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Alexander the Great Marathon
White Tower of Thessaloniki near the finish
DateMid-April
Location Pella– Thessaloniki, Greece
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor bwin
Established2006 (18 years ago) (2006)
Course recordsMen's: 2:11:37 (2006)
Kenya Moses Arusei
Women's: 2:28:22 (2006)
Algeria Souad Aït Salem
Official site Alexander the Great Marathon
Participants682 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

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

External image
image icon Course map of full marathon in 2019 [9]

The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki. [10]

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed. Year Men's winner Time [a] Women's winner Time [a] Rf.
1 2006   Moses Arusei ( KEN) 2:11:37   Souad Aït Salem ( ALG) 2:28:22 [11] [12]
2 2007   David Kosgei ( KEN) 2:13:49   Elizabeth Chemweno ( KEN) 2:36:04
3 2008   Ben Kipruto ( KEN) 2:13:08   Elizabeth Chemweno ( KEN) 2:35:04
4 2009   Dejeni Gussie ( ETH) 2:12:28   Fate Tola ( ETH) 2:36:54
5 2010   Mehari Gebre ( ETH) 2:15:11   Svitlana Stanko ( UKR) 2:41:18
6 2011   Peter Biwott ( KEN) 2:13:12   Sisay Measo ( ETH) 2:40:41 [11]
7 2012   Teklu Geto ( ETH) 2:18:44   Alina Nituleasa ( ROM) 2:56:33 [13]
8 2013   Teklu Geto ( ETH) 2:19:29   Magdaliní Gazéa ( GRE) 2:41:46
9 2014   Victor Kiprono ( KEN) 2:21:14   Magdaliní Gazéa ( GRE) 2:47:04
10 2015   Gonfa Bonsa ( ETH) 2:18:06   Zeritu Wakjira ( ETH) 2:40:49
11 2016   Albert Kibet ( KEN) 2:17:41   Hellen Kimutai ( KEN) 2:41:50
12 2017   Michalis Parmakis ( GRE) 2:28:12   Sonia Tsekini ( ALB) 2:45:02
13 2018   Daniel Chebole ( KEN) 2:16:04   Yunes Moraa ( KEN) 2:45:19
14 2019   Michalis Parmakis ( GRE) 2:33:21   Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri ( GRE) 2:48:13
2020 postponed due to coronavirus pandemic [8]
15 2021   Iason Ioannidis ( GRE) 2:27:33   Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri ( GRE) 2:45:19
16 2022   Georgios Kalapodis ( GRE) 2:26:21   Eirini Pefkianaki ( GRE) 3:02:15

Statistics

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b h:m:s

References

  1. ^ "Marathon - ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΙΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ "ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ"-ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΕΣ/ALEXANDER THE GREAT MARATHON-ENTRIES". Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
  2. ^ AIMS Race Directory Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  3. ^ Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  4. ^ Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  5. ^ 10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  6. ^ 5Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  7. ^ "Marathon History". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20.
  8. ^ a b "Postponement of the 15th International Marathon "ALEXANDER THE GREAT"…". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Marathon". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19.
  10. ^ Marathon Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Alexander the Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  11. ^ a b Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  12. ^ https://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem
  13. ^ April 2012 Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04.

External links

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