Paris Half Marathon

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Paris Half Marathon
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DateMarch
Location Paris, France
Event type Road
Distance Half marathon
Primary sponsor Harmonie mutuelle
Established1993(31 years ago) (1993)
Official site Official website
Participants~25,000 (2021) [1]
34,000 (2019) [2]
Start line at the 2008 race Semi de Paris 2008 (2304149831).jpg
Start line at the 2008 race
At the Km 8 marker in 2015 Semi-marathon de Paris 2015 - 1.JPG
At the Km 8 marker in 2015
Yebrgual Melese winning in 2014 Yebrugal Melese - Paris Half Marathon 2014 - 5205.jpg
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.

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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, who ran a time of 1:07:55 that same year. 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. [lower-alpha 1] [5]

Winners

Key:  Course record

Source: "Paris Half-Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians . 17 May 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
YearMen's winnerNationalityTime [lower-alpha 2] Women's winnerNationalityTime [lower-alpha 2]
2024 Bernard Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:00:45 Joan Chelimo Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:06:58
2023 Roncer Konga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 59:38 Sheila Chepkirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:06:01
2022 [6] Boniface Kibiwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:00:52 Nigsti Haftu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:07:37
2021 Moses Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 59:42 Betty Lempus Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:05:46
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [5]
2019 Hiskel Tewelde Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1:04:20 Nancy Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:09:12
2018 Evans Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:24 Antonina Kwambai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:08:07
2017 Morris Gachaga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:00:38 Ruth Chepng'etich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:08:07
2016 Cyprian Kotut Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:00 Dibaba Kuma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:09:18
2015 Vincent Yator Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:00:12 Yebrgual Melese Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:09:50
2014 Mulle Wasihun Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:00:08 Yebrgual Melese Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:09:23
2013 Abebe Negowo Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:01:33 Gladys Kipsoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:09:11
2012 Stanley Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 59:44 Pauline Njeri Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:07:55
2011 Stephen Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:36 Peninah Arusei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:08:30
2010 Wilson Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:26 Atsede Bayisa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:11:05
2009 Bazu Worku Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:01:56 Jeļena Prokopčuka Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1:10:43
2008 Stephen Kibiwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01.04 Lenah Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:09.45
2007 Joseph Maregu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:00:22 Caroline Kwambai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:10:26
2006 Deriba Merga Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:00:45 Rita Jeptoo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:09:56
2005 Dennis Ndiso Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:02:34 Lenah Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:11:56
2004 Fred Mogaka Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:14 Ruth Kutol Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:11:13
2003 Mike Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:30 Jeļena Prokopčuka Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1:09:42
2002 Wilson Onsare Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:33 Jeļena Prokopčuka Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1:11:08
2001 Elijah Nyabuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:02:36 Florence Barsosio Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:11:22
2000 Zebedayo Bayo Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1:00:50 Anne Njeri Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:10:40
1999 Phaustin Baha Sulle Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1:01:37 Catherina McKiernan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:11:48
1998 John Kipsang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:21 Tegla Loroupe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:10:59
1997 Paul Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:02:12 Alina Gherasim Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:09:37
1996 Andrew Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01:16 Nadia Prasad Flag of France.svg  France 1:09:15
1995 Clement Kiprotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:03.22 Adriana Barbu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:11.51
1994 Said Ermilli Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1:01.58 Tegla Loroupe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:10.47
1993 Róbert Štefko Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:02.42 Maria Rebelo Flag of France.svg  France 1:13.02

Wins by country

CountryMen'sWomen'sTotal
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 221739
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 459
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 033
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 033
Flag of France.svg  France 022
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 202
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 101
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 011
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 101
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 101

See also

Notes

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

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References

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