New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon

The New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon (Chinese: 新北市萬金石馬拉松) is the first and only one IAAF Silver Label Road Race in Taiwan.

New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon
Runners in the 2008 event
DateMarch
LocationNew Taipei City, Taiwan
Event typeRoad race
Distance14km, Marathon
Established1979
Course records
  • 14km(F): Kenya Viola Jepchirchir 51:03 (2017)
  • 14km(M): Kenya Tenai Mathayo Kiplimo 45:50 (2017)
  • Marathon(F): Kenya Naomi Jepkosgei Maiyo 2:34:08 (2019)
  • Marathon(M): Kenya Mathew Kipsaat 2:11:17 (2019)
Official siteNew Taipei City Marathon
Participants5,189 (2019)

New Taipei City government started to work with Chinese Taipei Athletics Association in 2014 and applied for IAAF Bronze label. The race was awarded Bronze label in October in 2014, and was upgraded to IAAF Silver Label in December 2017.[1][2]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all registered runners automatically deferred to the 2021 edition without additional payment.[3]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's Winner Time
(h:m:s)		 Women's Winner Time
(h:m:s)
1st 2003  Wu Wen-chien (TPE) 2:30:34  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:50:24
2nd 2004  Jiang Qing-ji (TPE) 2:32:18  Tomoko Sugano (JPN) 2:56:42
3rd 2005  Rik Ceulemans (BEL) 2:24:39  Liliya Yadzhak (RUS) 2:50:26
4th 2006  Wu Wen-chien (TPE) 2:28:19  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:49:47
5th 2007  Wu Wen-chien (TPE) 2:30:11  Wu Wan-ling (TPE) 2:47:08
6th 2008  Rik Ceulemans (BEL) 2:18:13  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:53:39
7th 2009  Li Zuo-bo (TPE) 2:32:19  Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:49:26
10th 2010  Li Zuo-bo (TPE) 2:26:51  Seiki Kimura (JPN) 2:48:37
11th 2011  Sammy Kiptoo (KEN) 2:20:19  Yuki Saito (JPN) 2:39:51
12th 2012  Richard Mutisya (KEN) 2:24:07  Sayaka Maeda (JPN) 2:52:14
13th 2013  Josphat Too (KEN) 2:19:13  Mercy Too (KEN) 2:38:18
14th 2014  Hassane Ahouchar (MAR) 2:17:17  Kim Jong-hyang (PRK) 2:34:53
15th 2015  Eliud Barngetuny (KEN) 2:13:14  Gladys Kipsoi (KEN) 2:39:32
16th 2016  William Chebor (KEN) 2:13:05  Olha Kotovska (UKR) 2:36:38
17th 2017  Hillary Yego (KEN) 2:17:02  Munkhzaya Bayartsogt (MGL) 2:38:08
18th 2018  Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 2:14:12  Nguriatukei Kiyara (KEN) 2:35:57
19th 2019  Mathew Kipsaat (KEN) 2:11:17  Naomi Maiyo (KEN) 2:34:08
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See also

References
  1. New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon. Distance Running. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2018-03-16). Kawauchi targeting course record in New Taipei City . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. http://www.wanjinshi-marathon.com.tw/news/detail/920e90c2-df89-42b5-ba34-bf30f1980bc6


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