Hamburg Marathon

Hamburg Marathon
Date	Annually
Location	Hamburg, Germany
Event type	Street
Distance	Marathon
Established	1986
Official site	www.marathon-hamburg.de

The Hamburg Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km (26.219 mi) held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted.

History

In 2006, the 21. Conergy Hamburg Marathon; 20,000 cloth bags waiting for the athletes.

The first edition took place in 1986 with about 8,000 participants. The Hamburg Marathon was named for the sponsoring companies Hansemarathon (1986–1990), Shell-hanse-Marathon (1991–1997), Shell-Marathon (1998–1999), Hansaplast-Marathon (2000–2002), Olympus-Marathon (2003–2005), Conergy Marathon (2006–2008) and 2009–2010 Möbel Kraft Marathon Hamburg, with 13.938 participants. Several championships are integrated in the marathon, the Hamburg Championships, the Hamburger Betriebssport- Meisterschaften, the Hamburger Polizei- Meisterschaften. In 1988, 1995 and 1999, the German Championships, and in 2006 and 2007, the German Championships for the blind and partially sighted were competed during the Hamburg Marathon.

It is one of Germany's largest road running competitions and a total of 15,174 runners participated in the 25th edition in 2010. The record participation for the event came in 2005 when a total of 17,502 runners completed the course.

Past winners

Key:       Course record       Country's championship race

Men

Year	Winner	Nationality	Time (h:m:s)
May 22, 2011	Shentema Kudama Gudisa	Ethiopia	2:11:03
April 25, 2010	Wilfred Kigen	Kenya	2:09:22
April 26, 2009	Solomon Tside	Ethiopia	2:11:47
April 27, 2008	David Kipkorir Mandago	Kenya	2:07:23
April 29, 2007	Rodgers Rop	Kenya	2:07:32
April 23, 2006	Julio Rey	Spain	2:06:52
April 17, 2005	Julio Rey	Spain	2:07:38
April 18, 2004	Vanderlei de Lima	Brazil	2:09:39
April 27, 2003	Julio Rey	Spain	2:07:27
April 21, 2002	Christopher Kandie	Kenya	2:10:17
April 22, 2001	Julio Rey	Spain	2:07:46
April 16, 2000	Piotr Gładki	Poland	2:11:06
April 25, 1999	David Ngetich	Kenya	2:10:05
April 19, 1998	Tendai Chimusasa	Zimbabwe	2:10:57
April 27, 1997	Stephen Kirwa	Kenya	2:10:37
April 21, 1996	Petr Pipa	Slovakia	2:16:22
April 30, 1995	Antonio Silio	Argentina	2:09:57
April 24, 1994	Eduard Tukhbatullin	Russia	2:12:58
May 23, 1993	Richard Nerurkar	England	2:10:57
May 24, 1992	Julius Sumawe	Tanzania	2:13:52
May 26, 1991	Jörg Peter	Germany	2:10:43
May 20, 1990	Jörg Peter	Germany	2:11:49
May 21, 1989	Nivaldo Filho	Brazil	2:13:21
April 24, 1988	Martin Vrábel	Czechoslovakia	2:14:55
April 26, 1987	Karel Lismont	Belgium	2:13:46
May 25, 1986	Karel Lismont	Belgium	2:12:12

Women

Year	Winner	Nationality	Time (h:m:s)
May 22, 2011	Fatuma Sado Dergo	Ethiopia	2:28:30
April 25, 2010	Sharon Cherop	Kenya	2:28:38
April 26, 2009	Alessandra Aguilar	Spain	2:29:01
April 27, 2008	Irina Timofeyeva	Russia	2:24:14
April 29, 2007	Ayelech Worku	Ethiopia	2:29:14
April 23, 2006	Robe Tola	Ethiopia	2:24:35
April 17, 2005	Edith Masai	Kenya	2:27:06
April 18, 2004	Emily Kimuria	Kenya	2:28:56
April 27, 2003	Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai	Kenya	2:25:53
April 21, 2002	Sonja Oberem	Germany	2:26:21
April 22, 2001	Sonja Oberem	Germany	2:26:12
April 16, 2000	Manuela Zipse	Germany	2:31:37
April 25, 1999	Katrin Dörre-Heinig	Germany	2:24:35
April 19, 1998	Katrin Dörre-Heinig	Germany	2:25:21
April 27, 1997	Renata Sobiesiak	Poland	2:29:27
April 21, 1996	Krystyna Pieczulis	Poland	2:40:02
April 22, 1995	Angelina Kanana	Kenya	2:27:23
April 24, 1994	Angelina Kanana	Kenya	2:29:59
May 23, 1993	Gabriele Wolf	Germany	2:34:36
May 24, 1992	Gabriele Wolf	Germany	2:36:32
May 26, 1991	Annette Fincke	Germany	2:35:48
May 20, 1990	Judit Nagy	Hungary	2:33:46
May 21, 1989	Jolanda Homminga	Netherlands	2:40:28
April 24, 1988	Charlotte Teske	Germany	2:30:23
April 26, 1987	Charlotte Teske	Germany	2:31:49
May 25, 1986	Magda Ilands	Belgium	2:35:17

References

• List of winners

External links

• Official website
• Marathon Info (French)