Macau Marathon
| Macau Marathon | |
|---|---|
 The Macau Olympic Complex is the start and end point for the race | |
| Date | Early December |
| Location | Macau, China |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1981 |
| Official site | Macau Marathon |
The Macau International Marathon (Portuguese: Maratona Internacional de Macau) is an annual road running event over the marathon distance (42.195 km) which is held the region of Macau in the People's Republic of China. The event is sponsored by Galaxy Entertainment Group, a casino and hotel investment company.[1]
The event was first held in 1981 under the organisation of the Panda Running Club and was the first international marathon to be held in the region. The Macau Athletic Association took over organisational duties in 1987 and the race was accepted as a member of the AIMS Racing Group in 1990. The annual marathon race was suspended in 1997 due to the opening of the Macau Olympic Stadium, but a half marathon was held for the first time in its place that year, maintaining the race continuity.[2]
The course takes in both Taipa and Coloane (the islands which make up the region) and begins and ends at the Macau Olympic Complex stadium. Since 1998, three races have been held at each edition: the full marathon, a half marathon, and a shorter mini-marathon (roughly 6.5 km).[3]
The marathon race attracts a majority of overseas runners, with average yearly totals of around 500 entrants and 400 finishers. The marathon's participation record was achieved in 1984, with 1121 runners starting the race and 932 of them finishing. The shorter distances are more popular with both Macau and foreign athletes. Since its introduction in 1997, the half marathon has gone from 348 finishers to a record high of 1279 finishers in 2006. The mini-marathon was inaugurated a year after the half marathon and instantly gained high participation (1111 runners took part in 1997 and a high of 1767 participants was reached in 2009).[4]
In addition to the large numbers of amateur runners who take part in the event, the marathon features elite level runners from East Asia, Africa and Europe.[5] The men's and women's race records were both set in 2011 by Kenyan athletes: Stephen Kwelio Chemlany won the men's title in a time of 2:12:49 hours, while Rose Jepkemboi Chesire took the women's honours in 2:31:28 hours.[6]
Past winners
Key: Course record Held as half marathon
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1981 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tom Flett (HKG) |
2:41:42 | Tak Wai (HKG) |
3:12:42 |
| 2nd | 1982 |  Antonio Eratavo (ITA) |
2:21:54 | Fung-fan Wong (HKG) |
3:17:18 |
| 3rd | 1983 | Antonio Eratavo (ITA) |
2:25:00 | Yuko Gordon (HKG) |
2:58:26 |
| 4th | 1984 | Antonio Eratavo (ITA) |
2:24:29 | Fung-fan Wong (HKG) |
3:00:04 |
| 5th | 1985 | Antonio Eratavo (ITA) |
2:20:18 | Yuko Gordon (HKG) |
2:48:18 |
| 6th | 1986 | Antonio Eratavo (ITA) |
2:26:47 | Fung-fan Wong (HKG) |
3:41:16 |
| 7th | 1987 |  Zhang Guowei (CHN) |
2:16:21 | Hong-wei Tang (CHN) |
2:58:24 |
| 8th | 1988 | Chao-ai Gao (CHN) |
2:19:18 | Elizabeth Hintz (HKG) |
2:57:03 |
| 9th | 1989 |  Antonio Costa (POR) |
2:18:37 | Suk-yee Lau (HKG) |
3:07:11 |
| 10th | 1990 | Antonio Costa (POR) |
2:17:37 | Yi-Lo Man (HKG) |
2:58:25 |
| 11th | 1991 | Antonio Costa (POR) |
2:17:58 | Yi-Lo Man (HKG) |
2:52:54 |
| 12th | 1992 |  Jerry Modiga (RSA) |
2:18:31 | Yi-Lo Man (HKG) |
2:51:18 |
| 13th | 1993 | Hu Gangjun (CHN) |
2:19:12 | Li Yemei (CHN) |
2:39:20 |
| 14th | 1994 | Paulo Catarino (POR) |
2:15:28 | Li Yemei (CHN) |
2:38:18 |
| 15th | 1995 | Henrique Crisóstomo (POR) |
2:15:39 | Li Yemei (CHN) |
2:40:47 |
| 16th | 1996 | Dong Jiangmin (CHN) |
2:16:30 |  Elena Makalova (BLR) |
2:40:13 |
| – | 1997 |  Hezron Otwori (KEN) |
1:02:55 | Beatrice Omwanza (KEN) |
1:15:31 |
| 17th | 1998 | Henrique Crisóstomo (POR) |
2:19:44 |  Lyubov Denisova (RUS) |
2:37:55 |
| 18th | 1999 |  Kim Jung-won (PRK) |
2:15:21 | Kim Chang-ok (PRK) |
2:34:57 |
| 19th | 2000 | Willie Mtolo (RSA) |
2:19:25 | Lu Jingbo (CHN) |
2:47:15 |
| 20th | 2001 | Benjamin Matolo (KEN) |
2:18:58 | Ren Xiujuan (CHN) |
2:42:11 |
| 21st | 2002 | Zhu Ronghua (CHN) |
2:19:09 |  Catherine Leonard (GBR) |
3:20:49 |
| 22nd | 2003 |  Kasirayi Sita (ZIM) |
2:15:58 | Catherine Leonard (GBR) |
3:16:25 |
| 23rd | 2004 |  Adam Dobrzyński (POL) |
2:16:30 | Dai Yanyan (CHN) |
2:37:27 |
| 24th | 2005 | Philip Bandawe (ZIM) |
2:19:49 | Natalya Volgina (RUS) |
2:40:59 |
| 25th | 2006 | Peter Kemboi (KEN) |
2:18:56 | Phyo Un-suk (PRK) |
2:38:27 |
| 26th | 2007 | Li Gum-song (PRK) |
2:17:40 | Phyo Un-suk (PRK) |
2:38:27 |
| 27th | 2008 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yemane Tsegay (ETH) |
2:15:06 | Yuan Lili (CHN) |
2:36:40 |
| 28th | 2009 |  Mihaylo Iveruk (UKR) |
2:17:45 |  Roman Gebregessese (ETH) |
2:37:08 |
| 29th | 2010 | Tekesete Nekatibebe (ETH) |
2:16:15 | Wang Xueqin (CHN) |
2:37:37 |
| 30th | 2011 | Stephen Chemlany (KEN) |
2:12:49 | Rose Chesire (KEN) |
2:31:28 |
| 31st | 2012 | Haile Haja (ETH) |
2:23:56+ | Ehitu Kiros (ETH) |
2:50:10+ |
| 32nd | 2013 | Julius Maisei (KEN) |
2:12:43 | Kim Mi-gyong (PRK) |
2:36:32 |
| 33rd | 2014 | Julius Maisei (KEN) |
2:14:45 | Flomena Chepchirchir (KEN) |
2:33:24 |
| 34th | 2015 | Vitaliy Shafar (UKR) |
2:14:44 | Olena Shurkhno (UKR) |
2:33:24 |
- The course was 3 km too long due to a marshalling error on the course.
References
- ↑ December 2011 AIMS Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Event History. Macau Marathon. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Course Map. Macau Marathon. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Statistics. Macau Marathon. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ 6,000 runners vie in Macau tilt. The Philippine Star (2011-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-12-05). Macau Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- List of winners
- Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-12-05). Macau Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
- Former Winners. Macau Marathon (2011). Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
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