The Ghent Marathon ('Sofico Gent Marathon' for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon in the city of Ghent, Belgium, organised since 2017 and held in March.
The 2026 edition saw 5,650 runners signing up for the marathon, making it the marathon with the second highest number of participants in Belgium, after the 2025 Brussels-Leuven European Championships marathon.
Track The start of the 42.195 km is at the rowing race course (Watersportbaan) of Ghent, while the finish is inside the Flanders Sports Arena.
Distances Apart from the marathon, a half marathon is also organised on the same day.
Size In total 18,000 runners participated in the 2026 edition, of which 5,650 ran the marathon.
Past winners
Year Winner (men) Country Time Winner (women) Country Time 29 March 2026 Steven Verschuere 2:19:46 Laurine Lepoutre 2:53:54
See also List of marathon races in Europe
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