Mark Curp
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1959-01-05) January 5, 1959 (age 65) Chillicothe, Missouri |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
College team | Central Missouri Mules and Jennies |
Mark Curp (born January 5, 1959, in Chillicothe, Missouri) held the world record for the half marathon from 1985 until 1990. He continued holding the American record in the half marathon until a new record was set by Ryan Hall in 2007.
Curp attended Central Missouri State University, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1981 and a master's degree in 1982.[1]
Curp broke the men's world record in the half marathon on September 15, 1985, clocking 1:00:55 at the Philadelphia Distance Run in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at an overall pace just under 4:39 per mile for the official 13.1094-mile distance. According to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, "in 1987 and 1988, Runner’s World magazine ranked him the number one road racer in the world."[2] (Curp's best time in a marathon came at the 1987 Twin Cities Marathon, when he finished third with a time of 2:11:45.[3])
Curp's world record in the half marathon stood for five years, until September 16, 1990, when Dionicio Ceron broke Curp's time by nine seconds on the same Philadelphia course.[4]
Curp's time of 1:00:55 stood as the American record until January 14, 2007, when Ryan Hall broke the record at the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon in Houston, Texas.[5]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1995 | Grandma's Marathon | Duluth, United States | 1st | 2:15:23 |
References
- Interview
Records | ||
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Preceded by![]() | Men's Half Marathon World Record Holder September 15, 1985 – September 16, 1990 | Succeeded by |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Alberto Cova | Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance 1985 | Succeeded by Michael Musyoki |
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- 1933: Lou Gregory
- 1934: Paul Mundy
- 1935: Ellison Brown
- 1936: Jean Berthelot
- 1937: Robert Rankin
- 1938: Lou Gregory
- 1939–40: Ellison Brown
- 1941–42: Lou Gregory
- 1943: Johnny A. Kelley
- 1944–46: Charles Robbins
- 1947: Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
- 1948–49: Victor Dyrgall
- 1950: Jesse Van Zant
- 1951: Thomas Crane
- 1952: Robert Black
- 1953: Charles Robbins
- 1954: Johnny A. Kelley
- 1955: Charles Robbins
- 1956–60: Johnny J. Kelley
- 1961: Pete McArdle
- 1962: Frederick Norris (GBR)
- 1963: Johnny J. Kelley
- 1964: Jim Keefe
- 1965: Larry Furnell
- 1966: Ralph Buschmann
- 1967: Andy Boychuk (CAN)
- 1968––69: ?
- 1970: Arthur Dulong
- 1971: Robert Fitts
- 1972: John Vitale
- 1973: Bill Rodgers
- 1974: Gary Tuttle
- 1975: Dave Babiracki
- 1976–77: ?
- 1978–79: Randy Thomas
- 1980–81: Bob Hodge
- 1982: Mike Hairston
- 1983: ?
- 1984: Ivan Huff
- 1985: Jon Sinclair
- 1986–88: Mark Curp
- 1989: Paul Gompers
- 1990: Ed Eyestone
- 1991: Mark Curp
- 1992: Paul Pilkington
- 1993: Keith Brantly
- 1994: Ed Eyestone
- 1995–96: Joe LeMay
- 1997: Brian Clas
- 1998: Terence Mahon
- 1999: Philemon Hanneck
- 2000: Todd Reeser
- 2001–02: Dan Browne
- 2003: Meb Keflezighi
- 2004: Ryan Shay
- 2005: Abdihakem Abdirahman
- 2006: Ryan Hall
- 2007: Dan Browne
- 2008: James Carney
- 2009: Brett Gotcher
- 2010: Sean Quigley
- 2011: Abdihakem Abdirahman
- 2012–13: Matt Tegenkamp
- 2014: Girma Mecheso
- 2015: Jared Ward
- 2016: Leonard Korir
- 2017: Galen Rupp
- 2018–19: Leonard Korir
- 2020: Not held
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