Penang Bridge International Marathon

Penang Bridge International Marathon
Penang Bridge at sunrise
Date late November
Location Penang, Malaysia
Event type Bridge
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor Allianz
Asics
Established 1984
Official site www.penangmarathon.gov.my

The Penang Bridge International Marathon or Penang Bridge Marathon is an annual marathon event held in Penang Bridge, Penang, Malaysia. The event was established in 1984. It is supported by the State Government of Penang, Penang Tourism Action Council (Penang Tourism), Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), PLUS Expressways, Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd and Municipal Council of Penang Island (Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP)). Allianz was the gold sponsor for this event.

For the first time in 2014. The Penang Bridge International Marathon has moved to the new locations, the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) on 16 November 2014. The event will be the longest bridge marathon in the world. Asics is the title sponsor for this event.

Course

Participants run over the longest bridge in Malaysia, Penang Bridge or Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, and along a scenic coastal highway. This is the only time of the year when the bridge is closed for several hours. The biggest run in the country incorporates a full marathon, a half-marathon and a quarter-marathon.

Results

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1984  Budd Coates (USA) 2:29:59  Leslie Watson (GBR) 3:02:43
2nd 1985  Hiroaki Oyagi (JPN) 2:27:52  Fung-fan Wong (HKG) 3:01:08
3rd 1986  Shin Yen-ho (TPE) 2:28:14  Satsuko Hanafusa (JPN) 2:58:00
4th 1987  Jimmy de la Torre (PHI) 2:29:52  Satsuko Hanafusa (JPN) 2:54:58
5th 1988  Doug Kurtis (USA) 2:29:40  Satsuko Hanafusa (JPN) 3:10:24
6th 1989  Amaram Raman (MYS) 2:35:09  Sunita Godara (IND) 3:03:02
7th 1990  Trevor Scott (AUS) 2:34:13  Sunita Godara (IND) 3:00:56
8th 1991  Hsu Gi-sheng (TPE) 2:29:29  Sunita Godara (IND) 3:01:29
9th 1992  Trevor Scott (AUS) 2:31:15  Sunita Godara (IND) 2:55:06
10th 1993  Daniel Shungea (KEN) 2:26:12  Karen Moir (AUS) 2:55:12
11th 1994  Daniel Shungea (KEN) 2:28:59  Franca Fiacconi (ITA) 2:56:49
— 1995–2002 Did not held
12th 2003  John Kelai (KEN) 2:29:56  Yuan Yu Fang (MYS) 3:00:19
13th 2004  John Kelai (KEN) 2:29:56 Result not available
— 2005 Did not held
14th 2006  Samuel Tarus (KEN) 2:37:11  Devamani Sothie (MYS) 3:21:02
15th 2007  Sammy Kurgat (KEN) 2:26:00  Devamani Sothie (MYS) 3:16:02
16th 2008  Benjamin Metto (KEN) 2:24:50  Doris Chepchumba (KEN) 3:14:04
17th 2009  Kennedy Melly (KEN) 2:23:55  Doris Chepchumba (KEN) 3:08:37
18th 2010  Alex Melly (KEN) 2:24:30  Rose Chesire (KEN) 2:59:14
19th 2011  Charles Kigen (KEN) 2:21:56  Margaret Wangui (KEN) 3:06:38
20th 2012  Isaac Kimaiyo (KEN) 2:31:02  Monika Fischer (GER) 3:25:10
21st 2013  James Cherutich (KEN) 2:24:42  Naomi Wangui (KEN) 2:53:03
22nd 2014  Alex Melly (KEN) 2:19:49  Margaret Wangui (KEN) 2:58:41
23rd 2015  Julius Seurei (KEN) 2:22:07  Fridah Lodepa (KEN) 2:47:48
24th 2016  Bernard Muthoni (KEN) 2:27:45  Margaret Wangui (KEN) 2:53:10
25th 2017  Josphat Too (KEN) 2:23:31  Margaret Wangui (KEN) 2:46:44
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