Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon
The Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon (French: Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt) is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance which takes place in November in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
| Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | November |
| Location | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Primary sponsor | New Balance |
| Established | 1997 |
| Course records | Men: 1:00:11 (2013) Franklin ChepkwonyWomen: 1:08:24 (2019) Nancy Jelagat |
| Official site | Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon |
| Participants | 8,108 (2019) 7,873 (2018) |
The event was first organised in 1997 by the Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt. The race steadily increased in size in its first years, attaining 1000 entrants by 2000 and doubling this number three years later. The Fédération française d'athlétisme classed it as a national level race in 2006 and following the participation of 4000 runners from 26 countries, it was raised to international race status the following year.[1]
At the 2008 edition, Kenyan Nicholas Manza ran a race record time of 1:00:12 hours. A year later, Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado became the first woman to complete the distance in under one hour and ten minutes, setting the women's course record of 1:09:26 hours.[1] The 2011 race was the first run with IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status, marking it as one of the foremost races of its kind.[2]
The course for the race is a looped circuit that starts and finishes at the town hall. It follows a clockwise route along the river Seine, passing the Sèvres - Cité de la céramique, Pont de Saint-Cloud. It heads north towards the Longchamp Racecourse and has a short loop through the Bois de Boulogne, where it reaches the halfway mark. At this point the course loops back on itself and follows the Seine in a southerly direction until it finally ends up at the town hall finish point.[3]
Past winners edit
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1997 |  José Azede (FRA)
|
1:08:00 |  Éva Petrik (HUN)
|
1:19:41 |
| 2nd | 1998 | Sami M'Tougi (FRA)
|
1:07:38 |  Zoya Kaznovska (UKR)
|
1:21:03 |
| 3rd | 1999 | David Maina (KEN)
|
1:04:25 | Faustine Keitany (KEN)
|
1:15:45 |
| 4th | 2000 | Wilson Onsare (KEN)
|
1:04:55 |  Olga Mitchourina (RUS)
|
1:15:15 |
| 5th | 2001 | Julius Maritim (KEN)
|
1:02:42 | Beatrice Omwanza (KEN)
|
1:13:29 |
| 6th | 2002 | Isaac Macharia (KEN)
|
1:02:46 | Magdaline Chemjor (KEN)
|
1:12:53 |
| 7th | 2003 | Luke Metto (KEN)
|
1:02:22 |  Elizabeth Mongudhi (NAM)
|
1:16:47 |
| 8th | 2004 | Duncan Kibet (KEN)
|
1:01:51 | Sally Kimaiyo (KEN)
|
1:14:16 |
| 9th | 2005 | David Langat (KEN)
|
1:00:47 | Meriem Wangari (KEN)
|
1:12:00 |
| 10th | 2006 | Jackson Matelong (KEN)
|
1:04:25 | Eunice Orwaru (KEN)
|
1:15:18 |
| 11th | 2007 | Gideon Mitei (KEN)
|
1:02:37 | Lydia Njeri (KEN)
|
1:13:27 |
| 12th | 2008 | Nicholas Kamakya (KEN)
|
1:00:12 | Emily Rotich (KEN)
|
1:10:53 |
| 13th | 2009 |  Samson Kiflemariam (ERI)
|
1:02:50 |  Firehiwot Dado (ETH)
|
1:09:26 |
| 14th | 2010 | Samsom Gebreyohannes (ERI)
|
1:03:01 | Sarah Chepchirchir (KEN)
|
1:11:01 |
| 15th | 2011 | Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH)
|
1:01:38 | Goitetom Haftu (ETH)
|
1:10:57 |
| 16th | 2012 | Tesfaalem Gebrearegawi (ETH)
|
1:01:07 | Tigist Kiros (ETH)
|
1:11:11 |
| 17th | 2013 | Franklin Chepkwony (KEN)
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1:00:11 | Sarah Chepchirchir (KEN)
|
1:10:33 |
| 18th | 2014 | Yitayal Atnafu (ETH)
|
1:01:03 | Bekelech Daba (ETH)
|
1:11:10 |
| 2015 | Cancelled due to November 2015 Paris attacks[4] | ||||
| 19th | 2016 | Morris Gachaga (KEN)
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1:02:04 | Gebeyanesh Ayele (ETH)
|
1:10:21 |
| 20th | 2017 | Hiskel Tewelde (ERI)
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1:01:13 | Rahma Tusa (ETH)
|
1:08:29 |
| 21st | 2018 | Taye Girma (ETH)
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1:00:55 | Parendis Lekapana (KEN)
|
1:10:48 |
| 22nd | 2019 | Felix Kipkoech (KEN)
|
1:00:12 | Nancy Jelagat (KEN)
|
1:08:24 |
References edit
- ^ a b Boulogne-Billancourt Half-Marathon History (archived). Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
- ^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-11-21). Merga and Tesema prevail in Boulogne-Billancourt Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
- ^ Course Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
- ^ Semi-Marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt cancelled due to terrorist outrage