Copenhagen Marathon

Copenhagen Marathon
The start of the mass race in 2008
DateMay
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1980
Course recordsMen's: 2:08:23 (2022)
Eritrea Birhane Tsegay
Women's: 2:23:14 (2023)
Kenya Rodah Chepkorir Tanui
Official siteCopenhagen Marathon
Participants12,500 (2023)
Runners on Langebro about to complete the last kilometre in 2015
Running in costume in 2016
Danish runner Kian Zanno Ejlertsen at the race in 2010

The Copenhagen Marathon is an annual marathon that takes place on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. Established in 1980, it is held in May and has around 10,000 participants. It is a World Athletics Bronze Label race.[1]

The course is a mostly flat loop that begins and ends at the harbourfront of Islands Brygge, and wanders through the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg.[2] There is a time limit of six hours.[3]

The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all paying registrants having the option to transfer their entry to the next edition of the race, or to obtain a full refund. The 2023 race is scheduled for May 14.[4][5][6]

Winners

Key:   Course record

Ed. Year Male Time[7] Female Time[7]
1 1980  Arne Stigsen (DEN) 2:19:27  Lone Dybdal (DEN) 2:58:09
2 1981  Ove Larsen (DEN) 2:24:10  Jytte Fruchtmann (USA) 3:16:26
3 1982  Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) 2:22:19  Vibeke Nielsen (DEN) 3:00:06
4 1983  Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) 2:16:41  Lone Dybdal (DEN) 2:45:10
5 1984  Philippe Adams (BEL) 2:22:18  Britta Houmann (DEN) 2:51:37
6 1985  Ole Jacobsen (DEN) 2:22:18  Lone Dybdal (DEN) 2:45:07
7 1986  Svend Erik Kristensen (DEN) 2:15:04  Joan Carstensen (DEN) 2:48:31
8 1987  Svend Erik Kristensen (DEN) 2:14:16  Mette Wertd (DEN) 2:49:22
9 1988  Allan Zachariasen (DEN) 2:21:19  Kersti Jacobsen (DEN) 3:01:00
10 1989  Beat Imhof (SUI) 2:29:22  Lisbeth Sejrsbøl (DEN) 3:08:34
11 1990  Alexander Schatz (DEN) 2:23:17  Anette Hansen (DEN) 2:51:42
12 1991  Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) 2:21:59  Mariann Stenbakk (NOR) 2:53:00
13 1992  Alexander Kouftyrev (RUS) 2:24:07  Tatiana Pentoukova (RUS) 2:47:21
14 1993  Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) 2:22:58  Tatiana Forminykh (RUS) 2:54:12
15 1994  Joel Kipchumba (KEN) 2:20:20  Svetlana Kazankina (RUS) 2:50:53
16 1995  Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) 2:20:09  Dorte Rasmussen (DEN) 2:35:48
17 1996  Palle Madsen (DEN) 2:24:43  Anette Hansen (DEN) 2:50:44
18 1997  Søren Rasmussen (DEN) 2:21:28  Karin Bøgh (DEN) 2:47:31
19 1998  Januz Sarnicki (POL) 2:24:12  Karin Bøgh (DEN) 2:51:49
20 1999  Wislaw Göra (DEN) 2:21:05  Guo Hong Xiao (CHI) 2:37:26
21 2000  Samuel Kiplimo (KEN) 2:21:30  Michaela McCallum (GBR) 2:42:26
22 2001  Henrik Jensen (DEN) 2:22:15  Shona Crombie-Hicks (GBR) 2:45:23
23 2002  Janusz Sarnicki (POL) 2:23:53  Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) 2:49:31
24 2003  Mostafa Errebbah (ITA) 2:19:57  Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) 2:48:52
25 2004  Torben Nielsen (DEN) 2:23:10  Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) 2:42:18
26 2005  William Kiprotich (DEN) 2:21:14  Jo Kelsey (GBR) 2:48:21
27 2006  Torben Nielsen (DEN) 2:24:08  Kathrine Tilma (DEN) 2:49:21
28 2007  Julius Mutai (KEN) 2:23:54  Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen (DEN) 2:47:56
29 2008  Julius Mutai (KEN) 2:21:05  Annemette Aagaard (DEN) 2:36:08
30 2009  Toyokazu Yoshimura (JPN) 2:18:04  Chihiro Tanaka (JPN) 2:40:59
31 2010  Mikkel Kleis (DEN) 2:22:29  Colleen De Reuck (USA) 2:30:51
32 2011  Mårten Boström (FIN) 2:21:44  Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen (DEN) 2:45:29
33 2012  Martin Parkhoi (DEN) 2:24:49  Barbara Sánchez (IRL) 2:41:17
34 2013  Rachid Kisri (MAR) 2:17:22  Annemette Aagaard (DEN) 2:44:12
35 2014  Julius Mutai (KEN) 2:17:54  Ayelu Hordofa (ETH) 2:40:02
36 2015  Hassane Ahouchar (MAR) 2:15:24  Nancy Koech (KEN) 2:33:44
37 2016  Aschalew Hunde (ETH) 2:20:47  Gladys Kibiwot (BHR) 2:36:58
38 2017  Julius Karinga (KEN) 2:12:10  Hana Zemedkun (ETH) 2:47:24
39 2018  William Morwabe (KEN) 2:11:15  Shasho Insermu (ETH) 2:32:17
40 2019  Jackson Limo (KEN) 2:09:54  Etalemahu Habtewold (ETH) 2:29:29
41 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[4][5]
42 2021
43 2022 [8]  Birhane Tsegay (ERI) 2:08:23  Helah Kiprop (KEN) 2:24:10
44 2023  Solomon Kirwa (KEN) 2:09:12  Rodah Chepkorir Tanui (KEN) 2:23:14
45 2024  Abdi Ali Gelelchu (BHR) 2:09:11  Margaret Agai (KEN) 2:27:31

References

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  2. ^ "Copenhagen Marathon 2020".
  3. ^ "Course time limit".
  4. ^ a b "Copenhagen Marathon 2020 has been cancelled due to Covid-19". 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Copenhagen Marathon cancelled | AIMS | Race news". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Copenhagen Marathon 2021 has been cancelled - Copenhagen Marathon 2021". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Tidligere vindere". Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  8. ^ World Athletics. (2022, May 15). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176776