List Of Selected Elite Men At The 2023 TCS London Marathon

The 2023 TCS London Marathon elite men’s field will be a memorable occasion when, for the first time in history, two men who have run under two hours and two minutes will be lining up together.

The field will be a landmark occasion when, for the first time in history, two men who have run inside 2:02 will be together on the same start line at the World Athletics Platinum Label Road race on 23 April.

Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopian), the second-fastest man ever with a PB of 2:01:41, and Krenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, the winner of the 2022 Valencia Marathon and the fastest marathon debutant in history (2:01:53) have both been confirmed to race in London on Sunday 23 April.

With Ethiopian duo Birhanu Legese (2:02:48) and Mosinet Geremew (2:02:55) also in the field, it means this year’s London Marathon will have four of the five fastest men in marathon history on the start line.

In addition, the defending champion Amos Kipruto of Kenya and world champion Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia will also return to London, along with worlds with multiple worlds and Olympic champion Mo Farah and two-time New York Marathon winner Geoffrey Kamworor.

Tola, who won the 2022 World Championships marathon in Oregon, will be one of several men aiming to prevent Kipruto from winning back-to-back titles. Tola, 31, is in a fine run of form over the 26.2-mile distance, winning the 2021 Amsterdam Marathon and finishing third at the 2022 Tokyo Marathon (behind Kipchoge and Kipruto) before winning his world title last summer.

Also in the field is last year’s runner-up Leul Gebresilase of Ethiopia, and the second-place finisher in London in both 2020 and 2021 Vincent Kipchumba.

The new holder of the Oceanian marathon record Brett Robinson, who ran 2:07:31 in Fukuoka last year, returns to London after finishing eighth in 2022. Japan’s 2018 Boston Marathon champion Yuki Kawauchi is making his London Marathon debut in what will be his 114th marathon.

By finishing in London, Kawauchi will be eligible for his Abbott World Marathon Majors six-star medal for finishing all six major marathons: London, Tokyo, Boston, Berlin, Chicago, and New York.

Elite men at the 2023 TCS London Marathon

1. Amos Kipruto (KEN, PB 2:03:13)
2. Kenenisa Bekele (ETH, 2:01:41)
3. Kelvin Kiptum (KEN, 2:01:53)
4. Birhanu Legese (ETH, 2:02:48)
5. Mosinet Geremew (ETH, 2:02:55)
6. Tamirat Tola (ETH, 2:03:39)
7. Kinde Atanaw (ETH, 2:03:51)
8. Leul Gebresilase (ETH, 2:04:02)
9. Vincent Kipchumba (KEN, 2:04:28)
10. Seifu Tura (ETH, 2:04:29)
11. Sir Mo Farah (GBR, 2:05:11)
12. Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN, 2:05:23)
13. Yuki Kawauchi (JPN, 2:07:27)
14. Brett Robinson (AUS, 2:07:31)
15. Dewi Griffiths (GBR, 2:09:49)
16. Rory Linkletter (CAN, 2:10:24)
17. Chris Thompson (GBR, 2:10:52)
18. Tom Gröschel (GER, 2:11:03)
19. Ben Connor (GBR, 2:11:20)
20. Joshua Griffiths (GBR, 2:11:28)

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