Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon
69°38′44.1″N 19°0′51.8″E / 69.645583°N 19.014389°E
Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon | |
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Date | June |
Location | Tromsø, Norway |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | SpareBank 1 |
Established | 1990 |
Course records | Men's: 2:20:31 (2019)![]() Women's: 2:38:22 (2001) ![]() |
Official site | Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon |
Participants | 246 finishers (2021) 1,022 (2019) |
Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon is the northernmost Association of International Marathons and Distance Races certified marathon in the world. The Midnight Sun Marathon is hosted annually by the Norwegian city of Tromsø in June each year.
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History
The Midnight Sun Marathon first started in 1990 and has runners from most of the world, attracted by its special feature of running in the midnight sun. The race starts and finishes at the city centre. The runners are facing the Tromsø Bridge after 2 km; an uphill from 6 to 43 meters over sea level. After running about 20 km the runners recross the bridge, and return through the city centre. The field record of the marathon is 2:38:22 for women and 2:20:56 for men.[1][2]
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
Course records
- Male: 2:20:56 - Knut Hegvold (Norway) 1996
- Female: 2:38:22 - Brynhild Synstnes (Norway) 2001
Winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner Freh Zenebe | Time (h:m:s) |
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31st | 2021 | ![]() |
2:24:36 | ![]() |
3:03:07 |
2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3] | ||||
30th | 2019 | ![]() |
2:20:31 | ![]() |
2:50:49 |
29th | 2018 | ![]() |
2:23:00 | ![]() |
3:09:31 |
28th | 2017 | ![]() |
2:26:30 | ![]() |
3:00:32 |
27th | 2016 | ![]() |
2:31:55 | ![]() |
2:59:35 |
26th | 2015 | ![]() |
2:26:15 | ![]() |
2:49:07 |
25th | 2014 | ![]() |
2:28:54 | ![]() |
2:46:46 |
24th | 2013 | ![]() |
2:25:20 | ![]() |
2:53:33 |
23rd | 2012 | ![]() |
2:29:37 | ![]() |
2:45:13 |
22nd | 2011 | ![]() |
2:34:17 | ![]() |
2:58:01 |
21st | 2010 | ![]() |
2:28:42 | ![]() |
2:59:17 |
20th | 2009 | ![]() |
2:31:20 | ![]() |
2:47:15 |
19th | 2008 | ![]() |
2:23:14 | ![]() |
3:17:51 |
18th | 2007 | ![]() |
2:36:19 | ![]() |
3:15:30 |
17th | 2006 | ![]() |
2:43:12 | ![]() |
3:18:20 |
16th | 2005 | ![]() |
2:36:11 | ![]() |
2:54:45 |
15th | 2004 | ![]() |
2:27:48 | ![]() |
2:59:55 |
14th | 2003 | ![]() |
2:30:25 | ![]() |
3:22:42 |
13th | 2002 | ![]() |
2:24:24 | ![]() |
3:27:25 |
12th | 2001 | ![]() |
2:25:11 | ![]() |
2:38:22 |
11th | 2000 | ![]() |
2:33:25 | ![]() |
3:27:20 |
10th | 1999 | ![]() |
2:26:48 | ![]() |
2:46:03 |
9th | 1998 | ![]() |
2:29:26 | ![]() |
2:42:12 |
8th | 1997 | ![]() |
2:30:54 | ![]() |
3:04:25 |
7th | 1996 | ![]() |
2:20:56 | ![]() |
3:07:09 |
6th | 1995 | ![]() |
2:23:51 | ![]() |
3:13:33 |
5th | 1994 | ![]() |
2:23:49 | ![]() |
2:54:55 |
4th | 1993 | ![]() |
2:23:21 | ![]() |
2:47:25 |
3rd | 1992 | ![]() |
2:26:12 | ![]() |
2:54:23 |
2nd | 1991 | ![]() |
2:29:33 | ![]() |
2:53:13 |
1st | 1990 | ![]() |
2:30:13 | ![]() |
2:49:08 |
See also
References
- ^ Midnight Sun Marathon – Tromsø
- ^ About Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon Archived 2010-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Midnight Sun Marathon".
External links