Munich Marathon
Munich Marathon | |
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Date | Usually October |
Location | Munich, Germany |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, half marathon, 10K run |
Primary sponsor | Generali |
Established | 1983 |
Course records | Men's: 2:09:46 (2000) Women's: 2:33:09 (1991) Karolina Szabó |
Official site | Munich Marathon |
Participants | 4,226 (2019) |
The Munich Marathon (German: München Marathon) (also known as Generali Munich Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by the city of Munich, Germany, usually in October, since 1983. The event features a full marathon (42.195 km (26.219 mi)) as well as a half marathon and 10K run. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.[1]
History[]
Following the marathon races at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a number of shorter running events were held in the city every year.
In 1983, an annual marathon was established by Michael Schultz-Tholen's company (FVS) and was later jointly organised with the Munich Road Runners Club. The marathon followed the same course as the 1972 Olympic race, beginning in Coubertinplatz in Olympic Park Munich and finishing the last 300 Meters to the finish line in Olympic Stadium.[2] The competition featured nearly 2000 finishers at its inaugural event and this quickly grew, reaching to over 6500 by the late 1980s. As well as the mass race, it attracted high level international competitors in elite races. Participation had a sudden decline after 1990 – going from 6340 finishers that year to 3360 six years later.[3] This change resulted in the eventual bankruptcy of the parent company and its president Schultz-Tholen (who was a polo specialist with limited prior experience in the sector).
In 2000, the race was relaunched on a course outside the inner city, but its popularity returned only when the competition returned to the city streets and the Olympic stadium. Over five thousand people finished the race in 2001.[4] The race established itself among Germany's largest footraces and had a record high of 9041 marathon finishers in 2004.
The 2006 event was the official German Marathon Championship race and and were declared the men's and women's champions, respectively.[2] The event hosted the national marathon championship again in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[2]
The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]
Course[]
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Course map of full marathon in 2005[6] | |
Course map of full marathon in 2018[7] | |
Course map of full marathon in 2019[8] |
The marathon starts in Olympiapark, and ends in the nearby Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium).[9][10]
inThe course first heads south out of Olympiapark and then east along Elisabethstraße and Franz-Joseph-Straße until it intersects Leopoldstraße at Giselastraße station.[11] Runners then head south and west to hit Königsplatz and circle before heading back north to Giselastraße station.[11] The marathon then heads northeast to enter Englischer Garten and nearly reaches its northern end before turning back southwest to exit the park near the Chinese Tower around the race's halfway point.[11]
After crossing the Isar river via the , runners head northeast along Oberföhringer Straße and then south along Cosimastraße, eventually crossing the train tracks at Berg am Laim Station.[11] The course then heads west to Altstadt via the , and then heads north on Leopoldstraße back to Giselastraße station.[11] The marathon then returns to Olympiapark via Franz-Joseph-Straße and Elisabethstraße, and finishes inside Olympiastadion.[11]
Winners[]
The course records over the entire history of the city's marathons are held by of Kenya (2:09:46 hours in 2000) and Hungary's Karolina Szabó (2:33:09 hours in 1991).[2]
Key:
- Course record (in bold)
- National championship race
Marathon[]
Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
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1 | 1983 | Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE) | 2:13:33 | Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) | 2:33:45 | |
2 | 1984 | Karel Lismont (BEL) | 2:12:50 | Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) | 2:38:50 | |
3 | 1985 | (YUG) | 2:19:30 | Olivia Grüner (FRG) | 2:45:52 | |
4 | 1986 | (HUN) | 2:17:46 | Olivia Grüner (FRG) | 2:38:51 | |
5 | 1987 | Ahmet Altun (TUR) | 2:13:37 | (FRG) | 2:40:59 | |
6 | 1988 | (LES) | 2:12:55 | (BRA) | 2:42:34 | |
7 | 1989 | Herbert Steffny (FRG) | 2:11:30 | (BRA) | 2:37:04 | |
8 | 1990 | (FRG) | 2:13:47 | Charlotte Teske (FRG) | 2:33:12 | |
9 | 1991 | (BRA) | 2:15:34 | Karolina Szabó (HUN) | 2:33:09 | |
10 | 1992 | (TCH) | 2:14:28 | (GER) | 2:39:17 | |
11 | 1993 | Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 2:14:28 | (POR) | 2:39:34 | |
12 | 1994 | Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 2:17:27 | (RUS) | 2:53:45 | |
