Broloppet
| Broloppet | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2000 - 2006 |
| Location | Amager, Denmark to Malmö, Sweden |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 12 June 2000 |
Broloppet (Danish: Broløbet; the Bridge Run) was a running event that took place on the Øresund Bridge between 2000 and 2006. The event was organized by MAI and Sparta Atletik. The first event took place on 12 June 2000. With over 90,000 entrants and 79,719 finishers[1] it remains one of the largest running events ever held, and the world's largest half marathon ahead of Göteborgsvarvet (59,000) and the Great North Run (54,000).
The first race, which was won by Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Tola[2] only three months before he won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, started at the Danish end of the bridge on the island of Amager, continued through the tunnel under the artificial island of Peberholm, over the Öresund Bridge to the finish in Limhamn in Malmö. The competition was originally meant to be a one-time event to celebrate the opening of the Öresund Bridge, but it continued on for six more years until it ended in 2006.
On 12 June 2010 the race was revived as part of the 10th anniversary of the Øresund Bridge. The race distance was the same as the original.
Race results
Men
1. Tesfaye Tola, 
Ethiopia, 59:51
2. Philip Rugut, 
Kenya, 1:00:00
3. Phaustin Baha Sulle, 
Tanzania, 1:00:05
4. Róbert Štefko, 
Slovakia, 1:00:29
5. Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopia, 1:00:30
Women
1. Restituta Joseph, Tanzania, 1:07:59
2. Joyce Chepchumba, Kenya, 1:08:18
3. Lyubov Morgunova, 
Russia, 1:08:45
4. Abeba Tola, Ethiopia, 1:08:48
5. Maria Guida, 
Italy, 1:09:00
References
- ^ Aftonbladet.se "Nära 80,000 deltog i första Broloppet"
- ^ Ontherunevents.com "Broloppet Half-Marathon: World's Largest First-Time Race 96,000 entrants; 80,000 starters" Archived August 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine