Copenhagen Marathon | |
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Date | May |
Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 1980 |
Course records | Men's: 2:08:23 (2022) Birhane Tsegay Women's: 2:23:14 (2023) Rodah Chepkorir Tanui |
Official site | Copenhagen Marathon |
Participants | 12,500 (2023) |
The Copenhagen Marathon is an annual marathon that takes place on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. Established in 1980, it is held in May and has around 10,000 participants. It is a World Athletics Bronze Label race. [1]
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. The 2023 race is scheduled for May 14. [4] [5] [6]
Key: Course record
Ed. | Year | Male | Time [7] | Female | Time [7] |
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1 | 1980 | Arne Stigsen (DEN) | 2:19:27 | Lone Dybdal (DEN) | 2:58:09 |
2 | 1981 | Ove Larsen (DEN) | 2:24:10 | Jytte Fruchtmann (USA) | 3:16:26 |
3 | 1982 | Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) | 2:22:19 | Vibeke Nielsen (DEN) | 3:00:06 |
4 | 1983 | Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) | 2:16:41 | Lone Dybdal (DEN) | 2:45:10 |
5 | 1984 | Philippe Adams (BEL) | 2:22:18 | Britta Houmann (DEN) | 2:51:37 |
6 | 1985 | Ole Jacobsen (DEN) | 2:22:18 | Lone Dybdal (DEN) | 2:45:07 |
7 | 1986 | Svend Erik Kristensen (DEN) | 2:15:04 | Joan Carstensen (DEN) | 2:48:31 |
8 | 1987 | Svend Erik Kristensen (DEN) | 2:14:16 | Mette Wertd (DEN) | 2:49:22 |
9 | 1988 | Allan Zachariasen (DEN) | 2:21:19 | Kersti Jacobsen (DEN) | 3:01:00 |
10 | 1989 | Beat Imhof (SUI) | 2:29:22 | Lisbeth Sejrsbøl (DEN) | 3:08:34 |
11 | 1990 | Alexander Schatz (DEN) | 2:23:17 | Anette Hansen (DEN) | 2:51:42 |
12 | 1991 | Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) | 2:21:59 | Mariann Stenbakk (NOR) | 2:53:00 |
13 | 1992 | Alexander Kouftyrev (RUS) | 2:24:07 | Tatiana Pentoukova (RUS) | 2:47:21 |
14 | 1993 | Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) | 2:22:58 | Tatiana Forminykh (RUS) | 2:54:12 |
15 | 1994 | Joel Kipchumba (KEN) | 2:20:20 | Svetlana Kazankina (RUS) | 2:50:53 |
16 | 1995 | Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) | 2:20:09 | Dorte Rasmussen (DEN) | 2:35:48 |
17 | 1996 | Palle Madsen (DEN) | 2:24:43 | Anette Hansen (DEN) | 2:50:44 |
18 | 1997 | Søren Rasmussen (DEN) | 2:21:28 | Karin Bøgh (DEN) | 2:47:31 |
19 | 1998 | Januz Sarnicki (POL) | 2:24:12 | Karin Bøgh (DEN) | 2:51:49 |
20 | 1999 | Wislaw Göra (DEN) | 2:21:05 | Guo Hong Xiao (CHI) | 2:37:26 |
21 | 2000 | Samuel Kiplimo (KEN) | 2:21:30 | Michaela McCallum (GBR) | 2:42:26 |
22 | 2001 | Henrik Jensen (DEN) | 2:22:15 | Shona Crombie-Hicks (GBR) | 2:45:23 |
23 | 2002 | Janusz Sarnicki (POL) | 2:23:53 | Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:49:31 |
24 | 2003 | Mostafa Errebbah (ITA) | 2:19:57 | Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:48:52 |
25 | 2004 | Torben Nielsen (DEN) | 2:23:10 | Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:42:18 |
26 | 2005 | William Kiprotich (DEN) | 2:21:14 | Jo Kelsey (GBR) | 2:48:21 |
27 | 2006 | Torben Nielsen (DEN) | 2:24:08 | Kathrine Tilma (DEN) | 2:49:21 |
28 | 2007 | Julius Mutai (KEN) | 2:23:54 | Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen (DEN) | 2:47:56 |
29 | 2008 | Julius Mutai (KEN) | 2:21:05 | Annemette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:36:08 |
30 | 2009 | Toyokazu Yoshimura (JPN) | 2:18:04 | Chihiro Tanaka (JPN) | 2:40:59 |
31 | 2010 | Mikkel Kleis (DEN) | 2:22:29 | Colleen De Reuck (USA) | 2:30:51 |
32 | 2011 | Mårten Boström (FIN) | 2:21:44 | Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen (DEN) | 2:45:29 |
33 | 2012 | Martin Parkhoi (DEN) | 2:24:49 | Barbara Sánchez (IRL) | 2:41:17 |
34 | 2013 | Rachid Kisri (MAR) | 2:17:22 | Annemette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:44:12 |
35 | 2014 | Julius Mutai (KEN) | 2:17:54 | Ayelu Hordofa (ETH) | 2:40:02 |
36 | 2015 | Hassane Ahouchar (MAR) | 2:15:24 | Nancy Koech (KEN) | 2:33:44 |
37 | 2016 | Aschalew Hunde (ETH) | 2:20:47 | Gladys Kibiwot (BHR) | 2:36:58 |
38 | 2017 | Julius Karinga (KEN) | 2:12:10 | Hana Zemedkun (ETH) | 2:47:24 |
39 | 2018 | William Morwabe (KEN) | 2:11:15 | Shasho Insermu (ETH) | 2:32:17 |
40 | 2019 | Jackson Limo (KEN) | 2:09:54 | Etalemahu Habtewold (ETH) | 2:29:29 |
41 | 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [4] [5] | |||
42 | 2021 | ||||
43 | 2022 [8] | Birhane Tsegay (ERI) | 2:08:23 | Helah Kiprop (KEN) | 2:24:10 |
44 | 2023 | Solomon Kirwa (KEN) | 2:09:12 | Rodah Chepkorir Tanui (KEN) | 2:23:14 |
45 | 2024 | Abdi Ali Gelelchu (BHR) | 2:09:11 | Margaret Agai (KEN) | 2:27:31 |
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