Amman Marathon Explained

Bgcolour:	A90C6F
Date:	October of each year
Location:	Amman, Jordan
Type:	Road
Distance:	Marathon, Half marathon
Est:	2009
Sponsor:	Samsung
Record:	Men's: 2:16:31 (2018) Raymond Chemungor Women's: 2:40:23 (2012) Zeineba Hasso
Participants:	1,477 (2019)

Amman International Marathon is an annually held marathon in Amman, Jordan.^[1] Organized by the NGO Run Jordan, which also organizes several other marathons across the Kingdom, it was inaugurated in 2009 by King Abdullah.^[2] The marathon has routes that are 42, 21, and 10 kilometers long, and holds a separate event for children. Around 20,000 people participate every year.^[3]

Results

Key:

Edition	Year	Men's Winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's Winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	2009		2:20:48		2:51:39
2nd	2010		2:17:05		2:43:52
3rd	2011		2:21:16		2:47:33
4th	2012		2:19:39		2:40:23
5th	2013		2:20:13		3:14:09
6th	2014		2:26:08		2:44:41
7th	2015		2:18:01		2:46:51
8th	2016		2:18:15		2:47:10
9th	2017		2:17:39		2:46:37
10th	2018		2:16:31		2:44:59
11th	2019		2:18:24		2:44:25

Notes and References

1. News: Brune. Adrian. Racing to Rebuild the Middle East. February 26, 2017. Foreign Affairs. February 25, 2017.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009104704/http://www.ammancity.gov.jo/en/resource/snews.asp?id=C3165333-7CB2-4C3B-8220-BE4A662683CF . 2015-10-09 . dead .
3. Web site: Samsung Amman Marathon runners take off on Friday. 22 October 2014.