Vienna City Marathon Explained

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Date:21. April 2024
Location:Vienna, Austria
Type:Road
Distance:Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run
Sponsor:Erste Group,,
Participants:4,801 finishers (2022)
3,056 finishers (2021)
5,739 finishers (2019)[1]
Organizer:Enterprise Sport Promotion GmbH[2]
Record:Men's: 2:05:08 (2023)
Samwel Mailu
Women's: 2:20:59 (2022)
Vibian Chepkurui

The Vienna City Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km held in Vienna, Austria since 1984.

History

The first edition was held on with a total of 794 competitors. It is Austria's largest road running event and the 2010 edition had record participation with 32,940 runners from 108 nations taking part in the day's races.[3] The race has been organised by Wolfgang Konrad since 1989.[4]

The race day's events also include a marathon team relay event, a 4.2 km fun run and a half marathon. In 2011, Haile Gebrselassie ran the fastest ever time on Austrian soil for the half marathon distance.[5] The 2012 edition saw Haile and Paula Radcliffe engage in a novel half marathon race, with Radcliffe receiving a head start 7:52 minutes (the difference between the two athletes personal bests). Gebrselassie crossed the finish line 3 minutes and 19 seconds ahead of Radcliffe.[6]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 edition of the race was cancelled and the 2021 edition was postponed to .[7] [8] [9] [10]

Course

The route starts at the Vienna International Centre, traverses the Reichsbrücke and the traffic junction Praterstern on the left side of the Donaukanal, then runs alongside the Ringstraße until reaching the Vienna State Opera. After crossing the left bank of the Wien river on Wienzeile to the Schönbrunn Palace, the route goes back to the Heldenplatz (via the Mariahilferstraße) where the half-marathon finishes. The full-marathon runners, however, continue past the Rathaus through Alsergrund to the Friedensbrücke. The track continues on the left side of the Donaukanal and the Praterstern, thus returning back to the Prater, where it leads past the Ernst-Happel-Stadion and the Lusthaus, crosses over the Franzensbrücke, finally following the Ringstraße to the finish at the Heldenplatz.

Winners

Key:

Course record

Austrian championship race

Marathon

DateMen's raceTimeWomen's raceTimeRf.
2024.04.212:06:352:24:08[11]
2023.04.232:05:082:24:12[12] [13]
2022.04.242:06:532:20:59
2021.09.122:09:252:24:29[14]
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2019.04.072:06:562:22:12
2018.04.222:09:292:24:18
2017.04.232:08:402:24:20
2016.04.102:09:482:24:31
2015.04.122:07:312:30:09
2014.04.132:05:412:28:59
2013.04.142:08:192:24:34
2012.04.152:06:582:26:39
2011.04.172:08:292:26:21
2010.04.182:08:402:31:08
2009.04.192:08:212:30:43
2008.04.272:07:382:26:43
2007.04.292:10:072:32:21
2006.05.072:08:202:24:33
2005.05.222:12:202:31:40
2004.05.162:08:352:29:22
2003.05.252:14:492:35:32
2002.05.262:10:252:32:03
2001.05.202:10:282:30:00
2000.05.212:08:482:23:47
1999.05.302:11:412:34:26
1998.05.242:09:212:35:09
1997.05.252:12:532:30:50
1996.04.142:12:512:31:39
1995.04.232:15:232:36:30
1994.04.102:10:422:36:17
1993.04.182:11:002:38:21
1992.04.262:13:412:40:50
1991.04.142:12:252:37:14
1990.04.222:09:282:33:19
1989.04.162:10:282:34:47
1988.04.102:17:252:36:49
1987.04.052:16:102:40:57
1986.04.132:12:222:38:31
1985.03.312:14:592:39:01
1984.03.252:12:172:47:32

Half marathon

YearMen's raceTimeWomen's raceTime
20241:03:051:17:21
20231:06:491:19:02
20221:05:351:16:16
20211:12:071:16:14
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
20191:06:441:17:04
20181:11:181:22:57
20171:10:471:14:43
20161:07:001:15:25
20151:07:391:18:32
20141:06:301:13:46
20131:01:141:17:17
20121:00:521:12:03
20111:00:181:15:43
20101:09:141:16:25
20091:11:451:24:21
20081:12:001:18:55
20071:07:131:16:11
20061:07:571:14:24
20051:08:401:13:20

References

List of winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vienna City Marathon - RACE INFO.
  2. Web site: Vienna City Marathon - INFOS . 2023-07-19 . www.vienna-marathon.com . en.
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=56492.html Beating the winds, Sugut and Kimutai take Vienna Marathon titles
  4. Web site: Wolfgang Konrad über den Wien-Marathon: Es wäre der Teufel los gewesen . Neumann . Fritz. 18 April 2020 . DerStandard.at. German. Wolfgang Konrad on the Vienna Marathon: The devil would have been loose. 14 July 2021.
  5. http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59788.html Kiprotich and Tola the surprise winners in Vienna, Gebrselassie cruises 1:00:18 in the Half Marathon
  6. Wenig, Jorg (2012-04-15). Sugut runs 2:06:58 while Tola defends; Haile beats Paula in chase in Vienna. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.
  7. Web site: Vienna City Marathon - SERVICE.
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-03-12 . 2020-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902131643/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar/2020 . dead .
  9. Web site: Vienna City Marathon - SERVICE.
  10. Web site: Vienna City Marathon pushed back from April to September 2021 due to COVID-19. 19 September 2020 .
  11. Web site: 2024 Vienna City Marathon results . .
  12. Web site: 2023-04-23. 40. Vienna City Marathon 2023: Samwel Mailu Result.
  13. Web site: 2023-04-23. de-AT. Der 40. Vienna City Marathon war pure Dramatik und brutales Drama.
  14. Web site: Winner DQ for wearing wrong shoes at Vienna Marathon . . https://archive.today/20210913041250/https://apnews.com/article/track-and-field-lifestyle-oddities-sports-africa-2ddd012c888e56b92b4e2391783d40b4 . 13 September 2021 . dead.

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