Copenhagen Marathon

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Copenhagen Marathon
Copenhagen Marathon 2008.jpg
The start of the mass race in 2008
DateMay
Location Copenhagen, Denmark
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established1980
Course recordsMen's: 2:08:23 (2022)
Flag of Eritrea.svg Birhane Tsegay
Women's: 2:23:14 (2023)
Flag of Kenya.svg Rodah Chepkorir Tanui
Official site Copenhagen Marathon
Participants18557 (2025)
Runners on Langebro about to complete the last kilometre in 2015 Copenhagen Marathon 2015 on Langebro 02.jpg
Runners on Langebro about to complete the last kilometre in 2015
Running in costume in 2016 Copenhagen Marathon 2016 in Faelledparken 02.jpg
Running in costume in 2016
Danish runner Kian Zanno Ejlertsen at the race in 2010 Copenhagen marathon 2010.jpg
Danish runner Kian Zanno Ejlertsen at the race in 2010

The Copenhagen Marathon is an annual marathon that takes place on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. Established on the 24th of May 1980, it is annually held in May and has around 10,000 participants. It is a World Athletics Bronze Label race. [1]

Contents

The course is a mostly flat loop that begins and ends at the harbourfront of Islands Brygge, and wanders through the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. [2] There is a time limit of six hours. [3]

The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all paying registrants having the option to transfer their entry to the next edition of the race, or to obtain a full refund. [4] [5] [6]

The 2026 race is scheduled for May 10.

