| Verdensmestere på maraton: 1983-2003 | |
| År |
Sted |
Menn |
Kvinner |
| 2003 |
Paris |
Jaoad Gharib, MAR 2.08.31 |
Catherine Ndereba, KEN 2.23.55 |
| 2001 |
Edmonton |
Gezahegne Abera, ETH 2.12.42 |
Lidia Simon, ROM 2.26.01 |
| 1999 |
Sevilla |
Abel Anton, ESP 2.13.36 |
Song-Ok Yong, PRK 2.26.59 |
| 1997 |
Aten |
Abel Anton, ESP 2.13.16 |
Hiromi Suzuki, JPN 2.29.48 |
| 1995 |
Gøteborg |
Martin Fiz, ESP 2.11.41 |
Manuela Machado, POR 2.25.39 |
| 1993 |
Stuttgart |
Mark Plaatjes, USA 2.13.57 |
Junko Asari, JPN 2.30.03 |
| 1991 |
Tokyo |
Hiromi Taniguchi, JPN 2.14.57 |
Wanda Panfil, POL 2.29.53 |
| 1987 |
Roma |
Douglas Wakiihuri, KEN 2.11.48 |
Rosa Mota, POR 2.25.17 |
| 1983 |
Helsinki |
Robert de Castella, AUS 2.10.03 |
Grete Waitz, NOR 2.28.09 |