The Hamburg Marathon is an annual marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 race over the classic distance of 42.195 km (26.2 mi) held in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted.

History

The first edition took place in 1986 with about 8,000 participants. The Hamburg Marathon was named for the sponsoring companies Hansemarathon (1986–1990), Shell-hanse-Marathon (1991–1997), Shell-Marathon (1998–1999), Hansaplast-Marathon (2000–2002), Olympus-Marathon (2003–2005), Conergy Marathon (2006–2008) and 2009–2010 Möbel Kraft Marathon Hamburg, with 13.938 participants. Several championships are integrated in the marathon, the Hamburg Championships, the Hamburger Betriebssport- Meisterschaften, the Hamburger Polizei- Meisterschaften. In 1988, 1995 and 1999, the German Championships, and in 2006 and 2007, the German Championships for the blind and partially sighted were competed during the Hamburg Marathon.

It is one of Germany's largest road running

Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

 competitions and a total of 15,174 runners participated in the 25th edition in 2010. The record participation for the event came in 2005 when a total of 17,502 runners completed the course.

Past winners

Key:

Men

Year	Winner	Nationality	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.... )
May 22, 2011	Shentema Kudama Gudisa		2:11:03
April 25, 2010	Wilfred Kigen		2:09:22
April 26, 2009	Solomon Tside		2:11:47
April 27, 2008	David Kipkorir Mandago		2:07:23
April 29, 2007	Rodgers Rop Rodgers Rop Rodgers Rop is a long-distance runner from Kenya.In 2002, Rop won both the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon...		2:07:32
April 23, 2006	Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....		2:06:52
April 17, 2005	Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....		2:07:38
April 18, 2004	Vanderlei de Lima Vanderlei de Lima Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima is a former long-distance runner who specialised in marathons. He received international renown after a spectator, a laicized Irish priest, attacked him at the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon while he was leading the race at 35 km...		2:09:39
April 27, 2003	Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....		2:07:27
April 21, 2002	Christopher Kandie		2:10:17
April 22, 2001	Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....		2:07:46
April 16, 2000	Piotr Gładki		2:11:06
April 25, 1999	David Ngetich		2:10:05
April 19, 1998	Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa is a retired Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...		2:10:57
April 27, 1997	Stephen Kirwa		2:10:37
April 21, 1996	Petr Pipa	Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	2:16:22
April 30, 1995	Antonio Silio Antonio Silio Antonio Fabián Silio Alaguire is a retired long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	2:09:57
April 24, 1994	Eduard Tukhbatullin	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	2:12:58
May 23, 1993	Richard Nerurkar Richard Nerurkar Richard David Nerurkar MBE is a former track and field athlete from Great Britain, competing in the long-distance running events....	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	2:10:57
May 24, 1992	Julius Sumawe	Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...	2:13:52
May 26, 1991	Jörg Peter Jörg Peter Jörg Peter is a former German long-distance runner and holder of the current German records over the marathon distance. Peter won in 1978 at the 3000 m. run...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	2:10:43
May 20, 1990	Jörg Peter Jörg Peter Jörg Peter is a former German long-distance runner and holder of the current German records over the marathon distance. Peter won in 1978 at the 3000 m. run...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	2:11:49
May 21, 1989	Nivaldo Filho	Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	2:13:21
April 24, 1988	Martin Vrábel	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	2:14:55
April 26, 1987	Karel Lismont Karel Lismont Karel Lismont is a former Belgian athlete, who competed mostly in the marathon. He won two Olympic medals: a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the same event. At the European Championships in Helsinki in 1971, he won a gold...	Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	2:13:46
May 25, 1986	Karel Lismont Karel Lismont Karel Lismont is a former Belgian athlete, who competed mostly in the marathon. He won two Olympic medals: a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the same event. At the European Championships in Helsinki in 1971, he won a gold...	Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	2:12:12

Women

Year	Winner	Nationality	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.... )
May 22, 2011	Fatuma Sado Dergo		2:28:30
April 25, 2010	Sharon Cherop Sharon Cherop Sharon Jemutai Cherop is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She won a bronze medal at the age of sixteen in the 5000 metres at the World Junior Championships...		2:28:38
April 26, 2009	Alessandra Aguilar Alessandra Aguilar Alessandra Aguilar is a Spanish long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. She represented her country in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the World Championships in Athletics the following year....		2:29:01
April 27, 2008	Irina Timofeyeva Irina Timofeyeva Irina Nikolayevna Timofeyeva is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in running the marathon. She won the Singapore Marathon in 2005 and the Paris Marathon in 2006. She ran for Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing 7th in the marathon race...		2:24:14
April 29, 2007	Ayelech Worku Ayelech Worku Ayelech Worku is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning two World Championships bronze medals on the 5000 metres...		2:29:14
April 23, 2006	Robe Tola		2:24:35
April 17, 2005	Edith Masai Edith Masai Edith Chewangel Masai is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country and track races, then road races in her late career. She represented Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics.. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-07...		2:27:06
April 18, 2004	Emily Kimuria		2:28:56
April 27, 2003	Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai is a Kenyan marathon runner.She started out in cross country running and was fourth in the junior race at the 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, taking the team gold medal with Kenya in a perfect score.Her personal best time is 2:25:53 hours, achieved in April 2003...		2:25:53
April 21, 2002	Sonja Oberem Sonja Oberem Sonja Oberem, née Krolik is a German athlete, who specialized in the marathon races. In her younger days she was a successful triathlete.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*Half Marathon - 1:10:13 hrs...		2:26:21
April 22, 2001	Sonja Oberem		2:26:12
April 16, 2000	Manuela Zipse		2:31:37
April 25, 1999	Katrin Dörre-Heinig		2:24:35
April 19, 1998	Katrin Dörre-Heinig		2:25:21
April 27, 1997	Renata Sobiesiak		2:29:27
April 21, 1996	Krystyna Pieczulis		2:40:02
April 22, 1995	Angelina Kanana Angelina Kanana Angelina Kanana is a retired female long-distance runner from Kenya, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race. There she finished in fifteenth place in the overall-rankings. Kanana set her personal best in the classic distance on 30 April 1995 in...		2:27:23
April 24, 1994	Angelina Kanana		2:29:59
May 23, 1993	Gabriele Wolf		2:34:36
May 24, 1992	Gabriele Wolf		2:36:32
May 26, 1991	Annette Fincke		2:35:48
May 20, 1990	Judit Nagy		2:33:46
May 21, 1989	Jolanda Homminga		2:40:28
April 24, 1988	Charlotte Teske Charlotte Teske Charlotte Teske is a former female long-distance runner from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She won the 1982 edition of the Boston Marathon, and the 1986 edition of the Berlin Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...		2:30:23
April 26, 1987	Charlotte Teske		2:31:49
May 25, 1986	Magda Ilands Magda Ilands Magda Ilands is a former female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She won the 1985 edition of the Berlin Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...		2:35:17

External links

• Official website
• Marathon Info