The Taipei Marathon is an annual long-distance marathon event in Asia that has been held since 1986. World Athletics has certified it as an Elite Label road race.
Kenyan long distance runner Paul Lonyangata won the 2020 race and set a course record of 2:09:18; Ethiopian marathoner Alemtsehay Asifa won the race twice in 2021 and 2022, and currently holds the course record of 2:25:55.
Current course record
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Course record
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Year | Winner | Country | Time | Distance | Notes |
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1989 | Komatsu Okaiku | Japan | 2:16:56 | 26.2 miles (42.2 km) | [1] |
2001 | Vladimir Kotov | Belarus | 2:21:37 | [2] [3] | |
2002 | Mluleki Nobanda | South Africa | 2:14:38 | ||
2003 | Wu Wen-chien | Taiwan | 2:22:41 | ||
2004 | Wilson Chelal | Kenya | 2:14:52 | ||
2005 | Luke Kibet | Kenya | 2:11:54 | ||
2006 | Luke Kibet | Kenya | 2:11:05 | Course record, second victory | |
2007 | Hillary Bett | Kenya | 2:17:09 | [4] | |
2008 | Sammy Chumba | Kenya | 2:15:37 | [5] | |
2009 | Gebreselassie Tsegay | Ethiopia | 2:15:57 | ||
2010 | Yusuf Songoka | Kenya | 2:14:04 | ||
2011 | Yemane Tsegay | Ethiopia | 2:10:24 | Course record [6] | |
2012 | Josphat Kamzee | Kenya | 2:15:27 | ||
2013 | Josphat Kamzee | Kenya | 2:14:10 | Second victory [7] | |
2014 | Julius Chepkwony | Kenya | 2:14:04 | [8] [9] | |
2015 | William Chebor | Kenya | 2:16:15 | ||
2016 | Sammy Kitwara | Kenya | 2:09:59 | ||
2017 | Abraham Kiprotich | France | 2:17:50 | ||
2018 | Aredom Degefa | Ethiopia | 2:16:59 | ||
2019 | Kenneth Mburu Mungara | Kenya | 2:14:54 | ||
2020 | Paul Lonyangata | Kenya | 2:09:18 | Course record | |
2021 | Demeke Kasaw | Ethiopia | 2:11:42 | ||
2022 | Lani Rutto | Kenya | 2:09:42 | ||
2023 | Dechasa Alemu | Ethiopia | 2:11:56 |
Year | Winner | Country | Time | Distance | Notes |
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2001 | Larissa Zyuzko | Russia | 2:46:07 | 26.2 miles (42.2 km) | |
2002 | Anfisa Kosacheva | Russia | 2:36:25 | ||
2003 | Hu Xiuying | China | 2:41:41 | ||
2004 | Jennifer Chesinon | Kenya | 2:34:14 | ||
2005 | Jane Ekimat | Kenya | 2:33:39 | ||
2006 | Jane Ekimat | Kenya | 2:30:56 | Second victory | |
2007 | Tabitha Tsatsa | Zimbabwe | 2:33:01 | [4] | |
2008 | Caroline Kilel | Kenya | 2:30:44 | ||
2009 | Yeshi Esayias | Ethiopia | 2:30:05 | ||
2010 | Yeshi Esayias | Ethiopia | 2:30:37 | Second victory | |
2011 | Helena Kirop | Kenya | 2:27:36 | Course record | |
2012 | Caroline Kilel | Kenya | 2:30:19 | Second victory | |
2013 | Rebecca Chesire | Kenya | 2:33:20 | ||
2014 | Alice Timbilil | Kenya | 2:34:55 | [9] | |
2015 | Nancy Rotich | Kenya | 2:36:42 | ||
2016 | Mercy Kibarus | Kenya | 2:36:33 | ||
2017 | Leah Kiprono | Kenya | 2:45:52 | ||
2018 | Jo Un-ok | North Korea | 2:29:48 | ||
2019 | Antonina Kwambai | Kenya | 2:31:27 | ||
2020 | Askale Merachi | Ethiopia | 2:28:31 | ||
2021 | Alemtsehay Asifa | Ethiopia | 2:30:44 | ||
2022 | Alemtsehay Asifa | Ethiopia | 2:25:55 | Course record, second victory [10] | |
2023 | Obse Abdeta | Ethiopia | 2:27:14 |
Country | Open division | Wheelchair division | Total | ||
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Men's | Women's | Men's | Women's | ||
Belarus | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
China | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Ethiopia | 5 | 6 | — | — | 11 |
France | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Japan | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Kenya | 14 | 12 | — | — | 26 |
Russia | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
North Korea | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
South Africa | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Taiwan | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Zimbabwe | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |