Official elite result
Manazot Siyum of Ethiopia won the men's Athens Marathon on 8 November 2026 in 2:10:03. Fellow Ethiopian Asefa Mengisa finished 15 seconds back in 2:10:18, with Kenya's Patrick Keter third in 2:11:22.
In the women's race, Ethiopia's Yatane Dusha won in 2:30:04, 25 seconds ahead of Tsiyon Abebe. Jane Bareikis of the United States placed third in 2:32:59.
| Race | Winner | Nation | Time | Winning margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Manazot Siyum | Ethiopia | 2:10:03 | 15 sec |
| Women | Yatane Dusha | Ethiopia | 2:30:04 | 25 sec |
Konstantinos Stamoulis was the first Greek man listed by World Athletics, eighth overall in 2:17:37. Stamatia Noula was the first Greek woman listed, sixth overall in 2:35:13.
ShreddedAF read
The useful signal is competitive density at the front, not a cross-race ranking built from finish times alone. Marathon times depend on course profile, weather, pacing and field dynamics. A time from the route between Marathon and Athens should not be treated as directly interchangeable with a result from a flatter, faster course.
What this result does not cover
The World Athletics page is an official elite-result table, not a demographic analysis of the full mass-participation field. At the time of this review on 9 November, the organizer labelled its live 2026 mass results “unofficial.” ShreddedAF therefore reports the verified front of the race and does not invent a total finisher count, participation rate or record claim.