List of marathon fatalities
Updated: 11/6/2025, 2:17:35 AM Wikipedia source
Below is a sortable list of individuals who died as a result of running a marathon.
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Francisco Lázaro
Francisco Lázaro
Origin
POR
Name [ref.]
Francisco Lázaro
Age
24
Marathon date
15 July 1912
Event
Olympic Marathon
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Cause / Notes
Electrolyte imbalance
Jakob Jutz
Jakob Jutz
Origin
SUI
Name [ref.]
Jakob Jutz
Age
35-36
Marathon date
26 August 1951
Event
Swiss Athletics Federation Marathon Championships
Location
Cham, Switzerland
Cause / Notes
Heart failure
Jacques Bussereau
Jacques Bussereau
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
Jacques Bussereau
Age
48
Marathon date
28 October 1984
Event
New York City Marathon
Location
New York City, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Duncan Kerr
Duncan Kerr
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Duncan Kerr
Age
28
Marathon date
22 September 1985
Event
Glasgow Marathon
Location
Glasgow, UK
Cause / Notes
Pneumonia
Hans Hägele
Hans Hägele
Origin
GER
Name [ref.]
Hans Hägele
Age
36
Marathon date
1987
Event
Marathon Hamburg
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Martin A. Wurst, Jr.
Martin A. Wurst, Jr.
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Martin A. Wurst, Jr.
Age
32
Marathon date
2 November 1986
Event
Marine Corps Marathon
Location
Washington, D.C., US
Cause / Notes
Coronary artery disease
Edwin Brown
Edwin Brown
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Edwin Brown
Age
47
Marathon date
14 December 1986
Event
Dallas Marathon
Location
Dallas, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Thomas Becker
Thomas Becker
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Thomas Becker
Age
40
Marathon date
8 October 1989
Event
Twin Cities Marathon
Location
Minneapolis, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
William McKinney
William McKinney
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
William McKinney
Age
59
Marathon date
4 March 1990
Event
Los Angeles Marathon
Location
Los Angeles, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Lisa B. Christensen
Lisa B. Christensen
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Lisa B. Christensen
Age
19
Marathon date
4 November 1990
Event
Marine Corps Marathon
Location
Washington, D.C., US
Cause / Notes
Coronary artery abnormality
Julius Becza
Julius Becza
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Julius Becza
Age
58
Marathon date
24 October 1993
Event
Marine Corps Marathon
Location
Washington, D.C., US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Samuel Grafton
Samuel Grafton
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Samuel Grafton
Age
42
Marathon date
16 October 1994
Event
Detroit Marathon
Location
Detroit, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Pierre Marguet
Pierre Marguet
Origin
SWI
Name [ref.]
Pierre Marguet
Age
27
Marathon date
6 November 1994
Event
New York City Marathon
Location
New York City, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack; also for an unnamed second fatality
Humphrey Siesage
Humphrey Siesage
Origin
SWE
Name [ref.]
Humphrey Siesage
Age
61
Marathon date
15 April 1996
Event
Boston Marathon
Location
Boston, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Anna Loyley
Anna Loyley
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Anna Loyley
Age
26
Marathon date
8 March 1998
Event
Bath Half Marathon
Location
London, UK
Cause / Notes
Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
Kelly Barrett
Kelly Barrett
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Kelly Barrett
Age
43
Marathon date
11 October 1998
Event
Chicago Marathon
Location
Chicago, US
Cause / Notes
Hyponatremia
Don Scott
Don Scott
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Don Scott
Age
48
Marathon date
26 September 1999
Event
Robin Hood Marathon
Location
Nottingham, UK
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Danny Towns
Danny Towns
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Danny Towns
Age
45
Marathon date
22 October 2000
Event
Chicago Marathon
Location
Chicago, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Luke Roach
Luke Roach
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Luke Roach
Age
22
Marathon date
7 October 2001
Event
Chicago Marathon
Location
Chicago, US
Cause / Notes
Heat stroke
Laura M. Clancy
Laura M. Clancy
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Laura M. Clancy
Age
29
Marathon date
20 October 2001
Event
Baltimore Marathon
Location
Baltimore, US
Cause / Notes
Brain aneurysm
Cynthia Lucero
Cynthia Lucero
Origin
ECU
Name [ref.]
