Elite Athlete Field
Kenyan Kenneth Mungara will be seeking his fourth Gold Coast Marathon victory in 2019.
Gold Coast Marathon – Men’s Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Kenneth Mungara |
KEN |
2:07:36 (Prague, 2011) & 1st GCM18 | IAAF |
| Ezekiel Chebii |
KEN |
2:06:07 (Amsterdam, 2016) | IAAF |
| Philip Sanga |
KEN |
2:06:07 (Frankfurt, 2011) & 5th GCM18 | IAAF |
| Yuta Shitara |
JPN |
2:06:11 (Tokyo, 2018) #2 all-time JPN Marathon / #1 JPN Half |
IAAF |
| Yuki Kawauchi |
JPN |
2:08:14 (Seoul, 2013) | IAAF |
| Douglas Chebii |
KEN |
2:08:43 (Seville, 2018) | IAAF |
| Barnabas Kiptum |
KEN |
2:09:19 (Buenos Aires, 2018) | IAAF |
| Brimin Misoi |
KEN |
2:09:31 (Vienna, 2019) | IAAF |
| Hiroki Sugawa |
JPN |
2:11:46 (Nobeoka, 2019) | IAAF |
| Noah Kigen |
KEN |
2:12:03 (Vienna, 2018) | IAAF |
| Takahiro Gunji |
JPN |
2:12:55 (Nobeoka, 2019) | IAAF |
| Yuki Munakata |
JPN |
2:13:47 (Tokyo, 2019) | IAAF |
| Saeki Makino |
JPN |
2:14:36 (Seoul, 2019) | IAAF |
| Shin Kimura |
JPN |
2:15:04 (Lake Biwa, 2019) | IAAF |
| Sora Tsukada |
JPN |
2:15:16 (Osaka, 2016) | IAAF |
| Bernard Lagat |
USA |
2:17:20 (New York, 2018) | IAAF |
| Thomas Frazer |
IRE |
2:17:34 (Lake Biwa, 2017) | IAAF |
| Mike Chesire |
KEN |
Debut / 1:03:04 Half (Hawaii, 2019) | IAAF |
| OCEANIA ATHLETES | |||
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Scott Westcott |
AUS |
2:11:36 (Beppu, 2005) | IAAF |
| Liam Adams |
AUS |
2:12:52 (Berlin, 2017) | IAAF |
| Paul Martelletti |
NZL |
2:16:49 (Berlin, 2011) 2016 1st Oceania | IAAF |
| Jack Colreavy |
AUS |
2:17:48 (Gold Coast, 2018) 1st Oceania | IAAF |
| David Criniti |
AUS |
2:17:57 (Berlin, 2017) | IAAF |
| Daniel Jones |
NZL |
2:18:40 (Lake Biwa, 2019) | IAAF |
| Daniel Wallis |
NZL |
2:19:24 (Berlin, 2017) | IAAF |
| Dave Ridley |
NZL |
2:20:06 (Tokyo, 2019) 2017 1st Oceania | IAAF |
| Hugh Williams |
AUS |
2:20:29 (Chicago, 2018) | IAAF |
| Dane Verwey |
AUS |
2:22:45 (Berlin, 2018) | IAAF |
| Ben St Lawrence |
AUS |
2:24:26 (Berlin, 2017) | IAAF |
| Charlie Boyle |
AUS |
2:24:45 (Gold Coast, 2018) | IAAF |
| John Dutton |
AUS |
2:25:54 (Auckland, 2013) | IAAF |
| Chris Rancie |
AUS |
2:26:00 (Tokyo, 2019) | IAAF |
| Zane Robertson |
NZL |
Debut / 59:47 Half (Marugame,2015) AR | IAAF |
| Dejen Gebreslassie |
AUS |
Debut / 1:02:39 Half (Cardiff, 2018) | IAAF |
| Nic Harman |
AUS |
Debut / 1:03:46 Half (Cardiff, 2018) | IAAF |
| Caden Shields |
NZL |
Debut / 1:05:42 Half (Gold Coast, 2017) | IAAF |
Kenya’s Mercy Kibarus will be out to improve on her second place at the 2017 Gold Coast Marathon.
