Geneva Marathon Explained

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Date:	Early May
Location:	Geneva, Switzerland
Type:	Road
Distance:	Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run
Beneficiary:	UNICEF
Sponsor:	Generali
Participants:	1,928 finishers (2023)^[1] 1,880 (2019)
Record:	Men's: 2:06:59 (2021) Shumi Dechasa Women's: 2:24:19 (2021) Maureen Chepkemoi

The Harmony Geneva Marathon for UNICEF is an annual marathon running event held in Geneva, Switzerland. It draws about 9,100 participants every May. Apart from the marathon, there is also a half marathon, a Relay Marathon, a 20 km Handbike and wheelchair race, a 10 km race held on the same day, and races exclusively for women (5 km) and children (1 to 5 km) held the day before. A time limit of six hours and a half applies to the main event.

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021 or obtaining a partial refund.^[2]

Winners

Key:

Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time	Rf.
1	2005		2:15:29		2:43:53
2	2006		2:15:31		2:45:07
3	2007		2:18:36		2:43:57
4	2008		2:14:23		2:46:57
5	2009		2:19:49		2:52:47
6	2010		2:20:30		2:44:32
7	2011		2:17:45.7		3:07:49.5
8	2012		2:19:25.5		2:44:29.2
9	2013		2:15:42		2:45:44	^[3]
10	2014		2:11:00		2:32:34
11	2015		2:11:18		2:35:44
12	2016		2:11:11		2:35:04
13	2017		2:10:31		2:40:46	^[4]
14	2018		2:12:10		2:38:05
15	2019		2:09:45		2:29:11
	2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
16	2021		2:06:59		2:24:19
17	2022		2:10:39		2:26:22	^[5]
18	2023		2:09:41		2:31:41	^[6]
19	2024		2:09:57		2:31:42	^[7]

Multiple wins

+Men's
Athlete	Wins	Years
	4	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
	2	2017, 2018

+Women's
Athlete	Wins	Years
	2	2015, 2016

By country

Country	Total	Men's	Women's
	16	8	8
	13	7	6
	2	0	2
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	1	0	1
	1	1	0
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	1	0

External links

• Geneva Marathon
• Marathon Info

Notes and References

1. https://www.cimchrono.com/sport-up/resultat/partenaire-20190624004035.htm Generali Geneve Marathon 2023 results
2. Web site: The 16th edition of the Harmony Geneva Marathon for Unicef….
3. http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2013_05.htm May 2013 Results
4. Web site: HARMONY GENEVE MARATHON FOR UNICEF - MARATHON (2017) - Résultat Sport-up . www.sport-up.fr . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200828134053/https://www.sport-up.fr/www/resultat/resultat-20170413080755-HARMONY-GENEVE-MARATHON-FOR-UNICEF-MARATHON.htm . 28 August 2020 . dead.
5. World Athletics Generali Geneve Marathon. (2022, May 15). WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176774
6. World Athletics Generali Geneve Marathon. (2023, May 07). WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved May 12, 2023, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7192016
7. World Athletics Generali Genève Marathon. (2024, May 05). WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results/7207364/result