Cynthia Lucero
Age
28
Marathon date
15 April 2002
Event
Boston Marathon
Location
Boston, US
Cause / Notes
Hyponatremia
Malte O.
Malte O.
Origin
GER
Name [ref.]
Malte O.
Age
19
Marathon date
23 April 2002
Event
Marathon Hamburg
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Cause / Notes
Collapsed shortly before the finish line
Hilary Bellamy
Hilary Bellamy
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Hilary Bellamy
Age
35
Marathon date
27 October 2002
Event
Marine Corps Marathon
Location
Washington, D.C., US
Cause / Notes
Hyponatremia
Craig Johanson
Craig Johanson
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Craig Johanson
Age
28
Marathon date
14 September 2003
Event
Robin Hood Marathon
Location
Nottingham, UK
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrhythmia
Rachael Townsend
Rachael Townsend
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Rachael Townsend
Age
29
Marathon date
12 October 2003
Event
Chicago Marathon
Location
Chicago, US
Cause / Notes
Mitral valve prolapse
Serge Vigot
Serge Vigot
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
Serge Vigot
Marathon date
2005
Event
Marrakech Marathon
Location
Marrakesh, Morocco
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
James Leone
James Leone
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
James Leone
Age
60
Marathon date
19 March 2006
Event
Los Angeles Marathon
Location
Los Angeles, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Raul Reyna
Raul Reyna
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Raul Reyna
Age
53
Marathon date
19 March 2006
Event
Los Angeles Marathon
Location
Los Angeles, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
William Goggins
William Goggins
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
William Goggins
Age
43
Marathon date
30 July 2006
Event
San Francisco Marathon
Location
San Francisco, US
Cause / Notes
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
George Spears, Sr.
George Spears, Sr.
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
George Spears, Sr.
Age
49
Marathon date
1 October 2006
Event
Twin Cities Marathon
Location
Minneapolis, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Earl Seyford
Earl Seyford
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Earl Seyford
Age
56
Marathon date
29 October 2006
Event
Marine Corps Marathon
Location
Washington, D.C., US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Raimundo Rodrigues Sobrinho
Raimundo Rodrigues Sobrinho
Origin
BRA
Name [ref.]
Raimundo Rodrigues Sobrinho
Age
57
Marathon date
27 November 2006
Event
Curitiba Marathon
Location
Curitiba, Brazil
Cause / Notes
Heart attack; "became ill at kilometer 39"; previously known hypertension
Marc Witkes
Marc Witkes
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Marc Witkes
Age
40
Marathon date
10 December 2006
Event
Tucson Marathon
Location
Tucson, US
Cause / Notes
Congenital heart abnormalities (bicuspid aortic valve; blood vessels supplying heart muscle were abnormal)
David Rogers
David Rogers
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
David Rogers
Age
22
Marathon date
22 April 2007
Event
London Marathon
Location
London, UK
Cause / Notes
Hyponatremia
Chad Schieber
Chad Schieber
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Chad Schieber
Age
35
Marathon date
7 October 2007
Event
Chicago Marathon
Location
Chicago, US
Cause / Notes
Mitral valve prolapse
Ryan Shay
Ryan Shay
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Ryan Shay
Age
28
Marathon date
3 November 2007
Event
USA Marathon Championships
Location
New York City, US
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrhythmia; previously known enlarged heart
Adam Nickel
Adam Nickel
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Adam Nickel
Age
27
Marathon date
2 March 2008
Event
Little Rock Marathon
Location
Little Rock, US
Cause / Notes
Coronary artery abnormality;electrolyte imbalance
Carlos Jose Gomes
Carlos Jose Gomes
Origin
BRA
Name [ref.]
