Spartathlon runner-up
Finished second overall in 20:32:41.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 12, 2026
Fotis Zisimopoulos
Four-time Spartathlon champion and 2026 runner-up
Fotis Zisimopoulos won Spartathlon four times, set its former 19:55:09 record and earned 2023 IAU 24-hour world silver with 292.254 km.
Greece
The record so far
Fotis Zisimopoulos is a Greek ultrarunner who won Spartathlon in four consecutive editions from 2021 through 2024. His 2023 victory in 19:55:09, as listed in the official results database, broke Yiannis Kouros’s longstanding 20:25:00 course record.
In 2026 he finished second in 20:32:41 behind Tamás Bódis, who set a new record of 19:40:51. Zisimopoulos’s 2023 performance remains his fastest published Spartathlon finish; it is a former course record.
Two months after his 2023 Spartathlon record, Zisimopoulos placed second at the IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taipei with 292.254 kilometers, behind Aleksandr Sorokin.
Defining performances
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Fourth consecutive Spartathlon victory
Won in 20:18:43 to extend his winning run from 2021.
World 24-hour championship runner-up
Placed second in the men’s race at the IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taipei with 292.254 kilometers.
First sub-20-hour Spartathlon
Ran 19:55:09, a course record that stood until Bódis’s 2026 victory.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartathlon245 km road | 20:32:41 | 2nd overall | View ↗ | |
| Spartathlon245 km road | 20:18:43 | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| IAU 24-Hour World Championships24-hour road | 292.254 km | 2nd man | View ↗ | |
| Spartathlon246 km roadThe official database lists 19:55:09; the organizer’s contemporary press release gave 19:55:02. | 19:55:09 | 1st overall · Course record at the time | View ↗ | |
| Spartathlon246 km road | 21:00:59 | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Spartathlon246 km road | 21:57:36 | 1st overall | View ↗ |
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