Leipzig Marathon

Since 2007, the start and finish has been at the Sportforum in the Zentrum-Nordwest locality, near the Arena Leipzig and the Red Bull Arena. The route first leads past the New Town Hall and then passes Augustusplatz with the Gewandhaus, the Opera House and the City-Hochhaus. Then it goes past the Grassi Museum, the Old Trade Fair Leipzig and the Monument to the Battle of the Nations into the Probstheida locality. There the line turns west, passes the Bruno-Plache-Stadion and reaches the Südvorstadt via Zwickauer and Richard-Lehmann-Strasse along Media City Leipzig. The route then crosses the Leipzig Riverside Forest and continues to Schleußig and over the White Elster river to the Kleinzschocher locality, where it turns north and returns to the Sportforum via Plagwitz and Jahnallee.

The length of the route is that of a half marathon. For the length of a marathon, it is necessary to run two laps.

The event began as an East German competition and it hosted the German Democratic Republic's national championship on four occasions (1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990).^[1]

In 2020, the Leipzig Marathon was cancelled for the first time in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, for the same reason, it was only held as a purely virtual competition, in which the participants completed the distance on a route of their own choosing. The Leipzig Marathon planned for April 10, 2022 also had to be canceled.^[2]

Key:   Course record

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Men Date Men's winner Country Time (h:m:s) April 19, 2026 April 13, 2025 Nic Ihlow  Germany 2:25:42 April 23, 2024 Nic Ihlow  Germany 2:28:59 April 21, 2023 Nic Ihlow  Germany 2:30:03 April 10, 2022 April 18-26, 2021 April 26, 2020 April 14, 2019 Nic Ihlow  Germany 2:24:49 April 22, 2018 Gabriel Svajda  Slovakia 2:35:23 April 9, 2017 Bartosz Olszewski  Poland 2:27:08 April 24, 2016 Marc Werner  Germany 2:39:29 April 19, 2015 Teknelegne Abebe Tebelu  Ethiopia 2:21:53 April 13, 2014 Benedikt Heil  Germany 2:32:47 April 21, 2013 Jakob Stiller  Germany 2:29:31 April 22, 2012 Jakob Stiller  Germany 2:33:30 April 17, 2011 Jakob Stiller  Germany 2:27:59 April 25, 2010 Maksym Salii  Ukraine 2:36:06 April 19, 2009 Maksym Salii  Ukraine 2:31:14 April 20, 2008 Jörg Matthé  Germany 2:37:56 April 22, 2007 Marcel Matanin  Slovakia 2:26:21 April 23, 2006 Marcel Matanin  Slovakia 2:19:33 April 17, 2005 Julius Kiptum Rop Kenya 2:16:22 April 25, 2004 Christopher Cheboiboch Kenya 2:10:16 CR April 13, 2003 Mykola Rudyk  Ukraine 2:17:50 April 28, 2002 Carsten Eich  Germany 2:13:47 April 29, 2001 Stephan Freigang  Germany 2:15:57 April 16, 2000 Stanisław Cembrzyński  Poland 2:36:25 June 12, 1999 Peter Kapitza  Germany 2:28:58 June 13, 1998 Michael Asperger  Germany 2:29:21 June 14, 1997 Klaus Goldammer  Germany 2:31:29 March 31, 1996 Klaus Goldammer  Germany 2:33:42 March 26, 1995 Michael Asperger  Germany 2:32:18 March 27, 1994 Lars Neubauer  Germany 2:25:54 April 18, 1993 Matthias Körner  Germany 2:37:46 June 13, 1992 Janusz Sarnicki  Poland 2:23:55 June 22, 1991 Jerzy Skarżyński  Poland 2:22:50 June 16, 1990 Klaus Goldammer  East Germany 2:25:05 June 17, 1989 Jörg Peter  East Germany 2:31:38 June 18, 1988 Jörg Otto  East Germany 2:27:24 June 20, 1987 Michael Heilmann  East Germany 2:14:17 June 22, 1986 Uwe Koch  East Germany 2:17:04 June 22, 1985 Jörg Peter  East Germany 2:12:32 June 23, 1984 Klaus Goldammer  East Germany 2:26:05 June 18, 1983 Andreas Sprenger  East Germany 2:17:23 June 19, 1982 Klaus Goldammer  East Germany 2:30:42 June 20, 1981 Klaus Goldammer  East Germany 2:27:00 June 14, 1980 Karl-Heinz Baumbach  East Germany 2:32:25 June 16, 1979 Detlef Kröplin  East Germany 2:28:42 June 10, 1978 Detlef Kröplin  East Germany 2:31:17 June 18, 1977 Roland Winkler  East Germany 2:37:07

