Guangzhou Marathon

The Guangzhou Marathon is an annual marathon race held in December in the city of Guangzhou, China.

Guangzhou Marathon
DateDecember
LocationGuangzhou, China
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established2012
Course recordsMen: 2:08:04 (2019)
Gebretsadik Abraha Adihana
Women: 2:23:50 (2019)
Hiwot Gebrekidan

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)
1 18 Nov 2012  Bekana Daba (ETH) 2:11:05  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:26:46
2 24 Nov 2013  Sisay Jisa (ETH) 2:11:25  Goitetom Haftu Tesema (ETH) 2:39:17
3 23 Nov 2014  Deressa Chimsa (ETH) 2:13:08  Agnes Jeruto Barsosio (KEN) 2:31:17
4 6 Dec 2015  Raji Assefa (ETH) 2:11:46  Tizita Terecha (ETH) 2:28:02
5 11 Dec 2016  Salah-Eddine Bounasr (MAR) 2:11:09  Aynalem Kassahun (ETH) 2:31:52
6 10 Dec 2017  Dickson Tuwei (KEN) 2:10:03  Rahma Tusa (ETH) 2:25:12
7 9 Dec 2018  Mohamed Ziani (MAR) 2:10:44  Tigist Girma (ETH) 2:26:44
8 8 Dec 2019  Gebretsadik Abraha Adihana (ETH) 2:08:04  Hiwot Gebrekidan (ETH) 2:23:50
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References
  1. "Young runner dies after Guangzhou Marathon". China Daily. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. Croze, Cristophe (27 November 2012). "Two young runners die in Guangzhou marathon". GB Times. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. "Ethiopians dominate Guangzhou Marathon, seven runners break event record". Xinhua. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.


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