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Siyum and Dusha win the Athens Marathon

Ethiopia took both overall titles on 8 November. The men's race was decided by 15 seconds; the women's by 25.

Runners on the Athens Classic Marathon course during the 2013 race
Archive photograph from the 2013 Athens Classic Marathon—not the 2026 winners. Photo: Thodoris Karakozidis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Official 2026 event record ↗

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.

RaceWinnerNationTimeWinning margin
MenManazot SiyumEthiopia2:10:0315 sec
WomenYatane DushaEthiopia2:30:0425 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.

Source trail: World Athletics official result page and the Athens Marathon organizer's live-results page. Geography: Athens, Greece. Event date: 8 November 2026. Result status and population limits are stated above.
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