Hong Kong Marathon

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
venue	Hong Kong Hong Kong
First run	1997
Records
distance	marathon
track record	Men: 2:10:31 h (2017) Melaku Belachew   Women: 2:30:12 h (2012) Misikir Mekonnin
distance	half marathon
distance	10 km run
Website	Official website

Hong Kong Marathon 2006

Target area 2011

The Hong Kong Marathon (official name Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon ) is an annual marathon , since 1997 with changing routes . It is the largest outdoor sports event in Hong Kong . The event is organized by the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association and the title sponsor is the Standard Chartered Bank . The program sometimes includes a half marathon and a 10 km run.

history

The first event took place in 1997 and was a run from Hong Kong to Shenzhen . This cross-border race symbolized the return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China . About 1,000 runners started in Sheung Shui ( New Territories ) and entered Shenzhen via the Huanggang border crossing.

At the second edition in 1998, 6,000 runners took part on the changed route between the Tsing Ma Bridge and Chek Lap Kok Airport . With 7,000 participants, the race took place in the city center for the first time in 1999, on a route between Chater Road ( Central ) and Cheung Sha Wan ( Kowloon ). In 2000, the half marathon and the 10 km run were added and the starting point was moved to the Hong Kong Cultural Center in Tsim Sha Tsui . In 2001 the race with 10,000 runners took place and began in Nathan Road and ended in the Wan Chai district .

In the following years, the number of participants continued to grow, with 13,000 in 2002, 18,500 in 2003 and 31,330 in 2005. In 2005 the Hong Kong Marathon was accepted by the Standard Chartered Bank as an integral part of the four-part marathon series The Greatest Race on Earth , which ran until 2009 , and served as the final station.

In 2006, 40,174 runners took part for the 10th anniversary and Standard Chartered Bank offered a special prize money of 144,000 Hong Kong dollars . The number of participants has continued to grow until today with 43,956 runners in 2007, 50,000 in 2008, 55,000 in 2009, 60,000 in 2010, 65,000 in 2011 and 70,000 in 2012.

In 2012, the wheelchair marathon with a full distance and a 3 km route was introduced. The wheelchair half marathon was introduced in 2013, and a year later a 10 km route was added.

In 2014, 73,000 runners from over 60 countries took part in the marathon, with prize money of 300,000 US dollars. At the Hong Kong Marathon 2015 there was another innovation with the introduction of the “Youth Dash” . This is a 2.2 km run for people between the ages of 12 and 15, in which five hundred young people took part.

On February 17, 2019, the Kenyan Barnabas Kiptum achieved 2:09:20 hours, the first time in Hong Kong under 2:10 hours. In the women's race, the Belarusian Wolha Masuronak also set a course record with 2:26:13 hours.

statistics

Course records

• Men: 2:09:20 h, Barnabas Kiptum (KEN), 2019
• Women: 2:26:13 h, Wolha Masuronak (BLR), 2019

Winners list

Source: website of the organizer

Numbers after the name indicate the number of wins to date.

date	Men	Time (h)	Women	Time (h)
Feb 12, 2017	Melaku Belachew ( ETH )	2:10:31	Gulume Tollesa ( ETH )	2:33:39
Jan. 17, 2016	Mike Kiprotich Mutai ( KEN )	2:12:12	Letebrhan Haylay ( ETH )	2:36:51
Jan. 25, 2015	Sentayehu Merga ( ETH )	2:13:00	Kim Hye-gyong ( PRK )	2:34:46
Feb 16, 2014	Feyera Gemeda ( ETH )	2:15:05	Rehima Kedir ( ETH )	2:34:53
Feb. 24, 2013	Julius Kiplimo Maisei ( KEN )	2:14:18	Misikir Mekonnin -2-	2:30:49
0Feb 5, 2012	Dereje Abera ( ETH )	2:11:27	Misikir Mekonnin ( ETH )	2:30:12
Feb. 20, 2011	Nelson Kirwa Rotich ( KEN )	2:16:00	Janet Jelagat Rono ( KEN )	2:33:42
Feb 28, 2010	Cyprian Kiogora Mwobi -2-	2:20:12	Triyaningsih ( INA )	2:47:35
0Feb 8, 2009	Cyprian Kiogora Mwobi ( KEN )	2:14:57	Winfrida Kwamboka Nyansikera ( KEN )	2:41:25
Feb 17, 2008	Koichiro Fukuoka ( JPN )	2:16:50	Kim Kum-ok ( PRK )	2:36:43
04th Mar 2007	Stephen Loruo Kamar ( KEN )	2:17:03	Rose Kerubo Nyangacha ( KEN )	2:38:19
Feb 12, 2006	Simon Kipruto Bor ( KEN )	2:14:18	Dire Tune ( ETH )	2:35:15
Feb. 27, 2005	Samson Loywapet ( KEN )	2:15:21	Dai Yanyan ( CHN )	2:34:41
0Feb 8, 2004	Thomas Migwi Kamau ( KEN )	2:17:17	Gitte Karlshøj ( DEN )	2:42:19
Feb 16, 2003	Tendai Chimusasa ( ZIM )	2:18:11	Sun Weiwei ( CHN )	2:38:55
Feb. 24, 2002	Benjamin Matolo ( KEN )	2:16:07	Zhang Shujing ( CHN )	2:36:27
0Feb. 4, 2001	Dube Jillo ( ETH )	2:23:21	Irina Bogatschowa ( KGZ )	2:33:43
Feb 20, 2000	Henry Kosgei Cherono ( KEN )	2:21:09	Irina Safarowa ( RUS )	2:46:59
Feb. 28, 1999	Charles Tangus ( KEN )	2:17:00	Zheng Guixia ( CHN )	2:36:52
Feb 22, 1998	Belaye Wolashe ( ETH )	2:13:09	Alina Ivanova ( RUS )	2:39:26
0May 4, 1997	Bashir Hussain ( GBR )	2:25:34	Bev Lucas ( AUS )	2:52:07

Web links

Commons : Hong Kong Marathon  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Official website
• Results on arrs.run

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discover Hong Kong - Hong Kong Marathon. Retrieved October 26, 2015 . 
2. ↑ After five fantastic years ... ( Memento from January 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ ^{A b} Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon - About Us - Event History. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 18, 2015 ; accessed on October 28, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2015 Pilots Youth Dash to Encourage Youth Participation in Long-distance Running. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 18, 2016 ; accessed on January 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Results Hong Kong Marathon 2019 [+ photos]. In: HDsports. February 17, 2019, accessed February 17, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Results (1997-2011 Top Three) ( Memento from March 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )