Vienna_City_Marathon

Vienna City Marathon

Vienna City Marathon

Annual race in Austria held since 1984

The Vienna City Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km held in Vienna, Austria since 1984.

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History

The first edition was held on 25 March 1984 with a total of 794 competitors. It is Austria's largest road running event and the 2010 edition had record participation with 32,940 runners from 108 nations taking part in the day's races.[3] The race has been organised by Wolfgang Konrad since 1989.[4]

The race day's events also include a marathon team relay event, a 4.2 km fun run and a half marathon. In 2011, Haile Gebrselassie ran the fastest ever time on Austrian soil for the half marathon distance.[5] The 2012 edition saw Haile and Paula Radcliffe engage in a novel half marathon race, with Radcliffe receiving a head start 7:52 minutes (the difference between the two athletes personal bests). Gebrselassie crossed the finish line 3 minutes and 19 seconds ahead of Radcliffe.[6]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 edition of the race was cancelled and the 2021 edition was postponed to 12 September 2021.[7][8][9][10]

Course

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Crossing the Reichsbrücke with Donau City in the background, 2015

The route starts at the Vienna International Centre, traverses the Reichsbrücke and the traffic junction Praterstern on the left side of the Donaukanal, then runs alongside the Ringstraße until reaching the Vienna State Opera. After crossing the left bank of the Wien river on Wienzeile to the Schönbrunn Palace, the route goes back to the Heldenplatz (via the Mariahilferstraße) where the half-marathon finishes. The full-marathon runners, however, continue past the Rathaus through Alsergrund to the Friedensbrücke. The track continues on the left side of the Donaukanal and the Praterstern, thus returning back to the Prater, where it leads past the Ernst-Happel-Stadion and the Lusthaus, crosses over the Franzensbrücke, finally following the Ringstraße to the finish at the Heldenplatz.

Winners

President Heinz Fischer at 2004 awards ceremony

Key:

   Course record
   Austrian championship race

Marathon

Henry Sugut (Nr.1) 'en route' in 2013.
Flomena Cheyech (F10), 2013.
Abel Kirui celebrating his 2008 victory
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Half marathon

Haile Gebrselassie setting the half marathon course record in 2011
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Notes

  1. h:m:s
  2. Derara Hurisa crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified for wearing shoes with soles 1 cm (0.4 in) thicker than those that were allowed.[15]

References

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    "Vienna City Marathon - INFOS". www.vienna-marathon.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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    "Vienna City Marathon - RACE INFO".
  3. [3]
    Beating the winds, Sugut and Kimutai take Vienna Marathon titles. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2010-04-22.
  4. [4]
    Neumann, Fritz (18 April 2020). "Wolfgang Konrad über den Wien-Marathon: Es wäre der Teufel los gewesen" [Wolfgang Konrad on the Vienna Marathon: The devil would have been loose]. DerStandard.at (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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    Kiprotich and Tola the surprise winners in Vienna, Gebrselassie cruises 1:00:18 in the Half Marathon. IAAF (2011-04-17). Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
  6. [6]
    Wenig, Jorg (2012-04-15). Sugut runs 2:06:58 while Tola defends; Haile beats Paula in chase in Vienna. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.
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    "Vienna City Marathon - SERVICE".
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "Vienna City Marathon - SERVICE".
  10. [10]
    "Vienna City Marathon pushed back from April to September 2021 due to COVID-19". 19 September 2020.
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    Vienna City Marathon [@Vienna_Marathon] (March 28, 2019). "Let your friends know in which places they can cheer you up best at the Vienna City Marathon. Here are the best places with music, video screens, entertainment.... https://t.co/LxF1vfT2oi https://t.co/Vbeh6b0MXv" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. [12]
    "2024 Vienna City Marathon results". World Athletics.
  13. [13]
    "40. Vienna City Marathon 2023: Samwel Mailu | Result". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  14. [14]
    "Der 40. Vienna City Marathon war pure Dramatik und brutales Drama" (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  15. [15]
    "Winner DQ for wearing wrong shoes at Vienna Marathon". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021.
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