Košice Peace Marathon
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The Košice Peace Marathon is the oldest marathon
in Europe
and the second-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon
).
The first course was held in 1924. The marathon takes place each year on the first October Sunday. The first women's race was held in 1980.
The course is flat, completely asphalted and traffic free, two laps in the historic city center of Košice
, Slovakia
.
The men's course record is held by Kenya's Gilbert Kiptoo Chepkwony, who ran a time of 2:08:33 hours in 2010. The women's record of 2:30:50 hours was set at the 2009 edition by Olena Burkovska
of Ukraine
.
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Note: winners are listed below for five of the seven war years (1938-44), five war winners are listed at official homepage too, although the history provided by the Košice Peace Marathon states: "The Slovakian Marathon suffered a cleft seven years wide. To some extent this was patched up with five marathons organized under the Hungarian flag during the Horthy occupation of Košice – without a single foreign runner..." Some Slovak sport historians say, they have to count. Its status as the oldest marathon in Europe, and second-oldest in the world, remains undiminished by this break.
Key:
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...
in Europe
Europe
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and the second-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...
).
The first course was held in 1924. The marathon takes place each year on the first October Sunday. The first women's race was held in 1980.
The course is flat, completely asphalted and traffic free, two laps in the historic city center of Košice
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
, 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...
.
The men's course record is held by Kenya's Gilbert Kiptoo Chepkwony, who ran a time of 2:08:33 hours in 2010. The women's record of 2:30:50 hours was set at the 2009 edition by Olena Burkovska
Olena Burkovska
Olena Burkovska is Ukrainian athlete notable for debut winning the 86th Košice Peace Marathon held on 4 October 2009, in Slovakia.She broke the course record setting the time 2:30:50. Burkovska’s performance sliced 38 seconds from the 2:31:28 record set by Czech Alena Peterkova in 1989...
of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
List of 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 | 1924 | 3:01:35 | — | — | |
| 2nd | 1925 | 2:41:55 | — | — | |
| 3rd | 1926 | 2:57:02 | — | — | |
| 4th | 1927 | 2:48:25.2 | — | — | |
| 5th | 1928 | 2:55:45 | — | — | |
| 6th | 1929 | 2:51:31 | — | — | |
| 7th | 1930 | 2:50:59 | — | — | |
| 8th | 1931 | 2:33:19 | — | — | |
| 9th | 1932 | 2:43:15 | — | — | |
| 10th | 1933 | 2:37:54 | — | — | |
| 11th | 1934 | 2:41:26.3 | — | — | |
| 11th | 1935 | 2:44:58 | — | — | |
| 12th | 1936 | 2:41:08 | — | — | |
| 13th | 1937 | 2:43:41.7 | — | — | |
| — | — | Not held 1938–1944 due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
— | — | — |
| 14th | 1945 | 2:47:21.8 | — | — | |
| 15th | 1946 | 2:35:02.4 | — | — | |
| 16th | 1947 | 2:36:06.0 | — | — | |
| 17th | 1948 | 2:34:46.4 | — | — | |
| 18th | 1949 | 2:33:45.6 | — | — | |
| 19th | 1950 | 2:34:46.4 | — | — | |
| 20th | 1951 | 2:41:07.8 | — | — | |
| 21st | 1952 | 2:29:10 | — | — | |
| 22nd | 1953 | 2:53:33 | — | — | |
| 23rd | 1954 | 2:27:21 | — | — | |
| 24th | 1955 | 2:25:40 | — | — | |
| 25th | 1956 | 2:22:05.4 | — | — | |
| 26th | 1957 | 2:23:57.8 | — | — | |
| 27th | 1958 | 2:29:37.2 | — | — | |
| 28th | 1959 | 2:17:45.2 | — | — | |
| 29th | 1960 | 2:26:46.8 | — | — | |
| 30th | 1961 | 2:20:12.0 | — | — | |
| 31st | 1962 | 2:28:29.8 | — | — | |
| 32nd | 1963 | 2:15:09.6 | — | — | |
| 33rd | 1964 | 2:25:55.4 | — | — | |
| 34th | 1965 | 2:23:47 | — | — | |
| 35th | 1966 | 2:19:11.2 | — | — | |
| 36th | 1967 | 2:20:53.8 | — | — | |
| 37th | 1968 | 2:26:28.4 | — | — | |
| 38th | 1969 | 2:15:37 | — | — | |
| 39th | 1970 | 2:16:26.2 | — | — | |
| 40th | 1971 | 2:21:43.6 | — | — | |
| 41st | 1972 | 2:17:34.4 | — | — | |
| 42nd | 1973 | 2:19:01.2 | — | — | |
| 43rd | 1974 | 2:20:10 | — | — | |
| 44th | 1975 | 2:15:47.8 | — | — | |
| 45th | 1976 | 2:18:42.4 | — | — | |
| 46th | 1977 | 2:15:19.4 | — | — | |
| 47th | 1978 | 2:13:34.5 | — | — | |
| 48th | 1979 | 2:15:12 | — | — | |
| 49th | 1980 | 2:15:25 | 2:50:15 | ||
| 50th | 1981 | 2:16:58 | 2:37:46 | ||
| 51st | 1982 | 2:18:48 | 2:43:26 | ||
| 52nd | 1983 | 2:16:52 | 2:34:41 | ||
| 53rd | 1984 | 2:18:59 | 2:36:56 | ||
| 54th | 1985 | 2:17:13 | 2:38:19 | ||
| 55th | 1986 | 2:18:43 | 2:41:08 | ||
| 56th | 1987 | 2:14:59 | 2:38:40 | ||
| 57th | 1988 | 2:17:52 | 2:39:03 | ||
| 58th | 1989 | 2:18:39 | 2:31:28 | ||
| 59th | 1990 | 2:20:28 | 2:46:00 | ||
| 60th | 1991 | 2:18:21 | 2:46:00 | ||
| 61st | 1992 | 2:16:24 | 2:43:27 | ||
| 62nd | 1993 | 2:14:11 | 2:42:11 | ||
| 63rd | 1994 | 2:15:03 | 2:40:27 | ||
| 64th | 1995 | 2:13:57 | 2:43:03 | ||
| 65th | 1996 | 2:17:41 | 2:44:28 | ||
| 66th | 1997 | 2:16:22 | 2:38:56 | ||
| 67th | 1998 | 2:14:29 | 2:46:23 | ||
| 68th | 1999 | 2:14:10 | 2:55:39 | ||
| 69th | 2000 | 2:14:35 | 2:46:17 | ||
| 70th | 2001 | 2:13:27 | 2:36:55 | ||
| 71st | 2002 | 2:12:40 | 2:36:49 | ||
| 72nd | 2003 | 2:13:24 | 2:39:23 | ||
| 73rd | 2004 | 2:12:35 | 2:33:52 | ||
| 74th | 2005 | 2:16:07 | 2:37:48 | ||
| 75th | 2006 | 2:12:53 | 2:36:47 | ||
| 76th | 2007 | 2:09:53 | 2:34:50 | ||
| 77th | 2008 | 2:10:51 | 2:34:23 | ||
| 78th | 2009 | 2:10:59 | 2:30:50 | ||
| 79th | 2010 | 2:08:33 | 2:36:35 | ||
| 80th | 2011 | 2:11:15 | 2:33:53 |