London Marathon 2026 Results: Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa Break World Records in Historic Wins

The 2026 London Marathon certainly saw a historic weekend of running. The 46th edition of the race and third World Marathon Major of the year took place on April 26. Starting in Greenwich Park, the 26.2-mile course passes by London's most iconic landmarks and finishes on The Mall near Buckingham Palace.

It was an exciting race on all fronts, with several marathon records broken throughout the day. On the participation front, 59,830 runners completed the London Marathon, reclaiming the record for the largest number of finishers in a marathon.

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya broke the men’s world record, becoming the first runner ever to officially run a sub-two hour marathon, finishing in 1:59:30. Runner-up Yomif Kejelcha also finished under two hours at a close 1:59:41. In the women’s race, Tigst Assefa took first place, breaking her own women’s-only world record at 2:15:41.

Below, find the 2026 London Marathon results.

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London Marathon 2026 Results

Men's Elite

1. Sabastian Sawe (KEN): 1:59:30
2. Yomif Kejelcha (ETH): 1:59:41
3. Jacob Kiplimo (UGA): 2:00:28
4. Amos Kipruto (KEN): 2:01:39
5. Tamirat Tola (ETH): 2:02:59

Women's Elite

1. Tigst Assefa (ETH): 2:15:41
2. Hellen Obiri (KEN): 2:15:53
3. Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN): 2:15:55
4. Degitu Azimeraw (ETH): 2:19:53
5. Catherine Amanang’ole (KEN): 2:21:20

Men’s Wheelchair

1. Marcel Hug (SUI): 1:24:13
2. Luo Xingchuan (CHN): 1:28:46
3. David Weir (GBR): 1:29:23
4. Tomoki Suzuki (JPN): 1:30:05
5. Jetze Plat (NED): 1:31:04

Women’s Wheelchair

1. Catherine Debrunner (SUI): 1:38:29
2. Tatyana McFadden (USA): 1:38:34
3. Manuela Schar (SUI): 1:41:21
4. Tian Yajuan (CHN): 1:46:59
5. Zhou Zhaoqian (CHN): 1:46:59

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