Enschede Marathon

Enschede Marathon
John Kelai winning the marathon of 2005
Date	Mid-April
Location	Enschede, Netherlands
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run
Established	1991
Course records	Men's: 2:04:30 (2021) Eliud Kipchoge Women's: 2:21:10 (2022) Maurine Chepkemoi
Official site	Enschede Marathon
Participants	274 finishers (2022) 45 finishers (2021) 133 finishers (2019)

The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon (42 km, 195 metres). It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years. Until 2009 the race crossed the German border through the city of Gronau. There has been a women's competition since 1981.

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge is the current course record holder with his winning time of 2:04:30 hours from 2021. ^[1] Kenyan Maurine Chepkemoi holds the women's best mark for the course with her time of 2:21:10 hours from 2022.

Past winners

Key:  Course record

Men Date Men's winner Country Time (h:m:s) April 21, 2024 Taoufik Allam   Morocco 2:08:58 April 16, 2023 Alfred Barkach   Kenya 2:08:51 April 24, 2022 Julius Tuwei   Kenya 2:07:43 April 18, 2021 Eliud Kipchoge   Kenya 2:04:30 April 19, 2020 Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 [2] April 14, 2019 Geart Jorritsma   Netherlands 2:26:34 April 22, 2018 Mohamed Oumaarir   Morocco 2:28:23 April 23, 2017 Jonas Roels   Belgium 2:31:10 April 17, 2016 David Stevens   Belgium 2:31:34 April 19, 2015 Evans Cheruiyot   Kenya 2:09:40 April 27, 2014 Elijah Sang   Kenya 2:10:21 April 21, 2013 Isaac Kosgei   Kenya 2:09:17 April 22, 2012 Ishmael Busendich   Kenya 2:09:09 April 17, 2011 Stephen Kiprotich   Uganda 2:07:20 April 25, 2010 John Kelai Kenya 2:12:17 April 26, 2009 Jacob Yator Kenya 2:09:02 April 27, 2008 Silas Toek Kenya 2:10:40 April 22, 2007 Thomson Cherogony Kenya 2:11:35 April 23, 2006 Sammy Rotich Kenya 2:12:05 May 15, 2005 John Kelai Kenya 2:11:44 May 16, 2004 Girma Tolla Ethiopia 2:10:33 May 25, 2003 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:11:38 May 26, 2002 Raymond Kipkoech Kenya 2:12:33 May 27, 2001 Mustapha Riad Morocco 2:12:20 2000 Cancelled — — June 6, 1999 Anatoli Zerouk Ukraine 2:16:31 June 7, 1998 Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti 2:13:25 June 8, 1997 Dmitry Kapitonov Russia 2:12:09 June 16, 1996 John Mandu Kenya 2:15:14 June 18, 1995 Viktor Goural Ukraine 2:15:29 June 5, 1994 Piotr Pobłocki Poland 2:13:01 June 13, 1993 Jan Tau South Africa 2:12:19 October 11, 1992 Willie Mtolo South Africa 2:13:39 October 13, 1991 Sergey Prorokov Soviet Union 2:15:04 August 26, 1989 Marti ten Kate Netherlands 2:10:57 June 20, 1987 Marti ten Kate Netherlands 2:13:52 October 12, 1985 Zoltan Köszegi Hungary 2:15:39 September 10, 1983 Kevin Forster United Kingdom 2:14:19 July 11, 1981 Cor Vriend Netherlands 2:15:54 August 25, 1979 Kirk Pfeffer United States 2:11:50 August 27, 1977 Brian Maxwell Canada 2:15:14 August 30, 1975 Ron Hill United Kingdom 2:15:59 September 1, 1973 Ron Hill United Kingdom 2:18:06 September 4, 1971 Bernie Allen United Kingdom 2:16:54 August 16, 1969 Kazuo Matsubara Japan 2:19:29 August 26, 1967 Yoshiro Mifune Japan 2:20:53 August 28, 1965 Aurèle Vandendriessche Belgium 2:21:16 July 13, 1963 Václav Chudomel Czechoslovakia 2:25:11 August 12, 1961 Peter Wilkinson United Kingdom 2:24:12 August 15, 1959 Pavel Kantorek Czechoslovakia 2:26:48 August 17, 1957 Piet Bleeker Netherlands 2:32:39 August 27, 1955 Reinaldo Gorno Argentina 2:26:33 September 12, 1953 Jim Peters United Kingdom 2:19:22 September 1, 1951 Veikko Karvonen Finland 2:29:02 August 20, 1949 Jack Holden United Kingdom 2:20:52 August 20, 1947 Eero Riikonen Finland 2:44:13

