Male and female Ethiopian and Kenyan runners are the fastest and the youngest in both half and full marathon

Knechtle, Beat; Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.; Onywera, Vincent O.; Zingg, Matthias A.; Rosemann, Thomas; Rüst, Christoph A.

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-1915-0

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Table 8 Age (years) with mean ± SD of female and male East-African and Non-African half-marathoners

From: Male and female Ethiopian and Kenyan runners are the fastest and the youngest in both half and full marathon

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Women
Ethiopia	20	26 ± 1	30		36	37	35	26 ± 10
Kenya		29 ± 9		35 ± 6	37 ± 1	29 ± 6	28 ± 7	28 ± 5
Austria		40	50 ± 8	44 ± 3	37 ± 8		38 ± 7	44 ± 1
Canada		49 ± 4	44 ± 10	40 ± 9	44 ± 9	53 ± 7	41 ± 13	35 ± 6
Czech Republic	37 ± 14	49	31 ± 5	33 ± 18	34 ± 7	34 ± 5	35 ± 5	27
Denmark		36 ± 0	34 ± 4	36 ± 5	33 ± 9	42 ± 12	48 ± 9	46 ± 7
Spain	43 ± 22	40 ± 16	36 ± 5	37 ± 7	38 ± 8	37 ± 9	43 ± 9	37 ± 9
France	42 ± 10	43 ± 10	41 ± 9	41 ± 9	42 ± 9	42 ± 10	42 ± 10	42 ± 10
Great Britain	37 ± 7	39 ± 10	41 ± 12	39 ± 9	39 ± 8	36 ± 8	38 ± 9	39 ± 10
Germany	43 ± 10	43 ± 9	45 ± 10	43 ± 9	44 ± 9	44 ± 9	43 ± 9	43 ± 10
Italy	41 ± 9	48 ± 9	46 ± 11	41 ± 9	42 ± 11	42 ± 9	42 ± 10	39 ± 9
Japan	36 ± 13	57 ± 22	61 ± 7	50 ± 15	50 ± 12	54 ± 12	49 ± 15	48 ± 18
Liechtenstein	44 ± 4	46 ± 10	41 ± 6	45 ± 8	40 ± 8	39 ± 9	40 ± 8	44 ± 10
Luxembourg	47 ± 21	42 ± 11	35 ± 7	40 ± 7	44 ± 12	42 ± 14	37 ± 8	45 ± 7
Netherlands	44 ± 6	47 ± 1	43 ± 13	40 ± 7	43 ± 11	45 ± 11	40 ± 11	43 ± 10
Norway		60 ± 1	55 ± 16	39 ± 16	56	41 ± 13	45 ± 15	50 ± 13
Portugal		54	41	44 ± 14	46 ± 9	36 ± 9	38 ± 10	36 ± 8
Switzerland	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10
USA	26 ± 3	35 ± 9	36 ± 10	44 ± 19	34 ± 12	36 ± 10	42 ± 12	41 ± 13
Australia		40	50 ± 8	44 ± 3	37 ± 8		38 ± 7	44 ± 1
Belgium	53 ± 21		47 ± 21	38 ± 16	44 ± 10	37 ± 10	38 ± 11	44 ± 7
Hungary	68	65		72	43	41	33	46 ± 7
Ireland	37 ± 7	44	38 ± 1	43 ± 2	42 ± 11	36 ± 6		41 ± 5
Poland	44 ± 12		43 ± 7	30	36 ± 11	39 ± 10	45 ± 11	34 ± 5
Russia	52	29 ± 5	28	30		42 ± 11	38 ± 12	32 ± 5
Sweden	27		42 ± 12	48 ± 11	34 ± 7	38 ± 6	43 ± 16	44 ± 13
Finland	33 ± 1	44		44 ± 18		40 ± 10	44 ± 12	40 ± 4
Greece					39	48	32	33
South Africa				47 ± 11	35	52	36	44 ± 1
