Race results
Athens Marathon 2026 results: Manazot Taferi breaks the course record, and Yatane Dusha wins her debut
Ethiopia's Manazot Siyum Taferi won the 2026 Athens Authentic Marathon in 2:10:03, under the 2:10:34 course record, and 20-year-old Yatane Dusha won the women's race in 2:30:04 in her first marathon.
The men's course record on the original marathon route fell on Sunday. Manazot Siyum Taferi of Ethiopia won the Athens Authentic Marathon in 2:10:03, 31 seconds under the 2:10:34 Edwin Kiprop ran in 2023. Taferi wasn't among the names the organizer picked out in its race preview. His compatriot Asefa Tefera Mengisa was second in 2:10:18, and Kenya's Patrick Ketter Kiplagat third in 2:11:22.
Yatane Dusha, a 20-year-old Ethiopian running her first marathon, won the women's race in 2:30:04. That is a minute and two seconds under the 2:31:06 Rasa Drazdauskaitė ran in 2010, which the organizer lists as the AIMS course record. Mizuki Noguchi's 2:26:20 from the 2004 Olympic Games, the overall women's record on this course, still stands. Tsiyon Abebe Temesgen of Ethiopia was second in 2:30:29, and American Jane Bareikis third in 2:32:59.
This was the first Athens Marathon with a World Athletics Elite Label, which brought pacemakers and the return of an elite field. Times below are from the official results, which are labelled unofficial for now.
Top five
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| Place | Men | Time | Women | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manazot Siyum Taferi (ETH) | 2:10:03 | Yatane Kormoshe Dusha (ETH) | 2:30:04 |
| 2 | Asefa Tefera Mengisa (ETH) | 2:10:18 | Tsiyon Abebe Temesgen (ETH) | 2:30:29 |
| 3 | Patrick Ketter Kiplagat (KEN) | 2:11:22 | Jane Jepkemboi Bareikis (USA) | 2:32:59 |
| 4 | Vincent Kipsang Rono (KEN) | 2:12:06 | Atsede Baysa Tesema (ETH) | 2:33:10 |
| 5 | Nguse Amlosom Tesfaldet (ERI) | 2:12:20 | Millicent Jemutai Kibet (KEN) | 2:35:10 |
Fourth in the women's race was Atsede Baysa, who won Chicago in 2010 and 2012 and Boston in 2016.
Greek runners
Konstantinos Stamoulis was the first Greek man, eighth overall in 2:17:37. Stamatia Noula was the first Greek woman, sixth in 2:35:13, three seconds behind Kibet.
Find a runner
The official results page searches by name or bib number, and the Athens Marathon app has the same results with splits. The marathon sold out its 25,000 places this year.