Hamburg Marathon

The Hamburg Marathon (German: Hamburg-Marathon) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km (26.219 mi) held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.[1][2]

Hamburg Marathon
20,000 cloth bags waiting for the athletes during the 21st Conergy Hamburg Marathon in 2006
DateLate April or early May
LocationHamburg, Germany
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon
Primary sponsorHaspa
Established1986
Course recordsMen's: 2:04:47 (2022)
Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut
Women's: 2:17:23 (2022)
Yalemzerf Yehualaw
Official siteHamburg Marathon
Participants6,618 finishers (2022)
1,979 finishers (2021)
7,774 (2019)
Runner in a formal suit, 2017
Runner in an informal suit (SpongeBob), 2017

History

The first edition took place in 1986 with about 8,000 participants. The Hamburg Marathon was named for the sponsoring companies Hansemarathon (1986–1990), Shell-hanse-Marathon (1991–1997), Shell-Marathon (1998–1999), Hansaplast-Marathon (2000–2002), Olympus-Marathon (2003–2005), Conergy Marathon (2006–2008) and 2009–2010 Möbel Kraft Marathon Hamburg, with 13.938 participants. Several championships are integrated in the marathon, the Hamburg Championships, the Hamburger Betriebssport- Meisterschaften, the Hamburger Polizei- Meisterschaften. In 1988, 1995 and 1999, the German Championships, and in 2006 and 2007, the German Championships for the blind and partially sighted were competed during the Hamburg Marathon.[3]

It is one of Germany's largest road running competitions and a total of 15,174 runners participated in the 25th edition in 2010.[4] The record participation for the event came in 2005 when a total of 17,502 runners completed the course.[5]

Internals disagreements within the organising group and pull-outs from high-profile sponsors affected the race between 2009 and 2011. A new organising group was established for the 2012 race and Hamburger Sparkasse ("Haspa", a regional bank) became the title sponsor. This coincided with a resurgence in the elite level race, as both men's and women's course records were broken.[6]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.[7]

Winners

Key:   Course record   Country's championship race

Ed. Year Male Nationality Time[lower-alpha 1] Female Nationality Time[lower-alpha 1]
36 2022.04.24 CyBrian Kotut  Kenya 2:04:47 Yalemzerf Yehualaw  Ethiopia 2:17:23
35 2021.09.12 Martin Musau  Uganda 2:10:15 Gadise Mulu  Ethiopia 2:26:20
2020postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[7]
34 2019.04.28 Tadu Abate  Ethiopia 2:08:26 Dibabe Kuma  Ethiopia 2:24:42
33 2018.04.29 Solomon Deksisa  Ethiopia 2:06:34 Shitaye Eshete  Bahrain 2:24:51
32 2017.04.23 Tsegaye Mekonnen  Ethiopia 2:07:26 Jéssica Augusto  Portugal 2:25:30
31 2016.04.17 Tesfaye Abera  Ethiopia 2:06:58 Meselech Melkamu  Ethiopia 2:21:54
30 2015.04.26 Lucas Rotich  Kenya 2:07:17 Meseret Hailu  Ethiopia 2:25:41
29 2014.05.04 Shumi Dechasa  Ethiopia 2:06:43 Georgina Rono  Kenya 2:26:47
28 2013.04.21 Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:05:30 Diana Lobačevskė  Lithuania 2:29:17
27 2012.04.29 Shami Abdulahi  Ethiopia 2:05:58 Netsanet Achamo[lower-alpha 2]  Ethiopia 2:24:12
26 2011.05.22 Gudisa Shentema  Ethiopia 2:11:03 Fatuma Sado  Ethiopia 2:28:30
25 2010.04.25 Wilfred Kigen  Kenya 2:09:22 Sharon Cherop  Kenya 2:28:38
24 2009.04.26 Solomon Tside  Ethiopia 2:11:47 Alessandra Aguilar  Spain 2:29:01
23 2008.04.27 David Mandago  Kenya 2:07:23 Irina Timofeyeva  Russia 2:24:14
22 2007.04.29 Rodgers Rop  Kenya 2:07:32 Ayelech Worku  Ethiopia 2:29:14
21 2006.04.23 Julio Rey  Spain 2:06:52 Robe Tola  Ethiopia 2:24:35
20 2005.04.17 Julio Rey  Spain 2:07:38 Edith Masai  Kenya 2:27:06
19 2004.04.18 Vanderlei de Lima  Brazil 2:09:39 Emily Kimuria  Kenya 2:28:56
18 2003.04.27 Julio Rey  Spain 2:07:27 Hellen Kimutai  Kenya 2:25:53
17 2002.04.21 Christopher Kandie  Kenya 2:10:17 Sonja Oberem  Germany 2:26:21
16 2001.04.22 Julio Rey  Spain 2:07:46 Sonja Oberem  Germany 2:26:12
15 2000.04.16 Piotr Gładki  Poland 2:11:06 Manuela Zipse  Germany 2:31:37
14 1999.04.25 David Ngetich  Kenya 2:10:05 Katrin Dörre-Heinig  Germany 2:24:35
13 1998.04.19 Tendai Chimusasa  Zimbabwe 2:10:57 Katrin Dörre-Heinig  Germany 2:25:21
12 1997.04.27 Stephen Kirwa  Kenya 2:10:37 Renata Sobiesiak  Poland 2:29:27
11 1996.04.21 Petr Pipa Slovakia 2:16:22 Krystyna Pieczulis  Poland 2:40:02
10 1995.04.30 Antonio Silio Argentina 2:09:57 Angelina Kanana  Kenya 2:27:23
9 1994.04.24 Eduard Tukhbatullin Russia 2:12:58 Angelina Kanana  Kenya 2:29:59
8 1993.05.23 Richard Nerurkar United Kingdom 2:10:57 Gabriele Wolf  Germany 2:34:36
7 1992.05.24 Julius Sumawe Tanzania 2:13:52 Gabriele Wolf  Germany 2:36:32
6 1991.05.26 Jörg Peter Germany 2:10:43 Annette Fincke  Germany 2:35:48
5 1990.05.20 Jörg Peter Germany 2:11:49 Judit Nagy  Hungary 2:33:46
4 1989.05.21 Nivaldo Filho Brazil 2:13:21 Jolanda Homminga  Netherlands 2:40:28
3 1988.04.24 Martin Vrábeľ Czechoslovakia 2:14:55 Charlotte Teske  West Germany 2:30:23
2 1987.04.26 Karel Lismont Belgium 2:13:46 Charlotte Teske  West Germany 2:31:49
1 1986.05.25 Karel Lismont Belgium 2:12:12 Magda Ilands  Belgium 2:35:17

Notes
  1. h:m:s
  2. Nguriatukei Rael Kiyara was the first finisher in 2:23:47 h but was later disqualified for failing the post-race drug test.

References
  1. "Events Calendar | World Athletics".
  2. "Haspa Marathon Hamburg gets World Athletic Gold Label". 15 November 2019.
  3. "Das Hamburger Top-Laufsportereignis" (in German). www.Laufen-in-Hamburg.de. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  4. Wenig, Jörg (2010-04-26). Kigen and Cherop take Hamburg Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-26.
  5. Steffny, Manfred (2009-04-26). Hamburg Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-04-26.
  6. Butcher, Pat (2012-04-29). Dawit again sub-2:06 as course records tumble in Hamburg. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-01.
  7. https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3dNmAHsnC/
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