Guangzhou Marathon
The Guangzhou Marathon is an annual marathon race held in December in the city of Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Marathon | |
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Date | December |
Location | Guangzhou, China |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 2012 |
Course records | Men: 2:08:04 (2019)![]() Women: 2:23:50 (2019) ![]() |
History
The event was first held on 18 November 2012. Two people died during the event: a 21 year old male student died after completing the 10 km race and a 25 year old real estate agent collapsed before completing the 5 km race.[1][2]
In 2019, both winners won the event with a new course record: Gebretsadik Abraha Adihana won the men's race with a time of 2:08:04 and Hiwot Gebrekidan won the women's race with a time of 2:23:50.[3]
Past winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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1 | 18 Nov 2012 | ![]() |
2:11:05 | ![]() |
2:26:46 |
2 | 24 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
2:11:25 | ![]() |
2:39:17 |
3 | 23 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
2:13:08 | ![]() |
2:31:17 |
4 | 6 Dec 2015 | ![]() |
2:11:46 | ![]() |
2:28:02 |
5 | 11 Dec 2016 | ![]() |
2:11:09 | ![]() |
2:31:52 |
6 | 10 Dec 2017 | ![]() |
2:10:03 | ![]() |
2:25:12 |
7 | 9 Dec 2018 | ![]() |
2:10:44 | ![]() |
2:26:44 |
8 | 8 Dec 2019 | ![]() |
2:08:04 | ![]() |
2:23:50 |
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References
- "Young runner dies after Guangzhou Marathon". China Daily. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Croze, Cristophe (27 November 2012). "Two young runners die in Guangzhou marathon". GB Times. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "Ethiopians dominate Guangzhou Marathon, seven runners break event record". Xinhua. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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