Carlos Jose Gomes
Age
58
Marathon date
2 November 2008
Event
New York City Marathon
Location
New York City, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Joseph Marotta
Joseph Marotta
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Joseph Marotta
Age
66
Marathon date
2 November 2008
Event
New York City Marathon
Location
New York City, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Fred Costa
Fred Costa
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Fred Costa
Age
41
Marathon date
2 November 2008
Event
New York City Marathon
Location
New York City, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Erin Lahr
Erin Lahr
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Erin Lahr
Age
29
Marathon date
14 December 2008
Event
Dallas Marathon
Location
Dallas, US
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrhythmia
Colin Dunne
Colin Dunne
Origin
IRE
Name [ref.]
Colin Dunne
Age
27
Marathon date
1 March 2009
Event
Barcelona Marathon
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Peter Curtin
Peter Curtin
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Peter Curtin
Age
23
Marathon date
10 October 2009
Event
Baltimore Marathon
Location
Baltimore, US
Cause / Notes
Undetermined, possible heat stroke;body temperature 107 °F (42 °C)
Jon Fenlon
Jon Fenlon
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Jon Fenlon
Age
26
Marathon date
19 October 2009
Event
Detroit Free Press Marathon
Location
Detroit, US
Cause / Notes
Cardiac dysrhythmia
Daniel Langdon
Daniel Langdon
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Daniel Langdon
Age
36
Marathon date
19 October 2009
Event
Detroit Free Press Marathon
Location
Detroit, US
Cause / Notes
Cardiac dysrhythmia
Rick Brown
Rick Brown
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Rick Brown
Age
65
Marathon date
19 October 2009
Event
Detroit Free Press Marathon
Location
Detroit, US
Cause / Notes
Heart disease, cardiac arrest
Tom Van Der Gucht
Tom Van Der Gucht
Origin
NED
Name [ref.]
Tom Van Der Gucht
Age
55
Marathon date
21 March 2010
Event
Rome marathon
Location
Rome, Italy
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
SWE
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
60
Marathon date
23 May 2011
Event
Riga Marathon
Location
Riga, Latvia
Cause / Notes
"found to have a blood clot in his brain"
William Caviness
William Caviness
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
William Caviness
Age
35
Marathon date
9 October 2011
Event
Chicago Marathon
Location
Chicago, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Ulysses Thomas
Ulysses Thomas
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Ulysses Thomas
Age
58
Marathon date
5 November 2011
Event
Savannah Marathon
Location
Savannah, US
Jorge Fernandez
Jorge Fernandez
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Jorge Fernandez
Age
32
Marathon date
Nov 13, 2011
Event
Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon
Location
San Antonio, TX
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Ged Clarke
Ged Clarke
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Ged Clarke
Age
39
Marathon date
3 April 2012
Event
Reading Half Marathon
Location
Reading, UK
Cause / Notes
Heart attack (caused by a pre-existing heart condition)
Claire Squires
Claire Squires
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Claire Squires
Age
30
Marathon date
22 April 2012
Event
London Marathon
Location
London, UK
Cause / Notes
Heart attack, DMAA supplement
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
LAT
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Marathon date
20 May 2012
Event
Riga Marathon
Location
Riga, Latvia
Xavier Jiménez
Xavier Jiménez
Origin
ESP
Name [ref.]
