Košice Peace Marathon
Košice Peace Marathon | |
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Date | October |
Location | Košice, Slovakia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | U.S. Steel Košice |
Established | 1924 (100 years ago) (1924) |
Course records | Men's: 2:06:55 (2023)![]() Women's: 2:24:35 (2021) ![]() |
Official site | Košice Peace Marathon |
Participants | 1,014 finishers (2021)[1] 179 finishers (2020)[2][3] 1,520 (2019) |
The Košice Peace Marathon (Slovak: Medzinárodný maratón mieru) is an annual road marathon held in Košice, Slovakia, since 1924. It is the oldest continuously running in the world, having been run every year since 1941. It is the oldest marathon in Europe and the third-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon, first held in 1897, and the Yonkers Marathon, first held in 1907). However, Boston and Yonkers have been continuous only since 2021.[4] The marathon generally takes place each year on the first Sunday in October. The course is relatively flat and consists of two loops, mostly within the city center.
The marathon is an AIMS-certified race.[5] It is also categorized as a Silver Label Road Race by World Athletics,[6] and was certified as a 5-Star Quality Road Race by European Athletics Running for All in 2015.[7]
History
The first race was held in 1924. The first women's race was held in 1980.
In 2016, the marathon received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status,[8] and in 2018, it received IAAF Silver Label Road Race status.[9]
Course
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The course is flat, completely asphalted and traffic free, two laps in the historic city center.
The cumulative elevation gain is 74 m (243 ft).[10]
Winners
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/MMM2006.jpg/250px-MMM2006.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Kosice_%28Slovakia%29_-_Memorial_of_the_International_Peace_Marathon_1.jpg/250px-Kosice_%28Slovakia%29_-_Memorial_of_the_International_Peace_Marathon_1.jpg)
The course records are 2:24:35 for women (set by Ayuntu Tadesse in 2021) and 2:05:55 hours for men (set by Philemon Rono in 2023).
Note: winners are listed below for five of the seven war years (1938–44), five war winners are listed at official homepage too, although the history provided by the Košice Peace Marathon states: "The Slovakian Marathon suffered a cleft seven years wide. To some extent this was patched up with five marathons organized under the Hungarian flag during the Horthy occupation of Košice – without a single foreign runner..."[11] Its status as the oldest marathon in Europe, and second-oldest in the world, remains undiminished by this break.
Key: Course record (in bold)
Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
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1 | 1924 | ![]() | 3:01:35 | not held | ||
2 | 1925 | ![]() | 2:41:55 | |||
3 | 1926 | ![]() | 2:57:02 | |||
4 | 1927 | ![]() | 2:48:25.2 | |||
5 | 1928 | ![]() | 2:55:45 | |||
6 | 1929 | ![]() | 2:51:31 | |||
7 | 1930 | ![]() | 2:50:59 | |||
8 | 1931 | ![]() | 2:33:19 | |||
9 | 1932 | ![]() | 2:43:15 | |||
10 | 1933 | ![]() | 2:37:54 | |||
11 | 1934 | ![]() | 2:41:26.3 | |||
12 | 1935 | ![]() | 2:44:58 | |||
13 | 1936 | ![]() | 2:41:08 | |||
14 | 1937 | ![]() | 2:43:41.7 | |||
15 | 1938 | not held due to World War II | ||||
16 | 1939 | ![]() | 2:47:47.6 | |||
17 | 1940 | not held due to World War II | ||||
18 | 1941 | ![]() | 2:56:17.8 | |||
19 | 1942 | ![]() | 3:02:27 | |||
20 | 1943 | ![]() | 2:50:14.0 | |||
21 | 1944 | ![]() | 2:58:49 | |||
22 | 1945 | ![]() | 2:47:21.8 | |||
23 | 1946 | ![]() | 2:35:02.4 | |||
24 | 1947 | ![]() | 2:36:06.0 | |||
