The Seoul International Women's Ekiden (), also known as the Seoul International Women's Road Relay or the Seoul Ekiden, was an international women's ekiden (marathon relay race) held in Seoul, South Korea.
History The event was founded in 1992, four years after the 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul. Following events like America's Ekiden, it was one of a series of high-profile ekidens held outside Japan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Athletes competed representing their country in a seven-stage race with some others like the Japanese corporate team and national 'B' teams also competing. All editions were for women only and held on the Seoul Olympic marathon course. After an inaugural win by Kenya, "Ma's Army" (the Chinese national team led by Ma Junren) won the 1993 race, setting a course record of 2:13:14 that remains over four minutes faster than any other team's performance in the race's history.
Following the first two editions, the Seoul Ekiden was won by Russia 9 times in a row from 1994 to 2003 (the race was not held in 1997). The race was not held after 2003.
Winners + Seoul Ekiden winning teams (7-stage race) Date Athletes Split Team Time Ref 12 April 1992 Esther Kiplagat 19:52 2:17:08 (marathon) Helen Chepngeno 19:48 Tegla Loroupe 26:29 Helen Kimaiyo Kipkoskei 21:44 Salina Chirchir Kimaiyo 16:50 Pauline Konga 19:18 Margaret Kagiri 13:07 10 April 1993 Zhang Linli 18:53 2:13:14 (marathon) Wang Xu 19:27 Zhang Lirong 24:50 Wang Junxia 21:20 Feng Wenhui 15:59 Gu Dongmei 19:20 Unknown 13:25 10 April 1994 Nina Belikova 19:53 2:17:16 (marathon) Nadezhda Galyamova 19:41 Unknown 26:44 Tatyana Pentukova 22:55 Elena Romanova 15:56 Olga Churbanova 18:53 Ebru Kavaklioglu Kopytova 13:14 9 April 1995 Nina Belikova 20:26 2:18:52 (marathon) Nadezhda Tatarenkova 20:21 Alla Zhilyayeva 26:43 Olga Bondarenko Krentser 21:46 Viktoriya Nenasheva 16:04 Unknown 20:00 Elena Pellois Baranova 13:32 7 April 1996 Unknown 2:19:27 (marathon) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Not held in 1997 12 April 1998 Unknown 2:21:16 (marathon) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 11 April 1999 Unknown 2:20:37 (marathon) Unknown Klara Kachapova 27:03 Tatyana Titova 22:41 Oxana Jelezniak 16:53 Olga Yegorova 20:02 Unknown 9 April 2000 Lidiya Vasilevskaya 20:17 2:21:37 (marathon) Svetlana Baygulova 21:06 Madina Biktagirova 27:31 Anastasia Zubova 16:41 Lyudmila Biktasheva 20:20 Lidiya Grigoryeva 22:25 Galina Bogomolova 13:17 8 April 2001 Anastasia Zubova 19:20 2:17:37 (marathon) Lyudmila Biktasheva 20:13 Sylvia Skvortsova 26:32 Galina Aleksandrova 22:20 Elena Zadorozhnaya 15:47 Olga Yegorova 19:49 Elena Burykina 13:36 7 April 2002 Anastasia Zubova 19:13 2:18:24 (marathon) Nina Belikova 20:46 Viktoriya Klimina 26:32 Olga Romanova 22:20 Elena Zadorozhnaya 16:06 Liliya Shobukhova Volkova 19:26 Tatyana Chulakh 14:01 6 April 2003 Anastasia Zubova 19:58 2:18:06 (marathon) Galina Aleksandrova 19:50 Alla Zhilyayeva 26:14 Galina Bogomolova 22:14 Oksana Belyakova Barak 16:18 Viktoriya Klimina 20:05 Elena Sipatova Chemyshova 13:47
Stage bests + Best stage times per year (7-stage race) Year Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete 1992 6 km 19:52 6 km 19:48 8 km 26:29 7 km 21:44 5 km 16:16 6 km 19:11 4.195 km 13:07 1993 6 km 18:53 6 km 19:27 8 km 24:50 7 km 21:20 5 km 15:59 6 km 19:20 4.195 km 13:13 1994 6 km 19:52 6 km 19:39 8 km 26:44 7 km 22:39 5 km 15:56 6 km 18:53 4.195 km 13:14 1995 6 km 6 km 20:11 8 km 26:43 7 km 21:46 5 km 16:04 6 km 19:19 4.195 km 13:32 1996 6 km 6 km 8 km 7 km 5 km 6 km 4.195 km 1998 6 km 6 km 8 km 7 km 5 km 6 km 4.195 km 1999 6 km 19:57 6 km 19:49 8 km 26:49 7 km 22:41 5 km 6 km 20:02 4.195 km 13:46 2000 6 km 20:00 6 km 19:49 8 km 27:31 7 km 22:25 5 km 16:10 6 km 20:20 4.195 km 13:17 2001 6 km 19:04 6 km 19:37 8 km 26:31 7 km 22:20 5 km 15:47 6 km 19:49 4.195 km 13:36 2002 6 km 19:13 6 km 20:01 8 km 26:32 7 km 22:20 5 km 16:06 6 km 19:26 4.195 km 13:52 2003 6 km 19:58 6 km 19:50 8 km 26:14 7 km 22:14 5 km 16:18 6 km 20:05 4.195 km 13:47
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External links Team results archive