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{{Short description|Annual race in the United States}}
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{{Infobox athletics race
| image         = LA_Marathon_logo_2021.png
| caption       = 
| name          = Los Angeles Marathon
| date          = February/March
| location      = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| type          = [[Road running|Road]]
| distance      = [[Marathon]], {{cvt|26.219|mi|km}}
| est           = {{start date and age|1986|p=y}}<br />(current era)
| record        = Men: 2:06:35<br />[[Markos Geneti]] (2011)<br />Women: 2:25:10<br />[[Lidiya Grigoryeva]] (2006)
| homepage      = {{URL|http://lamarathon.com}}
}}

[[File:Wheelchair racers Los Angeles Marathon.jpg|thumb|Traversing [[Olympic Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Olympic Blvd.]] in 2009]]

The '''Los Angeles Marathon''' (formerly known as the '''City of Los Angeles Marathon''') is an annual running event typically held each spring in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], since 1986. The [[marathon]] was inspired by the success of the [[1984 Summer Olympic Games]] hosted in Los Angeles. It is one of the five largest marathons in the country, with 26,000 participants.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rock |first=Brian |date=2024-12-24 |title=The 25 Largest Marathons in the United States in 2024 |url=https://runningwithrock.com/2024-largest-marathons-us/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Running with Rock |language=en-US}}</ref>

Since 2020, the event has been sponsored by [[Asics]] and is officially titled the '''Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS'''.

== History ==
[[Image:LA Marathon 2009 - Benjamin Limo.jpg|thumb|[[Benjamin Limo]] at the start of the marathon in 2009]]

=== Municipal Games era ===

In 1970, a race of length {{convert|25|mi|km}} was held in Los Angeles.<ref name="arrs">{{cite web |url=https://www.arrs.run/HP_LAMar.htm |title=Los Angeles Marathon |website=www.arrs.run |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127021528/https://www.arrs.run/HP_LAMar.htm |archive-date=27 November 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1971, the race was lengthened to the distance of a standard marathon – 26 miles 385 yards – and known as the "Griffith Park Marathon".{{r|arrs}} It was held at the same time as the Municipal Games.{{r|arrs}}

The 1972 race was known as the "Municipal Games Marathon", while races from 1973 to 1977 were known as the "Los Angeles Marathon",{{efn|The race was also known as the "City of Los Angeles Marathon" in 1973 and 1974.<ref name="arrs.1973">{{cite web |url=https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1973.htm |title=Ml_1973 |website=arrs.run |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127022603/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1973.htm |archive-date=27 November 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="arrs.1974">{{cite web |url=https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1974.htm |title=Ml_1974 |website=arrs.run |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127022618/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1974.htm |archive-date=27 November 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}} and the 1978 edition was known as the "Los Angeles Police Marathon".{{r|arrs}}<ref name="arrs.1972">{{Cite web|url=https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1972.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201127022408/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1972.htm|archive-date = 2020-11-27|title = Ml_1972}}</ref>

The [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]] (ARRS) has no record of any races in this series after 1978.{{r|arrs}}

=== Los Angeles Lite era ===

The inaugural race in 1981, known as the "Jordache Los Angeles Pro-Am Marathon", was run with two sections, a professional section with 100,000 USD in prize money, and an amateur section.{{r|arrs}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1981/04/06/long-run-for-the-money |title=Long run for the money - Sports Illustrated Vault |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201127030613/https://vault.si.com/vault/1981/04/06/long-run-for-the-money |archive-date=27 November 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Both the 1982 and 1983 races were known as the "Los Angeles Lite Marathon".{{r|arrs}}

In 1983, runners were misdirected, but the course was changed to ensure that finishers ran at least a marathon.{{r|arrs}}<ref name="nmn.1983.05">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160424153954if_/http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/NMN-May-1983s.pdf#page=25 NMN May 1933] mastershistory.org p. 25</ref>{{efn|''National Masters News'' reported that "a well-intending police car, leading headstarting wheelchair participants, got out of runners' sight after the first quarter-mile, uphill, hence, the missed turn", and noted that the race director's "nimble adjustments of markers and barriers prevented further calamity", resulting in finishers running at least {{cvt|26|mi|411|yd|km}}, and the leaders running around {{cvt|26|mi|1160|yd|km}}.{{r|nmn.1983.05}}  One runner mentioned that many ended up jumping over a {{cvt|3|ft|m|0}} cable in a parking lot due to the error.{{r|nmn.1983.05}}}}

