Csepeli Nemzetközi era

An annual marathon race has been held in Budapest as early as 1961, when the inaugural Csepeli Nemzetközi Maraton ('Csepel International Marathon') was held on 29 October 1961.^[3][4] This marathon was held annually^{[lower-alpha 1]} in either late October or early November with this name until at least 1980.^[5]

The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) also notes that a marathon was run annually in either late October or early November with the name "Budapest"^{[lower-alpha 2]} from 1981 to 1990, and considers it as part of the same race series.^[5]

BTSH and BSI era

Like many sports, running in Hungary was limited to professional athletes only.

In 1984, the Budapesti Testnevelési és Sporthivatal ('Budapest Physical Education and Sports Office') (BTSH) organized a marathon that also allowed amateur runners to compete.^[6][7] The event would be held in spring. A half marathon and a shorter race for school children was also held alongside the event. This would continue until 1996, when the Budapest Half Marathon became an independent race.

The inaugural marathon was held on 14 April 1984.^[6] It consisted of two loops, 21 km each. 625 men and 25 women from 18 countries reached the finish line. The results of the race can still be found on the marathon's official website. The official sponsor of the event was the IBUSZ [hu] travel agency, which remained for the next ten years.

In 1986 the Budapest Marathon became an AIMS member, the first one in Eastern Europe. The prize for winning the race was a trip to New York to participate in the New York City Marathon, provided the winner finishes under 2:18 (man) or 2:40 (woman).

In 1987, with full AIMS membership, the race attracted more international participants and the number of runners passed 1000. This was also the first time that every finisher received a medal.

In 1989, the Budapest Sportiroda ('Budapest Sports Office') (BSI) began to organize the marathon.^[6]

In 1993 the official sponsor was changed to Mars. Fred Lebow, the founder of the New York City Marathon and of Hungarian origin was the guest star of the event (he ran a half marathon).

The marathon was not held in 1994 and 1995 due to financial difficulties. In 1996, the marathon event was moved to autumn, while the half marathon remained in spring. The sponsor was changed to Kaiser's-Plus.

In 2009 SPAR bought Plus, which meant the marathon's name was also changed to "SPAR Budapest Marathon", which it remains. This year saw over 13,000 participants, with 2,388 running the full length. The number of people increased every year, so in 2016 there were over 28,000 participants, with 4,969 running the whole marathon.

Csepeli Nemzetközi era

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Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time[lower-alpha 3]	Women's winner	Time[lower-alpha 3]	Rf.
1	1961	József Sütő (HUN)	2:28:21	not held		[4][10]
2	1962	József Sütő (HUN)	2:23:05.8			[11][10]
3	1963	Sándor Molnár (HUN)	2:28:21
4	1964	Istvan Kun (HUN)	2:24:14			[11]
5	1965	János Huszár (HUN)	2:19:55.8
6	1966	Andor Bruder (HUN)	2:33:36			[11]
7	1967	Denes Simon (HUN)	2:22:19			[11]
8	1968	János Szerényi (HUN)	2:26:13.2
9	1969	Gyula Tóth (HUN)	2:26:51
10	1970	Nikola Simeonov (BUL)	2:21:56.2			[11]
11	1971	Gyula Toth (HUN)	2:21:46
12	1972	Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)	2:22:38	Sarolta Monspart (HUN)	2:59:53.2	[11]
13	1973	Jozsef Babinyecz (HUN)	2:17:45	?	?
14	1974	Martin Schröder (FRG)	2:15:13	?	?
15	1975	Jürgen Eberding (GDR)	2:15:36	?	?
16	1976	Ryszard Kopijasz (POL)	2:16:21	Sarolta Monspart (HUN)	2:48:22.2
17	1977	Jerzy Finster (POL)	2:15:41	Sarolta Monspart (HUN)	2:48:59
18	1978	Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)	2:16:38.8	Ágnes Sipka (HUN)	3:02:21
19	1979	?	?	?	?
20	1980	János Szekeres (HUN)	2:14:25	?	?
21	1981	Zoltán Kiss (HUN)	2:18:52	Liane Winter (FRG)	2:51:22
22	1982	Zoltán Kiss (HUN)	2:15:32	Antonia Ladanyi (HUN)	2:38:29
23	1983	Antoni Niemczak (POL)	2:14:15	Ágnes Sipka (HUN)	2:44:33
24	1984	Zoltán Kőszegi (HUN)	2:14:32	Karolina Szabó (HUN)	2:33:43
25	1985	Sándor Szendrei (HUN)	2:13:11	Ilona Zsilak (HUN)	2:37:44
26	1986	Peter Antal (HUN)	2:14:48	Ágnes Sipka (HUN)	2:28:51
27	1987	Stephan Freigang (GDR)	2:14:37	Birgit Stephan (GDR)	2:32:20	[11]
28	1988	Attila Sulyok (HUN)	2:17:59	Andri Avraam (CYP)	2:41:50	[11]
29	1989	Klaus Goldammer (GDR)	2:20:58	Andri Avraam (CYP)	2:41:55	[11]
30	1990	?	?	Anna Kamkalova (URS)	2:52:05	[11]

