Antwerp Marathon

The Antwerp Marathon is an annual AIMS-certified marathon hosted by Antwerp, Belgium, organised since 1980 and held in April (since 2007; before then in different months). At this event, the more popular Antwerp 10 Miles is organised after the marathon itself.

Antwerp Marathon
DateApril (since 2007)
LocationAntwerp
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, 10 miles, (1&5km)
Primary sponsorAG Insurance
Established1980
Course recordsMen's: 2:11:15 (2011)
Kenya Elijah Kemboi
Women's: 2:31:26 (1995)
Belgium Marleen Renders
Official siteAntwerp Marathon
Participants2,682 (2019)

Track

The start of the 42.195km is at the Left River Bank (Linkeroever) of Antwerp. After a loop of 8 km the track goes via the Waaslandtunnel (1770 meter), under the Scheldt to the North of Antwerp. Past the antique area, the old law court, the Binnensingel, park Rivierenhof, Antwerp International Airport and the Scheldt the finish is located at the Grote Markt.

Distances

Apart from the marathon and the 10 miles race, also runs over five and one km are held at this event.

Size

Far more people participate in the Antwerp 10 Miles than in the marathon itself. In 2014, the 10 Miles counted 25,998 participants and the marathon 1989 runners.[1]

Past winners
Year Winner (men) Country Time Winner (women) Country Time
11 October 1980 Julien Grimon  Belgium 2:22:05 Unknown
13 June 1981 Jon Anderson  United States 2:17:32 Doretta Janssens  Belgium 3:00:52
5 June 1982 Armand Parmentier  Belgium 2:19:13 Denise Alfvoet  Belgium 2:56:21
10 September 1983 Kjell-Erik Ståhl  Sweden 2:13:48 Magda Ilands  Belgium 2:37:51
23 June 1984 Cor Saelmans  Belgium 2:15:57 Rebecca Price  United States 2:56:50
22 June 1985 Danny Pauwelijn  Belgium 2:24:10 Rose-Marie Cools  Belgium 3:27:14
11 October 1986 Francois Blommaerts  Belgium 2:17:48 Unknown
27 June 1987 Peter van der Elst  Belgium 2:21:29 Nadine Mawett  Belgium 3:34:08
25 June 1988 Unknown Unknown
1989-1993 Not held
10 April 1994 Eddy Hellebuyck  Belgium 2:11:50 Marie-Christine Christiaen  Belgium 2:40:54
9 April 1995 Oleg Otmakhov  Russia 2:12:43 Marleen Renders  Belgium 2:31:26
14 April 1996 Oleg Otmakhov  Russia 2:14:41 Kaoru Tsunekawa  Japan 2:45:58
13 April 1997 Oleg Otmakhov  Russia 2:15:40 Flora Venegas  Chile 2:40:15
19 April 1998 Ronny Ligneel  Belgium 2:15:22 Lyudmila Afonjuschkina  Russia 2:38:19
18 April 1999 Oleg Otmakhov  Russia 2:13:44 Lieve Slegers  Belgium 2:34:23
24 September 2000 Eric Gerome  Belgium 2:20:04 Marleen van Reusel  Belgium 2:58:08
23 September 2001 Eric Gerome  Belgium 2:14:23 Celine Steenhuyzen  Belgium 3:08:58
22 September 2002 Eric Gerome  Belgium 2:19:45 Christiane Gloesener  Belgium 3:11:43
2003-2006 Not held
22 April 2007 Wilson Kibet  Kenya 2:16:37 Anja Smolders  Belgium 2:41:20
20 April 2008 Elias Chebet  Kenya 2:17:54 Anja Smolders  Belgium 2:43:15
26 April 2009 Daniel Koech  Kenya 2:15:20 Louise Deldicque  Belgium 2:53:30
25 April 2010 Nahashon Kimaiyo  Kenya 2:12:00 Anne-Marie Dupont  Belgium 3:03:34
17 April 2011 Elijah Kemboi  Kenya 2:11:15 Anne-Marie Dupont  Belgium 3:08:06
22 April 2012 Paul Kiprop  Kenya 2:15:38 Anje Damen  Belgium 3:01:59
21 April 2013 Abdelhadi El Hachimi  Belgium 2:12:53 Louise Deldicque  Belgium 2:52:36
27 April 2014 Moses Mwarur  Kenya 2:15:26 Trui Depondt  Belgium 2:54:36
26 April 2015 Florent Caelen  Belgium 2:16:08 Mieke Dupont  Belgium 2:58:40
17 April 2016 Felix Kirwa  Kenya 2:15:57 Hazel Behagg  United Kingdom 2:55:59
23 April 2017 David Cherop  Uganda 2:17:13 Mieke Dupont  Belgium 2:54:16
22 April 2018 Ezekiel Kiprop  Kenya 2:15:53 Ann Sofie Claeys  Belgium 2:56:06
28 April 2019 Willem Van Schuerbeeck  Belgium 2:21:40 Astrid Verhoeven  Belgium 2:41:19
2020 Not held (Covid-19)
11 September 2021 Filip Vercruysse  Belgium 2:24:11 Victoria Wrapy  Belgium 3:02:00

See also

References
  1. "ChronoRace - DVV Antwerp 10 Miles". DVV Antwerp 10 Miles 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
List of winners
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