ARRS has no record of any races in this series after 1983.{{r|arrs}}

=== Current era ===

The inaugural marathon of the current series was first held in 1986.{{r|arrs}}

In 1997, [[Nadezhda Wijenberg|Nadezhda Ilyina]] crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified for cutting the course through a service station.{{r|arrs}}<ref name="1997.ap">{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/54c40244923d96b361f8038d8c57a1cd |title=Archived copy |website=apnews.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127034919/https://apnews.com/article/54c40244923d96b361f8038d8c57a1cd |archive-date=27 November 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{efn|Ilyina stated that she was looking for a restroom when she ran into a [[filling station|gas station]].{{r|1997.ap}}<ref name="1997.latimes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-03-sp-34415-story.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201127034856/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-03-sp-34415-story.html|archive-date = 2020-11-27|title = Disqualified Runner Was in Predicament|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = 3 March 1997}}</ref><ref name="1997.deseret">{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/3/3/19298372/gas-station-stop-costs-russian-victory|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127035001/https://www.deseret.com/1997/3/3/19298372/gas-station-stop-costs-russian-victory|archive-date=2020-11-27|title=Gas Station Stop Costs Russian Victory|newspaper=Deseret News |date=3 March 1997}}</ref>  A referee stated that this gave her an advantage of at least {{cvt|25|yd|m}}.{{r|1997.ap}}}} The victory went to Ilyina's friend and first-time marathoner [[Lornah Kiplagat]].{{r|arrs}}{{r|1997.ap}}

Since 2008, the operating rights to the Los Angeles Marathon are the property of former [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] owner, [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2008 |title=Dodgers owner McCourt buys rights to L.A. Marathon, to switch race's date |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=3609626 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

The race date for 2009 was moved to [[Memorial Day]], {{dts|2009.05.25|format=md}}, because the city council wished "to limit the impact on Sunday morning church services".{{r|dailynews}} After runner criticism due to the increased probability of warmer weather, the race date was moved back to March for the 2010 race.{{r|dailynews}}

The 2016 edition was held on {{dts|2016.02.14|format=md}} to coincide with the [[2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] for the marathon held in Los Angeles the day before.{{r|dailynews}}

The 34th edition of the marathon took place on March 24, 2019.<ref name="dailynews.com">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-06 |title=LA Marathon: 1½ years after ‘no reason to cancel’ debate, is it safe to run on Sunday? |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/11/06/la-marathon-1-1-2-years-after-no-reason-to-cancel-debate-is-it-safe-to-run-on-sunday/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Despite Los Angeles County having issued a state of emergency four days prior due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in California|coronavirus pandemic]] and criticism from other public officials including councilman Mike Bonin,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Xia |first=Rosanna |last2=Miller |first2=Leila |last3=Ormseth |first3=Matthew |date=2020-03-08 |title=L.A. Marathon goes on despite coronavirus fears: Masks, sanitizer and humor amid the water bottles |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-08/los-angeles-marathon-coronavirus |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> mayor Eric Garcetti allowed the 2020 marathon to continue as scheduled on March 8, 2020.<ref name="dailynews.com"/>

The 2021 edition of the race was postponed to November 7 due to the coronavirus, pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2022, 2023, or 2024.<ref name="2021.postponement">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamarathon.com/pages/covid-19-update|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201126003848/https://www.lamarathon.com/pages/covid-19-update|archive-date = 2020-11-26|title = COVID-19 Update}}</ref><ref name="dailynews">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2020/11/25/la-marathon-rescheduled-for-may-due-to-coronavirus/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201126003845/https://www.dailynews.com/2020/11/25/la-marathon-rescheduled-for-may-due-to-coronavirus/|archive-date = 2020-11-26|title = LA Marathon rescheduled for May due to coronavirus|website = [[Los Angeles Daily News]]|date = 25 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, the marathon chase was revived, after a 7 year absence after its 10 year stint. The chase involves both women and men elite fields running to reach the finish line first. However, the women are given a head start based on an assessment on both fields and their personal bests. For example, the 2024 edition featured a 17 minute head start favoring the women. Along with a $6,000 prize for the winner of each gender field, the winner of the chase earns a $10,000 bonus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service • • |first=City News |date=2024-03-17 |title=Kenyans dominate LA Marathon in second-largest field in history |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-marathon-draws-second-largest-field-in-history/3365458/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=NBC Los Angeles |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Course ==

