Osaka Marathon
| Osaka Marathon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | late October or November |
| Location | Osaka, Japan  |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | K-Opticom Corporation |
| Established | 2011 |
| Course records | Men: Old course - 2:11:43 (2014)  Jackson LimoNew course - 2:07:47 (2019)  Asefa TeferaWomen: Old course - 2:31:19 (2018)  Soud KanbouchiaNew course - 2:26:29 (2019) Aberu Mekuria |
| Official site | Osaka Marathon |
| Participants | 31,594 (2019) 53,363 (2018) |
The Osaka Marathon (大阪マラソン, Osaka Marason) is an annual marathon road running event for men and women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held in late October in the city of Osaka, Japan. There is also a "challenge run" with a distance of 8.8km.[1] In 2019 edition of the race, a new race course was introduced where it starts near to and finishs at the Osaka Castle Park. [2]
The event is jointly hosted by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese national newspaper. The first edition took place on October 30, 2011. In total, 27161 runners started the marathon race and of these 26175 finished the full distance.[3]
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]
Winners
Key: Course record
| Edition | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | October 30, 2011 | Elijah Sang (KEN)
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2:12:43 |  Lidia Șimon (ROM)
|
2:32:48 |
| 2nd | November 25, 2012 |  Ser-Od Bat-Ochir (MGL)
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2:11:54 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) (2)
|
2:33:14 |
| 3rd[5] | October 27, 2013 | Jackson Limo (KEN)
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2:12:06 | Monica Jepkoech (KEN)
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2:39:23 |
| 4th | October 26, 2014 | Jackson Limo (KEN) (2)
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2:11:43 |  Maryna Damantsevich (BLR)
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2:33:04 |
| 5th | October 25, 2015 | Daniel Kosgei (KEN)
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2:13:46 | Maryna Damantsevich (BLR) (2)
|
2:32:28 |
| 6th | October 30, 2016 | Benjamin Ngandu (KEN)
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2:12:47 | Yoshiko Sakamoto (JPN)
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2:36:02 |
| 7th | November 26, 2017 |  Kaleab Selomon (ERI)
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2:12:03 | Yumiko Kinoshita (JPN)
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2:34:38 |
| 8th | November 25, 2018 | Charles Munyeki (KEN)
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2:14:11 | Soud Kanbouchia (MAR)
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2:31:19 |
| 9th | December 1, 2019 | Asefa Tefera (ETH) |
2:07:47 | Aberu Mekuria (ETH) |
2:26:29 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[4] | ||||
References
- ^ Osaka Marathon website Outline of the Osaka Marathon
- ^ New Course Set for 9th Osaka Marathon, One of Japan's Biggest Citizens' Marathons; Ready to Accept Entry Applications from April 5
- ^ October 2011 AIMS Results. AIMS (October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20200720024551/https://www.osaka-marathon.com/index_en.html
- ^ October 2013. AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
External links
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