Mersin Marathon | |
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Date | Early december |
Location | Mersin |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 2015 |
Course records | Men: 2:10:12 (2018) Kenneth Kiplagat Women: 2:28:47 (2017) Truphena Chepchirchir |
Official site | Mersin Marathon |
Participants | 230 (2018) |
The Mersin Marathon (Turkish : Mersin Maratonu) is an annual road running event over the marathon distance, which is held in December in Mersin in Mersin Province Turkey. The event also features a 15-kilometre race.
Mersin Marathon was established in 2015 and it is hosted by the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality.
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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1st | 2015 | Sulti Gure (ETH) | 2:26:54 | Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci (MDA) | 3:09:06 |
2nd | 2016 | Moses Too (KEN) | 2:14:27 | Jedidah Karungu (KEN) | 2:40:54 |
3rd | 2017 | Hassane Ahouchar (MAR) | 2:11:21 | Truphena Chepchirchir (KEN) | 2:28:47 |
4th | 2018 | Kenneth Kiplagat (KEN) | 2:10:12 | Biruk Tilahun (ETH) | 2:33:18 |
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