Paris Half Marathon

Paris Half Marathon
Date	March
Location	Paris, France
Event type	Road
Distance	Half marathon
Primary sponsor	Harmonie mutuelle
Established	1993(32 years ago) (1993)
Official site	Official website
Participants	~25,000 (2021) [1] 34,000 (2019) [2]

Start line at the 2008 race

At the Km 8 marker in 2015

Yebrgual Melese winning in 2014

Paris Half Marathon ( French: Semi-marathon de Paris), known as the Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris for sponsorship reasons, is an annual half marathon held every March in Paris, France since 1993.

Kenya's Stanley Biwott is the men's course record holder, with his winning time of 59:44 from the 2012 race. The women's course record is held by Pauline Njeri Kahenya, who ran a time of 1:07:55 again in 2012. Around 30,000 runners took part in the event in 2011. ^[3]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021, obtaining a voucher of equivalent value, or obtaining a refund after 18 months. ^{[a] [5]}

Winners

Key:  Course record

Source: "Paris Half-Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians . 17 May 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

Year	Men's winner	Nationality	Time [b]	Women's winner	Nationality	Time [b]
2024	Bernard Koech	Kenya	1:00:45	Joan Chelimo	Romania	1:06:58
2023	Roncer Konga	Kenya	59:38	Sheila Chepkirui	Kenya	1:06:01
2022 [6]	Boniface Kibiwott	Kenya	1:00:52	Nigsti Haftu	Ethiopia	1:07:37
2021	Moses Kibet	Kenya	59:42	Betty Lempus	Kenya	1:05:46
2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [5]
2019	Hiskel Tewelde	Eritrea	1:04:20	Nancy Kiprop	Kenya	1:09:12
2018	Evans Cheruiyot	Kenya	1:01:24	Antonina Kwambai	Kenya	1:08:07
2017	Morris Gachaga	Kenya	1:00:38	Ruth Chepng'etich	Kenya	1:08:07
2016	Cyprian Kotut	Kenya	1:01:00	Dibaba Kuma	Ethiopia	1:09:18
2015	Vincent Yator	Kenya	1:00:12	Yebrgual Melese	Ethiopia	1:09:50
2014	Mulle Wasihun	Ethiopia	1:00:08	Yebrgual Melese	Ethiopia	1:09:23
2013	Abebe Negowo	Ethiopia	1:01:33	Gladys Kipsoi	Kenya	1:09:11
2012	Stanley Biwott	Kenya	59:44	Pauline Njeri	Kenya	1:07:55
2011	Stephen Kibet	Kenya	1:01:36	Peninah Arusei	Kenya	1:08:30
2010	Wilson Kiprop	Kenya	1:01:26	Atsede Bayisa	Ethiopia	1:11:05
2009	Bazu Worku	Ethiopia	1:01:56	Jeļena Prokopčuka	Latvia	1:10:43
2008	Stephen Kibiwott	Kenya	1:01.04	Lenah Cheruiyot	Kenya	1:09.45
2007	Joseph Maregu	Kenya	1:00:22	Caroline Kwambai	Kenya	1:10:26
2006	Deriba Merga	Ethiopia	1:00:45	Rita Jeptoo	Kenya	1:09:56
2005	Dennis Ndiso	Kenya	1:02:34	Lenah Cheruiyot	Kenya	1:11:56
2004	Fred Mogaka	Kenya	1:01:14	Ruth Kutol	Kenya	1:11:13
2003	Mike Rotich	Kenya	1:01:30	Jeļena Prokopčuka	Latvia	1:09:42
2002	Wilson Onsare	Kenya	1:01:33	Jeļena Prokopčuka	Latvia	1:11:08
2001	Elijah Nyabuti	Kenya	1:02:36	Florence Barsosio	Kenya	1:11:22
2000	Zebedayo Bayo	Tanzania	1:00:50	Anne Njeri	Kenya	1:10:40
1999	Phaustin Baha Sulle	Tanzania	1:01:37	Catherina McKiernan	Ireland	1:11:48
1998	John Kipsang	Kenya	1:01:21	Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	1:10:59
1997	Paul Korir	Kenya	1:02:12	Alina Gherasim	Romania	1:09:37
1996	Andrew Masai	Kenya	1:01:16	Nadia Prasad	France	1:09:15
1995	Clement Kiprotich	Kenya	1:03.22	Adriana Barbu	Romania	1:11.51
1994	Said Ermilli	Morocco	1:01.58	Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	1:10.47
1993	Róbert Štefko	Slovakia	1:02.42	Maria Rebelo	France	1:13.02

Wins by country

Country	Men's	Women's	Total
Kenya	22	17	39
Ethiopia	4	5	9
Latvia	0	3	3
Romania	0	3	3
France	0	2	2
Tanzania	2	0	2
Eritrea	1	0	1
Ireland	0	1	1
Morocco	1	0	1
Slovakia	1	0	1

See also

• 20 Kilomètres de Paris
• Paris Marathon

Notes

1. It had initially been postponed before being cancelled. ^{[4] [5]}
2. (h:m:s)

References

1. "Semi-marathon de Paris : 25000 coureurs dans les rues pour regoûter au monde d'avant". 4 September 2021.
2. "Semi-marathon de Paris : 40 000 coureurs ont affronté le vent". 3 October 2019.
3. Monti, David (6 March 2011). "Course Record for Arusei in Paris Half Marathon". All-Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
4. "Paris half-marathon canceled because of coronavirus". AP NEWS. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
5. "Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris - News". www.harmoniemutuellesemideparis.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
6. Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris 2022. (2022, March 6). Active Results. Retrieved April 14, 2022, from https://resultscui.active.com/events/HarmonieMutuelleSemideParis2022