Gold Coast Marathon – Women’s Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Mercy Kibarus |
KEN |
2:26:52 (Seoul, 2017) & 2nd GCM17 | IAAF |
| Rodah Jepkorir |
KEN |
2:27:38 (Enschede, 2019) | IAAF |
| Truphena Chepchirchir |
KEN |
2:27:52 (Dongying, 2019) | IAAF |
| Alice Kibor |
KEN |
2:28:19 (Rome, 2018) | IAAF |
| Nazret Weldu |
ERI |
2:29:48 (Beirut, 2018) | IAAF |
| Hirut Alemayehu |
ETH |
2:30:09 (Xiamen, 2018) | IAAF |
| Munkhzaya Bayartsogt |
MGL |
2:31:12 (Seoul, 2018) | IAAF |
| Susan Jerotich |
KEN |
2:31:38 (Kobe, 2018) | IAAF |
| Yuko Kawauchi |
JPN |
2:31:39 (Nagoya, 2014) | IAAF |
| Yomogi Akasaka |
JPN |
2:32:28 (Nagoya, 2018) | IAAF |
| Nami Hashimoto |
JPN |
2:33:22 (Nagoya, 2019) | IAAF |
| Kit Ching Yiu |
HKG |
2:36:11 (Rio de Janeiro, 2016) | IAAF |
| Maki Inami |
JPN |
2:37:34 (Tokyo, 2011) | IAAF |
| Xiuying Hu |
SGP |
2:38:34 (Taipei, 2005) | IAAF |
| Dagmara Handzlik |
CYP |
2:38:52 (London, 2017) NR | IAAF |
| Miki Yokogawa |
JPN |
2:49:21 (Kobe, 2018) | IAAF |
| OCEANIA ATHLETES | |||
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Milly Clark |
AUS |
2:29:07 (Amsterdam, 2015) | IAAF |
| Melanie Panayiotou |
AUS |
2:34:35 (Rotterdam, 2015) | IAAF |
| Lydia O’Donnell |
NZL |
2:39:01 (Melbourne, 2015) | IAAF |
| Marnie Ponton |
AUS |
2:40:32 (Gold Coast, 2017) | IAAF |
| Roxie Fraser |
AUS |
2:41:17 (Gold Coast, 2011) | ARRS |
| Nera Jareb |
AUS |
2:44:39 (Berlin, 2017) | IAAF |
| Mel Aitken |
NZL |
2:47:42 (Gold Coast, 2017) | IAAF |
| Karinna Fyfe |
AUS |
2:50:25 (Gold Coast, 2017) | IAAF |
| Visnja Jareb |
AUS |
2:51:02 (Perth, 2014) | IAAF |
| Tennille Ellis |
AUS |
Debut / 1:15:13 Half (Gold Coast, 2017) | ARRS |
| Nerissa O’Donnell |
AUS |
Debut / 1:19:53 Half (Brisbane, 2019) | IAAF |
| Christie Winmill |
AUS |
Debut / 1:20:20 Half (Gold Coast, 2017) | IAAF |
Australian Richard Colman will be out to return to the podium.
Wheelchair Marathon – Men’s Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB |
| Richard Colman |
AUS |
1:24:50 (Duluth, 2013) |
| Bill Chaffey |
AUS |
1:41:22 (Gold Coast, 2015) |
Madison de Rozario winning the Wheelchair Marathon in 2018.
Wheelchair Marathon – Women’s Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB |
| Madison de Rozario |
AUS |
1:39:22 (Chicago, 2017 ) |
| Christie Dawes |
AUS |
1:42:59 (Rio de Janeriro, 2016) |
Australian Jack Rayner will be looking to go back-to-back in the ASICS Half Marathon after winning in 2018.