{{external media|image1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20201126021216if_/http://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/lamarathon.com/misc-images-files-pdfs/2020-map-course-with-callouts-v1b.jpg Course map of full marathon in 2020]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lamarathon.com/event-info/the-course |title=The Course &#124; Los Angeles Marathon |website=www.lamarathon.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308233106/https://www.lamarathon.com/event-info/the-course |archive-date=8 March 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

[[File:Nuța Olaru.jpg|thumb|Romanian [[Nuța Olaru]] in 2009]]

The original route in 1986 started at Exposition Park and ended at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]].

The route around the turn of the millennium both started and ended in [[Downtown Los Angeles]].

From 2007 to 2008, it started south of Universal City and ended in Downtown Los Angeles.{{efn|In an effort to publicize the new route, marathon executives tapped Division of Labor, a San Francisco based ad agency to create a campaign dubbed "A Landmark Every Mile".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.divisionoflabor.com/marthon-advertising-sports-marketing-case-study|title = Division of Labor &#124; Top Ad Agency &#124; Sports marketing &#124; SF}}</ref> It featured a quick succession of shots of the numerous iconic sites along the route. The campaign helped the marathon sell out for the first time in history.}}

The iconic "Stadium to Sea" route started at [[Dodger Stadium]]{{efn|[[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]], the owner of the marathon, once owned the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].}} and ended in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]].

The course was changed in the middle of 2020 <!-- after the 2020 edition was already run --> to end at [[Avenue of the Stars, Century City|Avenue of the Stars]] in [[Century City]] due to "dramatically increased costs quoted by the city of Santa Monica" to continue hosting the finish there.{{r|dailynews}}

== Community impact ==

In 2014, the Los Angeles Marathon charity program continued its tremendous growth as 91 participating charities combined to raise a cumulative total $3.7 million.

==Students Run LA==
In 1987, six students at [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]]’ [[Boyle Heights, Los Angeles#High schools|Boyle Heights High School]] enrolled in a marathon training program offered by teacher Harry Shabazian. On March 4, 1990, two dozen teachers from around the city joined the three co-founders, with students from their respective schools, and together, they all ran in the Los Angeles Marathon V. In 1993, Students Run LA spun off from LAUSD and became an independent 501(c)(3) organization.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://srla.org/about-us/our-history/ |title=Our History &#124; SRLA |access-date=2010-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201011812/http://srla.org/about-us/our-history/ |archive-date=2010-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> SRLA continues to provide its after-school mentoring and training program to all students of grades 7-12 for free. For the 6 months leading to the marathon, SRLA grants free entry and transport to its participants in races of increasing length, a [[5K run|5K]], [[10K run|10K]], [[15K run|15K]], two [[half marathon]]s, and a 30K. Students in the program receive free training shirts, running shoes, marathon uniforms, along with race expenses. Today, more than 3,200 middle and high school students, from 185 school and community programs, train alongside 550 volunteer leaders, and 99% of students complete the LA Marathon.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2024 |title=Programs |url=https://www.srla.org/programs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328031211/https://www.srla.org/programs |archive-date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2024 |title=Student Marathon Training |url=https://www.srla.org/student-marathon-training |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328031939/https://www.srla.org/student-marathon-training |archive-date=28 March 2024 |website=SRLA}}</ref>

Inspired by the success of SRLA, a pilot project was begun with the [[Montreal Marathon]] and [[Marathon Oasis de Montreal#Students on the run .28.C3.89tudiants dans la course.29|Students on the run (Étudiants dans la course)]] was created with the first objective to complete the September 2010 Montreal Marathon. There were 19 students to begin with and 12 completed the 2010 event. The program continues with a new group and a new objective, complete the 2011 event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cyberpresse:Étudiants dans la course|url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/regional/personnalites-la-presse/201009/13/01-4315147-etudiants-dans-la-course.php|newspaper=La Presse|date=13 September 2010 |last1=Boisvert |first1=Yves }}</ref>

==Legacy Runners==
Each year, the marathon honors Legacy Runners, runners who have finished every Los Angeles Marathon since its inception in 1986. Each Legacy Runner receives a special bib with a permanent bib number.

