Antwerp Marathon

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Antwerp Marathon
DateApril (since 2007)
Location Antwerp
Event type Road
Distance Marathon, 10 miles, (1&5km)
Primary sponsor AG Insurance
Established1980
Course recordsMen's: 2:11:15 (2011)
Flag of Kenya.svg Elijah Kemboi
Women's: 2:31:26 (1995)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marleen Renders
Official site Antwerp Marathon
Participants2,682 (2019)

The Antwerp Marathon is an annual AIMS-certified marathon hosted by Antwerp, Belgium, organised since 1980 and held in April (since 2007; before then in different months). At this event, the more popular Antwerp 10 Miles is organised after the marathon itself.

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Track

The start of the 42.195 km is at the Left River Bank (Linkeroever) of Antwerp. After a loop of 8 km the track goes via the Waaslandtunnel (1770 meter), under the Scheldt to the North of Antwerp. Past the antique area, the old law court, the Binnensingel, park Rivierenhof, Antwerp International Airport and the Scheldt the finish is located at the Grote Markt.

Distances

Apart from the marathon and the 10 miles race, also runs over five and one km are held at this event.

Size

Far more people participate in the Antwerp 10 Miles than in the marathon itself. In 2014, the 10 Miles counted 25,998 participants and the marathon 1989 runners. [1]

Past winners

YearWinner (men)CountryTimeWinner (women)CountryTime
11 October 1980 Julien Grimon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:22:05Unknown
13 June 1981 Jon Anderson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:17:32 Doretta Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:00:52
5 June 1982 Armand Parmentier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:19:13 Denise Alfvoet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:56:21
10 September 1983 Kjell-Erik Ståhl Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:13:48 Magda Ilands Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:37:51
23 June 1984 Cor Saelmans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:15:57 Rebecca Price Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:56:50
22 June 1985 Danny Pauwelijn Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:24:10 Rose-Marie Cools Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:27:14
11 October 1986 Francois Blommaerts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:17:48Unknown
27 June 1987 Peter van der Elst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:21:29 Nadine Mawett Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:34:08
25 June 1988UnknownUnknown
1989–1993Not held
10 April 1994 Eddy Hellebuyck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:11:50 Marie-Christine Christiaen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:40:54
9 April 1995 Oleg Otmakhov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:12:43 Marleen Renders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:31:26
14 April 1996 Oleg Otmakhov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:14:41 Kaoru Tsunekawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:45:58
13 April 1997 Oleg Otmakhov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:15:40 Flora Venegas Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2:40:15
19 April 1998 Ronny Ligneel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:15:22 Lyudmila Afonjuschkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:38:19
18 April 1999 Oleg Otmakhov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:13:44 Lieve Slegers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:34:23
24 September 2000 Eric Gerome Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:20:04 Marleen van Reusel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:58:08
23 September 2001 Eric Gerome Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:14:23 Celine Steenhuyzen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:08:58
22 September 2002 Eric Gerome Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:19:45 Christiane Gloesener Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:11:43
2003–2006Not held
22 April 2007 Wilson Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:16:37 Anja Smolders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:41:20
20 April 2008 Elias Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:17:54 Anja Smolders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:43:15
26 April 2009 Daniel Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:20 Louise Deldicque Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:53:30
25 April 2010 Nahashon Kimaiyo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:12:00 Anne-Marie Dupont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:03:34
17 April 2011 Elijah Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:15 Anne-Marie Dupont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:08:06
22 April 2012 Paul Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:38 Anje Damen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:01:59
21 April 2013 Abdelhadi El Hachimi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:12:53 Louise Deldicque Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:52:36
27 April 2014 Moses Mwarur Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:26 Trui Depondt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:54:36
26 April 2015 Florent Caelen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:16:08 Mieke Dupont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:58:40
17 April 2016 Felix Kirwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:57 Hazel Behagg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:55:59
23 April 2017 David Cherop Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:17:13 Mieke Dupont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:54:16
22 April 2018 Ezekiel Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:53 Ann Sofie Claeys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:56:06
28 April 2019 Willem Van Schuerbeeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:21:40 Astrid Verhoeven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:41:19
2020Not held (COVID-19)
11 September 2021 Filip Vercruysse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:24:11 Victoria Warpy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3:02:00
11 September 2022 Julien Calandreau Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:29:12 Ada Geuze Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:06:24
22 October 2023 Vincent Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:06 Joke Odeyn Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:54:34

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ChronoRace - DVV Antwerp 10 Miles". DVV Antwerp 10 Miles 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
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