Brazil	45 ± 16	50 ± 4		40	41	46	50 ± 4
Mexico						37		38 ± 6
Argentina				38				32
India		29				47	36 ± 7	43 ± 11
Israel						64	59
Slovenia							47
Men
Ethiopia	30 ± 6	27	30 ± 3	27 ± 4	23 ± 1	24 ± 2	25 ± 6	28 ± 3
Kenya	26 ± 1	26 ± 5	30 ± 3	29 ± 5	32 ± 2	37 ± 20	32 ± 18	27 ± 5
Austria		43 ± 5	38 ± 5	38 ± 13	40 ± 11	42 ± 12	35 ± 7	41 ± 6
Canada	40 ± 10	39 ± 12	40 ± 16	36 ± 11	39 ± 12	40 ± 10	42 ± 14	37 ± 10
Czech Republic	37 ± 6	37 ± 13	31 ± 10	33 ± 6	40 ± 13	38 ± 8	35 ± 9	37 ± 11
Denmark		47 ± 8	47 ± 14	41 ± 12	33 ± 9	47 ± 14	40 ± 9	43 ± 14
Spain	35 ± 11	42 ± 8	34 ± 7	42 ± 10	42 ± 11	43 ± 10	43 ± 11	42 ± 10
France	41 ± 10	42 ± 10	41 ± 9	42 ± 10	42 ± 10	41 ± 10	42 ± 10	41 ± 9
Great Britain	40 ± 10	40 ± 10	41 ± 11	39 ± 10	41 ± 11	39 ± 10	41 ± 10	43 ± 11
Germany	44 ± 10	44 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10
Italy	44 ± 11	42 ± 8	43 ± 10	42 ± 10	43 ± 9	41 ± 9	42 ± 8	41 ± 9
Japan	66 ± 5	51 ± 16	48 ± 13	54 ± 11	47 ± 19	46 ± 15	55 ± 14	44 ± 17
Liechtenstein	38 ± 7	40 ± 8	44 ± 9	41 ± 11	40 ± 9	41 ± 9	41 ± 11	41 ± 10
Luxembourg	43 ± 14	37 ± 3	37 ± 6	43 ± 11	43 ± 10	43 ± 9	42 ± 9	42 ± 11
Netherlands	50 ± 10	41 ± 16	35 ± 9	39 ± 11	36 ± 8	38 ± 12	38 ± 7	39 ± 10
Norway	33	28 ± 6	43 ± 14	40 ± 13	39 ± 8	32 ± 9	34 ± 7	44 ± 19
Portugal	45 ± 8	46 ± 8	41 ± 9	38 ± 9	39 ± 11	37 ± 8	38 ± 6	39 ± 10
Switzerland	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10
USA	41 ± 12	43 ± 12	39 ± 11	41 ± 11	41 ± 13	41 ± 10	40 ± 9	40 ± 12
Australia		43 ± 5	38 ± 5	38 ± 13	40 ± 11	42 ± 12	35 ± 7	41 ± 6
Belgium	43 ± 16	44 ± 11	43 ± 9	42 ± 10	40 ± 11	36 ± 10	42 ± 13	42 ± 11
Hungary		41	46 ± 16	39 ± 10	48 ± 15	47 ± 14	42 ± 16	43 ± 13
Ireland	34 ± 10	38 ± 6	42 ± 9	42 ± 7	40 ± 11	37 ± 5	35 ± 4	37 ± 6
Poland	40 ± 12	38 ± 8	40 ± 7	37 ± 9	32 ± 16	37 ± 17	38 ± 13	39 ± 11
Russia		38 ± 9	34 ± 11	33 ± 8	40 ± 15	41 ± 7	40 ± 12	34 ± 6
Sweden	47 ± 13	45 ± 19	40 ± 8	43 ± 10	46 ± 14	40 ± 13	42 ± 11	43 ± 12
Finland	61 ± 8	41 ± 10	47 ± 13	40 ± 10	44 ± 16	43 ± 13	43 ± 11	42 ± 13
Greece	37	31	43 ± 4	31 ± 9	34 ± 7	37 ± 6	44 ± 13	33 ± 4
South Africa	40			52		39 ± 6	38	41 ± 17
Brazil	46 ± 18	53 ± 13	44 ± 14		42 ± 11			47 ± 6
Mexico	46	40	52	38 ± 13	40 ± 8	47 ± 13	46	30 ± 10
Argentina					39	30	51	39
India		40 ± 9	48 ± 2	34	42 ± 7		38 ± 9	36 ± 8
Israel		46 ± 6		50 ± 4	36 ± 2	31 ± 4	39	43 ± 26
Slovenia		62	35	48 ± 6	39	44	39 ± 3	37 ± 2

