Hamburg Marathon
The Hamburg Marathon (German: Hamburg-Marathon) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km (26.219 mi) held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.[1][2]
Hamburg Marathon | |
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![]() 20,000 cloth bags waiting for the athletes during the 21st Conergy Hamburg Marathon in 2006 | |
Date | Late April or early May |
Location | Hamburg, Germany |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, Half marathon |
Primary sponsor | Haspa |
Established | 1986 |
Course records | Men's: 2:05:30 (2013)![]() Women's: 2:21:54 (2016) ![]() |
Official site | Hamburg Marathon |
Participants | 7,774 (2019) |
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History
The first edition took place in 1986 with about 8,000 participants. The Hamburg Marathon was named for the sponsoring companies Hansemarathon (1986–1990), Shell-hanse-Marathon (1991–1997), Shell-Marathon (1998–1999), Hansaplast-Marathon (2000–2002), Olympus-Marathon (2003–2005), Conergy Marathon (2006–2008) and 2009–2010 Möbel Kraft Marathon Hamburg, with 13.938 participants. Several championships are integrated in the marathon, the Hamburg Championships, the Hamburger Betriebssport- Meisterschaften, the Hamburger Polizei- Meisterschaften. In 1988, 1995 and 1999, the German Championships, and in 2006 and 2007, the German Championships for the blind and partially sighted were competed during the Hamburg Marathon.[3]
It is one of Germany's largest road running competitions and a total of 15,174 runners participated in the 25th edition in 2010.[4] The record participation for the event came in 2005 when a total of 17,502 runners completed the course.[5]
Internals disagreements within the organising group and pull-outs from high-profile sponsors affected the race between 2009 and 2011. A new organising group was established for the 2012 race and Hamburger Sparkasse ("Haspa", a regional bank) became the title sponsor. This coincided with a resurgence in the elite level race, as both men's and women's course records were broken.[6]
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.[7]
Winners
Key: Course record Country's championship race
Ed. | Year | Male | Nationality | Time[lower-alpha 1] | Female | Nationality | Time[lower-alpha 1] |
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2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[7] | ||||||
34 | 2019.04.28 | Tadu Abate | ![]() |
2:08:26 | Dibabe Kuma | ![]() |
2:24:42 |
33 | 2018.04.29 | Solomon Deksisa | ![]() |
2:06:34 | Shitaye Eshete | ![]() |
2:24:51 |
32 | 2017.04.23 | Tsegaye Mekonnen | ![]() |
2:07:26 | Jéssica Augusto | ![]() |
2:25:30 |
31 | 2016.04.17 | Tesfaye Abera | ![]() |
2:06:58 | Meselech Melkamu | ![]() |
2:21:54 |
30 | 2015.04.26 | Lucas Rotich | ![]() |
2:07:17 | Meseret Hailu | ![]() |
2:25:41 |
29 | 2014.05.04 | Shumi Dechasa | ![]() |
2:06:43 | Georgina Rono | ![]() |
2:26:47 |
28 | 2013.04.21 | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
2:05:30 | Diana Lobačevskė | ![]() |
2:29:17 |
27 | 2012.04.29 | Shami Abdulahi | ![]() |
2:05:58 | Netsanet Achamo[lower-alpha 2] | ![]() |