25 | 1948 | ![]() | 2:34:46.4 | |||
26 | 1949 | ![]() | 2:33:45.6 | |||
27 | 1950 | ![]() | 2:31:20.2 | |||
28 | 1951 | ![]() | 2:41:07.8 | |||
29 | 1952 | ![]() | 2:29:10 | |||
30 | 1953 | ![]() | 2:53:33 | |||
31 | 1954 | ![]() | 2:27:21 | |||
32 | 1955 | ![]() | 2:25:40 | |||
33 | 1956 | ![]() | 2:22:05.4 | |||
34 | 1957 | ![]() | 2:23:57.8 | |||
35 | 1958 | ![]() | 2:29:37.2 | |||
36 | 1959 | ![]() | 2:17:45.2 | |||
37 | 1960 | ![]() | 2:26:46.8 | |||
38 | 1961 | ![]() | 2:20:12.0 | |||
39 | 1962 | ![]() | 2:28:29.8 | |||
40 | 1963 | ![]() | 2:15:09.6 | |||
41 | 1964 | ![]() | 2:25:55.4 | |||
42 | 1965 | ![]() | 2:23:47 | |||
43 | 1966 | ![]() | 2:19:11.2 | |||
44 | 1967 | ![]() | 2:20:53.8 | |||
45 | 1968 | ![]() | 2:26:28.4 | |||
46 | 1969 | ![]() | 2:15:37 | |||
47 | 1970 | ![]() | 2:16:26.2 | |||
48 | 1971 | ![]() | 2:21:43.6 | |||
49 | 1972 | ![]() | 2:17:34.4 | |||
50 | 1973 | ![]() | 2:19:01.2 | |||
51 | 1974 | ![]() | 2:20:10 | |||
52 | 1975 | ![]() | 2:15:47.8 | |||
53 | 1976 | ![]() | 2:18:42.4 | |||
54 | 1977 | ![]() | 2:15:19.4 | |||
55 | 1978 | ![]() | 2:13:34.5 | |||
56 | 1979 | ![]() | 2:15:12 | |||
57 | 1980 | ![]() | 2:15:25 | ![]() | 2:50:15 | |
58 | 1981 | ![]() | 2:16:58 | ![]() | 2:37:46 | |
59 | 1982 | ![]() | 2:18:48 | ![]() | 2:43:26 | |
60 | 1983 | ![]() | 2:16:52 | ![]() | 2:34:41 | |
61 | 1984 | ![]() | 2:18:59 | ![]() | 2:36:56 | |
62 | 1985 | ![]() | 2:17:13 | ![]() | 2:38:19 | |
63 | 1986 | ![]() | 2:18:43 | ![]() | 2:41:08 | |
64 | 1987 | ![]() | 2:14:59 | ![]() | 2:38:40 | |
65 | 1988 | ![]() | 2:17:52 | ![]() | 2:39:03 | |
66 | 1989 | ![]() | 2:18:39 | ![]() | 2:31:28 | |
67 | 1990 | ![]() | 2:20:28 | ![]() | 2:46:00 | |
68 | 1991 | ![]() | 2:18:21 | ![]() | 2:46:00 | |
69 | 1992 | ![]() | 2:16:24 | ![]() | 2:43:27 | |
70 | 1993 | ![]() | 2:14:11 | ![]() | 2:42:11 | |
71 | 1994 | ![]() | 2:15:03 | ![]() | 2:40:27 | |
72 | 1995 | ![]() | 2:13:57 | ![]() | 2:43:03 | |
73 | 1996 | ![]() | 2:17:41 | ![]() | 2:44:28 | |
74 | 1997 | ![]() | 2:16:22 | ![]() | 2:38:56 | |
75 | 1998 | ![]() | 2:14:29 | ![]() | 2:46:23 | |
76 | 1999 | ![]() | 2:14:10 | ![]() | 2:55:39 | |
77 | 2000 | ![]() | 2:14:35 | ![]() | 2:46:17 | |
78 | 2001 | ![]() | 2:13:27 | ![]() | 2:36:55 | |
79 | 2002 | ![]() | 2:12:40 | ![]() | 2:36:49 | |
80 | 2003 | ![]() | 2:13:24 | ![]() | 2:39:23 | |
81 | 2004 | ![]() | 2:12:35 | ![]() | 2:33:52 | |
82 | 2005 | ![]() | 2:16:07 | ![]() | 2:37:48 | |
83 | 2006 | ![]() | 2:12:53 | ![]() | 2:36:47 | |
84 | 2007 | ![]() | 2:09:53 | ![]() | 2:34:50 | |
85 | 2008 | ![]() | 2:10:51 | ![]() | 2:34:23 | |
86 | 2009 | ![]() | 2:10:59 | ![]() | 2:30:50 | |
87 | 2010 | ![]() | 2:08:33 | ![]() | 2:36:35 | |
88 | 2011 | ![]() | 2:11:15 | ![]() | 2:33:53 | |
89 | 2012 | ![]() | 2:07:01 | ![]() | 2:29:59 | |
90 | 2013 | ![]() | 2:09:36 | ![]() | 2:27:44 | |
91 | 2014 | ![]() | 2:08:26 | ![]() | 2:28:48 | |
92 | 2015 | ![]() | 2:07:07 | ![]() | 2:35:33 | |
93 | 2016 | ![]() | 2:08:57 | ![]() | 2:32:19 | |
94 | 2017 | ![]() | 2:08:12 | ![]() | 2:27:34 | |
95 | 2018 | ![]() | 2:08:11 | ![]() | 2:27:16 | |
96 | 2019 | ![]() | 2:09:33 | ![]() | 2:26:01 | |
97 | 2020 | ![]() | 2:26:08 | ![]() | 2:52:11 | [2][3] |
98 | 2021 | ![]() | 2:07:18 | ![]() | 2:24:35 | [12] |
99 | 2022 | ![]() | 2:07:16 | ![]() | 2:24:04 | [13] |
100 | 2023 | ![]() | 2:06:55 | ![]() | 2:24:43 | [14] |
Notes
References
- ^ "Livetiming". championchip.cz. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.kosicemarathon.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.kosicemarathon.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Longest Running Road Races. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2012-04-25.
