Athens Classic Marathon Moves Up In World Rankings Based On Number Of Finishers
The Athens Classic Marathon held last November in the Greek capital, moved up 19 places in the 2013 global rankings in regards to the number of marathon finishers, according to the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). The association focuses on elite distance running at distances 3,000m and longer.
According to the global ranking of 2013, the Athens Classic Marathon is now in the 37th place, with 8,489 (7,205 men 1,284 women) finishers.
In 2012, the Athens Classic Marathon was in 56th place with 6,368 finishers, which means that last year’s marathon saw an increase of 2,121 participants/runners.
Thessaloniki’s marathon, Alexander the Great, was listed in 248th place with 1,111 marathon finishers on 21 April 2013.
The marathon that ranked first based on the number of finishers was the ING New York City Marathon. A total of 50,304 runners finished the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on 3 November 2013. The marathon was labeled as “the largest marathon in history” by New York Road Runners.
ARRS included 3,888 marathon races that took place in 2013 worldwide.
2013 Marathon World Ranking – Top 40
- 50,304 ING New York City 03 Nov New York NY/USA
- 39,122 Bank of America Chicago 13 Oct Chicago IL/USA
- 38,690 Paris 07 Apr Paris FRA
- 36,544 BMW Berlin 29 Sep Berlin GER
- 35,308 Tokyo 24 Feb Tokyo JPN
- 34,170 Virgin London 21 Apr London ENG
- 23,513 Marine Corps 27 Oct Washington DC/USA
- 22,054 Honolulu 08 Dec Honolulu HI/USA
- 20,679 Disney World 13 Jan Orlando FL/USA
- 19,534 Asics LA 17 Mar Santa Monica CA/USA
- 19,118 Naha 01 Dec Naha JPN
- 17,816 Kobe 17 Nov Kobe JPN
- 17,537 Boston 15 Apr Boston MA/USA
- 15,679 Asics Stockholm 01 Jun Stockholm SWE
- 15,526 Syonan International 03 Nov Oiso JPN
- 14,783 Ciudad de Barcelona 17 Mar Barcelona ESP
- 14,111 Kyoto 10 Mar Kyoto JPN
- 12,317 Dublin 28 Oct Dublin IRL
- 12,294 Chosunilbo Chunchon 27 Oct Chuncheon KOR
- 11,818 Kasumigaura 21 Apr Tsuchiura JPN
- 11,441 Haspa Hamburg 21 Apr Hamburg GER
- 11,278 TCS Amsterdam 20 Oct Amsterdam NED
- 11,009 BMW Frankfurt 27 Oct Frankfurt GER
- 10,975 Fujisan 24 Nov Kawaguchi JPN
- 10,881 Gore-Tex Philadelphia 17 Nov Philadelphia PA/USA
- 10,745 Tsukuba 24 Nov Tsukuba JPN
- 10,665 Acea Citta di Roma 17 Mar Rome ITA
- 10,469 Rock ‘n’ Roll Madrid 28 Apr Madrid ESP
- 9,668 Nara 01 Dec Nara JPN
- 9,646 Divina Pastora Valencia 17 Nov Valencia ESP
- 9,480 Nykredit Copenhagen 19 May Copenhagen DEN
- 9,296 Firenze 24 Nov Florence ITA
- 9,197 Tokushima 21 Apr Tokushima JPN
- 9,110 Brighton 14 Apr Brighton ENG
- 8,847 Medtronic Twin Cities 06 Oct Saint Paul MN/USA
- 8,506 Warsaw 29 Sep Warsaw POL
- 8,489 Athens Classic 10 Nov Athens GRE
- 8,089 Marathon du Medoc 07 Sep Pauillac FRA
- 7,926 Kumamoto-jo 17 Feb Kumamoto JPN
- 7,896 Shimonoseki Kaikyou 03 Nov Shimonoseki JPN