Paavo Nurmi Marathon (Turku)

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Paavo Nurmi Marathon
DateAugust
Location Turku, Finland
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established1992
Course recordsMen's: 2:18:58 (1994)
Flag of Japan.svg Noriaki Kiguchi
Women's: 2:37:22 (1995)
Flag of Belarus.svg Volha Yudenkova
Official site Paavo Nurmi Marathon
Participants412 (2021)
354 (2020)
775 (2019)
Aurakatu during the 2007 event Paavo Nurmi Marathon, 2007, Aurakatu.jpg
Aurakatu during the 2007 event

The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is an annual marathon road running race held during summer in Turku, Finland, the birth city of Paavo Nurmi. Although various marathons have been held in Turku since 1910, the Paavo Nurmi Marathon was established in 1992. [1] It is arranged along with Paavo Nurmi Games, a part of Paavo Nurmi happening week. The route goes through Turku city and Ruissalo park. The marathon attracts yearly 500 to 1000 participants. [2]

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Past results

Key:  Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st1992Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Tarasiuk  (POL)2:21:16Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Marina Ivanova (RUS)2:44:02
2nd1993Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Tarasiuk  (POL)2:22:15Flag of Latvia.svg  Anita Liepiņa  (LAT)2:53:39
3rd1994Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Noriaki Kiguchi  (JPN)2:18:58Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Netchaeva  (RUS)2:43:48
4th1995Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Kolesnikov  (RUS)2:19:32Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Volha Yudenkova  (BLR)2:37:22
5th1996Flag of Tanzania.svg  Emanuel Sarwatt  (TAN)2:22:45Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Malikova  (RUS)2:45:35
6th1997Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Cephas Matafi  (ZIM)2:20:14Flag of Russia.svg  Nadezhda Yefremova  (RUS)2:51:19
7th1998Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Cephas Matafi  (ZIM)2:21:12Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroi Kazama  (JPN)2:54:43
8th1999Flag of Kenya.svg  William Musyoki  (KEN)2:20:19Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Mironova  (RUS)2:59:56
9th2000Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Mutinda  (KEN)2:23:46Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Maslova  (RUS)2:45:55
10th2001Flag of Finland.svg  Markku Salo  (FIN)2:46:01Flag of Finland.svg  Minna Tiihonen  (FIN)3:14:34
11th2002Flag of Finland.svg  Teppo Ronkainen  (FIN)2:38:31Flag of Finland.svg  Merianni Varjo  (FIN)3:25:25
12th2003Flag of Lithuania.svg  Dainius Šaučikovas  (LTU)2:28:58Flag of Finland.svg  Eija Apunen  (FIN)3:16:43
13th2004Flag of Finland.svg  Petri Saavalainen  (FIN)2:24:22Flag of Finland.svg  Marjaana Lahti-Koski  (FIN)2:55:38
14th2005Flag of Finland.svg  Reimar Hartikainen  (FIN)2:41:14Flag of Finland.svg  Lilja Kaarina  (FIN)3:18:55
15th2006Flag of Finland.svg  Emil Söderlund  (FIN)2:53:37Flag of Finland.svg  Pauliina Tommola  (FIN)3:09:15
16th2007Flag of Kenya.svg  David Kanyari  (KEN)2:44:57Flag of Finland.svg  Pauliina Tommola  (FIN)3:01:10
17th2008Flag of Finland.svg  Janne Klasila  (FIN)2:47:01Flag of Finland.svg  Pauliina Tommola  (FIN)3:02:36
18th2009Flag of Finland.svg  Janne Klasila  (FIN)2:47:59Flag of Finland.svg  Pauliina Tommola  (FIN)3:02:31
19th2010Flag of Finland.svg  Janne Klasila  (FIN)2:50:39Flag of Finland.svg  Laura Nieminen  (FIN)3:21:31
20th2011Flag of Finland.svg  Janne Klasila  (FIN)2:49:54Flag of Finland.svg  Outi Sivosavi  (FIN)3:30:10
21st2012Flag of Finland.svg  Janne Klasila  (FIN)2:41:38Flag of Finland.svg  Laura Nieminen  (FIN)3:15:57
22nd2013Flag of Finland.svg  Jyrki Kukko  (FIN)2:40:04Flag of Finland.svg  Elina Junnila  (FIN)2:55:06
23rd2014Flag of Finland.svg  Ole-Antti Halonen  (FIN)2:37:35Flag of Finland.svg  Julia Jacobsson  (FIN)3:29:40
24th2015Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thijs Feuth  (NED)2:30:55Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Alhonen  (FIN)3:13:13
25th2016Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thijs Feuth  (NED)2:35:11Flag of Serbia.svg  Biljana Cvijanović  (SRB)3:05:06
26th2017Flag of Finland.svg  Ole-Antti Halonen  (FIN)2:32:26Flag of Finland.svg  Elina Junnila  (FIN)3:11:50
27th2018Flag of Finland.svg  Ole-Antti Halonen  (FIN)2:31:10Flag of Finland.svg  Pia-Maria Grandell  (FIN)3:07:58
28th2019Flag of Finland.svg  Ole-Antti Halonen  (FIN)2:27:41Flag of Finland.svg  Eeva Feuth  (FIN)2:59:30
29th2020Flag of Finland.svg  Ole-Antti Halonen  (FIN)2:35:09Flag of Finland.svg  Soili Kosonen  (FIN)3:02:50
30th2021Flag of Finland.svg  Henri Ansio  (FIN)2:33:41Flag of Finland.svg  Eeva Feuth  (FIN)2:54:41
31st2022Flag of Finland.svg  Kristian Lindroos  (FIN)2:31:03Flag of Finland.svg  Aino Niemi  (FIN)2:45:41
32nd2023Flag of Cameroon.svg  Mbacha Eric Mangeh  (CMR)2:34:25Flag of Finland.svg  Elina Suomela  (FIN)3:22:45
33rd2024Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Čudrňák  (SVK)2:37:50Flag of Finland.svg  Eeva Feuth  (FIN)2:51:37

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