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Women
Ethiopia	29 ± 5	41 ± 14	34 ± 8	28 ± 6	29 ± 7	27 ± 7	33 ± 8	27 ± 5
Kenya	27 ± 6	29 ± 5	29 ± 8	29 ± 0	34 ± 9	30 ± 4	30 ± 6	29 ± 4
Austria	53 ± 12	35	41 ± 2	40 ± 11	55 ± 19	48 ± 14	43 ± 5	40 ± 5
Canada	37 ± 7	37 ± 8	35 ± 7	37 ± 10	43 ± 11	41 ± 11	38 ± 11	41 ± 13
Czech Republic	40 ± 9	42 ± 8	40 ± 8	32 ± 4	34 ± 8	38 ± 9	34 ± 11	33 ± 6
Denmark	37 ± 6	45	46 ± 7	41 ± 12	36 ± 12	40 ± 9	35 ± 4	43 ± 9
Spain	42 ± 10	43 ± 8	41 ± 9	43 ± 5	44 ± 7	38 ± 9	43 ± 10	43 ± 10
France	43 ± 10	41 ± 9	42 ± 9	42 ± 9	41 ± 9	40 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 9
Great Britain	38 ± 11	38 ± 9	38 ± 9	41 ± 11	39 ± 10	41 ± 10	39 ± 9	38 ± 10
Germany	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	44 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	44 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10
Italy	42 ± 11	43 ± 10	41 ± 9	44 ± 10	42 ± 10	43 ± 10	42 ± 9	42 ± 9
Japan	50 ± 17	45 ± 16	42 ± 14	42 ± 13	52 ± 14	53 ± 13	50 ± 9	47 ± 16
Liechtenstein	42 ± 12	38 ± 10	40 ± 10	41 ± 10	39 ± 10	46 ± 10	43 ± 9	38 ± 9
Luxembourg	41 ± 9	46 ± 12	38 ± 7	37 ± 9	37 ± 7	43 ± 9	41 ± 10	44 ± 12
Netherlands	43 ± 9	46 ± 9	48 ± 10	43 ± 8	42 ± 9	50 ± 13	41 ± 8	46 ± 11
Norway	47 ± 13	52 ± 13	56 ± 15	36 ± 14	41 ± 13	33 ± 6	49 ± 19	63 ± 2
Portugal	42 ± 10	45 ± 11	48 ± 6	46 ± 5	36	41 ± 13	40 ± 4	46 ± 4
Switzerland	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10
USA	38 ± 11	38 ± 10	38 ± 8	38 ± 11	42 ± 13	37 ± 9	38 ± 10	39 ± 10
Australia	53 ± 12	35	41 ± 2	40 ± 11	55 ± 19	48 ± 14	43 ± 5	40 ± 5
Belgium	43 ± 14	47 ± 12	39 ± 11	42 ± 10	43 ± 11	42 ± 6	44 ± 8	37 ± 8
Hungary	48 ± 10	41	47 ± 9	47	47 ± 18	42 ± 8	51 ± 14	50 ± 12
Ireland	32	49	33 ± 5	36 ± 10	32 ± 5	43 ± 4	40 ± 7	38 ± 11
Poland	38 ± 6	33 ± 5	32 ± 7	45 ± 13	43 ± 10	44 ± 13	37 ± 9	43 ± 10
Russia	38	33 ± 5	36 ± 8	34 ± 14	34 ± 6	34 ± 11	37 ± 16	36 ± 7
Sweden	58 ± 11	44 ± 13	40 ± 14	37 ± 10	44 ± 12	41 ± 9	42 ± 13	41 ± 10
Finland	48 ± 5	57 ± 2	48 ± 15	41 ± 9	54 ± 7	43 ± 10	47 ± 11	44 ± 8
Greece	33 ± 1	45	47	40	33	34 ± 6	53 ± 14	40 ± 4
South Africa	37 ± 7	48 ± 15	40 ± 5		52 ± 13	47 ± 14	39 ± 9	47
Brazil	52 ± 26	45 ± 16	40 ± 15	41 ± 6	45 ± 7	43 ± 19	43 ± 9	39 ± 5
Mexico	36 ± 2	43 ± 21	43 ± 5	41 ± 11	50 ± 5	39 ± 9	43	38 ± 5
Argentina	36		28	43 ± 4	34	46 ± 11	40 ± 10	36 ± 2
India	41 ± 15		25		35 ± 6		33 ± 5	42 ± 1
Israel			28	31	52 ± 0	29	36 ± 11	44 ± 2
Slovenia	41		47 ± 9		30 ± 4			42
Men
Ethiopia	31 ± 5	30 ± 6	25 ± 6	27 ± 4	32 ± 7	33 ± 7	26 ± 5	27 ± 5
Kenya	29 ± 4	27 ± 4	32 ± 13	30 ± 5	29 ± 7	29 ± 5	28 ± 4	31 ± 5
