Podgorica Marathon
| Podgorica Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | Last Sunday of October |
| Location | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, Half marathon |
| Established | 1994 |
| Official site | www |
The Podgorica Marathon is an annual road running event in Montenegro, which features a full-length (42.195 km) marathon, half marathon as well as a 5km fun run race.
A group of enthusiasts came up with a plan to organise a marathon in Podgorica and the first edition took place on 8 October 1994. The 2011 edition of the race featured more than 3000 runners from 33 countries. Slađana Perunović set a women's Montenegrin record in the marathon at the event, finishing second in a time of 2:41:02 hours.[1]
The 2014 course for the full-length marathon led from central Podgorica to the southern suburb of Golubovci, then east through the Zeta Plain, to the town of Tuzi, before returning to the center of the city. The half marathon race course started in Danilovgrad, finishing at the center of Podgorica. The 5km fun run course circles the urban center of Podgorica. All the courses finish at the same spot, Independence Square.
Marathon winners
Key: Course record
| Edition | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1994 |  Borislav Dević (FR Yugoslavia)
|
2:23:24 | Ilona Kalmar (FR Yugoslavia)
|
3:04:55 |
| 2nd | 1995 | Srba Nikolić (FR Yugoslavia)
|
2:30:45 | Ilona Kalmar (FR Yugoslavia)
|
3:04:08 |
| 3rd | 1996 |  Wodajo Bulti (ETH)
|
2:21:05 |  Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci (MDA)
|
2:49:35 |
| 4th | 1997 |  Petko Stefanov (BUL)
|
2:11:41 | Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci (MDA)
|
2:49:25 |
| 5th | 1998 | Petko Stefanov (BUL)
|
2:15:16 | Vesna Stevanović (FR Yugoslavia)
|
2:45:25 |
| 6th | 1999 |  Yuriy Chizhov (RUS)
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2:22:29 | Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci (MDA)
|
2:42:46 |
| 7th | 2000 | Sreten Ninković (FR Yugoslavia)
|
2:28:08 | Vesna Stevanović (FR Yugoslavia)
|
3:11:16 |
| 8th | 2001 |  Đuro Kodžo (BIH)
|
2:30:11 | Vesna Stevanović (FR Yugoslavia)
|
2:59:45 |
| 9th | 2002 |  Maricel Gaman (ROM)
|
2:23:28 | Vesna Stevanović (FR Yugoslavia)
|
2:45:54 |
| 10th | 2003 |  Emmanuel Kosgei (KEN)
|
2:12:48 | Olesya Nurgaliyeva (RUS)
|
2:36:08 |
| 11th | 2004 | Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA)
|
2:21:41 | Tatyana Perepelkina (RUS)
|
2:46:58 |
| 12th | 2005 | Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA)
|
2:23:59 | Tatyana Perepelkina (RUS)
|
2:41:56 |
| 13th | 2006 |  Luwis Masunda (ZIM)
|
2:29:12 | Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci (MDA)
|
2:56:35 |
| 14th | 2007 | Mike Fokoroni (ZIM)
|
2:19:08 | Tatyana Perepelkina (RUS)
|
2:47:12 |
| 15th | 2008 | Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA)
|
2:14:50 |  Olivera Jevtić (SRB)
|
2:40:05 |
| 16th | 2009 | Dmitry Safronov (RUS)
|
2:11:51 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB)
|
2:31:18 |
| 17th | 2010 | Buliche Mendaya (ETH)
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2:16:05 | Ana Subotić (SRB)
|
2:43:22 |
| 18th | 2011 |  Oleg Gurs (BLR)
|
2:18:52 | Ana Subotić (SRB)
|
2:40:36 |
| 19th | 2012 | Elisha Sawe (KEN)
|
2:19:23 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB)
|
2:37:58 |
| 20th[2] | 2013 | Anthony Wangechi (KEN)
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2:15:00 |  Slađana Perunović (MNE)
|
2:42:35 |
| 21st | 2014 | Silas Toek (KEN)
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2:16:02 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB)
|
2:38:19 |
| 22nd | 2015 | Justus Kiprono (KEN)
|
2:19:20 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB)
|
2:39:32 |
| 23rd | 2016 | Abel Rop (KEN)
|
2:19:17 | Gladys Biwott (KEN)
|
2:42:18 |
| 24th | 2017 | Abel Rop (KEN)
|
2:15:29 | Rebby Koech (KEN)
|
2:37:47 |
References
- ^ October 2011 AIMS Results. AIMS (October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
- ^ October 2013. AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
- List of winners
- Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-10-31). Podgorica Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.