In the 2024 edition, 95 Legacy Runners completed their 1000th mile of the LA Marathon, which was situated at mile 4 of the race.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=From ‘legacy runners’ to Kenyan fans, voices from the 2024 LA Marathon |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/03/17/from-legacy-runners-to-kenyan-fans-voices-from-the-2024-la-marathon/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Television coverage==
From 1986 to 2001 [[KCOP-TV]] televised the Los Angeles Marathon, in 2002, [[KCAL-TV]], from 2003 to 2007, [[KNBC]] and from 2008 to present, [[KTLA]].

Since 2017, the event has been carried nationally on [[WGN America]] except in Los Angeles.

==Top finishers==

[[File:2016 LA Marathon (24469704883).jpg|thumb|Winners [[Weldon Kirui]] and [[Nataliya Lehonkova]] with [[Eric Garcetti|Mayor Garcetti]], 2016<!-- metadata stating data was generated in 2014 is incorrect, as the award held by kirui clearly states "2016" -->]]
[[File:Simon Njoroge Breaks Tape 2012 LA Marathon (6995260661).jpg|thumb|[[Simon Njoroge]] winning in 2012]]
[[File:Fatuma Sado of Ethiopia (6849099738).jpg|thumb|[[Fatuma Sado]] winning in 2012]]

Ages of top finishers in the Masters category are given in parentheses.

