The Hamburg Marathon () is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.
History The first edition took place in 1986 with about 8,000 participants. The Hamburg Marathon was named for the sponsoring companies Hansemarathon (1986–1990), Shell-hanse-Marathon (1991–1997), Shell-Marathon (1998–1999), Hansaplast-Marathon (2000–2002), Olympus-Marathon (2003–2005), Conergy Marathon (2006–2008) and 2009–2010 Möbel Kraft Marathon Hamburg, with 13.938 participants. Several championships are integrated in the marathon, the Hamburg Championships, the Hamburger Betriebssport- Meisterschaften, the Hamburger Polizei- Meisterschaften. In 1988, 1995 and 1999, the German Championships, and in 2006 and 2007, the German Championships for the blind and partially sighted were competed during the Hamburg Marathon.
It is one of Germany's largest road running competitions and a total of 15,174 runners participated in the 25th edition in 2010.Wenig, Jörg (2010-04-26). Kigen and Cherop take Hamburg Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-26. The record participation for the event came in 2005 when a total of 17,502 runners completed the course.Steffny, Manfred (2009-04-26). Hamburg Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-04-26.
Internals disagreements within the organising group and pull-outs from high-profile sponsors affected the race between 2009 and 2011. A new organising group was established for the 2012 race and Hamburger Sparkasse ("Haspa", a regional bank) became the title sponsor. This coincided with a resurgence in the elite level race, as both men's and women's course records were broken.Butcher, Pat (2012-04-29). Dawit again sub-2:06 as course records tumble in Hamburg. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-01.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.
Winners Key:
Ed. Year Male Nationality Time Female Nationality Time 39 2025.04.27Amos Kipruto2:03:46Workenesh Edesa2:17:55 38 2024.04.28Bernard Koech2:04:24Irene Cheptai2:18:22 37 2023.04.23Bernard Koech2:04:09Dorcas Tuitoek2:20:09 36 2022.04.24Cybrian Kotut2:04:47Yalemzerf Yehualaw2:17:23 35 2021.09.12Martin Musau2:10:15Gadise Mulu2:26:20 2020 postponed due to coronavirus pandemic 34 2019.04.28Tadu Abate2:08:26Dibabe Kuma2:24:42 33 2018.04.29Solomon Deksisa2:06:34Shitaye Eshete2:24:51 32 2017.04.23Tsegaye Mekonnen2:07:26Jéssica Augusto2:25:30 31 2016.04.17Tesfaye Abera2:06:58Meselech Melkamu2:21:54 30 2015.04.26Lucas Rotich2:07:17Meseret Hailu2:25:41 29 2014.05.04Shumi Dechasa2:06:43Georgina Rono2:26:47 28 2013.04.21Eliud Kipchoge2:05:30Diana Lobačevskė2:29:17 27 2012.04.29Shami Abdulahi2:05:58Netsanet Achamo2:24:12 26 2011.05.22Gudisa Shentema2:11:03Fatuma Sado2:28:30 25 2010.04.25Wilfred Kigen2:09:22Sharon Cherop2:28:38 24 2009.04.26Solomon Tside 2:11:47Alessandra Aguilar 2:29:01 23 2008.04.27David Mandago 2:07:23Irina Timofeyeva 2:24:14 22 2007.04.29Rodgers Rop 2:07:32Ayelech Worku 2:29:14 21 2006.04.23Julio Rey2:06:52Robe Tola 2:24:35 20 2005.04.17Julio Rey 2:07:38Edith Masai 2:27:06 19 2004.04.18Vanderlei de Lima 2:09:39 Emily Kimuria 2:28:56 18 2003.04.27Julio Rey 2:07:27Hellen Kimutai 2:25:53 17 2002.04.21Christopher Kandie 2:10:17Sonja Oberem 2:26:21 16 2001.04.22Julio Rey 2:07:46Sonja Oberem 2:26:12 15 2000.04.16Piotr Gładki 2:11:06Manuela Zipse 2:31:37 14 1999.04.25David Ngetich 2:10:05Katrin Dörre-Heinig 2:24:35 13 1998.04.19Tendai Chimusasa 2:10:57Katrin Dörre-Heinig 2:25:21 12 1997.04.27Stephen Kirwa 2:10:37Renata Sobiesiak 2:29:27 11 1996.04.21Petr Pipa Slovakia 2:16:22Krystyna Pieczulis 2:40:02 10 1995.04.30Antonio Silio Argentina 2:09:57Angelina Kanana 2:27:23 9 1994.04.24Eduard Tukhbatullin Russia 2:12:58Angelina Kanana 2:29:59 8 1993.05.23Richard Nerurkar United Kingdom 2:10:57Gabriele Wolf 2:34:36 7 1992.05.24Julius Sumaye Tanzania 2:13:52Gabriele Wolf 2:36:32 6 1991.05.26Jörg Peter Germany 2:10:43Annette Fincke 2:35:48 5 1990.05.20Jörg Peter Germany 2:11:49Judit Nagy 2:33:46 4 1989.05.21Nivaldo Filho Brazil 2:13:21Jolanda Homminga 2:40:28 3 1988.04.24Martin Vrábeľ Czechoslovakia 2:14:55Charlotte Teske 2:30:23 2 1987.04.26Karel Lismont Belgium 2:13:46Charlotte Teske 2:31:49 1 1986.05.25Karel Lismont Belgium 2:12:12Magda Ilands 2:35:17
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References
List of winners
External links Official website Marathon Info