The 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon results: Peres Jepchirchir and Addisu Gobena take wins

SYDNEY, Australia — World champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya won the women’s race and Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena claimed the men’s title Sunday at the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, a World Athletics Platinum Label event and an Abbott World Marathon Majors race.

Jepchirchir, the 2021 Olympic champion, pulled away after 35 kilometers and finished in 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 31 seconds. The32-year-old came within 9 seconds of the course record of 2:18:22 set by Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands in 2025.

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Kenya’s Irine Cheptai was second in 2:22:11, followed by Ware in 2:22:32 and Ethiopia’s Haven Hailu Desse in 2:22:56.

Gobena, 21, improved on his second-place finish from last year, posting a personal-best and a course-record time of 2:04:42 to win the men’s race, bettering the previous course record of 2:06:06 set by last year’s champion, Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros.

“I am very happy,” said Gobena, who recorded the ​fastest-ever marathon time on Australian soil. “Last year I came second, I ‌learnt ⁠from my mistake, and I went back home and I worked on my mistake to perform and broke the record today.”

Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele Gudeta was second on Sunday behind Gobena by three seconds. Gudeta finished second in 2:04:45, while Lesotho’s Tebello Ramakongoana took third in 2:04:57.

Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu, the reigning world champion, ran 2:04:57 and was fourth, while defending champion Kiros clocked 2:05:16 for sixth.

The 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon results

Men

1. Addisu Gobena (Ethiopia) 2:04:42
2. Chimdessa Debele Gudeta (Ethiopia) 2:04:45
3. Tebello Ramakongoana (Lesotho) 2:04:57
4. Alphonce Simbu (Tanzania) 2:04:57
5. Jemal Mekonnen (Ethiopia) 2:04:59
6. Hailemaryam Kiros Kebedew (Ethiopia) 2:05:16
7. Vincent Ngetich (Kenya) 2:05:27
8. Dawit Wolde Arega (Ethiopia) 2:06:41
9. Kennedy Kimutai (Kenya) 2:06:50
10. Gilbert Kibet (Kenya) 2:07:13
11. Enock Kinyamal Joshua (Kenya) 2:08:02
12. Seifu Tura Abdiwak (Ethiopia) 2:08:26
13. Ethan Shuley (United States) 2:08:34
14. Sisay Lemma Kasaye (Ethiopia) 2:08:47
15. Capital Degefa Tola (Ethiopia) 2:09:57
16. Andrew Buchanan (Australia) 2:10:14
17. Hagos Gebrhiwet Berhe (Ethiopia) 2:10:56
18. Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh (Kenya) 2:12:09
19. Chala Ketema Regasa (Ethiopia) 2:12:14
20. Yudai Fukuda (Japan) 2:13:28

Women’s results

1. Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya) 2:18:31
2. Irine Cheptai (Kenya) 2:22:11
3. Shure Demise Ware (Ethiopia) 2:22:32
4. Haven Hailu Desse (Ethiopia) 2:22:56
5. Meseret Abebayehu (Ethiopia) 2:23:40
6. Priscah Cherono (Kenya) 2:23:49
7. Stella Chesang (Uganda) 2:23:51
8. Fikrte Wereta Admasu (Ethiopia) 2:25:18
9. Ellie Pashley (Australia) 2:28:27
10. Aberu Ayana Mulisa (Ethiopia) 2:28:29
11. Amelia Clark (Australia) 2:29:47
12. Mizuki Nishimura (Japan) 2:31:00
13. Caitlin Scott (Australia) 2:31:11
14. Myrthe Irene Keetels (Netherlands) 2:40:22
15. Rosie Weber (Australia) 2:40:55
16. Shiu Yan Leanne Szeto (Hong Kong) 2:42:56
17. Sarah Ludowici (Australia) 2:43:04
18. Melina Kürschner (Germany) 2:43:08
19. Kathryn Parkinson (Australia) 2:43:22

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