The Budapest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 since 1961. It is normally held at the beginning of October or the end of September. The Budapest Sport Iroda (BSI) manages the event.

The race starts at Hősök tere (Heroes' Square) and finishes in Városliget (City Park)

City Park (Budapest)

Városliget is a public park in Budapest, Hungary close to the city centre. It is located in District XIV of Budapest. Its main entrance is Heroes' Square , one of Hungary's World Heritage sites.-Name:The area was formerly called Ökör-dűlő, meaning "Oxmeadow"...

. Much of the route stays close to the River Danube. After the contest, competitors can bathe their aching feet in the Széchenyi thermal baths

Széchenyi Medicinal Bath

The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest is the largest medicinal bath in Europe. Its water is supplied by two thermal springs, their temperature is and , respectively....

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In the early history of the race, it was known as the Csepeli Nemzetkozi Marathon. It obtained its current name in 1981.

Past winners

Key:

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1st	1961		2:28:20.2	Not held
2nd	1962		2:23:05.8
3rd	1963		2:28:21
4th	1964		2:24:14
5th	1965		2:19:55.8
6th	1966		2:33:36
7th	1967		2:22:19
8th	1968		2:26:13.2
9th	1969		2:26:51
10th	1970		2:21:56.2
11th	1971		2:21:46
12th	1972		2:22:38		2:59:53.2
13th	1973		2:17:45	?	?
14th	1974		2:15:13	?	?
15th	1975		2:15:36	?	?
16th	1976		2:16:21		2:48:22.2
17th	1977		2:15:41		2:48:59
18th	1978		2:16:38.8		3:02:21
19th	1979	?	?	?	?
20th	1980		2:14:25	?	?
21st	1981		2:18:52		2:51:22
22nd	1982		2:15:32		2:38:29
23rd	1983		2:14:15		2:44:33
24th	1984		2:14:32		2:33:43
25th	1985		2:13:11		2:37:44
26th	1986		2:14:48		2:28:51
27th	1987		2:14:37		2:32:20
28th	1988		2:17:59		2:41:50
29th	1989		2:20:58		2:41:55
30th	1990	?	?		2:52:05
—	Not held from 1991 to 1995
31st	1996		2:19:50		2:56:29
32nd	1997		2:22:02		2:46:50
33rd	1998		2:15:38		2:40:09
34th	1999		2:19:31		2:44:39
35th	2000		2:19:32		2:41:57
36th	2001		2:18:45		2:39:04
37th	2002		2:18:41		2:38:18
38th	2003		2:24:39		2:41:56
39th	2004		2:24:17		2:38:17
40th	2005		2:22:03		2:49:31
41st	2006		2:25:03		2:59:49
42nd	2007		2:24:40		2:47:10
43rd	2008		2:24:21		2:45:32
44th	2009		2:25:18		2:44:34
45th	2010		2:23:14		2:37:50
46th	2011		2:25:58		2:54:47