- ^ AIMS Race Calendar. AIMS. Retrieved on 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Triple joy for Pereira. European Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2015-10-05.
- ^ Sebastian Coe has confirmed the status of the Košice Peace Marathon (in Slovak) . Retrieved on 2019-04-01.
- ^ IAAF Silver Label. Retrieved on 2019-14-02.
- ^ a b "Race Instructions". Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.
- ^ Vojmaratony (in Slovak)
- ^ "Livetiming". championchip.cz. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Košice Peace Marathon worldathletics.org. 2022 Retrieved 6 October 2022
- ^ Košice Peace Marathon 2023 kosicemarathon.com. 2023 Retrieved 20 August 2024
- List of winners
- Kosice International Peace Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (4 October 2011). Retrieved 23 October 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Some history (in Slovak)
- Marathon Info (in French)
- v
- t
- e
- 1924: Karol Halla (TCH)
- 1925: Pál Király (HUN)
- 1926: Paul Hempel (GER)
- 1927–28: József Galambos (HUN)
- 1929: Paul Hempel (GER)
- 1930: István Zelenka (HUN)
- 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
- 1932–33: József Galambos (HUN)
- 1934: Josef Šulc (TCH)
- 1935: Artūrs Motmillers (LAT)
- 1936: György Balaban (AUT)
- 1937: Désiré Leriche (FRA)
- 1939: József Kiss (HUN)
- 1941: József Gyimesi (HUN)
- 1942: József Kiss (HUN)
- 1943: Géza Kiss (HUN)
- 1944: Rezső Kövári (HUN)
- 1945: Antonín Špiroch (TCH)
- 1946: Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
- 1947: Charles Heirendt (LUX)
- 1948: Gösta Leandersson (SWE)
- 1949: Martti Urpalainen (FIN)
- 1950: Gösta Leandersson (SWE)
- 1951: Jaroslav Śtrupp (TCH)
- 1952: Erkki Puolakka (FIN)
- 1953: Walter Bednář (TCH)
- 1954: Erkki Puolakka (FIN)
- 1955: Evert Nyberg (SWE)
- 1956: Thomas Hilt Nilsson (SWE)
- 1957: Ivan Filin (URS)
- 1958: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1959: Sergei Popov (URS)
- 1960: Samuel Hardicker (GBR)
- 1961: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1962: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA)
- 1964: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1965: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)
- 1966: Gyula Tóth (HUN)
- 1967: Nedo Farčić (YUG)
- 1968: Václav Chudomel (TCH)
- 1969: Demissie Wolde (ETH)
- 1970: Mikhail Gorelov (URS)
- 1971: Gyula Tóth (HUN)
- 1972: John Farrington (AUS)
- 1973: Vladimir Moyseyev (URS)
- 1974: Keith Angus (GBR)
- 1975: Choe Chang-sop (PRK)
- 1976: Takeshi So (JPN)
- 1977–78: Go Chun Son (PRK)
- 1979: Jouni Kortelainen (FIN)
- 1980: Alexey Lyagushev (URS)
- 1981: Hans-Joachim Truppel (GDR)
- 1982: György Sinkó (HUN)
- 1983: František Višnický (TCH)
- 1984: Ri Dong Myong (PRK)
- 1985: Valentin Starikov (URS)
- 1986: František Višnický (TCH)
- 1987: Jörg Peter (GDR)
- 1988: Michael Heilmann (GDR)
- 1989: Karel David (TCH)
- 1990: Nikolay Kolesnikov (URS)
- 1991: Vlastimil Bukovjan (TCH)
- 1992–93: Wiesław Pałczyński (POL)
- 1994: Petr Pipa (SVK)
- 1995–96: Marnix Goegebeur (BEL)
- 1997: My Tahar Echchadli (MAR)
- 1998: Andrzej Krzyścin (POL)
- 1999: Róbert Štefko (SVK)
- 2000: Ernest Kipyego (KEN)
- 2001–02: David Kariuki (KEN)
- 2003: Grigoriy Andreyev (RUS)
- 2004: Adam Dobrzyński (POL)
- 2005: David Maiyo (KEN)
- 2006: Edwin Kipchom (KEN)
- 2007: William Biama (KEN)
- 2008: Dejene Yirdaw (ETH)
- 2009: Jacob Kipkorir Chesire (KEN)
- 2010: Gilbert Chepkwony (KEN)
- 2011: Elijah Kemboi (KEN)
- 2012: Lawrence Kimaiyo (KEN)
- 2013: Patrick Korir (KEN)
- 2014: Gilbert Chepkwony (KEN)
- 2015: Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei (KEN)
- 2016: David Kemboi Kiyeng (KEN)
- 2017: Reuben Kerio (KEN)
- 2018: Raymond Choge (KEN)
- 2019: Hillary Kipsambu (KEN)
- 2020: Marek Hladík (SVK)
- 2021: Reuben Kerio (KEN)