Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon

Last updated
Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon
DateNovember
Location Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Event type Road
Distance Half marathon
Primary sponsor New Balance
Established1997
Course recordsMen: 1:00:11 (2013)
Flag of Kenya.svg Franklin Chepkwony
Women: 1:08:24 (2019)
Flag of Kenya.svg Nancy Jelagat
Official site Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon
Participants8,108 (2019)
7,873 (2018)

The Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon (French : Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt) is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance which takes place in November in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

Contents

The event was first organised in 1997 by the Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt. The race steadily increased in size in its first years, attaining 1000 entrants by 2000 and doubling this number three years later. The Fédération française d'athlétisme classed it as a national level race in 2006 and following the participation of 4000 runners from 26 countries, it was raised to international race status the following year. [1]

At the 2008 edition, Kenyan Nicholas Manza ran a race record time of 1:00:12 hours. A year later, Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado became the first woman to complete the distance in under one hour and ten minutes, setting the women's course record of 1:09:26 hours. [1] The 2011 race was the first run with IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status, marking it as one of the foremost races of its kind. [2]

The course for the race is a looped circuit that starts and finishes at the town hall. It follows a clockwise route along the river Seine, passing the Sèvres - Cité de la céramique, Pont de Saint-Cloud. It heads north towards the Longchamp Racecourse and has a short loop through the Bois de Boulogne, where it reaches the halfway mark. At this point the course loops back on itself and follows the Seine in a southerly direction until it finally ends up at the town hall finish point. [3]

Past winners

The 2001 women's champion Beatrice Omwanza went on to win the Paris Marathon in 2003. Beatrice Omwanza in Berlin 2008.jpg
The 2001 women's champion Beatrice Omwanza went on to win the Paris Marathon in 2003.

Key:   Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st1997Flag of France.svg  José Azede  (FRA)1:08:00Flag of Hungary.svg  Éva Petrik  (HUN)1:19:41
2nd1998Flag of France.svg  Sami M'Tougi  (FRA)1:07:38Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zoya Kaznovska  (UKR)1:21:03
3rd1999Flag of Kenya.svg  David Maina  (KEN)1:04:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Faustine Keitany  (KEN)1:15:45
4th2000Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Onsare  (KEN)1:04:55Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Mitchourina  (RUS)1:15:15
5th2001Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Maritim  (KEN)1:02:42Flag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Omwanza  (KEN)1:13:29
6th2002Flag of Kenya.svg  Isaac Macharia  (KEN)1:02:46Flag of Kenya.svg  Magdaline Chemjor  (KEN)1:12:53
7th2003Flag of Kenya.svg  Luke Metto  (KEN)1:02:22Flag of Namibia.svg  Elizabeth Mongudhi  (NAM)1:16:47
8th2004Flag of Kenya.svg  Duncan Kibet  (KEN)1:01:51Flag of Kenya.svg  Sally Kimaiyo  (KEN)1:14:16
9th2005Flag of Kenya.svg  David Langat  (KEN)1:00:47Flag of Kenya.svg  Meriem Wangari  (KEN)1:12:00
10th2006Flag of Kenya.svg  Jackson Matelong  (KEN)1:04:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Eunice Orwaru  (KEN)1:15:18
11th2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Gideon Mitei  (KEN)1:02:37Flag of Kenya.svg  Lydia Njeri  (KEN)1:13:27
12th2008Flag of Kenya.svg  Nicholas Kamakya  (KEN)1:00:12Flag of Kenya.svg  Emily Rotich  (KEN)1:10:53
13th2009Flag of Eritrea.svg  Samson Kiflemariam  (ERI)1:02:50Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Firehiwot Dado  (ETH)1:09:26
14th2010Flag of Eritrea.svg  Samsom Gebreyohannes  (ERI)1:03:01Flag of Kenya.svg  Sarah Chepchirchir  (KEN)1:11:01
15th2011Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Sentayehu Ejigu  (ETH)1:01:38Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Goitetom Haftu  (ETH)1:10:57
16th2012Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tesfaalem Gebrearegawi  (ETH)1:01:07Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tigist Kiros  (ETH)1:11:11
17th2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Franklin Chepkwony  (KEN)1:00:11Flag of Kenya.svg  Sarah Chepchirchir  (KEN)1:10:33
18th2014Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Yitayal Atnafu  (ETH)1:01:03Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Bekelech Daba  (ETH)1:11:10
2015Cancelled due to November 2015 Paris attacks [4]
19th2016Flag of Kenya.svg  Morris Gachaga  (KEN)1:02:04Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gebeyanesh Ayele  (ETH)1:10:21
20th2017Flag of Eritrea.svg  Hiskel Tewelde  (ERI)1:01:13Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Rahma Tusa  (ETH)1:08:29
21st2018Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Taye Girma  (ETH)1:00:55Flag of Kenya.svg  Parendis Lekapana  (KEN)1:10:48
22nd2019Flag of Kenya.svg  Felix Kipkoech  (KEN)1:00:12Flag of Kenya.svg  Nancy Jelagat  (KEN)1:08:24

References

  1. 1 2 Boulogne-Billancourt Half-Marathon History (archived). Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
  2. Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-11-21). Merga and Tesema prevail in Boulogne-Billancourt Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
  3. Course Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
  4. Semi-Marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt cancelled due to terrorist outrage