Alexander the Great Marathon
Alexander the Great Marathon | |
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![]() White Tower of Thessaloniki near the finish | |
Date | Mid-April |
Location | Pella–Thessaloniki, Greece |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | bwin |
Established | 2006 |
Course records | Men's: 2:11:37 (2006)![]() Women's: 2:28:22 (2006) ![]() |
Official site | Alexander the Great Marathon |
Participants | 682 finishers (2022) 540 finishers (2021) 1,284 finishers (2019)[1] |
The Alexander the Great Marathon (Greek: Μαραθώνιος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is an annual marathon race held in mid-April between Pella (birthplace of Alexander the Great) and Thessaloniki, Greece, since 2006.
It is an AIMS-certified race,[2] and its editions of 2010[3] and 2011[4] received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.
In addition to the marathon race, the day's events include popular fun runs over five and ten kilometres.[5][6]
History
[edit]The marathon was first held on 16 April 2006.[7]
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.[8]
Course
[edit]The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki.[10]
Winners
[edit]Key: Course record (in bold)
Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
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1 | 2006 | ![]() |
2:11:37 | ![]() |
2:28:22 | [11][12] |
2 | 2007 | ![]() |
2:13:49 | ![]() |
2:36:04 | |
3 | 2008 | ![]() |
2:13:08 | ![]() |
2:35:04 | |
4 | 2009 | ![]() |
2:12:28 | ![]() |
2:36:54 | |
5 | 2010 | ![]() |
2:15:11 | ![]() |
2:41:18 | |
6 | 2011 | ![]() |
2:13:12 | ![]() |
2:40:41 | [11] |
7 | 2012 | ![]() |
2:18:44 | ![]() |
2:56:33 | [13] |
8 | 2013 | ![]() |
2:19:29 | ![]() |
2:41:46 | |
9 | 2014 | ![]() |
2:21:14 | ![]() |
2:47:04 | |
10 | 2015 | ![]() |
2:18:06 | ![]() |
2:40:49 | |
11 | 2016 | ![]() |
2:17:41 | ![]() |
2:41:50 | |
12 | 2017 | ![]() |
2:28:12 | ![]() |
2:45:02 | |
13 | 2018 | ![]() |
2:16:04 | ![]() |
2:45:19 | |
14 | 2019 | ![]() |
2:33:21 | ![]() |
2:48:13 | |
2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | [8] | ||||
15 | 2021 | ![]() |
2:27:33 | ![]() |
2:45:19 | |
16 | 2022 | ![]() |
2:26:21 | ![]() |
3:02:15 | |
17 | 2023 | ![]() |
2:26:19 | ![]() |
2:51:48 | |
18 | 2024 | ![]() |
2:23:40 | ![]() |
2:45:02 |
Statistics
[edit]
Winners by country[edit]
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Multiple winners[edit]
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Marathon - ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΙΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ "ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ"-ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΕΣ/ALEXANDER THE GREAT MARATHON-ENTRIES". Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
- ^ AIMS Race Directory Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
- ^ Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
- ^ Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
- ^ 10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
- ^ 5Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
- ^ "Marathon History". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20.
- ^ a b "Postponement of the 15th International Marathon "ALEXANDER THE GREAT"…". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Marathon". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19.
- ^ Marathon Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Alexander the Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
- ^ a b Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
- ^ https://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem
- ^ April 2012 Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Race profile from MarathonInfo