The Stockholm Marathon is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979. In the Stockholm Marathon of 2006 more than 17,000 participants were registered. It also serves as the Swedish marathon championship. The marathon starts adjacent to the 1912 Olympic Stadium and consists of two loops around the city, finishing with a three-quarter lap around the tracks of the Olympic Stadium. Until and including the 2009 edition, the two loops around the city differed slightly from each other, but the major part of the loops were identical. However from 2010 the route is changed somewhat to make the loops more different from each other. Most notably, the first loop is now shorter, thus minimizing the risk that top runners run into the tail of the starting field.
The marathon normally takes place at the beginning of June, unless there is some other, bigger event competing for city space, on a Saturday afternoon (at 14:00), thus distinguishing it from the majority of city marathons (London, New York, Paris) which take place on Sunday mornings, to minimise disruption to the city. This leads to that some editions risk being held in considerable heat, and indeed has been, especially the last years with temperatures around 30 degrees centigrade.
The book The Ultimate Guide to International Marathons (1997), written by Dennis Craythorn and Rich Hanna, ranks the Stockholm Marathon as the best marathon in the world.[1]
Contents |
Winners
Men
| Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Jukka Toivola |  Finland |
2:17:35 |
| 1980 | Jeff Wells |  United States |
2:15:49 |
| 1981 | Bill Rodgers | United States |
2:13:26 |
| 1982 | Kjell-Erik Ståhl |  Sweden - Hässleholms AIS |
2:19:20 |
| 1983 | Hugh Jones |  United Kingdom |
2:11:37 |
| 1984 | Agapius Masong |  Tanzania |
2:13:47 |
| 1985 | Tommy Persson | Sweden - Heleneholms IF |
2:17:18 |
| 1986 | Kjell-Erik Ståhl | Sweden - Enhörna IF |
2:12:33 |
| 1987 | Kevin Forster | United Kingdom |
2:13:52 |
| 1988 | Suleiman Nyambui | Tanzania |
2:14:26 |
| 1989 | Dave Clarke | United Kingdom |
2:13:34 |
| 1990 | Simon Robert Naali | Tanzania |
2:13:04 |
| 1991 | Åke "Biten" Eriksson | Sweden - Hässelby SK |
2:12:38 |
| 1992 | Hugh Jones | United Kingdom |
2:15:58 |
| 1993 | Daniel Mbuli |  South Africa |
2:16:30 |
| 1994 | Tesfaye Bekele |  Ethiopia |
2:14:06 |
| 1995 | Åke "Biten" Eriksson | Sweden - Hässelby SK |
2:14:29 |
| 1996 | Tesfaye Bekele | Ethiopia |
2:15:05 |
| 1997 | Benson Masya |  Kenya |
2:17:22 |
| 1998 | Martin Ojuko | Kenya |
2:16:12 |
| 1999 | Alfred Shemweta | Sweden - Flemingsbergs SK |
2:14:52 |
| 2000 | Alfred Shemweta | Sweden - Flemingsbergs SK |
2:18:49 |
| 2001 | Anders "Szacke" Szalkai | Sweden - Spårvägens FK |
2:18:17 |
| 2002 | My Tahar Echchadli |  Morocco |
2:18:20 |
| 2003 | Josphat Chemjor | Kenya |
2:18:14 |
| 2004 | Joseph Riri | Kenya |
2:16:12 |
| 2005 | Kasirai Sita |  Zimbabwe |
2:13:28 |
| 2006 | Philip Bandawe | Zimbabwe |
2:17:01 |
| 2007 | Philip Bandawe | Zimbabwe |
2:20:56 |
| 2008 | Willy Korir | Kenya |
2:16:03 |
| 2009 | Paul Kipkemei Kogo | Kenya |
2:15:34 |
Women
| Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Heide Brenner |  West Germany |
2:47:06 |
| 1980 | Ingrid Kristiansen |  Norway |
2:38:45 |
| 1981 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway |
2:41:34 |
| 1982 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway |
2:34:26 |
| 1983 | Tuulikki Räisänen | Sweden - Enhörna IF |
2:36:58 |
| 1984 | Ria Van Landeghem |  Belgium |
2:34:13 |
| 1985 | Jeanette Nordgren | Sweden - IK Vikingen |
2:36:43 |
| 1986 | Evy Palm | Sweden - Mölndals AIK |
2:34:42 |
| 1987 | Evy Palm | Sweden - Mölndals AIK |
2:35:14 |
| 1988 | Grete Waitz | Norway |
2:28:24 |
| 1989 | Evy Palm | Sweden - Mölndals AIK |
2:33:26 |
| 1990 | Marie-Louise "Midde" Hamrin | Sweden - Mölndals AIK |
2:37:07 |
| 1991 | Marie-Louise "Midde" Hamrin | Sweden - Mölndals AIK |
2:36:15 |
| 1992 | Linda Milo | Belgium |
2:39:10 |
| 1993 | Grete Kirkeberg | Norway |
2:37:58 |
| 1994 | Irina Sklarenko |  Ukraine |
2:40:34 |
| 1995 | Ingmarie Nilsson | Sweden - Ullevi Friidrott |
2:33:03 |
| 1996 | Grete Kirkeberg | Norway |
2:36:40 |
| 1997 | Anita Håkenstad | Norway |
2:33:26 |
| 1998 | Grete Kirkeberg | Norway |
2:37:39 |
| 1999 | Marie Söderström-Lundberg | Sweden - Hässelby SK |
2:36:55 |
| 2000 | Marie Söderström-Lundberg | Sweden - Hässelby SK |
2:37:57 |
| 2001 | Esther Kiplagat | Kenya |
2:29:55 |
| 2002 | Lena Gavelin | Sweden - BIF Jamtrennarna |
2:33:48 |
| 2003 | Marie Söderström-Lundberg | Sweden - Hässelby SK |
2:35:07 |
| 2004 | Rita Jeptoo | Kenya |
2:35:14 |
| 2005 | Tina Maria Ramos |  Spain |
2:41:31 |
| 2006 | Anna Rahm | Sweden - Rånäs |
2:36:35 |
| 2007 | Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu | Norway |
2:37:02 |
| 2008 | Isabellah Andersson | Sweden - Hässelby SK |
2:34:14 |
| 2009 | Isabellah Andersson | Sweden - Hässelby SK |
2:33:52 |
References
- ^ Craythorn, Dennis; Hanna, Rich (1997). The Ultimate Guide to International Marathons. United States: Capital Road Race Publications. ISBN 978-0-9655187-0-3.
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