Green Number Club
Roll of Honour
The criteria for inclusion in the Comrades Marathon Green Number Club Roll of Honour is:
3 wins or 5 golds or 10 plus medals
The names recorded in this roll are of runners who have earned their Comrades Marathon number in perpetuity, members of an exclusive band of individuals who have experienced a special relationship with this great race.
The concept of Green Numbers was first introduced in the 1972, but it was applied retrospectively so that the names listed herein do in fact constitute a complete list of individuals who have met the criteria. To date 8809 runners have earned the distinction.
We strive to ensure that the information is up-to-date and accurate, we sincerely regret any errors that may occur. We kindly request that you check the details and should you discover a discrepancy please notify the CMA in writing by sending your query to:
Katia Jones
Comrades Marathon Association
PO Box 100621
Scottsville, 3209
South Africa
The Comrades Marathon Association congratulate and honour each and every one of you who have formed part of the history of the Comrades Marathon.
Our Golden Comrades
Criteria : 3 wins or 5 golds
Women
| Race No |
Name |
Golds |
Wins |
LastYear |
| 4104 |
Maria Bak |
11 |
3 |
2008 |
| 39390 |
Marina Bychkova |
9 |
- |
2008 |
| 1482 |
Valentina Shatyayeva |
9 |
- |
2002 |
| 25609 |
Farwa Mentoor |
7 |
- |
2008 |
| 5145 |
Grace De Oliveira |
7 |
- |
2008 |
| 19987 |
Elena Nurgalieva |
6 |
4 |
2008 |
| 27860 |
Elvira Kolpakova |
5 |
1 |
2006 |
| 19988 |
Olesya Nurgalieva |
5 |
1 |
2008 |
| 19986 |
Tatyana Zhirkova |
5 |
1 |
2008 |
| 1483 |
Valentina Liakhova |
5 |
1 |
1999 |
| 24060 |
Berna Daly |
5 |
- |
1999 |
| 38449 |
Yolande Maclean |
5 |
- |
2007 |
| 6511 |
Helen Lucre |
4 |
3 |
1995 |
| 6792 |
Frith Van Der Merwe |
3 |
3 |
2006 |
| 663 |
Lettie Van Zyl |
- |
3 |
1982 |
Men
| Race No |
Name |
Golds |
Wins |
Last Year |
| 1704 |
Alan Robb |
12 |
4 |
2008 |
| 2403 |
Bruce Fordyce |
11 |
9 |
2008 |
| 9 |
Jackie Mekler |
10 |
5 |
1995 |
| 17 |
Trevor Allen |
10 |
2 |
1962 # |
| 35782 |
Andrew Kelehe |
10 |
1 |
2008 |
| 6845 |
Shaun Meiklejohn |
10 |
1 |
2003 |
| 4874 |
Hoseah Tjale |
9 |
- |
1995 |
| 13617 |
Nick Bester |
9 |
1 |
2008 |
| 104 |
Gordon Baker |
8 |
- |
1975 |
| 67 |
Allen Boyce |
8 |
1 |
1982 # |
| 41 |
Hardy Ballington |
7 |
5 |
1947 # |
| 39358 |
Vladimir Kotov |
7 |
3 |
2008 |
| 5 |
Gerald Walsh |
7 |
2 |
1960 # |
| 1741 |
Charl Mattheus |
7 |
1 |
2001 |
| 14084 |
Fusi Nhlapo |
7 |
1 |
2008 |
| 49673 |
Oleg Kharitonov |
7 |
1 |
2008 |
| 168 |
Manie Kuhn |
6 |
1 |
1982 # |
| 7 |
Reg Allison |
6 |
1 |
1951 |
| 4006 |
Alexi Volgin |
6 |
- |
2003 |
| 2516 |
Boysie Van staden |
6 |
- |
2008 |
| 666 |
Graeme Fraser |
6 |
- |
1989 |
| 4 |
Nick Raubenheimer |
6 |
- |
1975 # |
| 44 |
Bill Cochrane |
5 |
2 |
1946 # |
| 4889 |
Jaroslaw Janicki |
5 |
1 |
2008 |
| 2390 |
Dave Wright |
5 |
- |
1995 |
| 3720 |
Deon Holtzhausen |
5 |
- |
1994 |
| 26 |
Fred Wallace |
5 |
- |
1937 # |
| 44 |
Fritz Madel |
5 |
- |
1993 # |
| 39356 |
Grigory Murzin |
5 |
- |
2008 |
| 26 |
John Ballington |
5 |
- |
1951 |
| 240 |
Koos Sutherland |
5 |
- |
1993 |
| 29974 |
Mohala Mohloli |
5 |
- |
2008 |
| 26183 |
Sarel Ackermann |
5 |
- |
2005 |
| 47 |
Timothy Blankley |
5 |
- |
2001 |
| 1119 |
Willie Mtolo |
5 |
- |
2008 |
| 2 |
Wally Hayward |
4 |
5 |
1989 # |
| 303 |
Dave Bagshaw |
4 |
3 |
1975 |
| 77 |
Arthur Newton |
- |
5 |
1927 # |
#Deceased
Gold Medals were not awarded to women prior to 1983.
Comrades Wins were not awarded to women prior to 1976.
Click here to view the Women's Green Number Listing
Click here to view the Men's Green Number Listing
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