Budapest Marathon

Budapest Marathon
Date September/October
Location Budapest, Hungary
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 1961
Official site BudapestMarathon.com

The Budapest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Budapest, Hungary since 1961. It is normally held at the beginning of October or the end of September. The Budapest Sport Iroda (BSI) manages the event.

The race starts at Hősök tere (Heroes' Square) and finishes in Városliget (City Park). Much of the route stays close to the River Danube. After the contest, competitors can bathe their aching feet in the Széchenyi thermal baths.

In the early history of the race, it was known as the Csepeli Nemzetközi Maraton (Csepel International Marathon). It obtained its current name in 1981.

Past winners

Key:       Course record       Hungarian championship race

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1961  Sandor Molnar (HUN) 2:28:20.2 Not held
2nd 1962  Jozsef Suto (HUN) 2:23:05.8
3rd 1963  Sandor Molnar (HUN) 2:28:21
4th 1964  Istvan Kun (HUN) 2:24:14
5th 1965  János Huszár (HUN) 2:19:55.8
6th 1966  Andor Bruder (HUN) 2:33:36
7th 1967  Denes Simon (HUN) 2:22:19
8th 1968  Janos Szerenyi (HUN) 2:26:13.2
9th 1969  Gyula Tóth (HUN) 2:26:51
10th 1970  Nikola Simeonov (BUL) 2:21:56.2
11th 1971  Gyula Toth (HUN) 2:21:46
12th 1972  Ferenc Szekeres (HUN) 2:22:38  Sarolta Monspart (HUN) 2:59:53.2
13th 1973  Jozsef Babinyecz (HUN) 2:17:45 ? ?
14th 1974  Martin Schröder (GER) 2:15:13 ? ?
15th 1975  Jürgen Eberding (GER) 2:15:36 ? ?
16th 1976  Ryszard Kopijasz (POL) 2:16:21  Sarolta Monspart (HUN) 2:48:22.2
17th 1977  Jerzy Finster (POL) 2:15:41  Sarolta Monspart (HUN) 2:48:59
18th 1978  Ferenc Szekeres (HUN) 2:16:38.8  Ágnes Sipka (HUN) 3:02:21
19th 1979 ? ? ? ?
20th 1980  János Szekeres (HUN) 2:14:25 ? ?
21st 1981  Zoltán Kiss (HUN) 2:18:52  Liane Winter (GER) 2:51:22
22nd 1982  Zoltán Kiss (HUN) 2:15:32  Antonia Ladanyi (HUN) 2:38:29
23rd 1983  Antoni Niemczak (POL) 2:14:15  Ágnes Sipka (HUN) 2:44:33
24th 1984  Zoltán Kőszegi (HUN) 2:14:32  Karolina Szabó (HUN) 2:33:43
25th 1985  Sandor Szendrei (HUN) 2:13:11  Ilona Zsilak (HUN) 2:37:44
26th 1986  Peter Antal (HUN) 2:14:48  Agnes Sipka (HUN) 2:28:51
27th 1987  Stephan Freigang (GER) 2:14:37  Birgit Stephan (GER) 2:32:20
28th 1988  Attila Sulyok (HUN) 2:17:59  Andri Avraam (CYP) 2:41:50
29th 1989  Klaus Goldammer (GER) 2:20:58  Andri Avraam (CYP) 2:41:55
30th 1990 ? ?  Anna Kamkalova (RUS) 2:52:05
— Not held from 1991 to 1995
31st 1996  Endre Laczfi (HUN) 2:19:50  Erika Csomor (HUN) 2:56:29
32nd 1997  Martón Lajtos (HUN) 2:22:02  Eva Petrik (HUN) 2:46:50
33rd 1998  Gergely Rezessy (HUN) 2:15:38  Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:40:09
34th 1999  Gergely Rezessy (HUN) 2:19:31  Erika Csomor (HUN) 2:44:39
35th 2000  Mykola Rudyk (UKR) 2:19:32  Erika Csomor (HUN) 2:41:57
36th 2001  Tolosa Gebre (ETH) 2:18:45  Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:39:04
37th 2002  Gergely Rezessy (HUN) 2:18:41  Ida Kovács (HUN) 2:38:18
38th 2003  László Nagy (HUN) 2:24:39  Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:41:56
39th 2004  Jackton Odhiambo (KEN) 2:24:17  Simona Staicu (HUN) 2:38:17
40th 2005  Jackton Odhiambo (KEN) 2:22:03  Katalin Farkas (HUN) 2:49:31
41st 2006  Tamás Tóth (HUN) 2:25:03  Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:59:49
42nd 2007  Tamás Tóth (HUN) 2:24:40  Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:47:10
43rd 2008  Gergely Rezessy (HUN) 2:24:21  Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:45:32
44th 2009  Moses Chepkwony (KEN) 2:25:18  Andrea Szederkényi-Takács (HUN) 2:44:34
45th 2010  Ashenafi Erkolo (ETH) 2:23:14  Simona Staicu (HUN) 2:37:50
46th 2011  Elisha Sawe (KEN) 2:25:58  Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:54:47
47th 2012  Gabor Jozsa (HUN) 2:21:06  Timea Krisztina Merenyi (HUN) 2:49:30
48th 2013  Gabor Jozsa (HUN) 2:22:58  Simona Staicu (HUN) 2:42:26
49th 2014  Tamás Nagy (HUN) 2:27:15  Simona Staicu (HUN) 2:51:08

References

    List of winners

    External links