Marius Ionescu este primul maratonist român care a participat la proba masculină din cadrul Jocurilor Olimpice după 48 ani. Ultima participare a fost la Tokyo, 1964, când România a bifat maratonul masculin prin Constantin Grecescu care a terminat pe locul 36, cu timpul de 2:30:43.
Marius Ionescu este singurul roman care a alergat trei maratoane in sub 2 ore si 14 minute: 2:13:33, in 2013, la Hamburg, 2:13:19, in 2015, la Dusseldorf, si 2.13.00, tot la Dusseldorf, in 2016!
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500m | 3:45.66 | Bucuresti (ROU) | 10.06.2006 |
| 1500m ind. | 3:53.99 | Bucuresti (ROU) | 10.02.2007 |
| 3000m | 8:00.86 | Bucuresti (ROU) | 30.05.2004 |
| 3000m ind. | 8:06.02 | Birmingham (GBR) | 02.03.2007 |
| 5000m | 13:54.21 | Budapest (HUN) | 19.06.2010 |
| 10,000m | 28:54.83 | Birmingham (GBR) | 25.06.2010 |
| 3000mSC | 9:00.88 | Bucuresti (ROU) | 08.08.2004 |
| 10 km Road | 29:51 | Newcastle (GBR) | 13.07.2014 |
| 15 km Road | 45:53 | Nijmegen (NED) | 16.11.2008 |
| 10 Miles Road | 49:21 | Portsmouth (GBR) | 30.10.2011 |
| 20 km Road | 1:01:10 | Alphen (NED) | 06.03.2016 |
| Half Marathon | 1:03:20 | Venlo (NED) | 21.03.2010 |
| Marathon | 2:13:00 | Dusseldorf (GER) | 24.04.2016 |
CEI MAI BUNI PERFORMERI ALL-TIME IN ROMANIA
Catalin Andreica (1947) – 2.12.30 (1978, Praga)
Marius Ionescu (1984) – 2.13.00 (2016, Dusseldorf)
Gyorgy Marko (1960) – 2.13.07 (1993, Reims)
Nicolae Mustata (1941) – 2.13.27 (1968, KM Stadt)
Laurentiu Staicu (1970) – 2.15.44 (1995, Paris)
Niculae Negru (1972) – 61.45 (1997, Kosice)
Ion Avramescu (1971) – 62.49 (1996, Marrakech)
Mircea Latis (1967) – 63.03 (1998, Belgrad)
Marius Ionescu (1984) – 63.20 (2010, Venlo)
Laurentiu Staicu (1970) – 63.54 (1995, Buzau)
CEI MAI BUNI PERFORMERI DUPA ANUL 2000 – TOP 3
Maraton : Marius Ionescu – 2.13.00 (2016, Dusseldorf), Arthur Miklos – 2.18.09 (2003, Mainz), Nicolae Soare – 2.18.52 (2016, Hamburg).
Semi-Maraton : Niculae Negru – 61.54 (2000, Haga), Marius Ionescu – 63.20 (2010, Venlo), Nicolae Soare – 64.06 (2014, Copenhaga).
10.000 m : Marius Ionescu – 28.54.83 (2010, Birmingham), Mircea Bogdan – 29.04.21 (2004, Stanford), Ovidiu Tat – 29.24.71 (2000, Kavala).
5.000 m : Marius Ionescu – 13.54.21 (2010, Budapesta), Ion Veliciu II – 13.57.50 (2000, Bucuresti), Maricel Ionascu – 14.02.58 (2005, Constanta).
