List of winners of the Cape Town Marathon

The Cape Town Marathon is an annual marathon held in Cape Town, South Africa. The following tables list winners of the elite marathon and wheelchair races. The main elite marathon winners tables begin with the modern race from 2007 onward. Sourced earlier winners are listed separately.

Earlier editions

The Cape Town Marathon traces its history to 1994. The event's official history identifies Julian Paul and Evelina Tshabalala as the inaugural men's and women's winners, and Soulman Nakedi and Esme Koopman as the 1995 winners.

Year Men's winner Nationality Time(h:m:s) Women's winner Nationality Time(h:m:s) Notes 1994 Julian Paul 2:26:45 Evelina Tshabalala 2:55:49 Inaugural edition 1995 Soulman Nakedi 2:20:30 Esme Koopman 2:48:46

Elite race – men's winners

Year Athlete Nationality Time(h:m:s) Notes 2007 Mluleki Nobanda 2:14:46 2008 Motlokoa Nkhabutlane 2:14:16 2009 George Mofokeng 2:14:20 2010 Gert Thys 2:22:12 2011 Amos Maiyo 2:14:55 2012 Gilbert Mutandiro 2:19:16 2013 Paul Manawa 2:17:51 Manawa had initially placed second, but was elevated after the original winner, Lindikhaya Mthangayi, was disqualified for a doping offence.Hauman, Riël (27 May 2014). Cape Town Marathon Winner DQ’d For Doping. Competitor. Retrieved 25 May 2026. 2014 Willy Kibor 2:10:41 2015 Shadrack Kemboi 2:11:41 2016 Asefa Mengstu 2:08:41 Course record 2017 Asefa Mengstu 2:10:01 Second victory 2018 Stephen Mokoka 2:08:31 Course record 2019 Edwin Koech 2:09:20 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Stephen Mokoka 2:10:01 Second victory 2022 Stephen Mokoka 2:09:58 Third victory 2023 Adane Kebede Gebre 2:11:29 2024 Abdisa Tola 2:08:15 Course record 2025 Cancelled on race day because of safety concerns caused by severe winds 2026 Mohamed Esa 2:04:55 Course record

Elite race – women's winners

Year Athlete Nationality Time(h:m:s) Notes 2007 Samukeliso Moyo 2:41:30 2008 Samukeliso Moyo 2:42:12 Second victory 2009 Sharon Tavengwa 2:47:08 2010 Nomvuyisi Seti 2:57:12 2011 Chiyedza Chokore 2:46:31 2012 Alicen Manake 2:51:37 2013 Samukeliso Moyo 2:42:46 Third victory 2014 Meseret Mengistu 2:30:56 2015 Isabella Ochichi 2:30:20 2016 Tish Jones 2:36:13 2017 Betelhem Moges 2:30:22 2018 Helalia Johannes 2:29:28 2019 Celestine Chepchirchir 2:26:44 Course record 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Lydia Simiyu 2:25:44 Course record 2022 Meseret Dinke Meleka 2:24:02 Course record 2023 Tsige Haileslase Abreha 2:24:17 2024 Glenrose Xaba 2:22:22 Course record; South African record 2025 Cancelled on race day because of safety concerns caused by severe winds 2026 Dera Dida 2:23:18

Wheelchair race – men's winners

The Cape Town Marathon introduced an elite wheelchair marathon in 2022.

Year Athlete Nationality Time(h:m:s) Notes 2022 Aaron Pike 1:40:15 Inaugural elite wheelchair race 2023 Geert Schipper 1:32:09 Course record 2024 Sho Watanabe 1:37:33 2025 Cancelled on race day because of safety concerns caused by severe winds 2026 David Weir 1:30:20 Course record

Wheelchair race – women's winners

Year Athlete Nationality Time(h:m:s) Notes 2022 Vanessa de Souza 1:57:48 Inaugural elite wheelchair race 2023 Eden Rainbow-Cooper 1:52:58 Course record 2024 Michelle Wheeler 2:03:22 2025 Cancelled on race day because of safety concerns caused by severe winds 2026 Manuela Schär 1:43:25 Course record

Multiple wins

+Men's elite race Athlete Wins Years 3 2018, 2021, 2022 2 2016, 2017

+Women's elite race Athlete Wins Years 3 2007, 2008, 2013

Victories by nationality

The following table counts winners listed in the main elite race tables from 2007 onward and the wheelchair race tables from 2022 onward. It does not include the partial earlier-editions table.

Country Men'srace Women'srace Men'swheelchair Women'swheelchair Total 5 6 0 0 11 5 3 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 8 1 6 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

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