# Hamburg Marathon

The Hamburg Marathon (German: Hamburg-Marathon) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km (26.219 mi) held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.

## History

The first edition took place in 1986 with about 8,000 participants. The Hamburg Marathon was named for the sponsoring companies Hansemarathon (1986–1990), Shell-hanse-Marathon (1991–1997), Shell-Marathon (1998–1999), Hansaplast-Marathon (2000–2002), Olympus-Marathon (2003–2005), Conergy Marathon (2006–2008) and 2009–2010 Möbel Kraft Marathon Hamburg, with 13.938 participants. Several championships are integrated in the marathon, the Hamburg Championships, the Hamburger Betriebssport- Meisterschaften, the Hamburger Polizei- Meisterschaften. In 1988, 1995 and 1999, the German Championships, and in 2006 and 2007, the German Championships for the blind and partially sighted were competed during the Hamburg Marathon.
It is one of Germany's largest road running competitions and a total of 15,174 runners participated in the 25th edition in 2010. The record participation for the event came in 2005 when a total of 17,502 runners completed the course.
Internals disagreements within the organising group and pull-outs from high-profile sponsors affected the race between 2009 and 2011. A new organising group was established for the 2012 race and Hamburger Sparkasse ("Haspa", a regional bank) became the title sponsor. This coincided with a resurgence in the elite level race, as both men's and women's course records were broken.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.

## Winners

Key:  Course record  Country's championship race
| Ed. | Year | Male | Nationality | Time | Female | Nationality | Time |
| 38 | 2024.04.28 | Bernard Koech | Kenya | 2:04:24 | Irene Cheptai | Kenya | 2:18:22 |
| 37 | 2023.04.23 | Bernard Koech | Kenya | 2:04:09 | Dorcas Tuitoek | Kenya | 2:20:09 |
| 36 | 2022.04.24 | CyBrian Kotut | Kenya | 2:04:47 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | Ethiopia | 2:17:23 |
| 35 | 2021.09.12 | Martin Musau | Uganda | 2:10:15 | Gadise Mulu | Ethiopia | 2:26:20 |
| | 2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic |
| 34 | 2019.04.28 | Tadu Abate | Ethiopia | 2:08:26 | Dibabe Kuma | Ethiopia | 2:24:42 |
| 33 | 2018.04.29 | Solomon Deksisa | Ethiopia | 2:06:34 | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain | 2:24:51 |
| 32 | 2017.04.23 | Tsegaye Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 2:07:26 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal | 2:25:30 |
| 31 | 2016.04.17 | Tesfaye Abera | Ethiopia | 2:06:58 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 2:21:54 |
| 30 | 2015.04.26 | Lucas Rotich | Kenya | 2:07:17 | Meseret Hailu | Ethiopia | 2:25:41 |
| 29 | 2014.05.04 | Shumi Dechasa | Ethiopia | 2:06:43 | Georgina Rono | Kenya | 2:26:47 |
| 28 | 2013.04.21 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:05:30 | Diana Lobačevskė | Lithuania | 2:29:17 |
| 27 | 2012.04.29 | Shami Abdulahi | Ethiopia | 2:05:58 | Netsanet Achamo | Ethiopia | 2:24:12 |
| 26 | 2011.05.22 | Gudisa Shentema | Ethiopia | 2:11:03 | Fatuma Sado | Ethiopia | 2:28:30 |
| 25 | 2010.04.25 | Wilfred Kigen | Kenya | 2:09:22 | Sharon Cherop | Kenya | 2:28:38 |
| 24 | 2009.04.26 | Solomon Tside | Ethiopia | 2:11:47 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 2:29:01 |
| 23 | 2008.04.27 | David Mandago | Kenya | 2:07:23 | Irina Timofeyeva | Russia | 2:24:14 |
| 22 | 2007.04.29 | Rodgers Rop | Kenya | 2:07:32 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 2:29:14 |
| 21 | 2006.04.23 | Julio Rey | Spain | 2:06:52 | Robe Tola | Ethiopia | 2:24:35 |
| 20 | 2005.04.17 | Julio Rey | Spain | 2:07:38 | Edith Masai | Kenya | 2:27:06 |
| 19 | 2004.04.18 | Vanderlei de Lima | Brazil | 2:09:39 | Emily Kimuria | Kenya | 2:28:56 |
| 18 | 2003.04.27 | Julio Rey | Spain | 2:07:27 | Hellen Kimutai | Kenya | 2:25:53 |
| 17 | 2002.04.21 | Christopher Kandie | Kenya | 2:10:17 | Sonja Oberem | Germany | 2:26:21 |
| 16 | 2001.04.22 | Julio Rey | Spain | 2:07:46 | Sonja Oberem | Germany | 2:26:12 |
| 15 | 2000.04.16 | Piotr Gładki | Poland | 2:11:06 | Manuela Zipse | Germany | 2:31:37 |
| 14 | 1999.04.25 | David Ngetich | Kenya | 2:10:05 | Katrin Dörre-Heinig | Germany | 2:24:35 |
| 13 | 1998.04.19 | Tendai Chimusasa | Zimbabwe | 2:10:57 | Katrin Dörre-Heinig | Germany | 2:25:21 |
| 12 | 1997.04.27 | Stephen Kirwa | Kenya | 2:10:37 | Renata Sobiesiak | Poland | 2:29:27 |
| 11 | 1996.04.21 | Petr Pipa | Slovakia | 2:16:22 | Krystyna Pieczulis | Poland | 2:40:02 |
| 10 | 1995.04.30 | Antonio Silio | Argentina | 2:09:57 | Angelina Kanana | Kenya | 2:27:23 |
| 9 | 1994.04.24 | Eduard Tukhbatullin | Russia | 2:12:58 | Angelina Kanana | Kenya | 2:29:59 |
| 8 | 1993.05.23 | Richard Nerurkar | United Kingdom | 2:10:57 | Gabriele Wolf | Germany | 2:34:36 |
| 7 | 1992.05.24 | Julius Sumaye | Tanzania | 2:13:52 | Gabriele Wolf | Germany | 2:36:32 |
| 6 | 1991.05.26 | Jörg Peter | Germany | 2:10:43 | Annette Fincke | Germany | 2:35:48 |
| 5 | 1990.05.20 | Jörg Peter | Germany | 2:11:49 | Judit Nagy | Hungary | 2:33:46 |
| 4 | 1989.05.21 | Nivaldo Filho | Brazil | 2:13:21 | Jolanda Homminga | Netherlands | 2:40:28 |
| 3 | 1988.04.24 | Martin Vrábeľ | Czechoslovakia | 2:14:55 | Charlotte Teske | West Germany | 2:30:23 |
| 2 | 1987.04.26 | Karel Lismont | Belgium | 2:13:46 | Charlotte Teske | West Germany | 2:31:49 |
| 1 | 1986.05.25 | Karel Lismont | Belgium | 2:12:12 | Magda Ilands | Belgium | 2:35:17 |