Czech Republic Marathon Championships

The Czech Republic Marathon Championships is the annual national championships for marathon running in the Czech Republic. The race serves as a way of designating the Czech national champion for the marathon. The race was first contested in 1993 for both men and women. The championships have been held at different venues, but since 1998 all events have taken place in the capital city of Prague.

The fastest time recorded in the Czech Republic Marathon Championships is 2:12:35 by Róbert Štefko during the Prague Marathon in 2004. The record women's time, set in 1995 in Pardubice, is 2:27:00 by Alena Peterková. Athletes with the most championships are Petra Pastorová, with six women's titles, and Petr Pechek, with five men's titles. The only other runner with five titles is Ivana Martincová.

Venue Since 1998, the championships have taken place in Prague as part of the Prague Marathon, with the exception of 2020, when no race was held, and 2021, when an elite-only event titled Battle of the Teams was held in Prague instead of the open race. Prior to 1998, the Ostrava Marathon served as the championship race in 1996, and the Mělnik Marathon was a one-time host of the race in 1997.

Men's results YearLocationVenueCzech winnerTime2025PraguePrague MarathonYann Havlena2:21:122024PraguePrague MarathonMartin Edlman2:22:192023PraguePrague MarathonVít Pavlišta (4)2:19:142022PraguePrague Marathon (3)2:18:432021PragueBattle of the TeamsVít Pavlišta (3)2:18:282020 2019PraguePrague MarathonVít Pavlišta (2)2:16:302018PraguePrague MarathonJiří Homoláč (2)2:20:092017PraguePrague MarathonPetr Pechek (5)2:21:222016PraguePrague MarathonPetr Pechek (4)2:22:142015PraguePrague MarathonVít Pavlišta2:17:512014PraguePrague MarathonPetr Pechek (3)2:21:412013PraguePrague MarathonJiří Homoláč2:21:372012PraguePrague MarathonJan Kreisinger2:16:262011PraguePrague MarathonPetr Pechek (2)2:18:282010PraguePrague MarathonPetr Pechek2:22:182009PraguePrague MarathonMulugeta Serbessa2:27:162008PraguePrague MarathonRóbert Štefko (2)2:23:532007PraguePrague Marathon (2)2:18:552006PraguePrague MarathonPavel Faschingbauer2:17:132005PraguePrague Marathon (4)2:17:592004PraguePrague MarathonRóbert Štefko 2:12:352003PraguePrague MarathonJan Bláha (3)2:22:212002PraguePrague MarathonJiří Wallenfels2:25:522001PraguePrague MarathonJan Bláha (2)2:15:542000PraguePrague MarathonJan Bláha2:18:431999PraguePrague MarathonPavel Kryška (2)2:19:191998PraguePrague MarathonPavel Kryška2:17:131997MělníkMělník MarathonVáclav Ožana2:29:581996OstravaOstrava MarathonVlastimil Bukovjan2:22:481995PardubicePetr Bukovjan2:20:331994PardubicePetr Klimeš2:18:281993OtrokoviceRudolf Jun2:19:19

Multiple winners Petr Pechek is a five-time marathon champion, more than anybody else. He celebrated his fifth win in 2017 at the age of 34.

+Multiple winners of the men's Czech Republic Marathon Championships RunnerTotalYearsPetr Pechek52010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 201742000, 2001, 2003, 2005Vít Pavlišta42015, 2019, 2021, 202332013, 2018, 2022Pavel Kryška21998, 199922006, 2007Róbert Štefko22004, 2008

Women's results YearLocationVenueCzech winnerTime2025PraguePrague MarathonTereza Hrochová2:34:042024PraguePrague MarathonPetra Pastorová (6)2:47:042023PraguePrague MarathonMoira Stewartová2:31:542022PraguePrague MarathonMarcela Joglová2:39:232021PragueBattle of the TeamsEva Vrabcová-Nývltová (2)2:27:072020 2019PraguePrague MarathonPetra Pastorová (5)2:42:222018PraguePrague MarathonPetra Pastorová (4)2:48:402017PraguePrague MarathonPetra Pastorová (3)2:46:342016PraguePrague MarathonEva Vrabcová-Nývltová2:30:102015PraguePrague MarathonŠárka Macháčková2:51:012014PraguePrague MarathonKateřina Kriegelová2:51:072013PraguePrague MarathonPetra Pastorová (2)2:36:442012PraguePrague MarathonPetra Pastorová2:39:422011PraguePrague MarathonRadka Churaňová (3)2:53:122010PraguePrague MarathonRadka Churaňová (2)2:59:242009PraguePrague MarathonIvana Martincová (5)2:27:162008PraguePrague MarathonIvana Martincová (4)2:23:532007PraguePrague MarathonVeronika Brychcínová2:40:502006PraguePrague MarathonIvana Martincová (3)2:51:502005PraguePrague MarathonIvana Martincová (2)2:58:002004PraguePrague MarathonRadka Churaňová2:45:292003PraguePrague MarathonIvana Martincová2:50:422002PraguePrague MarathonJana Klimešová2:47:242001PraguePrague MarathonAlena Peterková (4)2:37:072000PraguePrague MarathonAlena Peterková (3)2:31:081999PraguePrague MarathonTáňa Metelková2:58:051998PraguePrague MarathonKarla Mališová3:00:331997MělníkMělník MarathonNot awarded1996OstravaOstrava MarathonNot awarded1995PardubiceAlena Peterková (2) 2:27:001994PardubiceNot awarded1993OtrokoviceAlena Peterková3:02:04

Notes

Multiple winners Petra Pastorová has the most wins in the championship, having recorded her sixth women's title in 2024, and won three consecutively between 2017 and 2019. Iva Martincová won her fifth title at the age of 46 in 2009.

+Multiple winners of the women's Czech Republic Marathon Championships RunnerTotalYearsPetra Pastorová62012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024Ivana Martincová52003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009Alena Peterková41993, 1995, 2000, 2001Radka Churaňová32004, 2010, 2011Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová22016, 2021

Records

+Men's Czech Republic Marathon Championships event record YearLocationVenueRunnerTime2004PraguePrague MarathonRóbert Štefko2:12:35

+Women's Czech Republic Marathon Championships event recordYearLocationVenueRunnerTime1995PardubiceAlena Peterková2:27:00

See also Czech Athletics Championships Czech Indoor Athletics Championships

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