Göteborgsvarvet

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Göteborgsvarvet
Göteborgsvarvet2010.JPG
Runners at the 2010 edition of the race
DateMay
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1980; 41 years ago (1980)
Course recordsMen's: 59:35 (2016)
Kenya  [nl]
Women's: 1:07:58 (2017)
Kenya Fancy Chemutai
Official siteGöteborgsvarvet
Participants39,221 (2019)

Göteborgsvarvet (Swedish: [jœtɛˈbɔ̂rjsˌvarːvɛt]) is an annual half marathon running competition in Gothenburg, Sweden (often called the Gothenburg Half Marathon in English). It is the largest annual running competition in the world in terms of entries, with its 62,000 entries for the Göteborgsvarvet competition on 18 May 2013.[1] In 2016, 64,500 people entered the race. The youngest runner was 17 years old and the oldest female runner 83 and male runner 87.

Its name is a word play; the Swedish language-word "varv" has a double meaning and can mean both lap and shipyard ("[skepps]varv"), as Gothenburg historically has been known as a shipyard town (Gothenburgers also particularly enjoy word-play-humour).[citation needed]

The race takes place in May, and has been organised annually since 1980. It starts outside, and finishes in, the old athletics arena Slottsskogsvallen in the Slottsskogen park. It takes off northwards over the large suspension bridge Älvsborg Bridge, follows the north bank to the Göta älv river, and returns over the , goes through the inner city, before reaching the finish.

The race has hosted the Swedish national championship race on five occasions (1995, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 and 2017).

The 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.[2][3]

Past winners[]

winning the 2012 Göteborgsvarvet.
Steeplechase specialist Mustafa Mohamed is a two-time winner of the race

Key:   Course record   Swedish national championship race

Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1980  Göran Högberg (SWE) 1:06:17  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:15:50
1981  Göran Högberg (SWE) 1:05:44  Evy Palm (SWE) 1:17:47
1982  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:02:54  Grete Waitz (NOR) 1:09:57
1983  Tommy Persson (SWE) 1:04:40   (SWE) 1:14:54
1984  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:03:14  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:10:46
1985  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:04:35   (SWE) 1:13:44
1986  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:03:41  Evy Palm (SWE) 1:12:11
1987  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:03:37  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:13:24
1988   (SWE) 1:05:13  Evy Palm (SWE) 1:14:19
1989  Francis Naali (TAN) 1:03:35   (SWE) 1:17:16
1990  Francis Naali (TAN) 1:01:54  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:12:45
1991   (KEN) 1:04:38  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 1:12:30
1992   (TAN) 1:03:24  Suzanne Rigg (GBR) 1:13:26
1993  Francis Naali (TAN) 1:03:37  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 1:13:30
1994   (TAN) 1:03:08  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 1:13:04
1995  Richard Nerurkar (GBR) 1:02:39  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 1:13:18
1996   (KEN) 1:03:12  Aniela Nikiel (POL) 1:14:29
1997   (KEN) 1:01:44  Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 1:09:50
1998   (KEN) 1:03:28  Nadesjda Iljina (RUS) 1:12:31
1999   (MAR) 1:02:18  Nadesjda Iljina (RUS) 1:11:47
2000  Phaustin Baha (TAN) 1:02:42  Stine Larsen (NOR) 1:09:28
2001  Pavel Loskutov (EST) 1:03:00  Stine Larsen (NOR) 1:11:07
2002  Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) 1:03:35   (SWE) 1:13:03
2003   (KEN) 1:03:43  Meriem Wangari (KEN) 1:13:27
2004  Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) 1:04:03   (KEN) 1:18:06
2005  Silas Sang (KEN) 1:03:19   (KEN) 1:12:34
2006  Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 1:02:14  Helena Javornik (SLO) 1:12:34
2007   (KEN) 1:04:03  Kirsten Otterbu (NOR) 1:12:38
2008   (KEN) 1:01:21  Kirsten Otterbu (NOR) 1:10:19
2009  Nicholas Kamakya (KEN) 1:01:55  Ana Dulce Félix (POR) 1:11:27
2010   (KEN) 1:01:10  Amane Gobena (ETH) 1:11:40
2011  Albert Matebor (KEN) 1:00:52  Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) 1:09:04
2012   (KEN) 1:00:25  Hilda Kibet (NED) 1:09:27
2013  Jackson Kiprop (UGA) 1:03:13  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) 1:11:29
2014  Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 1:00:36  Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 1:10:12
2015   (KEN) 1:00:44  Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 1:08:13
2016   [nl] (KEN) 0:59:35  Violah Jepchumba (KEN) 1:08:01
2017   (KEN) 1:00:19  Fancy Chemutai (KEN) 1:07:58
2018   (KEN) 1:01:31  Meseret Tola (ETH) 1:09:06
2019   (KEN) 1:00:38   (KEN) 1:08:18
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

References[]

  1. ^ "Sold out in the GöteborgsVarvet Half Marathon". Göteborgsvarvet. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. ^ Olof Thorell (24 September 2020). "Så ska Göteborgsvarvet räddas" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Göteborgsvarvet ställs in" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

External links[]

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