma Yıldız (Trabzon, 18 February)
1:13:36  Esma Aydemir (Doha, 12 January)
1:13:47  Ümmü Kiraz (Cologne, 7 October)