The Copenhagen Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in September on the city streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, first held in 2015. It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race,[1] making it the foremost race of its type in the country. The race features both public and professional elements.
| Copenhagen Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Runners at the inaugural edition in 2015 | |
| Date | September |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Zalando |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course records | Men's: 58:01 (2019) Geoffrey KamwororWomen's: 1:05:08 (2021)  Tsehay Gemechu |
| Official site | Copenhagen Half Marathon |
| Participants | 15,054 finishers (2021) 22,810 (2019) |
The Copenhagen Half Marathon is the largest annual road running event in the city, followed by the more established Copenhagen Marathon, which has been held there since 1980.[2] Geoffrey Kamworor set the half marathon world record during this race with a time of 58:01 in 2019.
History
editThe event was launched after the success holding of the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in the city. The course was slightly modified for the newly created annual event, with the race starting and finishing near Parken Stadium.[3]
Nearly 20,000 runners took part in the inaugural edition in 2015.[4] The first winners were both Kenyan, with Bedan Karoki Muchiri taking the men's race in 59:14 minutes and Purity Cherotich Rionoripo being the women's winner in 68:29 minutes.[5]
Over 22,000 runners took part in the 2016 edition. The winners were James Mwangi Wangari from Kenya taking the men's race in 59:07 minutes and Purity Cherotich Rionoripo from Ethiopia being the women's winner in 68:00 minutes, both beating the existing course record.[6]
It held the IAAF Silver Label Road Race[7] status in 2016 and the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in 2017.[8]
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021 or obtaining a refund.[9]
Winners
editKey: Course record
| Ed. | Year | Male | Time[a] | Female | Time[b] | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Bedan Muchiri (KEN)
|
59:14 | Purity Rionoripo (KEN)
|
1:08:29 | [10] |
| 2 | 2016 | James Wangari (KEN)
|
59:07 | Hiwot Gebrekidan (ETH)
|
1:08:00 | [11] |
| 3 | 2017 |  Abraham Cheroben (BHR)
|
58:40 | Eunice Chumba (BHR)
|
1:06:11 | [12] |
| 4 | 2018 | Daniel Kipchumba (KEN)
|
59:06 |  Sifan Hassan (NED)
|
1:05:15 ER | [13] |
| 5 | 2019 | Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN)
|
58:01 WR | Birhane Dibaba (ETH)
|
1:05:57 | [14] |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [15] | ||||
| 6 | 2021 | Amedework Walelegn (ETH)
|
59:10 | Tsehay Gemechu (ETH)
|
1:05:08 | [16] |
| 7 | 2022 | Milkesa Mengesha (ETH)
|
58:58 | Tadu Teshome (ETH)
|
1:06:13 | [17] |
| 8 | 2023 | Edward Cheserek (KEN)
|
59:11 | Irine Cheptai (KEN)
|
1:05:53 | [18] |
| 9 | 2024 | Sabastian Sawe (KEN)
|
58:05 | Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN)
|
1:05:11 | [19] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "IAAF Gold Label awarded to Copenhagen Half Marathon". Copenhagen Half Marathon. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Copenhagen Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-04-03.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (2015-09-11). Karoki takes aim at the world half marathon record in Copenhagen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-03.
- ^ Copenhagen Half Marathon exceeds expectations. European Athletics (2015-09-22). Retrieved on 2016-04-03.
- ^ Karoki runs world-leading 59:14 in Copenhagen. IAAF (2015-09-13). Retrieved on 2016-04-03.
- ^ https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/wangari-wins-copenhagen-half-marathon . IAAF (2016-09-18). Retrieved on 2016-09-19.
- ^ Prestigious international silver label to Copenhagen Half Marathon Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.
- ^ "IAAF Gold Label awarded to Copenhagen Half Marathon". Copenhagen Half Marathon. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Copenhagen Half Marathon 2020 er aflyst". 7 July 2020.
- ^ "2015 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2016 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2018 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Copenhagen Half Marathon 2020 er aflyst" (in Danish). Copenhagen Half Marathon. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2021 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 19 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2022 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 18 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2023 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 17 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 Copenhagen Half Marathon Results". Copenhagen Half Marathon. 15 September 2024. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.