Women Date Women's winner Country Time (h:m:s) April 21, 2024 Souad Kanbouchia   Morocco 2:27:16 April 16, 2023 Shyline Toroitich   Kenya 2:22:45 April 24, 2022 Maurine Chepkemoi   Kenya 2:21:10 April 18, 2021 Katharina Steinruck   Germany 2:25:59 April 19, 2020 Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 [2] April 14, 2019 Caroline Chepkwony   Kenya 2:27:00 April 22, 2018 Kellen Waithira   Kenya 2:34:06 April 23, 2017 Betty Lempus   Kenya 2:29:31 April 17, 2016 Sarah Jebet   Kenya 2:27:59 April 19, 2015 Mireille Baart   Netherlands 2:51:48 April 27, 2014 Reina Visser   Netherlands 2:42:06 April 21, 2013 Arenda Abbink   Netherlands 2:59:52 April 22, 2012 Konstantina Kefala   Greece 2:41:01 April 17, 2011 Ingrid Prigge Netherlands 2:45:10 April 25, 2010 Ingrid Prigge Netherlands 2:46:25 April 26, 2009 Ilona Pfeiffer Germany 2:44:58 April 27, 2008 Polly Nkambi Netherlands 3:12:41 April 22, 2007 Ingrid Prigge Netherlands 2:42:31 April 23, 2006 Petra van Tongeren Netherlands 3:19:13 May 15, 2005 Abidi Tigist Ethiopia 2:33:01 May 16, 2004 Nadezhda Wijenberg Netherlands 2:31:23 May 25, 2003 Gea Siekmans Netherlands 3:05:02 May 26, 2002 Lidya Vasilevskaya Russia 2:29:23 May 27, 2001 Franca Fiacconi Italy 2:31:40 2000 Cancelled — — June 6, 1999 Halina Karnatsevich Belarus 2:37:35 June 7, 1998 Wioletta Kryza Poland 2:38:51 June 8, 1997 Carla Beurskens Netherlands 2:37:20 June 16, 1996 Mieke Pullen Netherlands 2:41:13 June 18, 1995 Irina Yagodina Ukraine 2:36:43 June 5, 1994 Franca Fiacconi Italy 2:37:43 June 13, 1993 Veronika Troxler Switzerland 2:44:33 October 11, 1992 Natalia Repescko South Africa 2:42:50 October 13, 1991 Czesława Mentlewicz Poland 2:41:48 August 26, 1989 Alena Peterková Czechoslovakia 2:40:28 June 20, 1987 Helen Comsa Switzerland 2:39:29 October 12, 1985 Eefje van Wissen Netherlands 2:39:32 September 10, 1983 Priscilla Welch United Kingdom 2:36:32 July 11, 1981 Jane Wipf United States 2:38:21

References

1. "Kipchoge clocks world-leading 2:04:30 in Enschede". worldathletics.org. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
2. "Enschede Marathon afgelast wegens coronavirus". enschedemarathon.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2020.

List of winners

• Malcolm Heyworth & Wim van Hemert (2011-04-18). Enschede Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.

External links

• Enschede Marathon 2009
• Enschede Marathon
• Marathon Info