Singapore Marathon
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The Singapore Marathon is an annual international marathon
race which is held on the first Sunday of December in the city of Singapore
. It is an IAAF Silver Label Road Race. It has grown significantly since its inaugural race in 1982 – the 2009 event attracted a total of 50,000 entrants for all competitions (including the ‘half’ and 10k) in 2009; the upper limit established by the organisers.
There are four separate categories of competition: the full marathon , the half marathon
, the 10 kilometres run, and the 10 km wheelchair race. Furthermore, 10 km team competitions as well as a number of short running competitions for children.
Prize money for the full marathon race is divided into three categories: the open prize (for all competitors), the Singapore prize (open to national competitors), and the veteran prize (which acts as a masters
competition). In the 2009 edition, a total prize pot of US$193,900 was available, with $35,000 going to both the men's and women's open race competition.
Between 2004 and 2008, it was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth
" series of road races
, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank
(the other three legs being the Hong Kong Marathon
, Mumbai Marathon
and Nairobi Marathon
).
The times recorded at the Singapore Marathon tend to be slower than those at other marathons as Singapore's climate is usually hot and humid. Kenyans Luke Kibet
and Salina Kosgei
are the men's and women's course record holders, respectively. The 2006 edition also acted as the country's national championships, with Elangovan Ganesan and Vivian Tan Yoke Pin taking the honours.
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 which is held on the first Sunday of December in the city of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It is an IAAF Silver Label Road Race. It has grown significantly since its inaugural race in 1982 – the 2009 event attracted a total of 50,000 entrants for all competitions (including the ‘half’ and 10k) in 2009; the upper limit established by the organisers.
There are four separate categories of competition: the full marathon , the half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
, the 10 kilometres run, and the 10 km wheelchair race. Furthermore, 10 km team competitions as well as a number of short running competitions for children.
Prize money for the full marathon race is divided into three categories: the open prize (for all competitors), the Singapore prize (open to national competitors), and the veteran prize (which acts as a masters
Masters athletics (track and field)
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for veteran athletes in the events of track and field, road running and cross country running. The competitions feature five-year age groups beginning at age 35. Men as old as 104 and women in their 100s have competed in running, jumping and...
competition). In the 2009 edition, a total prize pot of US$193,900 was available, with $35,000 going to both the men's and women's open race competition.
Between 2004 and 2008, it was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth
The Greatest Race on Earth
The Greatest Race on Earth was a four-part series of marathon races in a relay format, which included the Nairobi Marathon, Singapore Marathon, Mumbai Marathon and Hong Kong Marathon. It was created and sponsored by Standard Chartered in 2004...
" series of road races
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...
, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered PLC is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with operations in more than seventy countries...
(the other three legs being the Hong Kong Marathon
Hong Kong Marathon
The Hong Kong Marathon, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in February or March in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a half marathon are also held.-1997:...
, Mumbai Marathon
Mumbai Marathon
The Mumbai Marathon is an annual international road running competition over the marathon distance that is held in Mumbai, India, each January. The course records set in 2011 were also the fastest times ever run for the marathon on Indian soil – 2:09:54 by Girma Assefa and 2:26:56 by the women's...
and Nairobi Marathon
Nairobi Marathon
Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance which held in October in Nairobi, Kenya. First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race....
).
The times recorded at the Singapore Marathon tend to be slower than those at other marathons as Singapore's climate is usually hot and humid. Kenyans Luke Kibet
Luke Kibet
Luke Kibet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon race at the 2007 World Championships.- Early career :Kibet was born in Kaplelach village, Moiben division, Uasin Gishu District...
and Salina Kosgei
Salina Kosgei
Salina Jebet Kosgei is a long distance runner from Kenya. She is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has competed at the Olympics and has won various marathons, including the 2009 Boston Marathon.- Career :...
are the men's and women's course record holders, respectively. The 2006 edition also acted as the country's national championships, with Elangovan Ganesan and Vivian Tan Yoke Pin taking the honours.
