Helsinki City Marathon

The Superman running the Helsinki City Marathon in 2007.
Helsinki City Marathon in 2011.

The Helsinki City Marathon is an annual marathon held in Helsinki, Finland. It was established in 1980 and is normally held in August.

The 2007 marathon drew more than 6,000 participants and 50,000 watchers.

The course starts near the statue of Paavo Nurmi and finishes at the Olympic Stadium. Various parks, miles of Baltic Sea coastline, and the Helsinki City centre are all located along the route.

The typical race temperatures have been between 18 and 22 °C and the race time limit is 6 hours. The first prize amounts to €3,500.

The 2008 marathon was run on the 16th of August. The 2009 marathon was run on the 15th of August. The 2011 marathon was run on the 20th of August. The 2012 marathon was run on the 18th of August.

Winners

Key:       Course record

Men

Year Athlete Country Time[1]
1993 Martín Fiz  Spain 2:12:47
... ... ... ...
2003 Giorgio Calcaterra  Italy 2:20:55
2004 Dmitry Kondrashov  Russia 2:21:29
2005 Vener Kashayev  Russia 2:20:07
2006 Francis Wachira  Kenya 2:18:26
2007 Peter Biwott  Kenya 2:20:31
2008 Johnstone Chebii  Kenya 2:24:31
2009 Pavel Andreev  Russia 2:22:34
2010 Gezahagne Girma  Ethiopia 2:22:36
2011 Pius Ondoro  Kenya 2:23:24
2012 Titus Kurgat  Kenya 2:22:45 [1]
2013 Hosea Kiplagat  Kenya 2:22:26
2014 Justus Kiprono  Kenya 2:20:42
2015 Hiroki Nakajima  Japan 2:38:25

Women

Year Athlete Country Time[1]
1991 Albina Galimova  Russia 2:36:14
... ... ... ...
2003 Tatyana Zolotareva  Russia 2:57:03
2004 Jennifer Lotoiywo  Kenya 2:57:31
2005 Minna Kainlauri  Finland 3:00:29
2006 Haile Kebebush  Ethiopia 2:52:47
2007 Flora Kandie  Kenya 2:51:05
2008 Margarita Plaksina  Russia 2:40:47
2009 Margarita Plaksina  Russia 2:45:28
2010 Leena Puotiniemi  Finland 2:49:11
2011 Leena Puotiniemi  Finland 2:38:05
2012 Salome Biwott  Kenya 2:41:54[1]
2013 Leena Puotiniemi  Finland 2:42:03
2014 Natalya Starkova  Russia 2:37:56
2015 Elina Junnila  Finland 2:54:13

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Results 2011". Helsinki City Marathon. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

External links


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