Copenhagen Half Marathon

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Copenhagen Half Marathon
2015 Copenhagen Half Marathon runners.jpg
Runners at the inaugural edition in 2015
DateSeptember
Location Copenhagen, Denmark
Event type Road
Distance Half marathon
Primary sponsor Zalando
Established2015
Course recordsMen's: 58:01 (2019)
Flag of Kenya.svg Geoffrey Kamworor
Women's: 1:05:08 (2021)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Tsehay Gemechu
Official site Copenhagen Half Marathon
Participants15,054 finishers (2021)
22,810 (2019)
Running in costume in 2015 Copenhagen 2015-09-13 (22114375872).jpg
Running in costume in 2015

The Copenhagen Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in September on the city streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, first held in 2015. It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, [1] making it the foremost race of its type in the country. The race features both public and professional elements.

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The Copenhagen Half Marathon is the largest annual road running event in the city, followed by the more established Copenhagen Marathon, which has been held there since 1980. [2] Geoffrey Kamworor set the half marathon world record during this race with a time of 58:01 in 2019.

History

The event was launched after the success holding of the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in the city. The course was slightly modified for the newly created annual event, with the race starting and finishing near Parken Stadium. [3]

Nearly 20,000 runners took part in the inaugural edition in 2015. [4] The first winners were both Kenyan, with Bedan Karoki Muchiri taking the men's race in 59:14 minutes and Purity Cherotich Rionoripo being the women's winner in 68:29 minutes. [5]

Over 22,000 runners took part in the 2016 edition. The winners were James Mwangi Wangari from Kenya taking the men's race in 59:07 minutes and Purity Cherotich Rionoripo from Ethiopia being the women's winner in 68:00 minutes, both beating the existing course record. [6]

It held the IAAF Silver Label Road Race [7] status in 2016 and the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in 2017. [8]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021 or obtaining a refund. [9]

Winners

Key:  Course record

Ed.YearMaleTime [lower-alpha 1] FemaleTime [lower-alpha 2] Rf.
12015Flag of Kenya.svg  Bedan Muchiri  (KEN)59:14Flag of Kenya.svg  Purity Rionoripo  (KEN)1:08:29 [10]
22016Flag of Kenya.svg  James Wangari  (KEN)59:07Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Hiwot Gebrekidan  (ETH)1:08:00 [11]
32017Flag of Bahrain.svg  Abraham Cheroben  (BHR)58:40Flag of Bahrain.svg  Eunice Chumba  (BHR)1:06:11 [12]
42018Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Kipchumba  (KEN)59:06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sifan Hassan  (NED)1:05:15 ER [13]
52019Flag of Kenya.svg  Geoffrey Kamworor  (KEN)58:01 WR Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Birhane Dibaba  (ETH)1:05:57 [14]
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [15]
62021Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Amedework Walelegn  (ETH)59:10Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tsehay Gemechu  (ETH)1:05:08 [16]
72022Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Milkesa Mengesha  (ETH)58:58Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tadu Teshome  (ETH)1:06:13 [17]
82023Flag of Kenya.svg  Edward Cheserek  (KEN)59:11Flag of Kenya.svg  Irine Cheptai  (KEN)1:05:53 [18]
92024Flag of Kenya.svg  Sabastian Sawe  (KEN)58:05Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Kipkemboi  (KEN)1:05:11 [19]

Notes

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