Belgrade Marathon | |
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Date | April |
Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon Half marathon (including half marathon relay) 10K run Fun run Kids marathon |
Primary sponsor | ComTrade (2024 edition) |
Established | 1988 |
Course records | Men's: 2:10:54 (2006) Japhet Kosgei Women's: 2:29:44 (2001) Cristina Pomacu |
Official site | Belgrade Marathon |
Participants | 13,000 (2024) 1,264 marathon finishers (2024) |
The Belgrade Marathon (Serbian : Beogradski Maraton) is an annual marathon race held in Belgrade since 1988. It is typically held in April and also features a half marathon (including half marathon relay) and 10K run.
Additionally, a fun run for the public and kids marathon for the children is also organized. The Belgrade Marathon is one of the biggest sporting events in Serbia.
The origins of marathon culture in Belgrade trace back to 2 May 1910, when "Velika pešačka utakmica" (eng. "The Great Walking Race") took place from Obrenovac to Belgrade, with finishing line being in Košutnjak. [1] Out of 97 participants, a bookstore owner Aleksandar Popović crossed the finishing line first and became a race winner. [1]
The first modern marathon in Belgrade took place on 8 May 1988. [2] It was 23 km (14 mi) long, and only Yugoslavian athletes participated. [3] The track length of the 1989marathon was 46.7 km (29.0 mi), with the start and finish being in front of the Federal Parliament Building.
Since 1990, the Belgrade Marathon has a standard 42.195 km (26.219 mi) length. The 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia did not prevent the marathon from taking place that year, and on April 17 the race was held as a metered group run. [4] About 40 runners from nine countries crossed the finish line at 3 hours 15 minutes and 16 seconds. The runners from NATO countries were Seine Brenson from the US, and Michael Turzynski and Heinz Lorber from Germany. The latter two are also founding members of the German 100 Marathon Club.
The JSD Partizan took it upon itself to organize the marathon. The City of Belgrade, its departments and communal services helped organize the event. Also involved were the executive bodies of city government, the Serbian Armed Forces, the Police of Serbia, and a number of sponsors. In September 2003, Belgrade declared that the Marathon is an event of special importance for the city. The same organisers also arrange the Belgrade Race through History, a race around the Belgrade Fortress, which started in 1996. [5]
In 2020, the race was initially postponed to 18 October 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [6] However, the marathon was eventually cancelled after the organizers were unable to secure approval to hold the marathon with coronavirus controls in place. [7] [8] In 2022 edition, there were 668 finishers (105 women's and 563 men's) from 41 countries. [9] In 2023, the record number of 10,000 participants and 885 marathon finishers ran the Belgrade Marathon. In 2024, that number increased to 13,000 participants and 1,264 marathon finishers. [10]
In addition to the marathon, the event also holds three other races:
Also, the event also holds two friendly enjoyment races:
Date | Men's winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Women's winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Total marathon finishers | Ref. |
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2024.04.28 | Gilbert Chumba (KEN) | 2:11:48 | Emma Cheruto (KEN) | 2:31:31 | 1,264 | |
2023.04.23 | Chakib Lachgar (SPA) | 2:14:28 | Feyne Gemeda (ETH) | 2:30:30 | 885 | [11] [12] |
2022.05.15 | Feyissa Mulgeta (ETH) | 2:12:57 | Tsedal Gebretsadik (ETH) | 2:34:00 | 668 | [13] [9] [14] [15] |