List of winners
Key:| Year | Men's 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.... ) |
Women's 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.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kenneth Mburu Mungara Kenneth Mburu Mungara Kenneth Mburu Mungara , also known as Kennedy Mburu, is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in the Marathon.... |
2:14:06 | Irene Jerotich Kosgei Irene Jerotich Kosgei Irene Jerotich Kosgei is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. Her first victory over the distance came at the Nairobi Marathon in 2006 and she won the race again in 2010 with a course record and personal best time of 2:28:47... |
2:35:22 | ||
| 2009 | Luke Kibet Luke Kibet Luke Kibet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon race at the 2007 World Championships.- Early career :Kibet was born in Kaplelach village, Moiben division, Uasin Gishu District... |
2:11:25 | Albina Ivanova | 2:32:49 | ||
| 2008 | Luke Kibet Luke Kibet Luke Kibet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon race at the 2007 World Championships.- Early career :Kibet was born in Kaplelach village, Moiben division, Uasin Gishu District... |
2:13:01 | 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... |
2:34:15 | ||
| 2007 | Elijah Mbogo | 2:14:22 | Alem Ashebier | 2:37:08 | ||
| 2006 | Amos Matui | 2:15:01 | Salina Kosgei Salina Kosgei Salina Jebet Kosgei is a long distance runner from Kenya. She is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has competed at the Olympics and has won various marathons, including the 2009 Boston Marathon.- Career :... |
2:31:55 | ||
| 2005 | Amos Matui | 2:15:57 | 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... |
2:34:42 | ||
| 2004 | Philip Tanui | 2:17:02 | Helen Cherono | 2:39:37 | ||
| 2003 | John Kelai John Kelai John Ekiru Kelai is a male long-distance runner from Kenya, who specialises in the marathon. He set his personal best in the men's marathon race in the 2005 edition of the Eindhoven Marathon, where he finished fourth... |
2:19:02 | Yu-xi Wang | 2:43:57 | ||
| 2002 | Joseph Riri | 2:18:46 | Constantina Tomescu Constantina Tomescu Constantina Diţă , is a Romanian long-distance runner, who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon.... |
2:36:06 | ||
| 2001 | Tadesse Hailemariam | 2:23:02 | Worknesh Tola | 2:53:29 | ||
| 2000 | Nixon Nkodima | 2:27:07 | Ruwiyati | 2:53:11 | ||
| 1999 | Ernest Wong | 2:48:43 | Ruwiyati | 2:54:53 | ||
| 1998 | Zacharia Mosala | 2:27:27 | Jing Lu | 2:59:58 | ||
| 1997 | Tsutomu Sassa | 2:28:08 | Ruwiyati | 2:49:54 | ||
| 1996 | Tor-Erik Nyquist | 2:24:17 | Sylvia Rose Sylvia Rose Sylvia Rose is a German rowing coxswain.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
2:48:19 | ||
| 1995 | Somkert Winthochai | 2:35:39 | Yoki Chow | 3:20:19 | ||
| 1994 | Robert Nolan | 2:22:40 | Mieke Pullen | 2:50:38 | ||
| 1993 | Tan-Choon Ghee | 2:42:22 | Irene Chua | 3:23:18 | ||
| 1992 | Gareth Spring | 2:22:22 | Yvonne Danson Yvonne Danson Yvonne Margaret Danson is a former long distance track and road running athlete. She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon.... |
2:43:34 | ||
| 1991 | Tikaram Gurung | 2:42:02 | Yvonne Danson Yvonne Danson Yvonne Margaret Danson is a former long distance track and road running athlete. She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon.... |
2:47:27 | ||
| 1990 | Kuruppu Karunaratne Kuruppu Karunaratne Kuruppu Arachchige Karunaratne or K.A. Karunaratne was a Sri Lankan long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon event.... |
2:21:10 | Ye-mei Li | 2:47:47 | ||
| 1989 | Ricky Khoo | 2:39:09 | Toh-So Liang | 2:53:09 | ||
| 1988 | Hans Pfisterer | 2:22:49 | Ye-mei Li | 2:46:04 | ||
| 1986 | Alain Lazare | 2:19:04 | Kersti Jakobsen | 2:39:03 | ||
| 1984 | Tommy Persson Tommy Persson Lars Tommy Persson is a retired long-distance runner from Sweden. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, finishing in 30th place in Moscow. Persson, nicknamed "Tomis", won the 1985 Stockholm Marathon.-Achievements:-References:... |
2:18:30 | Kersti Jakobsen | 2:41:34 | ||
| 1982 | Raymond Crabb | 2:24:19 | Winnie Lai-chu Ng | 2:55:11 |
Winners by country
| Country | Men's race | Women's race | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
Multiple winners
| Athlete | Country | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwiyati | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2000 | |
| Kersti Jakobsen | 2 | 1984, 1986 | |
| Ye-mei Li | 2 | 1988, 1990 | |
| Yvonne Danson Yvonne Danson Yvonne Margaret Danson is a former long distance track and road running athlete. She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon.... |
2 | 1991, 1992 | |
| Amos Matui | 2 | 2005, 2006 | |
| Luke Kibet Luke Kibet Luke Kibet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon race at the 2007 World Championships.- Early career :Kibet was born in Kaplelach village, Moiben division, Uasin Gishu District... |
2 | 2008, 2009 |
External links
- Why I Run the Marathon Memoirs of a runner who has completed 7 Singapore Marathons.