Copenhagen Marathon
Danish marathon
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The Copenhagen Marathon is an annual marathon that takes place on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. Established on the 24th of May 1980, it is annually held in May and has around 23,000 participants. It is a World Athletics Bronze Label race.[1]
| Copenhagen Marathon | |
|---|---|
The start of the mass race in 2008 | |
| Date | May |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1980 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:08:23 (2022) Birhane TsegayWomen's: 2:22:08 (2026)  Mercy Chebwogen |
| Official site | Copenhagen Marathon |
| Participants | 18557 (2025) |
The mostly flat loop course begins and ends at the harbourfront of Islands Brygge and passes through the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg.[2] There is a time limit of six hours.[3]
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all paying registrants having the option to transfer their entry to the next edition of the race, or to obtain a full refund. [4][5][6]
Winners
Key: Course record
| Ed. | Year | Male | Time[7] | Female | Time[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 |  Arne Stigsen (DEN) | 2:19:27 | Lone Dybdal (DEN) | 2:58:09 |
| 2 | 1981 | Ove Larsen (DEN) | 2:24:10 |  Jytte Fruchtmann (USA) | 3:16:26 |
| 3 | 1982 | Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) | 2:22:19 | Vibeke Nielsen (DEN) | 3:00:06 |
| 4 | 1983 | Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) | 2:16:41 | Lone Dybdal (DEN) | 2:45:10 |
| 5 | 1984 |  Philippe Adams (BEL) | 2:22:18 | Britta Houmann (DEN) | 2:51:37 |
| 6 | 1985 | Ole Jacobsen (DEN) | 2:22:18 | Lone Dybdal (DEN) | 2:45:07 |
| 7 | 1986 | Svend Erik Kristensen (DEN) | 2:15:04 | Joan Carstensen (DEN) | 2:48:31 |
| 8 | 1987 | Svend Erik Kristensen (DEN) | 2:14:16 | Mette Wertd (DEN) | 2:49:22 |
| 9 | 1988 | Allan Zachariasen (DEN) | 2:21:19 | Kersti Jacobsen (DEN) | 3:01:00 |
| 10 | 1989 |  Beat Imhof (SUI) | 2:29:22 | Lisbeth Sejrsbøl (DEN) | 3:08:34 |
| 11 | 1990 | Alexander Schatz (DEN) | 2:23:17 | Anette Hansen (DEN) | 2:51:42 |
| 12 | 1991 |  Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) | 2:21:59 |  Mariann Stenbakk (NOR) | 2:53:00 |
| 13 | 1992 |  Alexander Kouftyrev (RUS) | 2:24:07 | Tatiana Pentoukova (RUS) | 2:47:21 |
| 14 | 1993 | Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) | 2:22:58 | Tatiana Forminykh (RUS) | 2:54:12 |
| 15 | 1994 | Joel Kipchumba (KEN) | 2:20:20 |  Svetlana Kazankina (RUS) | 2:50:53 |
| 16 | 1995 | Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) | 2:20:09 | Dorte Rasmussen (DEN) | 2:35:48 |
| 17 | 1996 | Palle Madsen (DEN) | 2:24:43 | Anette Hansen (DEN) | 2:50:44 |
| 18 | 1997 | Søren Rasmussen (DEN) | 2:21:28 | Karin Bøgh (DEN) | 2:47:31 |
| 19 | 1998 | Januz Sarnicki (POL) | 2:24:12 | Karin Bøgh (DEN) | 2:51:49 |
| 20 | 1999 | Wislaw Göra (DEN) | 2:21:05 |  Guo Hong Xiao (CHN) | 2:37:26 |
| 21 | 2000 | Samuel Kiplimo (KEN) | 2:21:30 |  Michaela McCallum (GBR) | 2:42:26 |
| 22 | 2001 | Henrik Jensen (DEN) | 2:22:15 | Shona Crombie-Hicks (GBR) | 2:45:23 |
| 23 | 2002 | Janusz Sarnicki (POL) | 2:23:53 | Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:49:31 |
| 24 | 2003 |  Mostafa Errebbah (ITA) | 2:19:57 | Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:48:52 |
| 25 | 2004 | Torben Nielsen (DEN) | 2:23:10 | Anne-Mette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:42:18 |
| 26 | 2005 | William Kiprotich (DEN) | 2:21:14 | Jo Kelsey (GBR) | 2:48:21 |
| 27 | 2006 | Torben Nielsen (DEN) | 2:24:08 | Kathrine Tilma (DEN) | 2:49:21 |
| 28 | 2007 | Julius Mutai (KEN) | 2:23:54 | Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen (DEN) | 2:47:56 |
| 29 | 2008 | Julius Mutai (KEN) | 2:21:05 | Annemette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:36:08 |
| 30 | 2009 |  Toyokazu Yoshimura (JPN) | 2:18:04 | Chihiro Tanaka (JPN) | 2:40:59 |
| 31 | 2010 | Mikkel Kleis (DEN) | 2:22:29 | Colleen De Reuck (USA) | 2:30:51 |
| 32 | 2011 |  Mårten Boström (FIN) | 2:21:44 | Anne-Sofie Pade Hansen (DEN) | 2:45:29 |
| 33 | 2012 | Martin Parkhoi (DEN) | 2:24:49 |  Barbara Sánchez (IRL) | 2:41:17 |
| 34 | 2013 |  Rachid Kisri (MAR) | 2:17:22 | Annemette Aagaard (DEN) | 2:44:12 |
| 35 | 2014 | Julius Mutai (KEN) | 2:17:54 |  Ayelu Hordofa (ETH) | 2:40:02 |
| 36 | 2015 | Hassane Ahouchar (MAR) | 2:15:24 | Nancy Koech (KEN) | 2:33:44 |
| 37 | 2016 | Aschalew Hunde (ETH) | 2:20:47 |  Gladys Kibiwot (BHR) | 2:36:58 |
| 38 | 2017 | Julius Karinga (KEN) | 2:12:10 | Hana Zemedkun (ETH) | 2:47:24 |
| 39 | 2018 | William Morwabe (KEN) | 2:11:15 | Shasho Insermu (ETH) | 2:32:17 |
| 40 | 2019 | Jackson Limo (KEN) | 2:09:54 | Etalemahu Habtewold (ETH) | 2:29:29 |
| 41 | 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[4][5] | |||
| 42 | 2021 | ||||
| 43 | 2022 [8] | Birhane Tsegay (ERI) | 2:08:23 | Helah Kiprop (KEN) | 2:24:10 |
| 44 | 2023 | Solomon Kirwa (KEN) | 2:09:12 | Rodah Chepkorir Tanui (KEN) | 2:23:14 |
| 45 | 2024 | Abdi Ali Gelelchu (BHR) | 2:09:11 | Margaret Agai (KEN) | 2:27:31 |
| 46 | 2025 | Berhane Tesfaye (ERI) | 2:08:25 | Sharon Kiptugen (KEN) | 2:23:19 |
| 47 | 2026 | Tadesse Kassa (ETH) | 2:08:26 | Mercy Chebwogen (KEN) | 2:22:08 |