Shanghai Marathon Explained

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Date:	November
Location:	Shanghai, China
Type:	Road
Distance:	Marathon
Est:	^[1]
Record:	Men: 2:07:14 (2015) Paul Lonyangata Women: 2:20:36 (2018) Yebrgual Melese
Sponsor:	Toray
Participants:	~9,000 (marathon) (2020) ~38,000 (all races) (2019)

The Shanghai International Marathon is an annual marathon in late autumn hosted by Shanghai, China, since 1996. The marathon is categorized as a Platinum Label Road Race by World Athletics.^[2]

The marathon starts at the Bund Bull and finishes at Shanghai Stadium.^[3]

History

The inaugural race was held in 1996 as the "Shanghai International Citizen Marathon".

For the 2020 edition of the race, due to the coronavirus pandemic, only the full marathon was run, the field was limited to 9,000 domestic runners, and the finish was moved to the West Bund Art Center.^[4]

Course

The marathon starts at the Bund Bull and finishes at Shanghai Stadium.

Other races

In addition to the marathon, the event offers a 10K run and a mini marathon of in length. All three races begin at the Bund Bull, but the mini marathon ends at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre while the 10K ends at Fuxing Park.^[5]

Winners

The men's course record was set in 2015 as Kenya's Paul Lonyangata of 2:07:14 hours and the Ethiopian Yebrgual Melese broke the women's record in 2018 with 2:20:36 hours.

Key: Course record (in bold)

Date	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time	Rf.
1996.09.28		2:23:39		2:47:54	^[6] ^[7]
1997.11.30		2:19:01		3:03:14
1998.11.01		2:24:02		2:49:55
1999.11.14		2:22:29	<	-- sina spells name as "Mckee" -->	2:52:07	^[8]
2000.11.12		2:18:17		2:46:49
2001.12.08		2:18:58		2:31:54
2002.11.09		2:19:02		2:30:43
2003.11.15		2:22:23		2:46:45
2004.11.13		2:17:55		2:30:37
2005.11.26		2:13:22		2:34:25
2006.11.26		2:15:25		2:32:07
2007.11.25		2:13:01		2:29:28
2008.11.30		2:09:29		2:26:19
2009.11.29		2:10:10		2:27:49
2010.12.05		2:11:36		2:26:05
2011.12.04		2:10:21		2:24:08
2012.12.02		2:09:01		2:23:07
2013.12.01		2:09:29		2:23:28
2014.11.02		2:08:43		2:21:52
2015.11.08		2:07:14		2:26:23
2016.10.30		2:10:18		2:26:18
2017.11.12		2:08:35		2:22:43
2018.11.18		2:09:18		2:20:36
2019.11.17		2:08:11		2:23:19
2020.11.29	<	-- "Jia Erenjia" appears to used to be the preferred romanization in reliable sources, including in world athletics, though since around 2020, the preferred romanization appears to have changed to "Jia'e Renjia", including in world athletics -->	2:12:44		2:26:39	^[9] ^[10] ^[11]

External links

• Official website
• marathoninfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smart tracks and 'smog jogs': The rapid rise of Shanghai's running clubs. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031655/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/05/shanghai-china-running-clubs-pollution. 2020-11-12. TheGuardian.com. 5 October 2017.
2. Web site: Archived copy . www.worldathletics.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902131643/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar/2020 . 2 September 2020 . dead.
3. Web site: 2017 Shanghai International Marathon--Regulations. www.shmarathon.com. 2017-12-04.
4. Web site: Shanghai Marathon runs smoothly with best result. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129214408/https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2011290762/. 2020-11-29.
5. Web site: 2019 Shanghai International Marathon . www.shmarathon.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190908215407/http://www.shmarathon.com/shmmarathon/en_guicheng.dhtml . 8 September 2019 . dead.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201190515/http://sports.sina.com.cn/run/2017-11-14/doc-ifynstfh8342506.shtml
7. Web site: Ml_1996. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201193330/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1996.htm. 2020-12-01.
8. Web site: Ml_1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201194336/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1999.htm. 2020-12-01.
9. Web site: 2020 Shanghai International Marathon kicks off - Xinhua | English.news.cn. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201185118/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/29/c_139551264.htm. 2020-12-01.
10. Web site: Renjia Jia'e | Profile . https://archive.today/20201216183919/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/pr-of-china/renjia-jiae-014959512 . 16 December 2020 . dead.
11. Web site: Events Calendar | World Athletics . https://archive.today/20201216184055/https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7144904 . 16 December 2020 . dead.