'''Key:''' 
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size=95%;"
!colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| Year
|-
!Category
!colspan=2 |Men
!colspan=2 |Women
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|2025 Results <small>March 16, 2025</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Xact Results |url=https://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2574/leaderboard |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=results2.xacte.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''Open'' || {{flai|[[Matt Richtman]]|USA}} || 2:07:46 || {{flai|[[Tejinesh Gebisa Tulu]]|ETH}} || 2:30:16
|-
| ''Wheelchair'' || {{flai|[[Francisco Sanclemente]]|COL}} || 1:38:09 || {{flai|[[Wakako Tsuchida]]|JPN}} || 2:03:56
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|2024 Results <small>March 17, 2024</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xact Results |url=https://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2537/placings |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=results2.xacte.com}}</ref>
|-
|''Open''
|{{flagicon|KEN}} Dominic Ngeno
|2:11:01
|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa|Stacy Ndiwa]]
|2:25:29
|-
|''Wheelchair''
|{{flagicon|COL}} Francisco Sanclemente
|1:37:14
|{{flagicon|USA}} Hannah Babalola
|2:19:24
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|2023 Results <small>March 19, 2023</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xact Results |url=https://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2472/placings |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=results2.xacte.com}}</ref>
|-
|''Open''
|{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Jemal Yimer Mekonnen|Jemal Yimer]]
|2:13:15
|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa|Stacy Ndiwa]]
|2:31:02
|-
|''Wheelchair''
|{{flagicon|COL}} Francisco Sanclemente
|1:43:55
|{{flagicon|USA}} Hannah Babalola
|2:50:35
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|2022 Results <small>March 20, 2022</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xact Results |url=https://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2426/placings |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=results2.xacte.com}}</ref>
|-
|''Open''
|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]]
|2:09:08
|{{flagicon|KEN}} Delvine Meringor
|2:25:04
|-
|''Wheelchair''
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Byers
|1:49:17
|{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Petersen
|3:23:32
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|2021 Results <small>November 7, 2021</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xact Results |url=https://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2410/placings |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=results2.xacte.com}}</ref>
|-
|''Open''
|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]]
|2:12:48
|{{flagicon|UK}} Natasha Cockram
|2:33:17
|-
|''Wheelchair''
|{{flagicon|USA}} Cesar Gonzalez
|2:08:26
|{{flagicon|USA}} Mary Thompson
|4:25:01
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2020 Results <small>March 8, 2020</small><ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Jeff |title=Bayelign Teshager and Margaret Muriuki win 2020 L.A. Marathon |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-03-08/bayelign-teshager-and-margaret-muriuki-win-35th-l-a-marathon |access-date=10 March 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 8, 2020 |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LA Marathon Results |url=http://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2353/placings |website=Xacte.com |publisher=Xacte |access-date=10 March 2020 |location=Michigan}}</ref>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Bayelign Teshager]] || 2:08:26 || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Margaret Muriuki]] || 2:29:27
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Carlos Lopez (42) || 2:37:49 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madeleine Sargent]] (42) || 2:48:17
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Botello Jimenez]] || 1:44:37 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vanessa Christina de Souza]] || 1:59:55 
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| [[2019 Los Angeles Marathon|2019 Results]] <small>March 24, 2019</small><ref name="xacte.com">{{cite web|url=http://results2.xacte.com/#/e/2232/leaderboard|title=Xact Results|website=Results2.xacte.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Elisha Barno]] || 2:11:45 || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Askale Marachi]] || bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:24:11
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Jesse Williams (41) || 2:36:54 || {{flagicon|USA}} Ingrid Walters (47) || 2:48:03
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|CAN}} Joshua Cassidy<ref name="xacte.com"/> || 1:31:48 || {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Gerhard<ref name="xacte.com"/> || 1:56:23 
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2018 Results <small>March 18, 2018</small><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://track.rtrt.me/e/TS-LAMAR-2018|title=Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon Live Results!|website=Los Angeles Live Tracking|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Weldon Kirui]] || 2:11:47 || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Sule Gedo]] || 2:33:50
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Carlos Larios (45) || 2:34:18 || {{flagicon|USA}} Ingrid Walters (46) || 2:55:28
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Krige Schabort<ref name="auto1"/> || 1:35:40 || {{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Wheeler<ref name="auto1"/> || 2:16:36 
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2017 Results <small>March 19, 2017</small><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chavarría|first1=Fanny|title=Dos atletas de Kenia ganan el Maratón de Los Ángeles 2017|trans-title=Two Kenyan athletes win the 2017 Los Angeles Marathon|url=http://www.univision.com/los-angeles/kmex/noticias/sucesos/dos-atletas-de-kenia-ganan-el-maraton-de-los-angeles-2017|access-date=August 13, 2017|website=Univision.com|date=March 19, 2017|location=Los Angeles|language=es}}</ref>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Elisha Barno]] || 2:11:53 || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Hellen Jepkurgat]] || 2:34:24
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Lawrence (45) || 2:38:05 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gina Johnson]] (43) || 3:10:27