Winners

Key:  Course record

Ed.YearMaleTime [7] FemaleTime [7]
11980Flag of Denmark.svg  Arne Stigsen  (DEN)2:19:27Flag of Denmark.svg  Lone Dybdal  (DEN)2:58:09
21981Flag of Denmark.svg  Ove Larsen  (DEN)2:24:10Flag of the United States.svg  Jytte Fruchtmann  (USA)3:16:26
31982Flag of Denmark.svg  Henrik Jørgensen  (DEN)2:22:19Flag of Denmark.svg  Vibeke Nielsen  (DEN)3:00:06
41983Flag of Denmark.svg  Henrik Jørgensen  (DEN)2:16:41Flag of Denmark.svg  Lone Dybdal  (DEN)2:45:10
51984Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Adams  (BEL)2:22:18Flag of Denmark.svg  Britta Houmann  (DEN)2:51:37
61985Flag of Denmark.svg  Ole Jacobsen  (DEN)2:22:18Flag of Denmark.svg  Lone Dybdal  (DEN)2:45:07
71986Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Erik Kristensen  (DEN)2:15:04Flag of Denmark.svg  Joan Carstensen  (DEN)2:48:31
81987Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Erik Kristensen  (DEN)2:14:16Flag of Denmark.svg  Mette Wertd  (DEN)2:49:22
91988Flag of Denmark.svg  Allan Zachariasen  (DEN)2:21:19Flag of Denmark.svg  Kersti Jacobsen  (DEN)3:01:00
101989Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Beat Imhof  (SUI)2:29:22Flag of Denmark.svg  Lisbeth Sejrsbøl  (DEN)3:08:34
111990Flag of Denmark.svg  Alexander Schatz  (DEN)2:23:17Flag of Denmark.svg  Anette Hansen  (DEN)2:51:42
121991Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislaw Cembrzynski  (POL)2:21:59Flag of Norway.svg  Mariann Stenbakk  (NOR)2:53:00
131992Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Alexander Kouftyrev  (RUS)2:24:07Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Tatiana Pentoukova  (RUS)2:47:21
141993Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislaw Cembrzynski  (POL)2:22:58Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Tatiana Forminykh  (RUS)2:54:12
151994Flag of Kenya.svg  Joel Kipchumba  (KEN)2:20:20Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Kazankina  (RUS)2:50:53
161995Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislaw Cembrzynski  (POL)2:20:09Flag of Denmark.svg  Dorte Rasmussen  (DEN)2:35:48
171996Flag of Denmark.svg  Palle Madsen  (DEN)2:24:43Flag of Denmark.svg  Anette Hansen  (DEN)2:50:44
181997Flag of Denmark.svg  Søren Rasmussen  (DEN)2:21:28Flag of Denmark.svg  Karin Bøgh  (DEN)2:47:31
191998Flag of Poland.svg  Januz Sarnicki  (POL)2:24:12Flag of Denmark.svg  Karin Bøgh  (DEN)2:51:49
201999Flag of Denmark.svg  Wislaw Göra  (DEN)2:21:05Flag of Chile.svg  Guo Hong Xiao  (CHI)2:37:26
212000Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Kiplimo  (KEN)2:21:30Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Michaela McCallum  (GBR)2:42:26
222001Flag of Denmark.svg  Henrik Jensen  (DEN)2:22:15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shona Crombie-Hicks  (GBR)2:45:23
232002Flag of Poland.svg  Janusz Sarnicki  (POL)2:23:53Flag of Denmark.svg  Anne-Mette Aagaard  (DEN)2:49:31
242003Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Mostafa Errebbah  (ITA)2:19:57Flag of Denmark.svg  Anne-Mette Aagaard  (DEN)2:48:52
252004Flag of Denmark.svg  Torben Nielsen  (DEN)2:23:10Flag of Denmark.svg  Anne-Mette Aagaard  (DEN)2:42:18
262005Flag of Denmark.svg  William Kiprotich  (DEN)2:21:14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jo Kelsey  (GBR)2:48:21
272006Flag of Denmark.svg  Torben Nielsen  (DEN)2:24:08Flag of Denmark.svg  Kathrine Tilma  (DEN)2:49:21
282007Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Mutai  (KEN)2:23:54Flag of Denmark.svg  Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen  (DEN)2:47:56
292008Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Mutai  (KEN)2:21:05Flag of Denmark.svg  Annemette Aagaard  (DEN)2:36:08
302009Flag of Japan.svg  Toyokazu Yoshimura  (JPN)2:18:04Flag of Japan.svg  Chihiro Tanaka  (JPN)2:40:59
312010Flag of Denmark.svg  Mikkel Kleis  (DEN)2:22:29Flag of the United States.svg  Colleen De Reuck  (USA)2:30:51
322011Flag of Finland.svg  Mårten Boström  (FIN)2:21:44Flag of Denmark.svg  Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen  (DEN)2:45:29
332012Flag of Denmark.svg  Martin Parkhoi  (DEN)2:24:49Flag of Ireland.svg  Barbara Sánchez  (IRL)2:41:17
342013Flag of Morocco.svg  Rachid Kisri  (MAR)2:17:22Flag of Denmark.svg  Annemette Aagaard  (DEN)2:44:12
352014Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Mutai  (KEN)2:17:54Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ayelu Hordofa  (ETH)2:40:02
362015Flag of Morocco.svg  Hassane Ahouchar  (MAR)2:15:24Flag of Kenya.svg  Nancy Koech  (KEN)2:33:44
372016Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Aschalew Hunde  (ETH)2:20:47Flag of Bahrain.svg  Gladys Kibiwot  (BHR)2:36:58
382017Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Karinga  (KEN)2:12:10Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Hana Zemedkun  (ETH)2:47:24
392018Flag of Kenya.svg  William Morwabe  (KEN)2:11:15Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Shasho Insermu  (ETH)2:32:17
402019Flag of Kenya.svg  Jackson Limo  (KEN)2:09:54Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Etalemahu Habtewold  (ETH)2:29:29
412020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [4] [5]
422021
432022 [8] Flag of Eritrea.svg  Birhane Tsegay  (ERI)2:08:23Flag of Kenya.svg  Helah Kiprop  (KEN)2:24:10
442023Flag of Kenya.svg  Solomon Kirwa  (KEN)2:09:12Flag of Kenya.svg  Rodah Chepkorir Tanui  (KEN)2:23:14
452024Flag of Bahrain.svg  Abdi Ali Gelelchu  (BHR)2:09:11Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Agai  (KEN)2:27:31
462025Flag of Eritrea.svg  Berhane Tesfaye  (ERI)2:08:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Sharon Kiptugen  (KEN)2:23:19

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Copenhagen Marathon 2020".
  3. "Course time limit".
  4. 1 2 "Copenhagen Marathon 2020 has been cancelled due to Covid-19". 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Copenhagen Marathon cancelled | AIMS | Race news". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  6. "Copenhagen Marathon 2021 has been cancelled - Copenhagen Marathon 2021". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Tidligere vindere". Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  8. World Athletics. (2022, May 15). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176776