Sydney Marathon

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Sydney Marathon
Date September
Location Sydney
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
(also half marathon, 9 km, 3.5 km)
Established 2001
Official site Sydney Marathon

The Sydney Marathon is a marathon held annually in Sydney, Australia each September. The event was first held in 2001 as a legacy of the 2000 Summer Olympics, which were held in Sydney.[1] In addition to the marathon, a half marathon, 9 kilometres (5.6 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 Gameda of Kenya, who completed the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 18 seconds in 2014. The fastest woman is the Ethiopian Biruktayit Degefa, who ran a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes and 46 seconds in 2013.[3]

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 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]

Results

In bold, race record.

Sydney Marathon results[3]
Year Athlete Nationality Time
(h:m:s)		 Athlete Nationality Time
(h:m:s)
Male Female
2015 Hisanori Kitajima  Japan 2:12:44 Meriem Wangari  Kenya 2:34:38
2014 Gebo Gameda  Kenya 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

References

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