13 | 1995 | (HUN) | 2:18:42 | (GER) | 2:47:43 | |
14 | 1996 | (SWE) | 2:19:11 | (GER) | 2:41:56 | |
— | — | not held from 1997 to 2000 | ||||
15 | 2000 | (KEN) | 2:09:46 | Elżbieta Jarosz (POL) | 2:37:34 | |
16 | 2001 | Andriy Naumov (UKR) | 2:13:57 | Valentina Delion (MDA) | 2:43:41 | |
17 | 2002 | Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) | 2:23:19 | (GER) | 2:46:18 | |
18 | 2003 | (ETH) | 2:19:26 | (GER) | 2:44:59 | |
19 | 2004 | (ITA) | 2:21:21 | (FRA) | 2:46:18 | |
20 | 2005 | (ITA) | 2:24:28 | (GER) | 2:54:03 | |
21 | 2006 | (GER) | 2:21:55 | (GER) | 2:47:22 | |
22 | 2007 | (GER) | 2:25:26 | (GER) | 2:56:33 | |
23 | 2008 | Steffen Justus (GER) | 2:21:38 | (GER) | 2:49:20 | |
24 | 2009 | (UKR) | 2:28:13 | (GER) | 2:53:16 | |
25 | 2010 | Andriy Naumov (UKR) | 2:18:23 | (GER) | 2:35:28 | |
26 | 2011 | (GER) | 2:19:27 | (GER) | 2:38:02 | |
27 | 2012 | (GER) | 2:19:46 | Susanne Hahn (GER) | 2:32:11 | |
28 | 2013 | (GER) | 2:18:56 | (GER) | 2:41:50 | |
29 | 2014 | (GER) | 2:21:47 | (GER) | 2:44:37 | |
30 | 2015 | (GER) | 2:29:59 | Julia Viellehner (GER) | 2:40:28 | |
31 | 2016 | (GER) | 2:27:12 | (FRA) | 2:56:20 | |
32 | 2017 | (GER) | 2:27:52 | (GER) | 2:49:35 | |
33 | 2018 | (GER) | 2:27:58 | (GER) | 2:49:38 | |
34 | 2019 | (GER) | 2:28:52 | (RUS) | 2:48:00 | |
— | 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [5] |
Half Marathon[]
Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
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25 | 2010 | Sören Kah (GER) | 1:07:31 | Bianca Meyer (GER) | 1:21:38 | |
26 | 2011 | Sören Kah (GER) | 1:07:07 | Susanne Hahn (GER) | 1:13:02 | |
27 | 2012 | Sören Kah (GER) | 1:04:43 | Ingalena Heuck (GER) | 1:21:35 | |
28 | 2013 | Valentin Unterholzner (GER) | 1:07:23 | Corinna Harrer (GER) | 1:14:04 | |
29 | 2014 | Gianluca Borghesi (ITA) | 1:08:31 | Teresa Montrone (ITA) | 1:19:08 | |
30 | 2015 | Tobias Schreindl (GER) | 1:06:45 | Susanne Ölhorn (GER) | 1:21:18 | |
31 | 2016 | Wondemagen Seed-Egasso (ETH) | 1:07:47 | Nora Schmitz (GER) | 1:20:41 | |
32 | 2017 | Tobias Schreindl (GER) | 1:08:26 | Susanne Schreindl (GER) | 1:20:09 | |
33 | 2018 | Salvatore Gambino (ITA) | 1:09:59 | Sophie Hardy (BEL) | 1:16:37 | |
34 | 2019 | (GUA) | 1:08:47 | (GER) | 1:20:13 | |
— | 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [5] |
10K[]
Year | Men's winner | Time[b] | Women's winner | Time[b] | Rf. |
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2010 | Joseph Katib (GER) | 31:38 | Julia Viellehner (GER) | 34:22 | |
2011 | Joseph Katib (GER) | 31:30 | Christine Schleifer (GER) | 34:53 | |
2012 | Tobias Gröbl (GER) | 30:53 | Veronica Clio Pohl (GER) | 34:48 | |
2013 | Matthew Coloe (AUS) | 31:14 | Julia Leenders (GER) | 35:37 | |
2014 | Sebastian Nadler (GER) | 31:48 | Tina Fischl (GER) | 35:15 | |
2015 | Sebastian Hallmann (GER) | 31:28 | Tina Fischl (GER) | 35:05 | |
2016 | Julio Del Val González (ESP) | 31:32 | Laura-Jane Day (GBR) | 35:40 | |
2017 | Clemens Bleistein (GER) | 30:39 | Andrea Meier (SUI) | 35:51 | |
2018 | Max Weigand (GER) | 32:09 | Jule Vetter (GER) | 36:36 | |
2019 | Andrey Karpin (RUS) | 33:01 | Tina Fischl (GER) | 36:24 | |
2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [5] |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200902131643/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar/2020
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Gasparovic, Juraj & Loonstra, Klaas (2011-10-10). Münich Median Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-10-28.
- ^ (2007). Marathonlauf. Chapter 2: Ost und West und gesamtdeutsch. (in German). ISBN 978-3-9811512-0-6
- ^ 2. medien.marathon.münchen: Ergebnisse. Championchip. Retrieved on 2011-10-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d https://web.archive.org/web/20200926145216/https://www.generalimuenchenmarathon.de/en/news-media/news/news/generali-munich-marathon-2020-cancellation
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050830055850/http://medienmarathon.de/strecke/streckenplan/index.php
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201020151131/https://letsportpeople.com/ru/munich-marathon-and-half-october-2018_ru/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200927173608/https://letsportpeople.com/ru/munich-marathon-and-half-october-2019_ru/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201209110511if_/https://www.generalimuenchenmarathon.de/fileadmin/user_upload/2019/run_gmm19_plan_olympiagelaende_v2_181119.pdf
- ^ "Marathon". Archived from the original on 2020-02-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f https://web.archive.org/web/20201209102903if_/https://www.generalimuenchenmarathon.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Streckenplaene_2019/run_gmm19_plan_strecke_marathon_rz_181115.pdf
- List of winners
- Gasparovic, Juraj & Loonstra, Klaas (2011-10-10). Münich Median Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-10-28.
External links[]
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