Alexander the Great Marathon

The Alexander the Great Marathon (Greek: Μαραθώνιος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is an annual marathon race held in mid-April between Pella (birthplace of Alexander the Great) and Thessaloniki, Greece, since 2006.

Alexander the Great Marathon
DateMid-April
LocationPella–Thessaloniki, Greece
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorbwin
Established2006 (2006)
Course recordsMen's: 2:11:37 (2006)
Moses Arusei
Women's: 2:28:22 (2006)
Souad Aït Salem
Official siteAlexander the Great Marathon
Participants1,284 finishers (2019)[1]

It is an AIMS-certified race,[2] and its editions of 2010[3] and 2011[4] received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.

In addition to the marathon race, the day's events include popular fun runs over five and ten kilometres.[5][6]

History

The marathon was first held on 16 April 2006.[7]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.[8]

Course
External image
Course map of full marathon in 2019[9]

The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki.[10]

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed. Year Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Rf.
1 2006  Moses Arusei (KEN) 2:11:37  Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 2:28:22 [11][12]
2 2007  David Kosgei (KEN) 2:13:49  Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) 2:36:04
3 2008  Ben Kipruto (KEN) 2:13:08  Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) 2:35:04
4 2009  Dejeni Gussie (ETH) 2:12:28  Fate Tola (ETH) 2:36:54
5 2010  Mehari Gebre (ETH) 2:15:11  Svitlana Stanko (UKR) 2:41:18
6 2011  Peter Biwott (KEN) 2:13:12  Sisay Measo (ETH) 2:40:41 [11]
7 2012  Teklu Geto (ETH) 2:18:44  Alina Nituleasa (ROM) 2:56:33 [13]
8 2013  Teklu Geto (ETH) 2:19:29  Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) 2:41:46
9 2014  Victor Kiprono (KEN) 2:21:14  Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) 2:47:04
10 2015  Gonfa Bonsa (ETH) 2:18:06  Zeritu Wakjira (ETH) 2:40:49
11 2016  Albert Kibet (KEN) 2:17:41  Hellen Kimutai (KEN) 2:41:50
12 2017  Michalis Parmakis (GRE) 2:28:12  Sonia Cekini (ALB) 2:45:02
13 2018  Daniel Chebole (KEN) 2:16:04  Yunes Moraa (KEN) 2:45:19
14 2019  Michalis Parmakis (GRE) 2:33:21  Sonia Cekini-Boudouri (GRE) 2:48:13
2020postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[8]

Statistics

See also

Notes
  1. h:m:s

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219152333/http://www.alexanderthegreatmarathon.org/entries/index.php/results-2019/marathon?start=1250
  2. AIMS Race Directory. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  3. Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  4. Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  5. 10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  6. 5Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920130118/https://atgm.gr/2014/01/02/marathon-history/?lang=en
  8. https://archive.is/20201129235544/https://atgm.gr/2020/11/06/postponement-of-the-15th-international-marathon-alexander-the-great/?lang=en
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419144900/https://atgm.gr/2014/01/02/marathon/?lang=en
  10. Marathon Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Alexander the Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  11. Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  12. https://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem
  13. April 2012 Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04.
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