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Davis || bgcolor=#A9F5A9|1:06:52 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jenna Rollman]] || bgcolor=#A9F5A9|1:43:14
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2016 Results <small>February 14, 2016</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Weldon Kirui]] || 2:13:06 || {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Samunnati Lehonkova|Nataliya Lehonkova]] || 2:30:40
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brett Bernacchi]] (43) || 2:40:07 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Trachsel]] (41) || 3:05:29
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Owen Daniels || 1:21:27 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jenna Rollman]] || 1:53:44
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2015 Results <small>March 15, 2015</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Daniel Limo]] || 2:10:36 || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Ogla Kimaiyo]]  ||  2:34:10
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oswaldo Hurtado]] (41) || 2:34:03 || {{flagicon|USA}} Victoria Russell (43) || 2:50:03
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Parson]] || 1:37:12 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shirley Reilly]] || 2:00:27
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2014 Results <small>March 9, 2014</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Gebo Burka]] || 2:10:37 || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Amane Gobena]]  ||  2:27:37
|- 
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Ricardo Ramirez (41) || 2:38:20 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dolores Valencia]] (49) || 2:57:58
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joshua George]] || 1:33:11 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Susannah Scaroni]] || 1:54:54 <ref>{{cite news |title=Mar 17 Newswire: Aleksandra Duliba wins the 2013 L.A. Marathon |url= https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0310-los-angeles-marathon-20140310-story.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140329003716/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/09/sports/la-sp-0310-los-angeles-marathon-20140310 |url-status= live |archive-date= March 29, 2014 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=9 March 2014|access-date=15 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2013 Results <small>March 17, 2013</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Erick Mose]] || 2:09:43 || {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Aleksandra Duliba]]  ||  2:25:39 <ref>{{cite news|title=Mar 17 Newswire: Aleksandra Duliba wins the 2013 L.A. Marathon|url=http://runinfinity.com/2013/03/mar-17-newswire-aleksandra-duliba-wins-the-2013-l-a-marathon.html|website=Runinfinity.com|date=17 March 2013|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Abderrahmane Djemadi]] (42) || 2:37:07 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Deena Kastor]] (40) || 2:32:39
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Krige Schabort]] || 1:30:50 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Susannah Scaroni]] || 1:54:39
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2012 Results <small>March 18, 2012</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Simon Njoroge]] || 2:12:12 || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Fatuma Sado]]  ||  2:25:39 <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-la-marathon3-20120318,0,6119044.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Baxter | last=Holmes | title=Fatuma Sado wins women's L.A. Marathon, Simon Njoroge wins men's | date=March 18, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Nicholas Bowden (40) || 2:38:26 || {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Tetyana Mezentseva]] (40) || 2:31:20 
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Krige Schabort]] || 1:39:53 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shirley Reilly]] || 1:57:09 
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2011 Results <small>March 20, 2011</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Markos Geneti]] || bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:06:35 || {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Buzunesh Deba]]  || 2:26:34
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan Jose Ortiz Jauregui]] (44) || 2:44:10 || {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Ponomarenko (41) || 2:38:56 
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|South Africa}} Krige Schabort || 1:33:15 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shirley Reilly]] || 1:57:25 
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2010 Results <small>March 21, 2010</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Wesley Korir]] || 2:09:19 || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Edna Kiplagat]]  || 2:25:38
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Juan Ramirez (athlete)|Juan Ramirez]] (41) || 2:39:35 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Linda Somers]]-Smith (48) || 2:36:33
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|South Africa}} Krige Schabort || 1:31:51 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amanda McGrory]]  || 1:53:12
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2009 Results <small>May 25, 2009</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Wesley Korir]] || 2:08:24 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tatyana Petrova]] || 2:25:59
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Martin Rindahl (45) || 2:43:17 || {{flagicon|USA}} Carista Strickland (47) || 3:14:45
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|Mexico}} Aaron Gordian || 1:31:19 || {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda McGrory || 1:48:13
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2008 Results <small>March 2, 2008</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Laban Moiben]] || 2:13:50 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tatyana Aryasova]]  || 2:29:09
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|GTM}} Fermin Sequen (40) || 2:34:34 || {{flagicon|RUS}} Tatiana Titova (42) || 2:51:32
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Saul Mendoza]] || 1:31:12 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cheri Blauwet || 1:53:35
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| 2007 Results <small>March 4, 2007</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Fred Mogaka]] || 2:17:14 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ramilya Burangulova]]  || 2:37:54
