Daegu Marathon
| Daegu Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 15 |
| Location | Daegu, South Korea |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon - 10K - 5K |
| Official site | Daegu Marathon |
The Daegu International Marathon is an annual marathon race which takes place in April in Daegu, South Korea. The day's events also feature a 5K event and a 10K event, as well as the full course marathon (42.195 km).
The race begins and ends at the Daegu Stadium. A comparatively fast course, it hosted the World Championships Marathon in September 2011.[1]
Past winners
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2009 |  Ji Young-jun (KOR) |
2:08:30 |  Yeshi Esayias (ETH) |
2:30:44 |
| 2nd | 2010 | Deressa Chimsa (ETH) |
2:08:45 | Yeshi Esayias (ETH) |
2:29:17 |
| 3rd | 2011 |  Yusuf Songoka (KEN) |
2:08:08 | Atsede Habtamu (ETH) |
2:25:52 |
| 4th | 2012[2] | David Kiyeng (KEN) |
2:07:57 | Alemitu Abera (ETH) |
2:24:57 |
| 5th | 2013[3] | Abraham Kiprotich (KEN) |
2:08:33 | Margaret Agai (KEN) |
2:23:28 |
| 6th | 2014 | Yemane Tsegay (ETH) |
2:06:51 | Mulu Seboka (ETH) |
2:25:23 |
| 7th | 2015 | Girmay Birhanu (ETH) |
2:07:26 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
2:27:24 |
| 8th | 2016 | James Kwambai (KEN) |
2:10:46 | Caroline Kilel (KEN) |
2:27:39 |
References
- ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2011-04-11). Course records fall at Daegu Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
- ↑ April 2012 AIMS Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-19.
- ↑ Legionnaire Kiprotich leaves his rivals behind in Daegu, course record for Agai. IAAF (2013-04-14). Retrieved on 2013-04-15.
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