Xavier Jiménez
Age
45
Marathon date
17 March 2013
Event
Barcelona Marathon
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Sam Harper Brighouse
Sam Harper Brighouse
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Sam Harper Brighouse
Age
23
Marathon date
14 April 2013
Event
Brighton Marathon
Location
Brighton, UK
Cause / Notes
Ischemic colitis
R. Jacob Zeman
R. Jacob Zeman
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
R. Jacob Zeman
Age
35
Marathon date
9 November 2013
Event
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
Location
Savannah, US
Cause / Notes
"Unsuspected heart condition"
Pascal Galibert
Pascal Galibert
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
Pascal Galibert
Age
51
Marathon date
26 November 2013
Event
La Rochelle Marathon
Location
France
Cause / Notes
Severe chest pain; Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
SWE
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
27
Marathon date
2014
Event
Göteborgsvarvet
Location
Sweden
Cause / Notes
Collapse, "cardiac event"
Robert Berry
Robert Berry
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Robert Berry
Age
42
Marathon date
13 April 2014
Event
London Marathon
Location
London, UK
Cause / Notes
Heat stroke
James Phillips
James Phillips
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
James Phillips
Age
27
Marathon date
21 September 2014
Event
Run Reigate marathon
Location
UK
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
LAT
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
25
Marathon date
17 May 2015
Event
Riga Marathon
Location
Riga, Latvia
Cause / Notes
"unwell; medics tried for a long time to resuscitate him, without success"
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
AUT
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
35
Marathon date
13 September 2015
Event
Wachau Marathon
Location
Austria
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
AUT
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
44
Marathon date
13 September 2015
Event
Wachau Marathon
Location
Austria
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
35
Marathon date
8 November 2015
Event
Nice-Cannes marathon
Location
Nice, France
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Daniel Juárez
Daniel Juárez
Origin
ESP
Name [ref.]
Daniel Juárez
Age
26
Marathon date
28 November 2015
Event
Benidorm Marathon
Location
Alicante province, Spain
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
JPN
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
67
Marathon date
30 November 2015
Event
Koedo Kawagoe Marathon
Location
Hiratsuka, Kawagoe City, Japan
Cause / Notes
"Fatal arrhythmia"
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
SWE
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
50
Marathon date
2016
Location
Sweden
Cause / Notes
Collapse, "cardiac event"
Patrick Ahandris
Patrick Ahandris
Origin
NED
Name [ref.]
Patrick Ahandris
Age
44
Marathon date
1 February 2016
Event
International Marathon of Marrakech
Location
Morocco
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Manases Alfon Jr.
Manases Alfon Jr.
Origin
PHI
Name [ref.]
Manases Alfon Jr.
Age
38
Marathon date
7 February 2016
Event
Condura Skyway Marathon
Location
Philippines
Arnold Lubang
Arnold Lubang
Origin
PHI
Name [ref.]
Arnold Lubang
Age
40
Marathon date
7 February 2016
Event
Condura Skyway Marathon
Location
Philippines
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Mike Freeman
Mike Freeman
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Mike Freeman
Age
55
Marathon date
28 February 2016
Event
Vodafone Malta Marathon
Location
Sliema, Malta
Cause / Notes
"Natural causes"
David Seath
David Seath
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
David Seath
Age
31
Marathon date
24 April 2016
Event
London Marathon
Location
London, UK
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Francisco Amat
Francisco Amat
Origin
ESP
Name [ref.]
Francisco Amat
Age
57
Marathon date
April 2016
Event
Ojos Negros marathon
Location
Ojos Negros, Spain
Rob Bremer
Rob Bremer
Origin
NED
Name [ref.]
Rob Bremer
Age
50
Marathon date
26 November 2017
Event
Curacao KLM Marathon
Location
Curacao
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Matt Campbell
Age
29
Marathon date
22 April 2018
Event
London Marathon
Location
London, UK
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Juan Camilo Arboleda Alzate
Juan Camilo Arboleda Alzate
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
Juan Camilo Arboleda Alzate
Age
38
Marathon date
16 September 2018
Event
Maratón Medellin
Location
Medellín, Colombia
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Claudio Agurto Spencer
Claudio Agurto Spencer
Origin
CHI
Name [ref.]
Claudio Agurto Spencer
Age
51
Marathon date
7 April 2019
Event
Santiago Marathon
Location
Santiago, Chile
Cause / Notes
Aortic dissection
Taylor Ceepo
Taylor Ceepo
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Taylor Ceepo
Age
22
Marathon date
19 May 2019
Event
Cleveland Marathon
Location
Cleveland, US
Cause / Notes
Cardiac
Steve Trickett
Steve Trickett
Origin
CAN
Name [ref.]
Steve Trickett
Age
35
Marathon date
26 May 2019
Event
Ottawa Marathon
Location
Ottawa, Canada
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Atsushi Ono
Atsushi Ono
Origin
JPN
Name [ref.]