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihisa Hosaka (58) || 2:49:06 || {{flagicon|RUS}} Ramilya Burangulova (45) || 2:37:54
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kurt Fearnley]] || 1:23:40 || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Shelly Woods]] || 1:50:55
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 2006 Results <small>March 19, 2006</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Benson Cherono]] || 2:08:40 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lidiya Grigoryeva]] || 2:25:10
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Jose Ortiz Pina (43) || 2:33:23 || {{flagicon|UKR}} Lyudmyla Pushkina (40) || 2:41:15
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ernst Van Dyk]] || 1:24:48 || {{flagicon|USA}} Shirley Reilly || 1:55:23
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 2005 Results <small>March 6, 2005</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Mark Saina]] || 2:09:35 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lyubov Denisova]] || 2:26:11
|-
|''Masters'' || Ezequiel Hernandez (41) || 2:45:01 ||  {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Tatyana Pozdnyakova]] (50) || 2:31:05
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Fearnley || 1:30:11 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cheri Blauwet || 1:51:45
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 2004 Results <small>March 7, 2004</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[David Kiptoo Kirui]] || 2:13:41 || {{flagicon|UKR}} Tatyana Pozdnyakova || 2:30:17
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Reynaldo Ramirez (40) || 2:35:38 || {{flagicon|UKR}} Tatyana Pozdnyakova (49) || 2:30:17
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|FRA}} Joel Jeannot || 1:27:08 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cheri Blauwet || 1:54:02
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 2003 Results <small>March 2, 2003</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Mark Yatich]] || 2:09:52 || {{flagicon|UKR}} Tatyana Pozdnyakova || 2:29:40
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Leonardo (40) || 2:40:46 || {{flagicon|UKR}} Tatyana Pozdnyakova (48) || bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:29:40
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Saúl Mendoza || 1:27:07 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cheri Blauwet || 1:50:06
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 2002 Results <small>March 3, 2002</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Steven Ndungu]] || 2:10:27 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lyubov Denisova]] || 2:28:49
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Jose Díaz (46) || 2:41:07 || {{flagicon|UKR}} Tatyana Pozdnyakova (47) || 2:30:26
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|RSA}} Ernst Van Dyk || 1:28:44 || {{flagicon|MEX}} Ariadne Hernandez || 1:55:01
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 2001 Results <small>March 4, 2001</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} Steven Ndungu || 2:13:13 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elana Paramonova]] || 2:35:58
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Baradas (41) || 2:38:43 || {{flagicon|USA}} Teresa Boches-Saban (44) || 3:05:20
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Saúl Mendoza || 1:32:50 || {{flagicon|MEX}} Ariadne Hernandez || 2:04:30
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 2000 Results <small>March 5, 2000</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} Benson Mutiisya Mbithi || 2:11:55 || {{flagicon|EST}} [[Jane Salumäe]] || 2:33:33
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Marco Ortíz (50) || 2:27:33 || {{flagicon|USA}} Judy Maguire (41) || 2:58:21
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Saúl Mendoza || 1:42:33 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jean Driscoll]] || 2:12:17
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1999 Results <small>March 14, 1999</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|KEN}} Simon Bor || 2:09:25 || {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Irina Bogacheva (athlete)|Irina Bogachova]] || 2:30:32
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|GUA}} Federico Yax || 2:32:19 || {{flagicon|USA}} Judy Maguire || 2:54:12
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Saúl Mendoza || 1:28:43 || {{flagicon|USA}} Deanna Sodoma || 2:03:44
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1998 Results <small>March 29, 1998</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|TAN}} [[Zebedayo Bayo]] || 2:11:21 || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Lornah Kiplagat]] || 2:33:58
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|SUI}} Peter Rischl || 2:31:53 || {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Clark || 3:08:56
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Saúl Mendoza || 1:29:57 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazu Hatanaka || 1:56:55
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1997 Results <small>March 2, 1997</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[El-Maati Chaham]] || 2:14:16 || {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Lornah Kiplagat]] || 2:33:50
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Yoshio Ishizuka || 2:36:14 || {{flagicon|USA}} Philomena Chandra || 3:03:10
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Saúl Mendoza || 1:37:27 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Louise Sauvage]] || 1:49:22
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1996 Results <small>March 3, 1996</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Jose Luis Molina]] || 2:13:23 || {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lyubov Klochko]] || 2:30:30
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|GUA}} Hugo Juárez || 2:33:26 || {{flagicon|USA}} Lorraine Gersitz || 3:11:50
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Frei || 1:27:10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jean Driscoll]] || 1:46:09
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1995 Results <small>March 5, 1995</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Rolando Vera (athlete)|Rolando Vera]] || 2:11:39|| {{flagicon|FRA}}{{NoteTag|name=fn_1}} [[Nadia Prasad]] || 2:29:48
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} John Bednarksi || 2:36:40 || {{flagicon|USA}} Alfreda Iglehart || 3:13:29
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Wiggins (athlete)|Paul Wiggins]] || 1:36:06 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jean Driscoll]] || 1:52:51
