Year | Athlete | Country | Time (h:m:s)
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1979 | Jukka Toivola | Finland | 2:17:35
1980 | Jeff Wells | United States | 2:15:49
1981 | Bill Rodgers | United States | 2:13:26
1982 | Kjell-Erik Ståhl | Sweden - Hässleholms AIS | 2:19:20
1983 | Hugh Jones | United Kingdom | 2:11:37
1984 | Agapius Masong | Tanzania | 2:13:47
1985 | Tommy Persson | Sweden - Heleneholms IF | 2:17:18
1986 | Kjell-Erik Ståhl | Sweden - Enhörna IF | 2:12:33
1987 | Kevin Forster | United Kingdom | 2:13:52
1988 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania | 2:14:26
1989 | Dave Clarke | United Kingdom | 2:13:34
1990 | Simon Naali | Tanzania | 2:13:04
1991 | Åke Eriksson | Sweden - Hässelby SK | 2:12:38
1992 | Hugh Jones | United Kingdom | 2:15:58
1993 | Daniel Mbuli | South Africa | 2:16:30
1994 | Tesfaye Bekele | Ethiopia | 2:14:06
1995 | Åke Eriksson | Sweden - Hässelby SK | 2:14:29
1996 | Tesfaye Bekele | Ethiopia | 2:15:05
1997 | Benson Masya | Kenya | 2:17:22