Women Date Women's winner Country Time (h:m:s) April 19, 2026 April 13, 2025 Yvonne van Vlerken  Netherlands 2:47:12 April 23, 2024 Antonia Müller  Germany 2:54:30 April 21, 2023 Yvonne van Vlerken  Netherlands 2:44:27 April 10, 2022 April 18-26, 2021 April 26, 2020 April 14, 2019 Yvonne van Vlerken  Netherlands 2:47:53 April 22, 2018 Juliane Meyer  Germany 3:00:37 April 9, 2017 Juliane Meyer  Germany 2:58:00 April 24, 2016 Laura Clart  Germany 2:53:47 April 19, 2015 Juliane Meyer  Germany 2:57:39 April 13, 2014 Anja Jakob  Germany 2:58:57 April 21, 2013 Sandra Boitz  Germany 2:53:40 April 22, 2012 Carina Schipp  Germany 2:57:35 April 17, 2011 Frida Södermark  Sweden 2:51:33 April 25, 2010 Carina Schipp  Germany 2:53:34 April 19, 2009 Carina Schipp  Germany 3:01:50 April 20, 2008 Carina Schipp  Germany 3:04:44 April 22, 2007 Tanja Semjonowa  Germany 3:16:40 April 23, 2006 Svetlana Ivanova  Latvia 2:49:35 April 17, 2005 Judy Kiplimo  Kenya 2:46:06 April 25, 2004 Tegla Loroupe  Kenya 2:29:40 CR April 13, 2003 Tanja Semjonowa  Germany 2:58:01 April 28, 2002 Tanja Semjonowa  Germany 2:57:02 April 29, 2001 Tanja Semjonowa  Germany 2:53:45 April 16, 2000 Tanja Semjonowa  Germany 3:05:35 June 12, 1999 Kathrin Behrens  Germany 3:21:32 June 13, 1998 Tanja Semjonowa  Germany 3:06:27 June 14, 1997 Konstanze Saar  Germany 3:25:43 March 31, 1996 Elfriede Hofer  Germany 3:15:42 March 26, 1995 Konstanze Saar  Germany 3:14:33 March 27, 1994 Beate Kauke  Germany 2:57:58 April 18, 1993 Helga Heinze  Germany 3:43:56 June 13, 1992 Birgit Lennartz  Germany 2:47:54 June 22, 1991 Anuța Cătună Romania 2:45:07 June 16, 1990 Andrea Fleischer  East Germany 2:41:59 June 17, 1989 Ina Ferkl  East Germany 3:02:39 June 18, 1988 Beate Kauke  East Germany 3:01:15 June 20, 1987 Uta Pippig  East Germany 2:30:50 June 22, 1986 Uta Pippig  East Germany 2:37:56 June 22, 1985 Birgit Weinhold  East Germany 2:32:48 June 23, 1984 Birgit Schuckmann  East Germany 2:53:45 June 18, 1983 Gabi Schmidt  East Germany 2:51:37 June 19, 1982 Petra Zocher  East Germany 2:56:29 June 20, 1981 Petra Zocher  East Germany 2:58:00 June 14, 1980 Gudrun Strohbach  East Germany 3:40:56 June 16, 1979 Inge Naumann  East Germany 3:18:19 June 10, 1978 Irmgard Kretzschmar  East Germany 3:25:58 June 18, 1977 Rosemarie Pfeiffer  East Germany 3:53:55

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Multiple wins

More information Athlete, Wins ...

Men's Athlete Wins Years  Klaus Goldammer (GDR) 6 1981, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1996, 1997  Nic Ihlow (GER) 4 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025  Jakob Stiller (GER) 3 2011, 2012, 2013  Maksym Salii (UKR) 2 2009, 2010  Marcel Matanin (SVK) 2 2006, 2007  Jörg Peter (GDR) 2 1985, 1989  Detlef Kröplin (GDR) 2 1977, 1978

Women's Athlete Wins Years  Tanja Semjonowa (GER) 6 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007  Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) 3 2019, 2023, 2025  Juliane Meyer (GER) 3 2015, 2017, 2018  Carina Schipp (GER) 3 2008, 2009, 2010  Konstanze Saar (GER) 2 1995, 1997  Beate Kauke (GDR) 2 1988, 1994  Uta Pippig (GDR) 2 1986, 1987  Petra Zocher (GDR) 2 1981, 1982

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