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1994 Results <small>March 6, 1994</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Pilkington]] || 2:12:13 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Olga Appell]] || 2:28:12
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Gregg Horner || 2:34:20 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Emma Scaunich || 2:37:05
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Phillipe Couprie]] and {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Wiggins<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-07-sp-31110-story.html|title=A Team, to the End|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=7 March 1994|first=Steve|last=Springer|access-date=4 March 2012}}</ref>|| 1:34:52 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Connie Hansen]] || 1:48:58
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1993 Results <small>March 7, 1993</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Joselido Rocha]] || 2:14:28 || {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lyubov Klochko]] || 2:39:48
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Bock || 2:36:32 || {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Dodge || 3:03:10
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Jan Mattern || 1:32:15 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Connie Hansen]] || 1:51:26
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1992 Results <small>March 1, 1992</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Treacy]] || 2:12:29 || [[Image:Flag of the CIS.svg|30px]] [[Madina Biktagirova]] || 2:26:23
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} Manuel García Pérez || 2:25:35 || {{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Marshall || 3:02:47
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Knaub]] || 1:40:53 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Connie Hansen]] || 1:56:17
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1991 Results <small>March 3, 1991</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Plaatjes]] || 2:10:29 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cathy O'Brien (athlete)|Cathy O'Brien]] || 2:29:38
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Campbell (runner)|John Campbell]] (42) || bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:14:33 || {{flagicon|UK}} Priscilla Webb || 2:40:20
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Knaub]] || 1:40:43 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Connie Hansen]] || 1:57:11
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1990 Results <small>March 4, 1990</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Pedro Ortiz (Colombian athlete)|Pedro Ortíz]] || 2:11:54 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julie Isphording]] || 2:32:25
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|NZL}} John Campbell (41) || 2:20:15 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Graziela Striuli || 3:26:48
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|FRA}} Moustapha Badid || 1:45:40 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ann Cody|Ann Cody-Morris]] || 2:03:49
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1989 Results <small>March 5, 1989</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Art Boileau]] || 2:13:01 || {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Zoya Ivanova]] || 2:34:42
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|NZL}} John Campbell (40) || 2:17:51 || {{flagicon|USA}} Carol Mather || 3:02:57
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Knaub]] || 1:46:52 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Candace Cable-Brookes]] || 2:07:03
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1988 Results <small>March 6, 1988</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Martín Mondragón]] || 2:10:19 || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Blanca Jaime]] || 2:36:11
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Schlau (40)<ref>[http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/04_1988.pdf Master's History 1933]</ref> || 2:19:27 || {{flagicon|USA}} Harolene Walters (47) || 2:54:18
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Molinatti || 1:56:35 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Candace Cable-Brookes]] || 2:19:38
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1987 Results <small>March 1, 1987</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|CAN}} Art Boileau || 2:13:08 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Ditz]] || 2:35:24
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|COL}} Victor Mora García || 2:19:44 || {{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Fituze || 2:47:21
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|CAN}} Ted Vance || 1:54:06 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Candace Cable-Brookes]] || 2:05:45
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| 1986 Results <small>March 9, 1986</small>
|-
|''Open'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ric Sayre]] || 2:12:59 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Ditz]] || 2:36:27
|-
|''Masters'' || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kjell-Erik Ståhl]] (40) || 2:19:20 || {{flagicon|USA}} Harolene Walters (45)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://more.arrs.run/runner/7901|title=ARRS - Runner: Harolene Walters McLean|website=more.arrs.run|accessdate=28 June 2023}}</ref>|| 2:57:26
|-
|''Wheelchair'' || {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Molinatti || 2:16:36 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Candace Cable-Brookes]] || 2:23:10
|}
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== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lamarathon.com/ Los Angeles Marathon]
* {{YouTube|user=LosAngelesMarathon|Los Angeles Marathon}}
* [http://results.active.com/pages/page.jsp?eventID=1308131 2000–2007 Results (source of ages of masters winners)]
* [http://www.race360.com/marathon/races/detail.asp?eventid=12104 2007 Results (source of masters winners 2005–2007)]
* [http://www.athlinks.com/results/9036/12260/Los-Angeles-Marathon-2006-Marathon.aspx 2006 Results]
* [http://www.athlinks.com/results/10642/14606/Los-Angeles-Marathon-2005-RUN-MARATHON.aspx 2005 Results]
* [http://www.athlinks.com/results/8785/11848/Los-Angeles-Marathon-2004-Run-26-2Mi.aspx 2004 Results]
* [http://www.athlinks.com/results/8785/11848/Los-Angeles-Marathon-2004-Run-26-2Mi.aspx 2003 Results]
* [http://www.athlinks.com/results/16405/23318/Honda-City-of-Los-Angeles-Marathon-2000-Marathon.aspx 2000 Results]

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