List of winners of the Amsterdam Marathon explained

The Amsterdam Marathon is a road race of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd) across the city of Amsterdam that has been contested by men and women annually since 1975. Initially, the marathon was held in the spring (April–May), but since 1991, it has been held in the autumn (September–November). The race was cancelled twice, after the sponsor had withdrawn in 1978 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

In the inaugural edition of 1975, Jørgen Jensen was the male winner in a time of 2:16:51 (h:m:s), while Plonie Scheringa was the first female finishing in 3:13:38. Gerard Nijboer won the 1980 race in 2:09:01, which was recognized as a world best performance by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians until 1981[1] and remained a Dutch record until 2003.[2] The current men's course record (CR) is 2:03:39 set by Tamirat Tola in 2021 and the current women's course record is 2:17:20 set by Almaz Ayana in 2022.

Nijboer won the Amsterdam Marathon four times, more than any other runner, in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1989. Wilson Chebet won three times in 2011–2013. The two-time winners in the men's category are Ferenc Szekeres, Cor Vriend, Sammy Korir, Bernard Kipyego, and Lawrence Cherono. And in the women's category Scheringa, Marja Wokke, and Tadelech Bekele each won twice.

Over the years, runners representing Kenya, Ethiopia, and the Netherlands have been the most successful in winning this marathon, where the male runners from Kenya lead the men's ranking with twenty-one victories and the female runners from Ethiopia are at the top of the women's list with fifteen victories followed by Dutch women with twelve victories.

Men's winners

Men's winners of the Amsterdam Marathon
DateAthleteCountryNote
3 May 19752:16:51[3]
8 May 19762:18:48[4]
21 May 19772:12:47[5]
20 May 1978[6]
19 May 19792:14:46[7]
26 April 19802:09:01[8]
9 May 19812:18:11[9]
8 May 19822:12:15[10]
7 May 19832:13:41[11]
12 May 19842:14:28[12]
12 May 19852:19:24[13]
11 May 19862:14:46[14]
10 May 19872:12:40[15]
7 May 19882:12:38[16]
7 May 19892:13:52[17]
13 May 19902:11:52[18]
15 September 19912:13:26[19]
27 September 19922:14:58[20]
26 September 19932:11:56[21]
25 September 19942:15:56[22]
24 September 19952:14:00[23]
3 November 19962:10:57[24]
2 November 19972:08:24[25]
1 November 19982:08:13[26]
17 October 19992:06:47[27]
15 October 20002:08:57[28]
21 October 20012:07:02[29]
20 October 20022:07:26[30]
19 October 20032:06:39[31]
17 October 20042:06:23[32]
16 October 20052:06:20[33]
15 October 20062:08:52[34]
21 October 20072:06:29[35]
19 October 20082:07:52[36]
18 October 20092:06:18[37]
17 October 20102:05:44[38]
16 October 20112:05:53[39]
21 October 20122:05:41[40]
20 October 20132:05:36[41]
19 October 20142:06:22[42]
18 October 20152:06:19[43]
16 October 20162:05:21[44]
15 October 20172:05:09[45]
21 October 20182:04:06[46]
20 October 20192:05:09[47]
18 October 2020[48]
17 October 20212:03:39[49]
16 October 20222:04:49[50]
15 October 20232:04:18[51]

Women's winners

Women's winners of the Amsterdam Marathon
DateAthleteCountryNote
3 May 19753:13:38
8 May 19763:24:31[52]
21 May 19773:28:24
20 May 1978
19 May 19793:21:40[53] [54]
26 April 19802:40:15
9 May 19812:43:38
8 May 19822:37:28
7 May 19832:43:47
12 May 19842:43:51
12 May 19852:47:15
11 May 19862:46:20
10 May 1987 Romania2:36:21
7 May 1988 Romania2:41:56
7 May 19892:47:16
13 May 19902:35:31
15 September 19912:41:14
27 September 19922:50:41
26 September 19932:29:12
25 September 19942:51:57
24 September 19952:48:57
3 November 19962:34:35[55]
2 November 1997 Ethiopia2:37:36
1 November 19982:22:23
17 October 19992:25:29[56]
15 October 2000 Ethiopia2:29:54[57]
21 October 2001 Ethiopia2:28:40
20 October 2002 Ethiopia2:22:19
19 October 20032:28:06
17 October 20042:27:33
16 October 2005 Ethiopia2:30:06
15 October 20062:28:26
21 October 20072:28:16
19 October 20082:25:57
18 October 20092:27:43
17 October 20102:25:03
16 October 20112:22:08
21 October 20122:21:09
20 October 20132:23:02
19 October 20142:28:35
18 October 20152:24:11
16 October 20162:23:21
15 October 20172:21:54
21 October 20182:23:14
20 October 20192:19:26
18 October 2020
17 October 20212:17:57
16 October 20222:17:20
15 October 20232:18:21

Victories by country

Number of victories by country
CountryMenWomenTotal
21829
71522
61218
303
213
213
022
022
022
022
101
101
101
011
011
101
101
101
Last updated 15 October 2023

Notes and References

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  34. Wim van Hemert, "Narrow win for Busendich in Amsterdam", World Athletics, 15 October 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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  57. "Abeba Tolla", World Athletics. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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