Atsushi Ono
Age
58
Marathon date
September 8 2019
Event
Maybank Bali Marathon
Location
Gianyar, Indonesia
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Jesús Millán García
Jesús Millán García
Origin
ESP
Name [ref.]
Jesús Millán García
Age
30
Marathon date
20 October 2019
Event
Carrera Urbana de Málaga
Location
Capuchinos, Spain
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest (previously "suffered from a structural aortic disorder", "coronary artery disease")
Harry Vroulis
Harry Vroulis
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Harry Vroulis
Age
74
Marathon date
19 January 2020
Event
Houston Marathon
Location
Houston, US
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
ESP
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
30
Marathon date
1 March 2020
Event
Platja d'Aro Greenways Marathon
Location
Platja d'Aro, Spain
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Gregory McSween
Gregory McSween
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Gregory McSween
Age
41
Marathon date
9 November 2021
Event
Marine Corps Marathon
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
50s
Marathon date
October 5 2021
Event
Marathon des Sables
Location
Sahara, southern Morocco
Cause / Notes
Heart attack; cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
36
Marathon date
3 October 2022
Event
London Marathon
Location
London, UK
Cause / Notes
Died after collapsing
Trisha Paddock
Trisha Paddock
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Trisha Paddock
Age
46
Marathon date
20 March 2022
Event
Los Angeles Marathon
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
David Reichman
David Reichman
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
David Reichman
Age
32
Marathon date
May 21, 2022
Event
Brooklyn Half Marathon
Location
New York City
Bruno Meunier
Bruno Meunier
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
Bruno Meunier
Age
41
Marathon date
5 June 2022
Event
Marathon de la Liberté
Location
Caen, France
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
GBR
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
36
Marathon date
3 Oct 2022
Event
London Marathon
Location
London, UK
unnamed woman
unnamed woman
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
unnamed woman
Age
27
Marathon date
12 November 2022
Event
Cognac Marathon
Location
Jarnac, France
Cause / Notes
Heart attack; cardiac arrest
Helge Arnfinn Holmen
Helge Arnfinn Holmen
Origin
NOR
Name [ref.]
Helge Arnfinn Holmen
Age
58
Marathon date
14 November 2022
Event
Málaga half marathon
Location
Malaga, Spain
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Pierre Lipton
Pierre Lipton
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Pierre Lipton
Age
26
Marathon date
Feb 4, 2023
Event
Mesa Marathon
Location
Arizona
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest; "sudden electrolyte shift", possibly worsened by minor, undetected heart muscle inflammation
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
JPN
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
20s
Marathon date
26 February 2023
Event
14th Iwaki Sunshine Marathon
Location
Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Fernando Ayala Collado
Fernando Ayala Collado
Origin
ESP
Name [ref.]
Fernando Ayala Collado
Age
21
Marathon date
12 March, 2023
Event
Elche Half Marathon
Location
Alicante, Spain
Cause / Notes
Cardiac ("Unable to resuscitate for 40 minutes")
Bruno Teixeira
Bruno Teixeira
Origin
BRA
Name [ref.]
Bruno Teixeira
Age
26
Marathon date
5 June 2023
Event
Maratona de Pablo Marçal
Location
Alphaville, São Paulo, Brazil
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Sam Norton
Sam Norton
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Sam Norton
Age
26
Marathon date
27 August, 2023
Event
Santa Rosa Marathon
Location
Santa Rosa, CA
Cause / Notes
Rhabdomyolysis
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
JPN
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
60s
Marathon date
10 September 2023
Event
Takubokunosato Fureai Marathon
Location
Morioka, Japan
Alexandre de Luca Cabreira
Alexandre de Luca Cabreira
Origin
BRA
Name [ref.]
Alexandre de Luca Cabreira
Age
50
Marathon date
25 September 2023
Event
Criciúma Marathon
Location
Criciúma, Brazil
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Felix T.
Felix T.
Origin
GER
Name [ref.]
Felix T.
