The 2025 Sydney Marathon elite field of men looks very strong. While the following list is not a seeding per se, but a list by personal best, the field today looks impressive.
Sydney moved into the Marathon Majors program in 2024 along with the original six of Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Tokyo and Berlin.
The race will take place on Sunday, August 31.
Australian Athletics is calling it the greatest field to ever be assembled in Australia.
“The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS has today unveiled the most competitive men’s elite field ever assembled on Australian soil, with 15 athletes holding personal bests equal or faster than the current course record, promising a thrilling showdown on race day.”
Nine athletes have run sub-2:05, 16 under 2:06 and 29 have dipped under 2:10.
The men’s field
| Athlete’s name | Personal best | Country |
| Eliud Kipchoge | 2:01:09 | Kenya |
| Birhanu Legese | 2:02:48 | Ethiopia |
| Vincent Ngetich | 2:03:13 | Kenya |
| Dawit Wolde | 2:03:48 | Ethiopia |
| Bernard Koech | 2:04:09 | Kenya |
| Hailemaryam Kiros | 2:04:35 | Ethiopia |
| Kenneth Kipkemoi | 2:04:52 | Kenya |
| Cornelius Kibet Kiplagat | 2:04:54 | Kenya |
| Samuel Fitwi | 2:04:56NR | Germany |
| Addisu Gobena | 2:05:01 | Ethiopia |
| Afewerki Berhane | 2:05:22 | Eritrea |
| Mulugeta Asefa | 2:05:33 | Ethiopia |
| Laban Korir | 2:05:41 | Kenya |
| Victor Kipchirchir | 2:05:43 | Kenya |
| Edward Cheserek | 2:05:43 | Kenya |
| Felix Kirwa | 2:05:44 | Kenya |
| Jemal Yimer | 2:06:08 | Ethiopia |
| Tebello Ramakongoana | 2:06:18NR | Lesotho |
| Enock Kinyamal | 2:06:32 | Kenya |
| Eyob Faniel | 2:07:09 | Italy |
| Kento Kikutani | 2:07:26 | Japan |
| Yuki Kawauchi | 2:07:27 | Japan |
| Brett Robinson | 2:07:31 | Australia |
| Masato Arao | 2:08:05 | Japan |
| Kosei Machida | 2:08:17 | Japan |
| Mustapha Houdadi | 2:08:24 | Morocco |
| Shadrack Kimining | 2:08:29 | Kenya |
| Liam Adams | 2:08:39 | Australia |
| Brian Shrader | 2:09:46 | USA |
| Bjorn Koreman | 2:10:32 | Netherlands |
| Thomas Do Canto | 2:11:51 | Australia |
| Reece Edwards | 2:13:23 | Australia |
| Martin Olesen | 2:14:35 | Denmark |
| Nick Earl | 2:14:38 | Australia |
| Julian Spence | 2:14:42 | Australia |
| Dean Menzies | 2:17:41 | Australia |
| Kieren Perkins | 2:17:54 | Australia |
| Fraser Darcy | 2:18:36 | Australia |
| Matthew Cox | 2:18:42 | Australia |
| Timothy Kigel Kosgei | Debut | Kenya |
| Haftu Strintzos | Debut | Australia |
| Samuel Clifford | Debut | Australia |
| Joel Tobin White | Debut | Australia |
