Zurich marathon

Top group at the Zurich Marathon 2007

Zurich Marathon 2011: aerial view of Quaibrücke Bellevue

The Zurich Marathon is a marathon run in Switzerland and has been held annually in April since 2003. The start and finish of the run are on Mythenquai, at Hafendamm Enge in the city of Zurich .

history

A marathon was held in Zurich from 1984 to 1989. The following athletes won this run (source ARRS):

year	Men	time	Women	time
Apr 30, 1989	Helmut Stuhlpfarrer ( AUT )	2:15:05	Eroica Staudenmann ( SUI )	2:40:49
Apr. 24, 1988	Manuel de Oliveira ( POR )	2:15:35	Luzia Sahli -2-	2:34:36
May 10, 1987	Clemens Hoube ( GER )	2:18:14	Helen Comsa (SUI)	2:41:51
Apr 13, 1986	Pierre-Alain Farquet (SUI)	2:20:34	Luzia Sahli (SUI)	2:36:13
Apr 28, 1985	Werner Meier (SUI)	2:16:33	Genoveva Eichenmann -2-	2:44:12
Apr 15, 1984	Bruno Filliponi (SUI)	2:18:52	Genoveva Eichenmann (SUI)	2:48:39

In 2002 Bruno Lafranchi initiated the new edition of the Zurich Marathon. The Zurich Marathon has been held annually in April since 2003 and is the largest and fastest marathon in Switzerland. From 2018, Human Sports Management AG is the organizer and owner of the Zurich Marathon.

Route

Most of the routes for all three runs - marathon, team run, city run - run along the Zurich lake basin. The turning point of the Zurich Marathon is in Meilen, also on Lake Zurich . The last few kilometers lead through Zurich's city center, although the number of changes in direction was reduced in 2007.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Zurich Marathon, the 10 km Cityrun took place for the first time on April 22, 2012, with the distance of this run being the first 10 km of the marathon. All three runs take place on the same day.

The route of the marathon is officially measured according to the rules of AIMS and IAAF . The last measurement was in January 2019.

Start finish Turning point

Routing with start, turning point and destination

statistics

Course records

• Men: 2:07:45 h, Tadesse Abraham ( ERI ), 2013 (fastest time on Swiss soil)
• Women: 2:25:44 h, Lisa Christina Stublić ( CRO ), 2013 (fastest time of a woman on Swiss soil)

Winners list

date	Men	Time (h)	Women	Time (h)
April 28, 2019	Edwin Kosgei (KEN)	2:14:47	Margo Malone (ENG)	2:42:22
Apr 22, 2018	Charles Munyeki Kiama (KEN)	2:14:07	Maude Mathys (SUI)	2:31:17
0Apr 9, 2017	Vincent Tonui (KEN)	2: 12: 57.5	Vera Nunes (POR)	2: 34: 17.5
Apr 24, 2016	Yūki Kawauchi (JAP)	2: 12: 03.8	Daniela Aeschbacher (SUI)	2: 47: 39.9
April 19, 2015	Edwin Kemboi Kiyeng (KEN)	2: 11: 34.5	Yoshiko Sakamoto (JAP)	2: 37: 46.1
0Apr 6, 2014	Lemi Berhanu (ETH)	2: 10: 39.8	Mona Stockhecke (GER)	2: 34: 03.8
0Apr 7, 2013	Tadesse Abraham -2-	2:07:45	Lisa Christina Stublić (CRO)	2:25:44
Apr 22, 2012	Franklin Chepkwony ( KEN )	2:10:58	Workenesh Tola ( ETH )	2:31:24
Apr 17, 2011	John Kyalo Kyui (KEN)	2:10:00	Switlana Stanko ( UKR )	2:33:25
Apr 11, 2010	David Kiprono Langat (KEN)	2:11:04	Olga Rossejewa -2-	2:35:44
Apr 26, 2009	Tadesse Abraham (ERI)	2:10:09	Olga Rossejewa ( RUS )	2:32:18
Apr 20, 2008	Oleg Kulkow (RUS)	2:11:16	Tadelesh Birra (ETH)	2:32:09
0Apr 1, 2007	Viktor Röthlin -2-	2:08:20	Nina Podnebesnowa (RUS)	2:37:00
0Apr 9, 2006	Tesfaye Eticha -2-	2:12:40	Jelena Tichonowa (RUS)	2:39:53
0Apr 3, 2005	Stanley Leleito (KEN)	2:10:17	Claudia Oberlin (SUI)	2:34:39
0Apr 4, 2004	Viktor Röthlin (SUI)	2:09:56	Annemette Jensen ( DEN )	2:30:07
Apr 13, 2003	Tesfaye Eticha (ETH)	2:10:59	Karina Szymańska ( POL )	2:33:28

Development of the number of finishers

Highlights: record numbers

year	marathon	including women	in %	cityrun	including women	in %
2019	2996	0689	23%	2970	1366	46%
2018	2834	0556	30.2	3574	1693	47.3
2017	1834	0394	21.4	2931	927	31.6
2016	2616	0488	18.7	2115	1018	48.1
2015	2694	0528	19.6	2287	1071	46.8
2014	2652	0523	19.7	2408	1111	46.1
2013	2452	0461	18.8	1955	0897	45.9
2012	2914	0530	18.2	1625	0790	48.6
2011	3175	0598	18.8	-	-	-
2010	3169	0497	15.7	-	-	-
2009	5009	0909	18.1	-	-	-
2008	4599	0817	17.8	-	-	-
2007	4642	0775	16.7	-	-	-
2006	5054	0925	18.3	-	-	-
2005	5520	0968	17.5	-	-	-
2004	5761	1104	19.2	-	-	-
2003	4667	0861	18.4	-	-	-

Web links

• Official website Zurich Marathon
• Zurich Marathon on marathoninfo.free.fr (French)
• Runner report from the Zurich Marathon 2003 on teambittel.de
• Runner report from the Zurich Marathon 2007 on marathon4you.de
• Runner report from the Zurich Marathon 2007 on Laufspass.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ ARRS: Marathon Lists
2. ^ Emil Bischofberger, Christian Brüngger: Armin relies on Julia . Day indicator. April 21, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2019.