Sydney Marathon

The Sydney Marathon is a marathon held annually in Sydney, Australia each September. The event was first held in 1999 as a test event for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, as has continued every year since, as a legacy of the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] In addition to the marathon, a half marathon, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) "Bridge Run", and a 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) "Family Fun Run" are also held under the banner of the Sydney Running Festival.[2] The marathon course record is held by Gebo Burka of Ethiopia, who completed the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 18 seconds in 2014. The fastest woman is the former Ethiopian Makda Harun, now an Australian resident, who ran a time of 2 hours, 28 minutes and 6 seconds in 2017.[3]

Sydney Marathon
DateSeptember
LocationSydney
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
(also half marathon, 10 km, 3.5 km)
Primary sponsorBlackmores
Established2001
Course recordsMen's: 2:09:49 (2019)
Filex Kiprotich
Women's: 2:24:33 (2019)
Stella Barsosio
Official siteSydney Marathon
Participants4,494 (2019)

Introduced in 2001, the Sydney Marathon followed the same course as the marathon during the 2000 Summer Olympics the previous year.[4] During that first year, the women's race was won by Krishna Stanton, who had never run a marathon before, and was doing the event as a result of a challenge from a friend.[4] The Bridge Run was added in 2002, initially as a 10 km event, before being reduced to 9 km in 2005. The Bridge Run has since returned to being an AIMS certified 10 km distance. The marathon and half marathon both finish at the Sydney Opera House, while the shorter runs end at the Royal Botanic Gardens.[5] In 2010 the marathon course was changed to flatten it out which, according to the organisers, makes it "a faster, more scenic and spectator friendly course."[6]

In 2014 the marathon was awarded a Silver Label Road Race by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), then in December 2014 the race was awarded a Gold Label Road Race [7] in time for the 2015 race. As of 2014, nine runners have competed in every Sydney Marathon, and have been dubbed "Blue Line Legends".[8]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 8 November 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of obtaining a 75% refund or transferring their entry to another runner or to 2021.[9]

Winners

Key:    Course record

Year Athlete Nationality Time[lower-alpha 1] Athlete Nationality Time[lower-alpha 1]
Male Female
2019 Filex Kiprotich  Kenya 2:09:49 Stella Barsosio  Kenya 2:24:33
2018 Elijah Kemboi  Kenya 2:13:37 Mercy Kibarus  Kenya 2:31:24
2017 Shota Hattori  Japan 2:15:16 Makda Harun  Ethiopia 2:28:02
2016 Tomohiro Tanigawa  Japan 2:12:11 Makda Harun  Ethiopia 2:32:22
2015 Hisanori Kitajima  Japan 2:12:44 Meriem Wangari  Kenya 2:34:38
2014 Gebo Burka  Ethiopia 2:11:18 Biruktayit Degefa  Ethiopia 2:29:42
2013 Willy Koitile  Kenya 2:13:48 Biruktayit Degefa  Ethiopia 2:32:46
2012 Yuki Kawauchi  Japan 2:11:52 Mitsuko Hirose  Japan 2:48:49
2011 Joel Kemboi  Kenya 2:17:31 Letay Negash  Ethiopia 2:43:22
2010 Issac Serem  Kenya 2:25:17 Helen Stanton  Australia 2:49:58
2009 Julius Seurei  Kenya 2:17:07 Naoko Tsuchiya  Japan 2:52:46
2008 Julius Maritim  Kenya 2:19:01 Lisa Flint  Australia 2:47:43
2007 Julius Maritim  Kenya 2:14:38 Naoko Tsuchiya  Japan 2:43:10
2006 Julius Maritim  Kenya 2:19:51 Naoko Tsuchiya  Japan 2:48:44
2005 Julius Maritim  Kenya 2:21:47 Ruth Kingston  New Zealand 2:53:56
2004 Oswald Revelian  Tanzania 2:21:13 Rina Hill  Australia 2:39:46
2003 Oswald Revelian  Tanzania 2:26:01 Tausi Juma  Ethiopia 2:46:23
2002 Stephen Bwiret  Kenya 2:17:30 Heather Turland  Australia 2:51:06
2001 Damon Harris  New Zealand 2:25:49 Krishna Stanton  Australia 2:38:11
Source (up to 2018): "Previous Winners". Sydney Running Festival.

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References
  1. "Event FAQs". Sydney Running Festival. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. "Entry details". Sydney Running Festival. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. "Previous Winners". Sydney Running Festival. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. "Sydney Marathon: 2001 Results". Coolrunning. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. "Blackmores Sydney Running Festival". Sydney Running Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  6. "Course FAQs". Sydney Running Festival. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. "Blackmores Sydney Marathon Awarded IAAF Road Race Gold Label". Sydney Running Festival. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. "Blue Line Legends". Sydney Running Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  9. https://sydneyrunningfestival.com.au/eventupdate/
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