Cologne Marathon
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The Cologne Marathon (Ford Köln Marathon) is an annual marathon held in Cologne, Germany. It usually takes place in September or October. The marathon was established in 1997 and has been run every year since.
The course starts at Mindener Straße and eventually finishes in the same location. The marathon is limited to 17,500 participants and the time limit is 6 hours.
[edit] Men's Winners
| DATE | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | WINNING TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Teferi Wodajo |  Ethiopia |
2:11:24 |
| 2005 | Joseph Kadon |  Kenya |
2:11:55 |
| 2004 | James Rotich | Kenya |
2:10:22 CR |
| 2003 | Benjamin Rotich | Kenya |
2:12:05 |
| 2002 | Ernest Kipyego | Kenya |
2:10:52 |
| 2001 | Simon Lopuyet | Kenya |
2:11:57 |
| 2000 | Benson Lokorwa | Kenya |
2:15:51 |
| 1999 | Benson Lokorwa | Kenya |
2:11:51 |
| 1998 | Carsten Eich |  Germany |
2:10:57 |
| 1997 | Stephan Freigang | Germany |
2:12:00 |
[edit] Women's Winners
| DATE | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | WINNING TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Luminita Zaituc | Germany |
2:28:30 |
| 2005 | Claudia Dreher | Germany |
2:31:42 |
| 2004 | Claudia Dreher | Germany |
2:32:06 |
| 2003 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya |
2:33:48 |
| 2002 | Claudia Dreher | Germany |
2:31:29 |
| 2001 | Judith Kiplimo | Kenya |
2:31:08 |
| 2000 | Malgorzata Sobanska |  Poland |
2:28:42 |
| 1999 | Elzbieta Jarosz | Poland |
2:34:23 |
| 1998 | Malgorzata Sobanska | Poland |
2:29:39 |
| 1997 | Angelina Kanana | Kenya |
2:27:27 CR |
