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]

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 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

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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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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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
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