2:24:12 |
26 | 2011.05.22 | Gudisa Shentema | ![]() |
2:11:03 | Fatuma Sado | ![]() |
2:28:30 |
25 | 2010.04.25 | Wilfred Kigen | ![]() |
2:09:22 | Sharon Cherop | ![]() |
2:28:38 |
24 | 2009.04.26 | Solomon Tside | ![]() |
2:11:47 | Alessandra Aguilar | ![]() |
2:29:01 |
23 | 2008.04.27 | David Mandago | ![]() |
2:07:23 | Irina Timofeyeva | ![]() |
2:24:14 |
22 | 2007.04.29 | Rodgers Rop | ![]() |
2:07:32 | Ayelech Worku | ![]() |
2:29:14 |
21 | 2006.04.23 | Julio Rey | ![]() |
2:06:52 | Robe Tola | ![]() |
2:24:35 |
20 | 2005.04.17 | Julio Rey | ![]() |
2:07:38 | Edith Masai | ![]() |
2:27:06 |
19 | 2004.04.18 | Vanderlei de Lima | ![]() |
2:09:39 | Emily Kimuria | ![]() |
2:28:56 |
18 | 2003.04.27 | Julio Rey | ![]() |
2:07:27 | Hellen Kimutai | ![]() |
2:25:53 |
17 | 2002.04.21 | Christopher Kandie | ![]() |
2:10:17 | Sonja Oberem | ![]() |
2:26:21 |
16 | 2001.04.22 | Julio Rey | ![]() |
2:07:46 | Sonja Oberem | ![]() |
2:26:12 |
15 | 2000.04.16 | Piotr Gładki | ![]() |
2:11:06 | Manuela Zipse | ![]() |
2:31:37 |
14 | 1999.04.25 | David Ngetich | ![]() |
2:10:05 | Katrin Dörre-Heinig | ![]() |
2:24:35 |
13 | 1998.04.19 | Tendai Chimusasa | ![]() |
2:10:57 | Katrin Dörre-Heinig | ![]() |
2:25:21 |
12 | 1997.04.27 | Stephen Kirwa | ![]() |
2:10:37 | Renata Sobiesiak | ![]() |
2:29:27 |
11 | 1996.04.21 | Petr Pipa | ![]() |
2:16:22 | Krystyna Pieczulis | ![]() |
2:40:02 |
10 | 1995.04.30 | Antonio Silio | ![]() |
2:09:57 | Angelina Kanana | ![]() |
2:27:23 |
9 | 1994.04.24 | Eduard Tukhbatullin | ![]() |
2:12:58 | Angelina Kanana | ![]() |
2:29:59 |
8 | 1993.05.23 | Richard Nerurkar | ![]() |
2:10:57 | Gabriele Wolf | ![]() |
2:34:36 |
7 | 1992.05.24 | Julius Sumawe | ![]() |
2:13:52 | Gabriele Wolf | ![]() |
2:36:32 |
6 | 1991.05.26 | Jörg Peter | ![]() |
2:10:43 | Annette Fincke | ![]() |
2:35:48 |
5 | 1990.05.20 | Jörg Peter | ![]() |
2:11:49 | Judit Nagy | ![]() |
2:33:46 |
4 | 1989.05.21 | Nivaldo Filho | ![]() |
2:13:21 | Jolanda Homminga | ![]() |
2:40:28 |
3 | 1998.04.24 | Martin Vrábeľ | ![]() |
2:14:55 | Charlotte Teske | ![]() |
2:30:23 |
2 | 1987.04.26 | Karel Lismont | ![]() |
2:13:46 | Charlotte Teske | ![]() |
2:31:49 |
1 | 1986.05.25 | Karel Lismont | ![]() |
2:12:12 | Magda Ilands | ![]() |
2:35:17 |
Notes
- h:m:s
- Nguriatukei Rael Kiyara was the first finisher in 2:23:47 h but was later disqualified for failing the post-race drug test.
References
- https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar/marathon-and-road-races
- https://www.haspa-marathon-hamburg.de/en/haspa-marathon-hamburg-gets-world-athletic-gold-label/
- "Das Hamburger Top-Laufsportereignis" (in German). www.Laufen-in-Hamburg.de. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- Wenig, Jörg (2010-04-26). Kigen and Cherop take Hamburg Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-26.
- Steffny, Manfred (2009-04-26). Hamburg Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-04-26.
- Butcher, Pat (2012-04-29). Dawit again sub-2:06 as course records tumble in Hamburg. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-01.
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3dNmAHsnC/