Copenhagen Marathon

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 Level race.[1]

Copenhagen Marathon
The start of the mass race in 2008
DateMay
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorTelenor Denmark
Established1980
Course recordsMen's: 2:09:54 (2019)
Jackson Limo
Women's: 2:29:29 (2019)
Etalemahu Habtewold
Official siteCopenhagen Marathon
Participants10,806 (2019)

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 edition of the race was 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.[4]

Winners

Key:   Course record

Men

YearAthleteCountryTime[5]
1980Arne Stigsen  Denmark2:19:27
1981Ove Larsen  Denmark2:24:10
1982Henrik Jørgensen Denmark2:22:19
1983Henrik Jørgensen Denmark2:16:41
1984Philippe Adams  Belgium2:22:18
1985Ole Jacobsen Denmark2:22:18
1986Svend Erik Kristensen Denmark2:15:04
1987Svend Erik Kristensen  Denmark2:14:16
1988Allan Zachariasen  Denmark2:21:19
1989Beat Imhof   Switzerland2:29:22
1990Alexander Schatz  Denmark2:23:17
1991Stanislaw Cembrzynski Poland2:21:59
1992Alexander Kouftyrev  Russia2:24:07
1993Stanislaw Cembrzynski  Poland2:22:58
1994Joel Kipchumba  Kenya2:20:20
1995Stanislaw Cembrzynski Poland2:20:09
1996Palle Madsen  Denmark2:24:43
1997Søren Rasmussen  Denmark2:21:28
1998Januz Sarnicki  Poland2:24:12
1999Wislaw Göra Denmark2:21:05
2000Samuel Kiplimo Kenya2:21:30
2001Henrik Jensen Denmark2:22:15
2002Janusz Sarnicki  Poland2:23:53
2003Mostafa Errebbah  Italy2:19:57
2004Torben Nielsen  Denmark2:23:10
2005William Kiprotich  Denmark2:21:14
2006Torben Nielsen  Denmark2:24:08
2007Julius Mutai  Kenya2:23:54
2008Julius Mutai  Kenya2:21:05
2009Toyokazu Yoshimura  Japan2:18:04
2010Mikkel Kleis  Denmark2:22:29
2011Mårten Boström  Finland2:21:44
2012Martin Parkhoi Denmark2:24:49
2013Rachid Kisri Morocco2:17:22
2014Julius Mutai Kenya2:17:54
2015Hassane Ahouchar Morocco2:15:24
2016Aschalew Hunde Ethiopia2:20:47
2017Julius Karinga Kenya2:12:10
2018William Morwabe Kenya2:11:15
2019Jackson Limo Kenya2:09:54
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[4]

Women

YearAthleteCountryTime[5]
1980Lone Dybdal  Denmark2:58:09
1981Jytte Fruchtmann  United States3:16:26
1982Vibeke Nielsen  Denmark3:00:06
1983Lone Dybdal  Denmark2:45:10
1984Britta Houmann  Denmark2:51:37
1985Lone Dybdal  Denmark2:45:07
1986Joan Carstensen  Denmark2:48:31
1987Mette Wertd  Denmark2:49:22
1988Kersti Jacobsen  Denmark3:01:00
1989Lisbeth Sejrsbøl  Denmark3:08:34
1990Anette Hansen  Denmark2:51:42
1991Mariann Stenbakk  Norway2:53:00
1992Tatiana Pentoukova  Russia2:47:21
1993Tatiana Forminykh  Russia2:54:12
1994Svetlana Kazankina  Russia2:50:53
1995Dorte Rasmussen  Denmark2:35:48
1996Anette Hansen  Denmark2:50:44
1997Karin Bøgh  Denmark2:47:31
1998Karin Bøgh  Denmark2:51:49
1999Guo Hong Xiao  Chile2:37:26
2000Michaela McCallum  Scotland2:42:26
2001Shona Crombie-Hicks  Scotland2:45:23
2002Anne-Mette Aagaard  Denmark2:49:31
2003Anne-Mette Aagaard  Denmark2:48:52
2004Anne-Mette Aagaard  Denmark2:42:18
2005Jo Kelsey  England2:48:21
2006Kathrine Tilma  Denmark2:49:21
2007Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen  Denmark2:47:56
2008Annemette Aagaard  Denmark2:36:08
2009Chihiro Tanaka  Japan2:40:59
2010Colleen De Reuck  United States2:30:51
2011Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen  Denmark2:45:29
2012Barbara Sánchez Ireland2:41:17
2013Annemette Aagaard Denmark2:44:12
2014Ayelu Hordofa Ethiopia2:40:02
2015Nancy Koech Kenya2:33:44
2016Gladys Kibiwot Bahrain2:36:58
2017Hana Zemedkun Ethiopia2:47:24
2018Shasho Insermu Ethiopia2:32:17
2019Etalemahu Habtewold Ethiopia2:29:29
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[4]
Danish runner Kian Zanno Ejlertsen at the race in 2010

References
  1. https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar/2020
  2. https://copenhagenmarathon.dk/en/29566-2/
  3. https://copenhagenmarathon.dk/en/tidsgraense/
  4. https://copenhagenmarathon.dk/en/copenhagen-marathon-2020-has-been-cancelled-due-to-covid-19/
  5. "Tidligere vindere". Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
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