List of winners of the Taipei Marathon explained

The Taipei Marathon is an annual long-distance marathon event in Asia that has been held since 1986. World Athletics has certified it as an Elite Label road race.

Kenyan long distance runner Paul Lonyangata won the 2020 race and set a course record of 2:09:18; Ethiopian marathoner Alemtsehay Asifa won the race twice in 2021 and 2022, and currently holds the course record of 2:25:55.

Winners

Key

Men's open division

Year! scope="col"

Winner	Country	Time	Distance	Notes
1989			2:16:56		^[1]
2001			2:21:37		^[2] ^[3]
2002			2:14:38
2003			2:22:41
2004			2:14:52
2005			2:11:54
2006			2:11:05		Course record, second victory
2007			2:17:09		^[4]
2008			2:15:37		^[5]
2009			2:15:57
2010			2:14:04
2011			2:10:24		Course record^[6]
2012			2:15:27
2013			2:14:10		Second victory^[7]
2014			2:14:04		^[8] ^[9]
2015			2:16:15
2016			2:09:59
2017			2:17:50
2018			2:16:59
2019			2:14:54
2020			2:09:18		Course record
2021			2:11:42
2022			2:09:42
2023			2:11:56

Women's open division

Year! scope="col"

Winner	Country	Time	Distance	Notes
2001			2:46:07
2002			2:36:25
2003			2:41:41
2004			2:34:14
2005			2:33:39
2006			2:30:56		Second victory
2007			2:33:01
2008			2:30:44
2009			2:30:05
2010			2:30:37		Second victory
2011			2:27:36		Course record
2012			2:30:19		Second victory
2013			2:33:20
2014			2:34:55
2015			2:36:42
2016			2:36:33
2017			2:45:52
2018			2:29:48
2019			2:31:27
2020			2:28:31
2021			2:30:44
2022			2:25:55		Course record, second victory^[10]
2023			2:27:14

Victories by nationality

Country! scope="col" class="unsortable" colspan="2"

Open division	Wheelchair division		Total
Men's	Women's	Men's		Women's
	1				1
		1			1
	5	6			11
	1				1
	1				1
	14	12			26
		2			2
		1			1
	1				1
	1				1
		1			1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Press clippings of 1989 Taipei Marathon results. zh. 2023-01-07. National Taiwan University of Sport Library.
2. Web site: Китайская Республика: события ноября–декабря 2001 г. - Тайваньская па… . https://archive.today/20201220140219/https://taipanorama.tw/news.php?unit=388&post=109349 . 20 December 2020 . dead.
3. https://archive.today/20201220140208/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/russia/larisa-zyuzko-14299948<!-- source is used for romanization of name used here -->
4. Web site: Taipei marathon attracts record numbers. Edwin Hsiao. 2023-01-07. Taiwan Today.
5. Web site: Kenyans rule at annual ING marathon in Taipei. Shelley Shan. 2023-01-07. Taipei Times.
6. Web site: Ethopian, Kenyan win Fubon Taipei Marathon. 2023-01-07. Taipei Times.
7. Web site: Marathon runners brave chill, rain. 2023-01-07. Taipei Times.
8. Web site: Kenyan runners win Taipei Fubon Marathon. 2023-01-07. Focus Taiwan.
9. Web site: Kenyan runners dominate Taipei marathon. 2023-01-08. The Sydney Morning Herald.
10. Web site: Ethiopia's Kasegn smashes Taipei City Marathon Course Record. 2023-01-07. Watch Athletics.