Karlovy Vary Half Marathon

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Karlovy Vary Half Marathon
DateMay
Location Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Event typeRoad
Distance Half marathon
Primary sponsor Mattoni
Established2013
Course recordsMen: 1:00:54
Flag of Kenya.svg Wilfred Kimitei (2017)
Women: 1:08:19
Flag of Kenya.svg Yvonne Morwa (2017)
Official site Official website

The Karlovy Vary Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in mid May in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Known as the Mattoni Karlovy Vary Half Marathon, it is a part of RunCzech running circuit.

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The course winds through Karlovy Vary city centre and along the Ohře river. The inaugural edition of the event was held in 2013. In 2017, almost 4 000 runners participated in the race.

The course records are held by Wilfred Kimitei and Yvonne Jelagat.

Past winners

Key:  Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Wanjiru  (KEN)1:03:04Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mame Feyisa  (ETH)1:12:49
2nd2014Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Teshome Mekonen  (ETH)1:01:21Flag of France.svg  Christelle Daunay  (FRA)1:09:17
3rd2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Elijah Tirop  (KEN)1:01:01Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mulu Seboka  (ETH)1:09:11
4th2016Flag of Kenya.svg  Abraham Kasongor  (KEN)1:02:08Flag of Kenya.svg  Joyciline Jepkosgei  (KEN)1:09:07
5th2017Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilfred Kimitei  (KEN)1:00:54Flag of Kenya.svg  Yvonne Morwa  (KEN)1:08:19
6th2018Flag of Ukraine.svg  Roman Romanenko  (UKR)1:03:58Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová  (CZE)1:11:54
7th2019Flag of Italy.svg  Yassine Rachik  (ITA)1:02:59Flag of Moldova.svg  Lilia Fisikovici  (MDA)1:12:34
2020Was not held
2021
2022
8th2023Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vitaliy Shafar  (UKR)1:04:53Flag of Poland.svg  Aleksandra Lisowska  (POL)1:13:24
9th2024Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Khalid Choukoud  (NED)1:04:01Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tereza Hrochová  (CZE)1:12:29

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