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BTSH and BSI era

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Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time[lower-alpha 3]	Women's winner	Time[lower-alpha 3]	Rf.
1	1984	Zoltán Kiss (HUN)	2:15:04	Antónia Ladányiné Schäffner (HUN)	2:40:10	[12][13]
2	1985	Jiří Sýkora (TCH)	2:18:31	Katalin Cseh (HUN)	2:58:09	[12][14]
3	1986	Sándor Szendrei (HUN)	2:16:18	Ágota Farkas (HUN)	2:47:10	[12]
4	1987	Karel David (TCH)	2:21:15	Anikó Joó (HUN)	2:53:56	[12]
5	1988	Radames Tamayo (CUB)	2:15:28	Ágota Farkas (HUN)	2:42:56	[12]
6	1989	János Szemán (HUN)	2:27:16	Márta Vass (HUN)	3:05:48	[12]
7	1990	Zoltán Gergely (HUN)	2:19:56	Ágota Farkas (HUN)	2:58:26	[12]
8	1991	Vadim Sidorov (URS)	2:23:12	Anna Bidzilya (URS)	2:48:46	[12]
9	1992	Géza Farkas (HUN)	2:22:07	Márta Vass (HUN)	3:00:09	[12]
10	1993	Tibor Bárdos (HUN)	2:24:59	Sofia Sotiriadou (GRE)	2:54:57	[12][15]
—	—	not held in 1994 and 1995 due to lack of funding				[12]
11	1996	Endre Laczfi (HUN)	2:19:50	Erika Csomor (HUN)	2:56:29
12	1997	Martón Lajtos (HUN)	2:22:02	Éva Petrik (HUN)	2:46:50
13	1998	Gergely Rezessy (HUN)	2:15:38	Judit Nagy (HUN)	2:40:09
14	1999	Gergely Rezessy (HUN)	2:19:31	Erika Csomor (HUN)	2:44:39
15	2000	Mykola Rudyk (UKR)	2:19:32	Erika Csomor (HUN)	2:41:57
16	2001	Tolosa Gebre (ETH)	2:18:45	Judit Nagy (HUN)	2:39:04
17	2002	Gergely Rezessy (HUN)	2:18:41	Ida Kovács (HUN)	2:38:18
18	2003	László Nagy (HUN)	2:24:39	Judit Nagy (HUN)	2:41:56
19	2004	Jackton Odhiambo (KEN)	2:24:17	Simona Staicu (HUN)	2:38:17	[12]
20	2005	Jackton Odhiambo (KEN)	2:22:01	Katalin Farkas (HUN)	2:49:29	[12]
21	2006	Tamás Tóth (HUN)	2:24:27	Judit Nagy (HUN)	2:59:13	[12]
22	2007	Tamás Tóth (HUN)	2:24:40	Judit Nagy (HUN)	2:47:09	[12]
23	2008	Gergely Rezessy (HUN)	2:24:18	Judit Nagy (HUN)	2:45:30	[12]
24	2009	Moses Chepkwony (KEN)	2:25:16	Andrea Szederkényi-Takács (HUN)	2:44:32	[12]
25	2010	Ashenafi Erkoló (ETH)	2:23:13	Simona Staicu (HUN)	2:37:47	[12][16]
26	2011	Elisha Sawe (KEN)	2:25:57	Judit Nagy (HUN)	2:54:45	[12][17]
27	2012	Gábor Józsa (HUN)	2:21:06	Tímea Merényi (HUN)	2:49:30	[12]
28	2013	Gábor Józsa (HUN)	2:22:58	Simona Staicu (HUN)	2:42:26	[12]
29	2014	Tamás Nagy (HUN)	2:27:14	Simona Staicu (HUN)	2:51:08	[12]
30	2015	Dániel Soós (HUN)	2:25:18	Tímea Merényi (HUN)	2:45:08	[12]
31	2016	Gábor Józsa (HUN)	2:22:36	Simona Staicu (HUN)	2:50:28	[12]
32	2017	Gábor Józsa (HUN)	2:20:21	Tünde Szabó (HUN)	2:42:47	[12]
33	2018	Gáspár Csere (HUN)	2:20:08	Tünde Szabó (HUN)	2:47:40	[12]
34	2019	Péter Jenkei (HUN)	2:23:21	Fanni Gyurkó (HUN)	2:42:54	[18]
35	2020	Gáspár Csere (HUN)	2:17:43	Tünde Szabó (HUN)	2:43:39	[2][19]
36	2021	Péter Nagy (HUN)	2:33:36	Anna Borisenko (RUS)	2:58:12	[20]

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