Helsinki City Marathon
The Helsinki City Marathon is an annual marathon held in Helsinki, Finland. It was established in 1981 and it used to be held in August but has now moved to May, on the day called Helsinki City Running Day.
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Date | May |
Location | Helsinki, Finland |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, Half marathon, 5K run |
Primary sponsor | Sportyfeel |
Established | 1980 |
Course records | Men's: 2:12:47 (1993) Women's: 2:36:14 (1991) |
Official site | Helsinki City Marathon |
Participants | 1,746 (2019) |
The 2007 marathon drew more than 6,000 participants and 50,000 watchers.
The course starts near the statue of Paavo Nurmi and finishes at the Olympic Stadium. Various parks, miles of Baltic Sea coastline, and the Helsinki City centre are all located along the route.
The typical race temperatures have been between 18 and 22 °C and the race time limit is 6 hours. The first prize amounts to €3,500.
The 2008 marathon was run on the 16th of August. The 2009 marathon was run on the 15th of August. The 2011 marathon was run on the 20th of August. The 2012 marathon was run on the 18th of August. The 2018 marathon was run on the 19th of May.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2020.10.03 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2]
Winners
Key: Course record
Men
Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1991 | Anatoliy Korepanov | 2:18:06 | |
1992 | Aleksandr Belyayev | 2:20:39 | |
1993 | Martín Fiz | 2:12:47 | |
1994 | Zerehune Gizaw | 2:20:18 | |
1995 | Tesfaye Bekele | 2:16:59 | |
1996 | Julius Mitibani | 2:19:00 | |
1997 | Julius Mitibani | 2:18:07 | |
1998 | Julius Mitibani | 2:21:24 | |
1999 | Pavel Loskutov | 2:19:18 | |
2000 | Nikolaos Polias | 2:18:46 | |
2001 | Daniel Komen | 2:18:43 | |
2002 | Sebastian Panga | 2:18:39 | |
2003 | Giorgio Calcaterra | 2:20:55 | |
2004 | Dmitry Kondrashov | 2:21:29 | |
2005 | Vener Kashayev | 2:20:07 | |
2006 | Francis Wachira | 2:18:26 | |
2007 | Peter Biwott | 2:20:31 | |
2008 | Johnstone Chebii | 2:24:31 | |
2009 | Pavel Andreev | 2:22:34 | |
2010 | Gezahagne Girma | 2:22:36 | |
2011 | Dominic Ondoro | 2:23:24 | |
2012 | Titus Kurgat | 2:22:45 [3] | |
2013 | Hosea Kiplagat | 2:22:26 | |
2014 | Justus Kiprono | 2:20:42 | |
2015 | Hiroki Nakajima | 2:38:25 | |
2016 | Robert Magut | 2:27:31 | |
2017 | Robert Magut | 2:27:40 | |
2018 | Robert Magut | 2:29:42 | |
2019 | Robert Magut | 2:27:09 |
Women
Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1991 | Albina Galimova | 2:36:14 | |
1992 | Garifa Baijanova | 2:42:41 | |
1993 | Anne Jääskeläinen | 2:43:32 | |
1994 | Sylvia Renz | 2:41:30 | |
1995 | Roza Vladimirova | 2:54:03 | |
1996 | Svetlana Netchaeva | 2:47:38 | |
1997 | Galina Zhulyeva | 2:41:38 | |
1998 | Tatyana Maslova | 2:45:30 | |
1999 | Tatyana Maslova | 2:47:10 | |
2000 | Tatyana Zolotareva | 2:44:31 | |
2001 | Tatyana Zolotareva | 2:45:56 | |
2002 | Tatyana Zolotareva | 2:50:10 | |
2003 | Tatyana Zolotareva | 2:57:03 | |
2004 | Jennifer Lotoiywo | 2:57:31 | |
2005 | Minna Kainlauri | 3:00:29 | |
2006 | Haile Kebebush | 2:52:47 | |
2007 | Flora Kandie | 2:51:05 | |
2008 | Margarita Plaksina | 2:40:47 | |
2009 | Margarita Plaksina | 2:45:28 | |
2010 | Leena Puotiniemi | 2:49:11 | |
2011 | Leena Puotiniemi | 2:38:05 | |
2012 | Salome Biwott | 2:41:54[3] | |
2013 | Leena Puotiniemi | 2:42:03 | |
2014 | Natalya Starkova | 2:37:56 | |
2015 | Elina Junnila | 2:54:13 | |
2016 | Anna Herzberg | 2:56:29 | |
2017 | Anastasia Zakharova | 3:06:44 | |
2018 | Katarina Skräddar | 2:54:45 | |
2019 | Katarina Skräddar | 2:50:56 |
See also
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