Austria	40 ± 13	35 ± 6	35 ± 9	43 ± 11	36 ± 8	44 ± 15	41 ± 11	39 ± 8
Canada	37 ± 13	36 ± 14	36 ± 10	41 ± 11	37 ± 14	42 ± 12	40 ± 10	39 ± 12
Czech Republic	39 ± 12	41 ± 13	40 ± 12	37 ± 11	38 ± 13	36 ± 8	35 ± 10	41 ± 10
Denmark	40 ± 11	40 ± 10	42 ± 7	45 ± 12	40 ± 10	44 ± 9	39 ± 10	43 ± 10
Spain	42 ± 9	41 ± 11	40 ± 8	40 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 9	40 ± 10	36 ± 8
France	42 ± 10	42 ± 10	41 ± 10	42 ± 10	42 ± 10	42 ± 9	42 ± 9	42 ± 10
Great Britain	41 ± 11	40 ± 11	41 ± 11	40 ± 10	41 ± 10	40 ± 10	40 ± 10	40 ± 11
Germany	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	44 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10
Italy	42 ± 10	43 ± 9	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 10	43 ± 9	43 ± 10	44 ± 10
Japan	47 ± 17	49 ± 18	49 ± 16	46 ± 17	52 ± 16	50 ± 15	54 ± 15	48 ± 14
Liechtenstein	42 ± 10	42 ± 9	42 ± 9	41 ± 8	43 ± 9	41 ± 9	41 ± 9	41 ± 9
Luxembourg	41 ± 10	38 ± 8	38 ± 12	37 ± 10	39 ± 11	39 ± 6	46 ± 7	46 ± 9
Netherlands	44 ± 12	45 ± 10	43 ± 11	42 ± 11	44 ± 10	42 ± 11	42 ± 11	43 ± 9
Norway	45 ± 11	37 ± 11	44 ± 11	51 ± 14	41 ± 15	45 ± 10	51 ± 11	43 ± 12
Portugal	38 ± 9	39 ± 10	42 ± 8	36 ± 9	39 ± 11	38 ± 8	42 ± 12	44 ± 8
Switzerland	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10	41 ± 10
USA	38 ± 11	42 ± 11	39 ± 10	40 ± 9	38 ± 11	40 ± 12	39 ± 10	41 ± 10
Australia	40 ± 13	35 ± 6	35 ± 9	43 ± 11	36 ± 8	44 ± 15	41 ± 11	39 ± 8
Belgium	40 ± 11	39 ± 8	39 ± 10	42 ± 12	42 ± 10	44 ± 11	43 ± 10	44 ± 11
Hungary	43 ± 14	43 ± 9	52 ± 16	45 ± 12	42 ± 15	46 ± 16	38 ± 15	47 ± 9
Ireland	39 ± 9	45 ± 12	37 ± 8	39 ± 11	42 ± 9	41 ± 11	44 ± 11	43 ± 9
Poland	40 ± 9	40 ± 13	38 ± 14	39 ± 13	39 ± 11	38 ± 11	38 ± 10	37 ± 11
Russia	33 ± 6	42 ± 7	37 ± 10	35 ± 10	35 ± 7	37 ± 10	40 ± 12	36 ± 6
Sweden	45 ± 9	41 ± 11	44 ± 12	42 ± 14	46 ± 12	45 ± 12	43 ± 13	43 ± 12
Finland	41 ± 13	41 ± 8	46 ± 14	41 ± 9	43 ± 13	43 ± 12	40 ± 12	41 ± 11
Greece	37 ± 8	43 ± 11	44 ± 14	43 ± 14	33 ± 7	52 ± 10	39 ± 11	44 ± 14
South Africa	41 ± 9	30 ± 5	30 ± 5	44 ± 7	34 ± 4	37 ± 16	39 ± 9	38 ± 8
Brazil	47 ± 10	43 ± 7	41 ± 7	45 ± 13	44 ± 11	44 ± 11	44 ± 8	47 ± 11
Mexico	45 ± 12	36 ± 9	47 ± 3	41 ± 4	41 ± 8	40 ± 14	40 ± 7	41 ± 7
Argentina	44	46	35 ± 4	38 ± 4	40 ± 5	42 ± 9	36 ± 5	41 ± 7
India	38	33 ± 9	46 ± 11	42 ± 14	39 ± 6	32 ± 6	34 ± 7	37 ± 5
Israel	39 ± 12	39 ± 12	42 ± 10	47 ± 17	43 ± 12	47 ± 15	41 ± 9	41 ± 10
Slovenia			42 ± 21	41	39	43 ± 16	39 ± 11

Data for Non-African runners are sorted in order of the number of finishers of each country

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