National Marathon Champions for India

Men (61 runnings thru 2003)
   May 1985   Thiruvananthapuram   2:27:01    Muralidhar Mishra
26 May 1984   Mumbai               2:33:19    Sarup Singh-6
25 Sep 1983   Pune                 2:27:08    Sarup Singh-5
20 Sep 1982   New Delhi            2:30:19    Sarup Singh-4
25 Oct 1981   Lucknow              2:20:40    Sarup Singh-3
15 Mar 1981   New Delhi            2:31:32    Sarup Singh-2
25 May 1980   Pune                 2:30:39    Shivnath Singh-2
   Mar 1979   Jamshedpur           2:22:36.6  Sarup Singh
28 May 1978   Jalandhar            2:11:59.4  Shivnath Singh
   May 1977   Chandigarh           2:22:53.4  Moola Singh 
   Dec 1975   Ajmer                2:28:38.0  Sardul Singh
15 Dec 1974   Madurai              2:27:07.0  Karnail Singh
16 Dec 1973   Ludhiana             2:21:42.0  Ram Narain-2
17 Dec 1972   Lucknow              2:27:07.6  Ram Narain
   Mar 1972   Chennai              2:28:58.4  Jagbir Singh-2
16 Oct 1970   Patiala              2:22:13.4  Harnek Singh-2
   Dec 1969   Ajmer                2:31:24.6  Jagbir Singh
05 Jan 1969   Bangalore            2:27:14.0  Harnek Singh
17 Dec 1967   Hyderabad            2:23:32.8  Zora Singh
28 Feb 1967   Sangrur              2:27:43.6  Joginder Singh-2
20 Feb 1966   Ajmer                2:29:52.8  Joginder Singh
28 Mar 1965   Pune                 2:25:46.4  Dhanna Singh
22 Mar 1964   New Delhi            2:25:32.8  Balakrishna Akolkar-2
   Mar 1963   New Delhi            2:31:47.4  Balakrishna Akolkar
   Feb 1962   Jabalpur             2:32:39.4  Jagmal Singh-2
19 Feb 1961   Jalandhar            2:29:56.2  Lal Chand
   Feb 1960   Delhi                2:25:59.8  Jagmal Singh
   Feb 1959   Thiruvananthapuram   2:31:31.0  Ran Bahadur-2
09 Feb 1958   Cuttack              2:23:58.4  Gulzara Singh
   Feb 1957   Bangalore            2:48:56.1  Pyare Lal
   Feb 1956   Patiala              2:38:57.4  Ran Bahadur
13 Feb 1955   Kolkata              2:39:15.6  Gurucharan Singh
07 Mar 1954   New Delhi            2:48:06.6  Surat Singh Mathur-2
   Feb 1953   Jabalpur             2:33:21.4  Chhota Singh-8
   Feb 1952   Chennai              2:54:29.0  Surat Singh Mathur                         
   Feb 1951   Ludhiana             2:49:51.6  Chhota Singh-7
   Feb 1950   Mumbai               2:54:32.0  Chhota Singh-6
   Feb 1949   Delhi                2:44:21.9  Chhota Singh-5
22 Feb 1948   Lucknow              2:42:33.6  Chhota Singh-4
       ....   not held
08 Feb 1946   Bangalore            2:58:11.5  Chhota Singh-3
       ....   not held
10 Feb 1944   Patiala              2:50:52.2  Chhota Singh-2
       ....   not held
08 Feb 1942   Lahore PAK           3:05:08.0  Chhota Singh
       ....   not held
11 Feb 1940   Mumbai               3:02:00.0  Amar Singh-2
       ....   not held
06 Feb 1938   Kolkata              2:59:17.6  Amar Singh

Most Titles (1938/date)

Men

8

Chhota Singh 1942,1944,1946,48-51,1953

Notes: The first national marathon championship was held as part of the Indian National Championships in 1938. Starting in 1963, the championships were split into Inter-State, Inter-Zone, and Open Nationals. The Inter-Zone Championships were only held for six years; the other two are still held separately, however the marathon has been held under a separate national road championships since 1985.

Inter-State Marathon Champions

Men (22 runnings)
30 Jan 1983   Kolkata              2:34:14    Vijay Kumar Tiwari
31 Jan 1982   Kozhikode            2:35:34    H K Seetharam
15 Feb 1981   Bangalore            2:33:09    Vinod Kumar-2
   Feb 1980   Hissar               2:19:27.0  Sarup Singh 
21 Feb 1979   Hyderabad            2:36:53.6  Rajkamal Dogra
04 Mar 1978   Kollam               2:20:08.0  T T John
23 Jan 1977   Chennai              2:30:27.2  Paramjit Singh
   Jan 1976   Palai                2:36:03.8  Sawai Singh
18 Jan 1975   Hyderabad            2:45:38.8  Vinod Kumar
09 Feb 1974   Jaipur               2:24:45.6  Ram Narain
   Jan 1973   Durgapur             2:53:10.0  D Y Biredar-4
06 Feb 1972   Kottayam             2:38:54.4  D Y Biredar-3
       1971                        2:41:34.6  N P Raha
       ....   postponed due to rain
16 Jan 1970   Cuttack              2:28:31.6  D Y Biredar-2
24 Jan 1969   Jalandhar            2:20:26.4  Harnek Singh
15 Jan 1968   Chennai              2:29:34.6  D Y Biredar
28 Jan 1967   Kottayam             2:41:58.6  S Gadigaokar
   Jan 1966   Bangalore            2:32:57.2  Joginder Singh
   Jan 1965   Chandigarh           2:29:19.0  Dhanna Singh
   Feb 1964   Kolkata              2:39:05.6  Sarup Singh
   Feb 1963   Allahabad            2:36:13.8  Gulzara Singh

Note: The 1971 race was supposed to have been held at Ahmedabad but was postponed due to rain and held elsewhere (date and venue unknown).

Inter-Zone Marathon Champions

Men (6 runnings)
08 Dec 1968   New Delhi            2:28:10.2  Harnek Singh
19 Nov 1967   Karnal               2:26:27.0  Zora Singh
19 Nov 1966   Patiala              2:25:42.8  Dhanna Singh-2
   Dec 1965   Lucknow              2:28:31.2  Joginder Singh
   Dec 1964   Hyderabad            2:25:40.4  Dhanna Singh
   Dec 1963   Ajmer                2:31:07.2  Sarup Singh

Note: Several major Indian cities have been renamed as follows: Calcutta => Kolkata; Bombay => Mumbai; Madras => Chennai, Trivandrum => Thiruvananthapuram, Quilon => Kollam, and Calicut => Kozhikode.

Last Updated on 16 Oct 2009

Contributors: Andy Milroy (31) and Ram. Murali Krishnan (50)