Age
24
Marathon date
8 October 2023
Event
Munich Marathon
Location
Munich, Germany
Zhang Zhichong
Zhang Zhichong
Origin
HK
Name [ref.]
Zhang Zhichong
Age
30
Marathon date
21 January 2024
Event
Standard Chartered Marathon
Location
Hong Kong
Cause / Notes
Cardiac issue
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
JPN
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
69
Marathon date
3 March 2024
Event
Tokyo Marathon
Location
Sumida, Tokyo
Cause / Notes
"fell, hit his head hard, and lost consciousness"
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
BEL
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
30
Marathon date
10 April 2024
Event
Paris Marathon
Location
Paris, France
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Samuel Kettle
Samuel Kettle
Origin
UK
Name [ref.]
Samuel Kettle
Age
26
Marathon date
21 April 2024
Event
Shakespeare Marathon
Location
Stratford, UK
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
GER
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
25
Marathon date
29 April 2024
Event
Marathon Hamburg
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Cause / Notes
Collapsed shortly before the finish at the 40.5-kilometer mark
Joey Fecci
Joey Fecci
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Joey Fecci
Age
26
Marathon date
27 April 2024
Event
Nashville Marathon
Location
Nashville, US
Cause / Notes
"Natural causes"
Marco Gomes
Marco Gomes
Origin
POR
Name [ref.]
Marco Gomes
Age
42
Marathon date
28 April 2024
Event
Maratona da Europa
Location
Aveiro, Portugal
Cause / Notes
Cardiorespiratory arrest
Mike Harper
Mike Harper
Origin
UK
Name [ref.]
Mike Harper
Age
26
Marathon date
19 May 2024
Event
Bristol Half Marathon
Location
Bristol, UK
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
SWE
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
21
Marathon date
23 May 2024
Event
Göteborgsvarvet
Location
Göteborg, Sweden
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
UK
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
40
Marathon date
27 May 2024
Event
Great Manchester Run
Location
Manchester, UK
Brad Clark
Brad Clark
Origin
UK
Name [ref.]
Brad Clark
Age
25
Marathon date
9 June 2024
Event
Southend Half Marathon
Location
Shoeburyness, Essex
Cause / Notes
Collapsed; pronounced dead at the scene
Sam Wealleans
Sam Wealleans
Origin
UK
Name [ref.]
Sam Wealleans
Age
29
Marathon date
8 September 2024
Event
Great North Run
Location
Newcastle, England
Caleb Graves
Caleb Graves
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Caleb Graves
Age
35
Marathon date
9 September 2024
Event
Disneyland's Halloween Half Marathon
Location
Anaheim, California
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Blake Joseph Groulx
Blake Joseph Groulx
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Blake Joseph Groulx
Age
27
Marathon date
September 10, 2024
Event
City of Lakes Half Marathon
Location
Minneapolis
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest ("no pulse")
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
57
Marathon date
21 October 2024
Event
Detroit Free Press Marathon
Location
Windsor, Ontario
Cause / Notes
"major medical emergency"
Georges
Georges
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
Georges
Age
72
Marathon date
3 November 2024
Event
La Baule Marathon
Location
France
Cause / Notes
Heart attack; "collapsed about 50 meters from the finish line, after more than 42 km"
Roland Claverie
Roland Claverie
Origin
FRA
Name [ref.]
Roland Claverie
Age
48
Marathon date
1 December 2024
Event
Turin Marathon
Location
Turin, Italy
Cause / Notes
"died in the final kilometer"; "suffered a fatal collapse"; Cardiac arrest
Aaron Johnston
Aaron Johnston
Origin
IRL
Name [ref.]
Aaron Johnston
Age
24
Marathon date
5 February 2025
Event
Winter Warmer Run Half Marathon
Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Miguel Santos
Miguel Santos
Origin
POR
Name [ref.]
