Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon

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Coordinates: 69°38′44.1″N 19°0′51.8″E / 69.645583°N 19.014389°E / 69.645583; 19.014389

Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon
DateJune
LocationTromsø, Norway
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorSpareBank 1
Established1990
Course recordsMen's: 2:20:31 (2019)
Norway
Women's: 2:38:22 (2001)
Norway Brynhild Synstnes
Official siteTromsø Midnight Sun Marathon
Participants246 finishers (2021)
1,022 (2019)

Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon is the northernmost Association of International Marathons and Distance Races certified marathon in the world. The Midnight Sun Marathon is hosted annually by the Norwegian city of Tromsø in June each year.

Temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia. It was used as a shelter during the midnight sun marathon.

History[]

The Midnight Sun Marathon first started in 1990 and has runners from most of the world, attracted by its special feature of running in the midnight sun. The race starts and finishes at the city centre. The runners are facing the Tromsø Bridge after 2 km; an uphill from 6 to 43 meters over sea level. After running about 20 km the runners recross the bridge, and return through the city centre. The field record of the marathon is 2:38:22 for women and 2:20:56 for men.[1][2]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

Course records[]

  • Male: 2:20:56 - Knut Hegvold (Norway) 1996
  • Female: 2:38:22 - Brynhild Synstnes (Norway) 2001

Winners[]

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Freh Zenebe Time (h:m:s)
31st 2021   (ETH) 2:24:36   (NOR) 3:03:07
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3]
30th 2019   (NOR) 2:20:31   (NOR) 2:50:49
29th 2018   (NOR) 2:23:00   (NOR) 3:09:31
28th 2017   (ETH) 2:26:30   (GER) 3:00:32
27th 2016   (KEN) 2:31:55   (KEN) 2:59:35
26th 2015   (KEN) 2:26:15   (GBR) 2:49:07
25th 2014   (NOR) 2:28:54   (NOR) 2:46:46
24th 2013   (SWE) 2:25:20   (SWE) 2:53:33
23rd 2012   (ERI) 2:29:37   (NOR) 2:45:13
22nd 2011   (NOR) 2:34:17   (NOR) 2:58:01
21st 2010   (KEN) 2:28:42   (NOR) 2:59:17
20th 2009   (KEN) 2:31:20   (NOR) 2:47:15
19th 2008   (KEN) 2:23:14   (NOR) 3:17:51
18th 2007   (KEN) 2:36:19   (UKR) 3:15:30
17th 2006   (NOR) 2:43:12   (NED) 3:18:20
16th 2005   (SWE) 2:36:11   (NOR) 2:54:45
15th 2004   (NOR) 2:27:48   (NOR) 2:59:55
14th 2003   (NOR) 2:30:25   (NOR) 3:22:42
13th 2002   (ITA) 2:24:24   (NOR) 3:27:25
12th 2001   (NOR) 2:25:11  Brynhild Synstnes (NOR) 2:38:22
11th 2000   (NOR) 2:33:25   (NOR) 3:27:20
10th 1999   (NOR) 2:26:48  Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) 2:46:03
9th 1998   (NOR) 2:29:26  Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) 2:42:12
8th 1997  Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) 2:30:54  Monica Casiraghi (ITA) 3:04:25
7th 1996   (NOR) 2:20:56   (NOR) 3:07:09
6th 1995   (NOR) 2:23:51   (NOR) 3:13:33
5th 1994   (NOR) 2:23:49   (NOR) 2:54:55
4th 1993   (NOR) 2:23:21   (GER) 2:47:25
3rd 1992   (FIN) 2:26:12   (NOR) 2:54:23
2nd 1991   (NOR) 2:29:33   (NOR) 2:53:13
1st 1990   (NOR) 2:30:13   (NOR) 2:49:08

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Midnight Sun Marathon – Tromsø
  2. ^ About Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon Archived 2010-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Midnight Sun Marathon".

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