Barcelona Marathon
| Barcelona Marathon | |
|---|---|
 The Plaça Espanya is the race start and finish point | |
| Date | March |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1978 |
| Official site | www.barcelonamarato.es |
The Zurich Barcelona Marathon (Catalan:Marató Barcelona) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It takes place in March.
The race started as the Catalunya Marathon (Marató de Catalunya) in 1978, and the name was changed to the current one in 2005.[1] Kenyan Jackson Kipkoech Kotut won the 2010 race in a time of 2:07:30 hours. This was a course record and also the fastest marathon ever run in Spain.[2] Over 10,000 participants took part in the event that year.
The route starts and finishes at Plaça d'Espanya, at the foot of Montjuïc, in the Sants-Montjuïc district. It passes Camp Nou, back to Plaça d'Espanya, past Sagrada Família, near the beach in northeast, around the old city, back to the shore and back to Plaça d'Espanya. It has many straight parts separated by sharp street corners. The route feels flat, but looks more hilly on a height profile diagram. It has some long slow inclines, notably around 25-27 km and 39-41 km.
Past winners
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1978 |  David Patterson (USA) |
2:23:15 |  Matilde Gómez (ESP) |
3:55:33 |
| 2nd | 1979 | David Patterson (USA) |
2:19:37 | Matilde Gómez (ESP) |
3:18:48 |
| 3rd | 1980 |  Don Faircloth (GBR) |
2:19:42 | Joaquima Casas (ESP) |
3:09:53 |
| 4th | 1981 | Martin Knapp (GBR) |
2:18:56 | Iciar Martínez (ESP) |
2:47:12 |
| 5th | 1982 | Michael Pinocci (USA) |
2:14:30 |  Rita Borralho (POR) |
2:46:58 |
| 6th | 1983 |  Allan Zachariasen (DEN) |
2:11:05 |  Anna Domoratskaya (URS) |
2:48:21 |
| 7th | 1984 |  Werner Meier (SUI) |
2:14:50 | Margaret Lockley (GBR) |
2:41:42 |
| 8th | 1985 | Rafael Garcia (ESP) |
2:18:16 | Joaquima Casas (ESP) |
2:48:01 |
| 9th | 1986 | .svg.png){kind=small} Frederik Vandervennet (BEL) |
2:15:45 | Deborah Heath (GBR) |
2:48:22 |
| 10th | 1987 |  Pär Wallin (SWE) |
2:13:59 | Joaquima Casas (ESP) |
2:43:28 |
| 11th | 1988 | Fernando Diaz (ESP) |
2:19:58 | Deborah Heath (GBR) |
2:45:35 |
| 12th | 1989 | Doug Kurtis (USA) |
2:16:37 | Martine van de Gehuchte (BEL) |
2:37:41 |
| 13th | 1990 | Allan Zachariasen (DEN) |
2:16:30 | Elisenda Pucurull (ESP) |
2:43:12 |
| 14th | 1991 |  Kazuya Nishimoto (JPN) |
2:16:32 | Satoe Minegishi (JPN) |
2:38:37 |
| 15th | 1992 |  John Burra (TAN) |
2:12:46 |  Maria Starovska (CZE) |
2:34:07 |
| 16th | 1993 |  Volmir Herbstrith (BRA) |
2:13:25 |  Emma Scaunich (ITA) |
2:36:16 |
| 17th | 1994 | Benito Ojeda (ESP) |
2:15:14 |  Marina Ivanova (RUS) |
2:40:30 |
| 18th | 1995 | Igor Tyazhkorov (RUS) |
2:21:12 | Núria Pastor (ESP) |
2:44:19 |
| 19th | 1996 | Benito Ojeda (ESP) |
2:16:57 |  Giselle Camilleri (MLT) |
2:48:17 |
| 20th | 1997 |  Abdeslam Serrokh (MAR) |
2:12:53 | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) |
2:30:06 |
| 21st | 1998 | Abdeslam Serrokh (MAR) |
2:09:48 | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) |
2:30:05 |
| 22nd | 1999 |  Daniel Kipcheru Komen (KEN) |
2:16:24 | Eva Sanz (ESP) |
2:37:56 |
| 23rd | 2000 | William Musyoki (KEN) |
2:12:18 | Griselda González (ESP) |
2:31:12 |
| 24th | 2001 | Benedict Ako (TAN) |
2:13:53 | Leone Justino da Silva (BRA) |
2:40:32 |
| 25th | 2002 | Benjamin Rotich (KEN) |
2:12:07 |  Galina Zhulyeva (UKR) |
2:40:33 |
| 26th | 2003 | Alberto Juzdado (ESP) |
2:10:53 | Kenza Wahbi (MAR) |
2:38:36 |
| 27th | 2004 | Driss Lakhaouja (MAR) |
2:15:59 | Karin Schön (SWE) |
2:42:54 |
| 28th | 2006 | Joseph Nguran (KEN) |
2:12:36 | .svg.png){kind=small} Haile Kebebush (ETH) |
2:41:23 |
| 29th | 2007 | Johnstone Chebii Kemboi (KEN) |
2:12:04 |  Kristijna Loonen (NED) |
2:42:03 |
| 30th | 2008 | Hosea Kipyego Kosgei (KEN) |
2:14:42 | Mihret Tadesse (ETH) |
2:42:17 |
| 31st | 2009 | Johnstone Chebii Kemboi (KEN) |
2:14:01 |  Tadelesh Debre (ETH) |
2:39:43 |
| 32nd | 2010 | Jackson Kipkoech Kotut (KEN) |
2:07:30 | Debola Wudnesh (ETH) |
2:31:50 |
| 33rd | 2011 | Levi Matebo (KEN) |
2:07:31 | Josephine Ambjörnsson (SWE) |
2:45:31 |
| 34th | 2012 | Julius Chepkwony (KEN) |
2:11:14 | Emily Samoei (KEN) |
2:26:53 |
| 35th | 2013 | Gezahegn Abera Hunde (ETH) |
2:10:17 | Lemelem Berha Yachem (ETH) |
2:34:39 |
- Note: Because of issues with organisers, there was a two-year break between the 27th (2004) and 28th (2006).
References
- ↑ Michiels, Frieda and Paul; Minshull, Phil; Gasparovic, Juraj and Loonstra, Klaas (11 March 2009). "Barcelona Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ Michiels, Paul & Post, Marty (2011-03-27). All-Comers Records- Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
- List of winners
- Barcelona Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2013-04-13.
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