Race results
Sydney Marathon 2026: Addisu Gobena breaks the course record as Peres Jepchirchir wins
Addisu Gobena won the 2026 Sydney Marathon in a course-record 2:04:42, while Peres Jepchirchir won the women's race in 2:18:31.
The organizer-endorsed 2026 Sydney Marathon results list Addisu Gobena first overall in 2:04:42 and Peres Jepchirchir as the first woman in 2:18:31. Daniel Romanchuk won the wheelchair men's race in 1:26:50, while Manuela Schär won the wheelchair women's race in 1:42:04. The post-close classification remained unchanged on review. Official results.
The organizer-endorsed results link and latest edition status are on our TCS Sydney Marathon results page.
2026 winners and notable results
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| Result | Runner | Time | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open men | Addisu Gobena | 2:04:42 | |
| Open women | Peres Jepchirchir | 2:18:31 | |
| Wheelchair men | Daniel Romanchuk | 1:26:50 | |
| Wheelchair women | Manuela Schär | 1:42:04 |
Gobena wins by four seconds
The official results list Gobena at 2:04:42, with Chimdessa Debele Gudeta second in 2:04:46. World Athletics reports that Gobena's time lowered the previous course record of 2:06:06 by 1 minute and 24 seconds, while Jepchirchir's 2:18:31 was nine seconds outside Sifan Hassan's women's course record. World Athletics' race report also confirms the leading men's and women's results.
Romanchuk and Schär lead the wheelchair divisions
The same official result set lists Romanchuk first in the wheelchair men's race and Schär first in the wheelchair women's race. ABC News reported that Romanchuk's 1:26:50 lowered Marcel Hug's 2025 course record by 25 seconds and Schär's 1:42:04 lowered Susannah Scaroni's course record by 2 minutes and 48 seconds.
The organizer-endorsed timing set remained unchanged after the course closed, providing the stable-classification basis for final coverage here.
How we sourced this
Primary results source: 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon official results. The result page carries the source and the time of our latest check.