Miguel Santos
Age
29
Marathon date
11 February 2025
Event
Cascais Half Marathon
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Cause / Notes
Cardiorespiratory arrest
Camryn Morris
Camryn Morris
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Camryn Morris
Age
19
Marathon date
5 April 2025
Event
Corvallis Half Marathon
Location
Corvallis, Oregon
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
ESP
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
38
Marathon date
6 April 2025
Event
Madrid half marathon
Location
Madrid, Spain
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
unnamed
unnamed
Origin
VIE
Name [ref.]
unnamed
Age
53
Marathon date
6 April 2025
Event
Vietnam Ultra Marathon
Location
Quang Dien District, Hue
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Mateo Cruz
Mateo Cruz
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Mateo Cruz
Age
23
Marathon date
27 April 2025
Event
Eugene Half-Marathon
Location
Eugene, Oregon
Cause / Notes
Cardiac
Jon Devereux
Jon Devereux
Origin
UK
Name [ref.]
Jon Devereux
Age
28
Marathon date
11 May 2025
Event
South West half marathon
Location
Bristol, UK
Cause / Notes
Heart attack
Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers
Origin
USA
Name [ref.]
Charles Rogers
Age
31
Marathon date
17 May 2025
Event
Brooklyn Half Marathon
Location
New York City, US
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
Roland Liinar
Roland Liinar
Origin
EST
Name [ref.]
Roland Liinar
Age
25
Marathon date
18 May 2025
Event
Riga Marathon
Location
Riga, Latvia
Cause / Notes
Cardiac arrest
| Origin | Name [ref.] | Age | Marathon date | Event | Location | Cause / Notes |
| POR | Francisco Lázaro | 24 | 15 July 1912 | Olympic Marathon | Stockholm, Sweden | Electrolyte imbalance |
| SUI | Jakob Jutz | 35-36 | 26 August 1951 | Swiss Athletics Federation Marathon Championships | Cham, Switzerland | Heart failure |
| FRA | Jacques Bussereau | 48 | 28 October 1984 | New York City Marathon | New York City, US | Heart attack |
| GBR | Duncan Kerr | 28 | 22 September 1985 | Glasgow Marathon | Glasgow, UK | Pneumonia |
| GER | Hans Hägele | 36 | 1987 | Marathon Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | |
| USA | Martin A. Wurst, Jr. | 32 | 2 November 1986 | Marine Corps Marathon | Washington, D.C., US | Coronary artery disease |
| USA | Edwin Brown | 47 | 14 December 1986 | Dallas Marathon | Dallas, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Thomas Becker | 40 | 8 October 1989 | Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis, US | Heart attack |
| USA | William McKinney | 59 | 4 March 1990 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Lisa B. Christensen | 19 | 4 November 1990 | Marine Corps Marathon | Washington, D.C., US | Coronary artery abnormality |
| USA | Julius Becza | 58 | 24 October 1993 | Marine Corps Marathon | Washington, D.C., US | Heart attack |
| USA | Samuel Grafton | 42 | 16 October 1994 | Detroit Marathon | Detroit, US | Heart attack |
| SWI | Pierre Marguet | 27 | 6 November 1994 | New York City Marathon | New York City, US | Heart attack; also for an unnamed second fatality |
| SWE | Humphrey Siesage | 61 | 15 April 1996 | Boston Marathon | Boston, US | Heart attack |
| GBR | Anna Loyley | 26 | 8 March 1998 | Bath Half Marathon | London, UK | Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome |
| USA | Kelly Barrett | 43 | 11 October 1998 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, US | Hyponatremia |
| GBR | Don Scott | 48 | 26 September 1999 | Robin Hood Marathon | Nottingham, UK | Heart attack |
| USA | Danny Towns | 45 | 22 October 2000 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Luke Roach | 22 | 7 October 2001 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, US | Heat stroke |
| USA | Laura M. Clancy | 29 | 20 October 2001 | Baltimore Marathon | Baltimore, US | Brain aneurysm |
| ECU | Cynthia Lucero | 28 | 15 April 2002 | Boston Marathon | Boston, US | Hyponatremia |
