Gold Coast Marathon
The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual marathon race on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is "Australia's premier road race",[1] and is one of only two marathons in Australia to hold an IAAF Gold Label status (the other being Sydney). The event is held on the first Sunday of July each year with races also being held the day before. The event was first held on 2 September 1979 as part of a health awareness campaign for the Gold Coast.
Gold Coast Marathon | |
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Date | July |
Location | Gold Coast, Australia |
Event type | road |
Distance | Marathon, Half marathon |
Established | 1979 |
Course records | Men's: 2:07:50 (2019) Women's: 2:24:49 (2018) |
Official site | Gold Coast Marathon |
Participants | 5,769 (2019) |
The men's course record of 2:07:50 hours is held by Yuta Shitara (2019), while Ruth Chebitok is the women's course record holder with her run of 2:24:49 hours in 2018.[2][3]
History
The inaugural Gold Coast Marathon was held on 2 September 1979 in the suburb of Evandale. It started and ended at the Evandale Civic Centre and consisted of 6 laps over Chevron Island Bridge, through Surfers Paradise and over the Isle of Capri Bridge. There were 124 competitors in the marathon, 144 competitors in the half marathon and 423 competitors in an additional fun run. The winning male and female were Eric Sigmont from Victoria and Mary Murison from Lismore. [4]
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants receiving refunds.[lower-alpha 1][6][5]
Winners
Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[6] | |||
2019 | 2:07:50 | 2:27:56 | ||
2018 | 2:09:49 | 2:24:49 | ||
2017 | 2:08:59 | 2:25:34 | ||
2016 | 2:09:00 | 2:26:40 | ||
2015 | 2:08:42 | 2:28:25 | ||
2014 | 2:09:14 | 2:28:51 | ||
2013 | 2:10:01 | 2:27:17 | ||
2012 | 2:10:35 | 2:30:36 | ||
2011 | 2:10:01 | 2:30:08 | ||
2010 | 2:13:53 | 2:31:33 | ||
2009 | 2:11:58 | 2:42:22 | ||
2008 | 2:14:17 | 2:38:16 | ||
2007 | 2:20:07 | 2:33:22 | ||
2006 | 2:14:13 | 2:41:06 | ||
2005 | 2:16:10 | 2:34:42 | ||
2004 | 2:15:47 | 2:40:53 | ||
2003 | 2:12:53 | 2:40:10 | ||
2002 | 2:15:22 | 2:37:48 | ||
2001 | 2:13:36 | 2:35:40 | ||
2000 | 2:16:39 | 2:44:04 | ||
1999 | 2:14:02 | 2:35:19 | ||
1998 | 2:11:15 | 2:33:34 | ||
1997 | 2:11:21 | 2:32:43 | ||
1996 | 2:20:20 | 2:40:17 | ||
1995 | 2:13:59 | 2:38:42 | ||
1994 | 2:15:05 | 2:43:20 | ||
1993 | 2:15:31 | 2:29:29 | ||
1992 | 2:14:14 | 2:35:45 | ||
1991 | 2:14:01 | 2:36:23 | ||
1990 | 2:15:15 | 2:40:57 | ||
1989 | 2:10:11 | 2:51:30 | ||
1988 | 2:10:44 | 2:39:25 | ||
1987 | 2:18:24 | 2:54:22 | ||
1986 | 2:14:59 | 2:47:09 | ||
1985 | 2:17:10 | 2:54:55 | ||
1984 | 2:23:16 | 2:57:13 | ||
1983 | 2:16:22 | 2:49:17 | ||
1982 | 2:19:21 | 2:43:25 | ||
1981 | 2:24:04 | 2:58:33 | ||
1980 | 2:23:02 | 2:58:33 | ||
1979 | 2:28:44 | 2:58:17 | ||
See also
Notes
- Registrants who paid by credit card would receive refunds automatically (minus credit card fees), while other registrants would receive a full refund via direct deposit after supplying bank details.[5]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "IAAF: Mungara takes third Gold Coast Marathon victory while Chebitok sets race record- News - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Yuta Shitara sets race record in Gold Coast Marathon victory". Japan Times. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- History of the Gold Coast Marathon: 1979 Archived 14 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200520000502/https://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/faq-2/
- https://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/2020/05/20/event-update/