Barcelona Marathon
Barcelona Marathon | |
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Date | March |
Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Zurich |
Established | 1978 |
Course records | Men's: 2:06:04 (2019) Alemu Bekele Women's: 2:24:44 (2019) Kuftu Tahir |
Official site | Barcelona Marathon |
Participants | 13,437 (2019) |
The Zurich Barcelona Marathon (Catalan: Marató Barcelona), formerly the Catalunya Marathon (Marató de Catalunya), is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, first held in 1978. It takes place in March. The marathon is categorized as a Silver Label Road Race by World Athletics.[1]
History
The race started as the Catalunya Marathon (Marató de Catalunya) in 1978, and the name was changed to the current one in 2005.[2]
In 2010, Kenyan Jackson Kipkoech Kotut won the race in a time of 2:07:30 hours. This was a course record and also the fastest marathon ever run in Spain.[3] Over 10,000 participants took part in the event that year.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the event being rescheduled for 2020.10.25.[4]
Course
The route starts and finishes at Plaça d'Espanya, at the foot of Montjuïc, in the Sants-Montjuïc district. It passes Camp Nou, back to Plaça d'Espanya, past Sagrada Família, near the beach in northeast, around the old city, back to the shore and back to Plaça d'Espanya. It has many straight parts separated by sharp street corners. The route feels flat, but looks more hilly on a height profile diagram. It has some long slow inclines, notably around 25–27 km and 39–41 km.
Winners
Key: Course record
Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] |
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1st | 1978 | David Patterson (USA) | 2:23:15 | Matilde Gómez (ESP) | 3:55:33 |
2nd | 1979 | David Patterson (USA) | 2:19:37 | Matilde Gómez (ESP) | 3:18:48 |
3rd | 1980 | Don Faircloth (GBR) | 2:19:42 | Joaquima Casas (ESP) | 3:09:53 |
4th | 1981 | Martin Knapp (GBR) | 2:18:56 | Iciar Martínez (ESP) | 2:47:12 |
5th | 1982 | Michael Pinocci (USA) | 2:14:30 | Rita Borralho (POR) | 2:46:58 |
6th | 1983 | Allan Zachariasen (DEN) | 2:11:05 | Anna Domoratskaya (URS) | 2:48:21 |
7th | 1984 | Werner Meier (SUI) | 2:14:50 | Margaret Lockley (GBR) | 2:41:42 |
8th | 1985 | Rafael García (ESP) | 2:18:16 | Joaquima Casas (ESP) | 2:48:01 |
9th | 1986 | Frederik Vandervennet (BEL) | 2:15:45 | Deborah Heath (GBR) | 2:48:22 |
10th | 1987 | Pär Wallin (SWE) | 2:13:59 | Joaquima Casas (ESP) | 2:43:28 |
11th | 1988 | Fernando Díaz (ESP) | 2:19:58 | Deborah Heath (GBR) | 2:45:35 |
12th | 1989 | Doug Kurtis (USA) | 2:16:37 | Martine van de Gehuchte (BEL) | 2:37:41 |
13th | 1990 | Allan Zachariasen (DEN) | 2:16:30 | Elisenda Pucurull (ESP) | 2:43:12 |
14th | 1991 | Kazuya Nishimoto (JPN) | 2:16:32 | Satoe Minegishi (JPN) | 2:38:37 |
15th | 1992 | John Burra (TAN) | 2:12:46 | Maria Starovska (CZE) | 2:34:07 |
16th | 1993 | Volmir Herbstrith (BRA) | 2:13:25 | Emma Scaunich (ITA) | 2:36:16 |
17th | 1994 | Benito Ojeda (ESP) | 2:15:14 | Marina Ivanova (RUS) | 2:40:30 |
18th | 1995 | Igor Tyazhkorob (RUS) | 2:21:12 | Núria Pastor (ESP) | 2:44:19 |
19th | 1996 | Benito Ojeda (ESP) | 2:16:57 | Giselle Camilleri (MLT) | 2:48:17 |
20th | 1997 | Abdeslam Serrokh (MAR) | 2:12:53 | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) | 2:30:06 |
21st | 1998 | Abdeslam Serrokh (MAR) | 2:09:48 | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) | 2:30:05 |
22nd | 1999 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 2:16:24 | Eva Sanz (ESP) | 2:37:56 |
23rd | 2000 | William Musyoki (KEN) | 2:12:18 | Griselda González (ESP) | 2:31:12 |
24th | 2001 | Benedict Ako (TAN) | 2:13:53 | Leone Justino da Silva (BRA) | 2:40:32 |
25th | 2002 | Benjamin Rotich (KEN) | 2:12:07 | Galina Zhulyeva (UKR) | 2:40:33 |
26th | 2003 | Alberto Juzdado (ESP) | 2:10:53 | Kenza Wahbi (MAR) | 2:38:36 |
27th | 2004 | Driss Lakhaouja (MAR) | 2:15:59 | Karin Schön (SWE) | 2:42:54 |
2005 | not held[b] | ||||
28th | 2006 | Joseph Nguran (KEN) | 2:12:36 | Haile Kebebush (ETH) | 2:41:23 |
29th | 2007 | Johnstone Chebii (KEN) | 2:12:04 | Kristijna Loonen (NED) | 2:42:03 |
30th | 2008 | Hosea Kosgei (KEN) | 2:14:42 | Mihret Tadesse (ETH) | 2:42:17 |
31st | 2009 | Johnstone Chebii (KEN) | 2:14:01 | Tadelesh Debre (ETH) | 2:39:43 |
32nd | 2010 | Jackson Kotut (KEN) | 2:07:30 | Debola Wudnesh (ETH) | 2:31:50 |
33rd | 2011 | Levi Matebo (KEN) | 2:07:31 | Josephine Ambjörnsson (SWE) | 2:45:31 |
34th | 2012 | Julius Chepkwony (KEN) | 2:11:14 | Emily Samoei (KEN) | 2:26:53 |
35th | 2013 | Gezahegne Abera (ETH) | 2:10:17 | Lemelem Berha (ETH) | 2:34:39 |
36th | 2014 | Getachew Abayu (ETH) | 2:10:45 | Frasiah Nyambura (KEN) | 2:32:26 |
37th | 2015 | Philip Kangogo (KEN) | 2:08:16 | Aynalem Kassahun (ETH) | 2:28:20 |
38th | 2016 | Dino Sefir (ETH) | 2:09:31 | Valerie Aiyabei (KEN) | 2:25:26 |
39th | 2017 | Jonah Chesum (KEN) | 2:08:56 | Helen Bekele (ETH) | 2:25:04 |
40th | 2018 | Anthony Maritim (KEN) | 2:08:08 | Ruth Chebitok (KEN) | 2:25:46 |
41st | 2019 | Alemu Bekele (BHR) | 2:06:04 | Kuftu Tahir (ETH) | 2:24:44 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar/marathon-and-road-races
- ^ Michiels, Frieda and Paul; Minshull, Phil; Gasparovic, Juraj; Loonstra, Klaas (11 March 2009). "Barcelona Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/07/sports/07reuters-health-coronavirus-barcelona-marathon.html
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- Barcelona Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2013-04-13.