ASICS Half Marathon – Male Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Jack Rayner |
AUS |
1:01:01 (Cardiff, 2018) | IAAF |
| Taku Fujimoto |
JPN |
1:01:31 (Yamaguchi, 2015) | IAAF |
| Minato Oishi |
JPN |
1:01:33 (Yamaguchi, 2019) | IAAF |
| Tsubasa Hayakawa |
JPN |
1:01:34 (Yamaguchi, 2019) | IAAF |
| Yuma Hattori |
JPN |
1:01:40 (Ústí nad Labem, 2018) | IAAF |
| Akito Terui |
JPN |
1:01:45 (Yamaguchi, 2019) | IAAF |
| Muryo Takase |
JPN |
1:01:57 (Marugame, 2010) | IAAF |
| Masaya Taguchi |
JPN |
1:02:16 (Yamaguchi, 2019) | IAAF |
| Gaku Hoshi |
JPN |
1:02:20 (Ageo, 2018) | IAAF |
| Jo Fukuda |
JPN |
1:02:25 (Marugame, 2019) | IAAF |
American Sara Hall will defend her title in the ASICS Half Marathon.
ASICS Half Marathon – Female Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Sara Hall |
USA |
1:09:27 (Gold Coast, 2018) | IAAF |
| Sinead Diver |
AUS |
1:08:55 (Marugame, 2019) | IAAF |
| Lisa Weightman |
AUS |
1:09:00 (Gold Coast, 2010) | IAAF |
| Ellie Pashley |
AUS |
1:09:20 (Okayama, 2018) | IAAF |
| Yukari Wada |
JPN |
1:11:20 (Yamaguchi, 2019) | IAAF |
| Wakana Itsuki |
JPN |
1:11:23 (Yamaguchi, 2019) | IAAF |
| Misaki Nishida |
JPN |
1:11:58 (Yamaguchi, 2019) | IAAF |
| Virginia McCormick |
AUS |
1:12:25 (Gold Coast, 2016) | IAAF |
| Triyaningsih |
INA |
1:14:45 (Gold Coast, 2009) | IAAF |
| Tamara Carvolth |
AUS |
1:15:25 (Brisbane, 2019) | IAAF |
Australian Brad Milosevic will be striving for glory in the Southern Cross University 10km Run.
Southern Cross University 10km Run – Male Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Brad Milosevic |
AUS |
0:29:24 (Hobart, 2018) | IAAF |
| Kieren Tall |
AUS |
0:29:40 (Sydney, 2019) | IAAF |
| Louis McAfee |
AUS |
0:29:50 (Gold Coast, 2017) | IAAF |
| Arron Spiessberger – Parker |
AUS |
0:30:02 (Sydney, 2019) | IAAF |
| Reece Edwards |
AUS |
0:30:02 (Sydney, 2018) | IAAF |
| Brady Threlfall |
AUS |
0:30:05 (Launceston, 2014) | IAAF |
| Joe Burgess |
AUS |
0:30:11 (Gold Coast, 2018) | IAAF |
| Tim Norton |
AUS |
0:30:17 (Gold Coast, 2018) | IAAF |
| Martin Mashford |
AUS |
0:30:17 (Gold Coast, 2016) | IAAF |
| Edward Vining |
AUS |
0:30:23 (Sydney, 2018) | IAAF |
Leanne Pompeani (AUS) winning the Southern Cross University 10km Run in 2016.
Southern Cross University 10km Run – Female Elite Field
| NAME | COUNTRY | PB | PROFILE |
| Leanne Pompeani |
AUS |
0:33:02 (Sydney, 2019) | IAAF |
| Casey Wood |
AUS |
0:33:05 (Sydney, 2019) | IAAF |
| Gemma Maini |
AUS |
0:33:51 (Melbourne, 2015) | IAAF |
| Henrietta Lawrence |
AUS |
0:34:45 (Melbourne, 2018) | IAAF |
| Charlotte Wilson |
AUS |
0:34:08 (Gold Coast, 2018) | IAAF |
| Beth Croft |
AUS |
0:34:20 2018 | |
| Sarah Marvin |
AUS |
0:34:24 (Sydney, 2019) | IAAF |
| Kiah Fry |
AUS |
0:34:26 (Melbourne, 2018) | IAAF |
| Belinda Martin |
AUS |
0:33:48 (Sydney, 2018) | IAAF |
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