Shanghai Marathon
The Shanghai International Marathon is an annual marathon in late autumn hosted by Shanghai, China, since 1996. The marathon is categorized as a Platinum Label Road Race by World Athletics.[4]
Shanghai Marathon | |
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Date | November |
Location | Shanghai, China |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Toray |
Established | 1996[1] |
Course records | Men: 2:07:14 (2015)![]() Women: 2:20:36 (2018) ![]() |
Official site | Shanghai Marathon |
Participants | ~9,000 (marathon) (2020)[2] ~38,000 (all races) (2019)[3] |
The marathon starts at the Bund Bull and finishes at Shanghai Stadium.[5]
History
The inaugural race was held in 1996 as the "Shanghai International Citizen Marathon".[6]
For the 2020 edition of the race, due to the coronavirus pandemic, only the full marathon was run, the field was limited to 9,000 runners, and the finish was moved to the West Bund Art Center.[3][2]
Course
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The marathon starts at the Bund Bull and finishes at Shanghai Stadium.[7]
Other races
In addition to the marathon, the event offers a 10K run and a mini marathon of 5.5 km (3.4 mi) in length.[3] All three races begin at the Bund Bull, but the mini marathon ends at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre while the 10K ends at Fuxing Park.[7][9]
Winners
The men's course record was set in 2015 as Kenya's Paul Lonyangata of 2:07:14 hours and the Ethiopian Yebrgual Melese broke the women's record in 2018 with 2:20:36 hours.
Key: Course record (in bold)
Date | Men's winner | Time[lower-alpha 1] | Women's winner | Time[lower-alpha 1] | Rf. |
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1996.09.28 | ![]() |
2:23:39 | ![]() |
2:47:54 | [6][10] |
1997.11.30 | ![]() |
2:19:01 | ![]() |
3:03:14 | [6] |
1998.11.01 | ![]() |
2:24:02 | ![]() |
2:49:55 | [6] |
1999.11.14 | ![]() |
2:22:29 | ![]() |
2:52:07 | [6][11] |
2000.11.12 | ![]() |
2:18:17 | ![]() |
2:46:49 | |
2001.12.08 | ![]() |
2:18:58 | ![]() |
2:31:54 | |
2002.11.09 | ![]() |
2:19:02 | ![]() |
2:30:43 | |
2003.11.15 | ![]() |
2:22:23 | ![]() |
2:46:45 | |
2004.11.13 | ![]() |
2:17:55 | ![]() |
2:30:37 | |
2005.11.26 | ![]() |
2:13:22 | ![]() |
2:34:25 | |
2006.11.26 | ![]() |
2:15:25 | ![]() |
2:32:07 | |
2007.11.25 | ![]() |
2:13:01 | ![]() |
2:29:28 | |
2008.11.30 | ![]() |
2:09:29 | ![]() |
2:26:19 | |
2009.11.29 | ![]() |
2:10:10 | ![]() |
2:27:49 | |
2010.12.05 | ![]() |
2:11:36 | ![]() |
2:26:05 | |
2011.12.04 | ![]() |
2:10:21 | ![]() |
2:24:08 | |
2012.12.02 | ![]() |
2:09:01 | ![]() |
2:23:07 | |
2013.12.01 | ![]() |
2:09:29 | ![]() |
2:23:28 | |
2014.11.02 | ![]() |
2:08:43 | ![]() |
2:21:52 | |
2015.11.08 | ![]() |
2:07:14 | ![]() |
2:26:23 | |
2016.10.30 | ![]() |
2:10:18 | ![]() |
2:26:18 | |
2017.11.12 | ![]() |
2:08:35 | ![]() |
2:22:43 | |
2018.11.18 | ![]() |
2:09:18 | ![]() |
2:20:36 | |
2019.11.17 | ![]() |
2:08:11 | ![]() |
2:23:19 | |
2020.11.29 | ![]() |
2:12:44 | ![]() |
2:26:39 | [2][12][13] |
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031655/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/05/shanghai-china-running-clubs-pollution
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201201185118/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/29/c_139551264.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201129214408/https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2011290762/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200902131643/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar/2020
- "2017 Shanghai International Marathon--Regulations". www.shmarathon.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201201190515/http://sports.sina.com.cn/run/2017-11-14/doc-ifynstfh8342506.shtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20181019040405/http://www.shmarathon.com/shmmarathon/luxian.dhtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201129214909if_/https://www.shmarathon.com/#/marathon/194/game
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190908215407/http://www.shmarathon.com/shmmarathon/en_guicheng.dhtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201201193330/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1996.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201201194336/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1999.htm
- https://archive.is/20201216183919/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/pr-of-china/renjia-jiae-014959512
- https://archive.is/20201216184055/https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7144904