2021.06.06 | Silviu Stoica (ROM) | 2:34:43 | Nevena Jovanović (SRB) | 3:12:27 | 498 | [16] |
2020 | Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [7] | ||||
2019.04.14 | Isaac Kiprop (KEN) | 2:16:54 | Judith Jeptum (KEN) | 2:45:04 | 988 | [17] |
2018.04.21 | Kristijan Stošić (SRB) | 2:45:23 | Nora Trklja (SRB) | 3:08:46 | 898 | [18] |
2017.04.22 | Stephen Katam (KEN) | 2:21:12 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB) | 2:38:03 | 896 | [19] |
2016.04.17 | Albert Rop (KEN) | 2:23:59 | Stella Barsosio (KEN) | 2:43:41 | 732 | [20] [21] [22] |
2015.04.18 | Silas Sang (KEN) | 2:14:42 | Abebu Gelan (ETH) | 2:34:14 | 605 | [23] |
2014.04.27 | Bernard Talam (KEN) | 2:14:35 | Valary Aiyabei (KEN) | 2:37:08 | 433 | [24] |
2013.04.21 | Edwin Kitum (KEN) | 2:19:34 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB) | 2:36:12 | 322 | [25] |
2012.04.22 | James Barmasai (KEN) | 2:16:01 | Mary Ptikani (KEN) | 2:42:47 | 291 | [26] |
2011.04.17 | Gebrselassie Tsegaye (ETH) | 2:14:41 | Frasiah Waithaka (KEN) | 2:34:31 | 276 | [27] |
2010.04.18 | Johnstone Maiyo (KEN) | 2:16:23 | Hellen Mugo (KEN) | 2:41:19 | 202 | [28] |
2009.04.18 | Victor Kigen (KEN) | 2:13:28 | Anne Kosgei (KEN) | 2:34:51 | 285 | [29] |
2008.04.19 | William Kipchumba (KEN) | 2:14:03 | Natalia Chatkina (BLR) | 2:46:24 | 168 | [30] |
2007.04.21 | John Maluni (KEN) | 2:11:53 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB) | 2:35:46 | 177 | [31] |
2006.04.22 | Japhet Kosgei (KEN) | 2:10:54 | Halina Karnatsevich (BLR) | 2:34:35 | 129 | [32] |
2005.04.23 | Medeksa Derba (ETH) | 2:12:10 | Inga Abitova (RUS) | 2:38:20 | 126 | [33] |
2004.04.24 | Christopher Isengwe (TAN) | 2:12:53 | Rose Nyangacha (KEN) | 2:35:55 | ||
2003.10.18 [lower-alpha 2] | Benson Ogato (KEN) | 2:14:48 | Zhanna Malkova (RUS) | 2:40:24 | ||
2002.04.20 | Geoffrey Kinyua (KEN) | 2:18:48 | Rodica Chiriţă (ROM) | 2:40:55 | ||
2001.04.21 | Mluleki Nobanda (RSA) | 2:15:11 | Cristina Pomacu (ROM) | 2:29:44 | ||
2000.04.22 | Thabiso Moqhali (LES) | 2:15:08 | Cristina Pomacu (ROM) | 2:36:54 | ||
1999.04.17 | Official group run as demonstration against NATO bombing of Yugoslavia | 3:15:16 | ||||
1998.04.25 | Reuben Chebutich (KEN) | 2:12:51 | Irina Bogacheva (KGZ) | 2:32:07 | ||
1997.04.19 | Josephat Ndeti (KEN) | 2:13:38 | Irina Bogacheva (KGZ) | 2:34:57 | ||
1996.04.20 | Hussein Salah (DJI) | 2:14:15 | Izabela Zatorska (POL) | 2:36:51 | ||
1995.04.22 | Vladimir Kotov (BLR) | 2:14:00 | Izabela Zatorska (POL) | 2:40:27 | ||
1994.04.23 | Vladimir Bukhanov (UKR) | 2:12:28 | Cristina Pomacu (ROM) | 2:33:08 | ||
1993.04.24 | Jacob Ngunzu (KEN) | 2:16:09 | Suzana Ćirić (YUG) | 2:40:27 | ||
1992.04.25 | Nicolas Nyengerai (ZIM) | 2:16:07 | Garifa Blaizanova (KAZ) | 2:45:12 | ||
1991.05.04 | Agapius Masong (TAN) | 2:16:23 | Karla Mališová (TCH) | 2:47:10 | [34] [2] [35] | |
1990.05.05 | Joseph Nzau (KEN) | 2:19:32 | Suzana Ćirić (YUG) | 2:45:08 | [34] [2] | |
1989.05.06 | Dragan Isailović (YUG) | 2:34:48 [lower-alpha 3] | Suzana Ćirić (YUG) | 3:03:21 [lower-alpha 3] | [34] [2] | |
1988.05.08 | Rifat Zilkić (YUG) | 1:09:02 [lower-alpha 4] | Radislavka Račić (YUG) | No data | [3] [2] [34] |
Nation | Men's winner |
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Kenya | 19 |
Ethiopia | 3 |
Yugoslavia | 2 |
Tanzania | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Belarus | 1 |
Djibouti | 1 |
Lesotho | 1 |
South Africa | 1 |
Serbia | 1 |
Romania | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Nation | Women's winner |
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Kenya | 9 |
Serbia | 5 |
Romania | 4 |
Yugoslavia | 3 |
Ethiopia | 3 |
Poland | 2 |
Kyrgyzstan | 2 |
Russia | 2 |
Belarus | 2 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 1 |
FR Yugoslavia | 1 |
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