Amman Marathon

Amman International Marathon is an annually held marathon in Amman, Jordan.[1] Organized by the NGO Run Jordan, which also organizes several other marathons across the Kingdom, it was inaugurated in 2009 by King Abdullah.[2] The marathon has routes that are 42, 21, and 10 kilometers long, and holds a separate event for children. Around 20,000 people participate every year.[3]

Amman Marathon
DateOctober of each year
LocationAmman, Jordan
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon
Primary sponsorSamsung
Established2009
Course recordsMen's: 2:16:31 (2018)
Kenya Raymond Chemungor
Women's: 2:40:23 (2012)
Ethiopia Zeineba Hasso
Official siteAmman Marathon
Participants1,477 (2019)

Results

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's Winner Time (h:m:s) Women's Winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2009  David Busienei (KEN) 2:20:48  Tadelesh Birra (ETH) 2:51:39
2nd 2010  Benjamin Serem (KEN) 2:17:05  Alemnesh Eshetu (ETH) 2:43:52
3rd 2011  Julius Maisei (KEN) 2:21:16  Sentayehu Getachew (ETH) 2:47:33
4th 2012  Mohammed Nuri (ETH) 2:19:39  Zeineba Hasso (ETH) 2:40:23
5th 2013  Tewodros Zewdu (ETH) 2:20:13  Mihret Anamo (ETH) 3:14:09
6th 2014  Methkal Abu Drais (JOR) 2:26:08  Sarah Kerubo (KEN) 2:44:41
7th 2015  Ayele Tariku (ETH) 2:18:01  Sarah Kerubo (KEN) 2:46:51
8th 2016  Benjamin Serem (KEN) 2:18:15  Yeshumie Ayalew (ETH) 2:47:10
9th 2017  Mohamed Teman (ETH) 2:17:39  Zehara Kedir (ETH) 2:46:37
10th 2018  Raymond Chemungor (KEN) 2:16:31  Leah Kiprono (KEN) 2:44:59
11th 2019  Benjamin Serem (KEN) 2:18:24  Alemi Degefa (ETH) 2:44:25

References

  1. Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017.   via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Samsung Amman Marathon runners take off on Friday". 22 October 2014.
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