# Paavo Nurmi Marathon (Turku)

The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is an annual marathon road running race held during summer in Turku, Finland, the birth city of Paavo Nurmi. Although various marathons have been held in Turku since 1910, the Paavo Nurmi Marathon was established in 1992. It is arranged along with Paavo Nurmi Games, a part of Paavo Nurmi happening week. The route goes through Turku city and Ruissalo park. The marathon attracts yearly 500 to 1000 participants.

## Past results

Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
| 1st | 1992 | Paweł Tarasiuk (POL) | 2:21:16 | Marina Ivanova (RUS) | 2:44:02 |
| 2nd | 1993 | Paweł Tarasiuk (POL) | 2:22:15 | Anita Liepiņa (LAT) | 2:53:39 |
| 3rd | 1994 | Noriaki Kiguchi (JPN) | 2:18:58 | Svetlana Netchaeva (RUS) | 2:43:48 |
| 4th | 1995 | Nikolay Kolesnikov (RUS) | 2:19:32 | Volha Yudenkova (BLR) | 2:37:22 |
| 5th | 1996 | Emanuel Sarwatt (TAN) | 2:22:45 | Larisa Malikova (RUS) | 2:45:35 |
| 6th | 1997 | Cephas Matafi (ZIM) | 2:20:14 | Nadezhda Yefremova (RUS) | 2:51:19 |
| 7th | 1998 | Cephas Matafi (ZIM) | 2:21:12 | Hiroi Kazama (JPN) | 2:54:43 |
| 8th | 1999 | William Musyoki (KEN) | 2:20:19 | Tatyana Mironova (RUS) | 2:59:56 |
| 9th | 2000 | Joseph Mutinda (KEN) | 2:23:46 | Tatyana Maslova (RUS) | 2:45:55 |
| 10th | 2001 | Markku Salo (FIN) | 2:46:01 | Minna Tiihonen (FIN) | 3:14:34 |
| 11th | 2002 | Teppo Ronkainen (FIN) | 2:38:31 | Merianni Varjo (FIN) | 3:25:25 |
| 12th | 2003 | Dainius Šaučikovas (LTU) | 2:28:58 | Eija Apunen (FIN) | 3:16:43 |
| 13th | 2004 | Petri Saavalainen (FIN) | 2:24:22 | Marjaana Lahti-Koski (FIN) | 2:55:38 |
| 14th | 2005 | Reimar Hartikainen (FIN) | 2:41:14 | Lilja Kaarina (FIN) | 3:18:55 |
| 15th | 2006 | Emil Söderlund (FIN) | 2:53:37 | Pauliina Tommola (FIN) | 3:09:15 |
| 16th | 2007 | David Kanyari (KEN) | 2:44:57 | Pauliina Tommola (FIN) | 3:01:10 |
| 17th | 2008 | Janne Klasila (FIN) | 2:47:01 | Pauliina Tommola (FIN) | 3:02:36 |
| 18th | 2009 | Janne Klasila (FIN) | 2:47:59 | Pauliina Tommola (FIN) | 3:02:31 |
| 19th | 2010 | Janne Klasila (FIN) | 2:50:39 | Laura Nieminen (FIN) | 3:21:31 |
| 20th | 2011 | Janne Klasila (FIN) | 2:49:54 | Outi Sivosavi (FIN) | 3:30:10 |
| 21st | 2012 | Janne Klasila (FIN) | 2:41:38 | Laura Nieminen (FIN) | 3:15:57 |
| 22nd | 2013 | Jyrki Kukko (FIN) | 2:40:04 | Elina Junnila (FIN) | 2:55:06 |
| 23rd | 2014 | Ole-Antti Halonen (FIN) | 2:37:35 | Julia Jacobsson (FIN) | 3:29:40 |
| 24th | 2015 | Thijs Feuth (NED) | 2:30:55 | Tiina Alhonen (FIN) | 3:13:13 |
| 25th | 2016 | Thijs Feuth (NED) | 2:35:11 | Biljana Cvijanović (SRB) | 3:05:06 |
| 26th | 2017 | Ole-Antti Halonen (FIN) | 2:32:26 | Elina Junnila (FIN) | 3:11:50 |
| 27th | 2018 | Ole-Antti Halonen (FIN) | 2:31:10 | Pia-Maria Grandell (FIN) | 3:07:58 |
| 28th | 2019 | Ole-Antti Halonen (FIN) | 2:27:41 | Eeva Feuth (FIN) | 2:59:30 |
| 29th | 2020 | Ole-Antti Halonen (FIN) | 2:35:09 | Soili Kosonen (FIN) | 3:02:50 |
| 30th | 2021 | Henri Ansio (FIN) | 2:33:41 | Eeva Feuth (FIN) | 2:54:41 |
| 31st | 2022 | Kristian Lindroos (FIN) | 2:31:03 | Aino Niemi (FIN) | 2:45:41 |
| 32nd | 2023 | Mbacha Eric Mangeh (CMR) | 2:34:25 | Elina Suomela (FIN) | 3:22:45 |
| 33rd | 2024 | Peter Čudrňák (SVK) | 2:37:50 | Eeva Feuth (FIN) | 2:51:37 |