Alexander the Great Marathon

The Alexander the Great Marathon (Greek: Μαραθώνιος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is an annual marathon race held in mid-April between Pella (birthplace of Alexander the Great) and Thessaloniki, Greece, since 2006.

Alexander the Great Marathon
White Tower of Thessaloniki near the finish
DateMid-April
LocationPella–Thessaloniki, Greece
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorbwin
Established2006 (2006)
Course recordsMen's: 2:11:37 (2006)
Kenya Moses Arusei
Women's: 2:28:22 (2006)
Algeria Souad Aït Salem
Official siteAlexander the Great Marathon
Participants682 finishers (2022)
540 finishers (2021)
1,284 finishers (2019)[1]

It is an AIMS-certified race,[2] and its editions of 2010[3] and 2011[4] received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.

In addition to the marathon race, the day's events include popular fun runs over five and ten kilometres.[5][6]

History

The marathon was first held on 16 April 2006.[7]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.[8]

Course
External image
image icon Course map of full marathon in 2019[9]

The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki.[10]

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed. Year Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Rf.
1 2006  Moses Arusei (KEN) 2:11:37  Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 2:28:22 [11][12]
2 2007  David Kosgei (KEN) 2:13:49  Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) 2:36:04
3 2008  Ben Kipruto (KEN) 2:13:08  Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) 2:35:04
4 2009  Dejeni Gussie (ETH) 2:12:28  Fate Tola (ETH) 2:36:54
5 2010  Mehari Gebre (ETH) 2:15:11  Svitlana Stanko (UKR) 2:41:18
6 2011  Peter Biwott (KEN) 2:13:12  Sisay Measo (ETH) 2:40:41 [11]
7 2012  Teklu Geto (ETH) 2:18:44  Alina Nituleasa (ROM) 2:56:33 [13]
8 2013  Teklu Geto (ETH) 2:19:29  Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) 2:41:46
9 2014  Victor Kiprono (KEN) 2:21:14  Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) 2:47:04
10 2015  Gonfa Bonsa (ETH) 2:18:06  Zeritu Wakjira (ETH) 2:40:49
11 2016  Albert Kibet (KEN) 2:17:41  Hellen Kimutai (KEN) 2:41:50
12 2017  Michalis Parmakis (GRE) 2:28:12  Sonia Tsekini (ALB) 2:45:02
13 2018  Daniel Chebole (KEN) 2:16:04  Yunes Moraa (KEN) 2:45:19
14 2019  Michalis Parmakis (GRE) 2:33:21  Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri (GRE) 2:48:13
2020postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[8]
15 2021  Iason Ioannidis (GRE) 2:27:33  Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri (GRE) 2:45:19
16 2022  Georgios Kalapodis (GRE) 2:26:21  Eirini Pefkianaki (GRE) 3:02:15

Statistics

See also

Notes
  1. h:m:s

References
  1. "Marathon - ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΙΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ "ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ"-ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΕΣ/ALEXANDER THE GREAT MARATHON-ENTRIES". Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
  2. AIMS Race Directory Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  3. Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  4. Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  5. 10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  6. 5Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  7. "Marathon History". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20.
  8. "Postponement of the 15th International Marathon "ALEXANDER THE GREAT"…". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  9. "Marathon". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19.
  10. Marathon Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Alexander the Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  11. Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  12. https://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem
  13. April 2012 Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04.
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