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Helsinki City Marathon

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Helsinki City Marathon
Runners on the 2007 Helsinki City Marathon
DateMay
LocationHelsinki,Finland
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon,Half marathon,5K run
Established1981
Course recordsMen's:2:12:47(1993)
SpainMartín Fiz
Women's:2:36:14(1991)
Soviet UnionAlbina Galimova
Official siteHelsinki City Marathon
Participants1,402 finishers (2021)
1,367 (2020)
1,746 (2019)

TheGarmin Helsinki City Marathonis an annualmarathonheld inHelsinki,Finland.It was established in 1981[1]and it used to be held in August but has now moved to May, on the day calledHelsinki City Running Day.

The Superman running the Helsinki City Marathon in 2007.
Helsinki City Marathon in 2011.

The 2007 marathon drew more than 6,000 participants and 50,000 watchers.

The course starts near the statue ofPaavo Nurmiand finishes at theOlympic Stadium.Various parks, miles ofBaltic Seacoastline, and the Helsinki City centre are all located along the route.

The typical race temperatures have been between 18 and 22 °C and the race time limit is 6 hours. The first prize amounts to3,500.

The 2008 marathon was run on 16 August. The 2009 marathon was run on 15 August. The 2011 marathon was run on 20 August. The 2012 marathon was run on 18 August. The 2018 marathon was run on 19 May.

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2020.10.03 due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[2][3]

Winners[edit]

Key: Course record

Men[edit]

Year Athlete Country Time
1991 Anatoliy Korepanov Soviet Union 2:18:06
1992 Aleksandr Belyayev Russia 2:20:39
1993 Martín Fiz Spain 2:12:47
1994 Zerehune Gizaw Ethiopia 2:20:18
1995 Tesfaye Bekele Ethiopia 2:16:59
1996 Julius Mitibani Tanzania 2:19:00
1997 Julius Mitibani Tanzania 2:18:07
1998 Julius Mitibani Tanzania 2:21:24
1999 Pavel Loskutov Estonia 2:19:18
2000 Nikolaos Polias Greece 2:18:46
2001 Daniel Komen Kenya 2:18:43
2002 Sebastian Panga Tanzania 2:18:39
2003 Giorgio Calcaterra Italy 2:20:55
2004 Dmitry Kondrashov Russia 2:21:29
2005 Vener Kashayev Russia 2:20:07
2006 Francis Wachira Kenya 2:18:26
2007 Peter Biwott Kenya 2:20:31
2008 Johnstone Chebii Kenya 2:24:31
2009 Pavel Andreev Russia 2:22:34
2010 Gezahagne Girma Ethiopia 2:22:36
2011 Dominic Ondoro Kenya 2:23:24
2012 Titus Kurgat Kenya 2:22:45[4]
2013 Hosea Kiplagat Kenya 2:22:26
2014 Justus Kiprono Kenya 2:20:42
2015 Hiroki Nakajima Japan 2:38:25
2016 Robert Magut Kenya 2:27:31
2017 Robert Magut Kenya 2:27:40
2018 Robert Magut Kenya 2:29:42
2019 Robert Magut Kenya 2:27:09
2020 Joni Hirvikallio Finland 2:29:47
2021 Eric Mangeh Cameroon 2:21:37
2022 Oscar Holmström Finland 2:24:57
2023 Eric Mangeh Cameroon 2:26:14
2024 Oscar Holmström Finland 2:24:10

Women[edit]

Year Athlete Country Time
1991 Albina Galimova Soviet Union 2:36:14
1992 Garifa Baijanova Kazakhstan 2:42:41
1993 Anne Jääskeläinen Finland 2:43:32
1994 Sylvia Renz Germany 2:41:30
1995 Roza Vladimirova Russia 2:54:03
1996 Svetlana Netchaeva Russia 2:47:38
1997 Galina Zhulyeva Ukraine 2:41:38
1998 Tatyana Maslova Russia 2:45:30
1999 Tatyana Maslova Russia 2:47:10
2000 Tatyana Zolotareva Russia 2:44:31
2001 Tatyana Zolotareva Russia 2:45:56
2002 Tatyana Zolotareva Russia 2:50:10
2003 Tatyana Zolotareva Russia 2:57:03
2004 Jennifer Lotoiywo Kenya 2:57:31
2005 Minna Kainlauri Finland 3:00:29
2006 Haile Kebebush Ethiopia 2:52:47
2007 Flora Kandie Kenya 2:51:05
2008 Margarita Plaksina Russia 2:40:47
2009 Margarita Plaksina Russia 2:45:28
2010 Leena Puotiniemi Finland 2:49:11
2011 Leena Puotiniemi Finland 2:38:05
2012 Salome Biwott Kenya 2:41:54[4]
2013 Leena Puotiniemi Finland 2:42:03
2014 Natalya Starkova Russia 2:37:56
2015 Elina Junnila Finland 2:54:13
2016 Anna Herzberg Germany 2:56:29
2017 Anastasia Zakharova Russia 3:06:44
2018 Katarina Skräddar Finland 2:54:45
2019 Katarina Skräddar Finland 2:50:56
2020 Soili Kosonen Finland 2:55:28
2021 Aleksandra Borodinova Russia 2:43:22
2022 Annemari Kiekara Finland 2:41:11
2023 Petra Kilpeläinen Finland 2:47:54
2024 Koleta Moravcová Czech Republic 3:07:15

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^HELSINKI CITY MARATON 40-VUOTIS JUHLAMITALI – Helsinki City Running Day(in Finnish)
  2. ^"Helsinki City Running Day postponed to early autumn due to Coronavirus |".12 March 2020.
  3. ^"Helsinki City Running Day postponed to 3rd of October and returns to the Olympic Stadium |".April 2020.
  4. ^ab"Results 2012".Helsinki City Marathon.Retrieved17 November2012.

External links[edit]

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