| GER | Malte O. | 19 | 23 April 2002 | Marathon Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | Collapsed shortly before the finish line |
| USA | Hilary Bellamy | 35 | 27 October 2002 | Marine Corps Marathon | Washington, D.C., US | Hyponatremia |
| GBR | Craig Johanson | 28 | 14 September 2003 | Robin Hood Marathon | Nottingham, UK | Cardiac arrhythmia |
| USA | Rachael Townsend | 29 | 12 October 2003 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, US | Mitral valve prolapse |
| FRA | Serge Vigot | 2005 | Marrakech Marathon | Marrakesh, Morocco | Heart attack | |
| USA | James Leone | 60 | 19 March 2006 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Raul Reyna | 53 | 19 March 2006 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, US | Heart attack |
| USA | William Goggins | 43 | 30 July 2006 | San Francisco Marathon | San Francisco, US | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| USA | George Spears, Sr. | 49 | 1 October 2006 | Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Earl Seyford | 56 | 29 October 2006 | Marine Corps Marathon | Washington, D.C., US | Heart attack |
| BRA | Raimundo Rodrigues Sobrinho | 57 | 27 November 2006 | Curitiba Marathon | Curitiba, Brazil | Heart attack; "became ill at kilometer 39"; previously known hypertension |
| USA | Marc Witkes | 40 | 10 December 2006 | Tucson Marathon | Tucson, US | Congenital heart abnormalities (bicuspid aortic valve; blood vessels supplying heart muscle were abnormal) |
| GBR | David Rogers | 22 | 22 April 2007 | London Marathon | London, UK | Hyponatremia |
| USA | Chad Schieber | 35 | 7 October 2007 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, US | Mitral valve prolapse |
| USA | Ryan Shay | 28 | 3 November 2007 | USA Marathon Championships | New York City, US | Cardiac arrhythmia; previously known enlarged heart |
| USA | Adam Nickel | 27 | 2 March 2008 | Little Rock Marathon | Little Rock, US | Coronary artery abnormality;electrolyte imbalance |
| BRA | Carlos Jose Gomes | 58 | 2 November 2008 | New York City Marathon | New York City, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Joseph Marotta | 66 | 2 November 2008 | New York City Marathon | New York City, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Fred Costa | 41 | 2 November 2008 | New York City Marathon | New York City, US | Heart attack |
| USA | Erin Lahr | 29 | 14 December 2008 | Dallas Marathon | Dallas, US | Cardiac arrhythmia |
| IRE | Colin Dunne | 27 | 1 March 2009 | Barcelona Marathon | Barcelona, Spain | Heart attack |
| USA | Peter Curtin | 23 | 10 October 2009 | Baltimore Marathon | Baltimore, US | Undetermined, possible heat stroke;body temperature 107 °F (42 °C) |
| USA | Jon Fenlon | 26 | 19 October 2009 | Detroit Free Press Marathon | Detroit, US | Cardiac dysrhythmia |
| USA | Daniel Langdon | 36 | 19 October 2009 | Detroit Free Press Marathon | Detroit, US | Cardiac dysrhythmia |
| USA | Rick Brown | 65 | 19 October 2009 | Detroit Free Press Marathon | Detroit, US | Heart disease, cardiac arrest |
| NED | Tom Van Der Gucht | 55 | 21 March 2010 | Rome marathon | Rome, Italy | Heart attack |
| SWE | unnamed | 60 | 23 May 2011 | Riga Marathon | Riga, Latvia | "found to have a blood clot in his brain" |
| USA | William Caviness | 35 | 9 October 2011 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, US | Heart attack |
· Non-health-related marathon fatalities
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Country
Sri Lanka
Event
Weliveriya bombing
Deaths
15
Date
5 April 2008
USA
USA
Country
USA
Event
Boston Marathon bombing
Deaths
3
Date
15 April 2013
China
China
Country
China
Event
Gansu ultramarathon disaster
Deaths
21
Date
22 May 2021
| Country | Event | Deaths | Date |
| Sri Lanka | Weliveriya bombing | 15 | 5 April 2008 |
| USA | Boston Marathon bombing | 3 | 15 April 2013 |
| China | Gansu ultramarathon disaster | 21 | 22 May 2021 |
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