Geneva Marathon

The Harmony Geneva Marathon for UNICEF is an annual marathon running event held in Geneva, Switzerland. It draws about 9,100 participants every May. Apart from the marathon, there is also a half marathon, a Relay Marathon, a 20 km Handbike and wheelchair race, a 10 km race held on the same day, and races exclusively for women (5 km) and children (1 to 5 km) held the day before. A time limit of six hours and a half applies to the main event.

Geneva Marathon
Geneva Marathon logo
DateEarly May
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10K run
Primary sponsorHarmony Group
BeneficiaryUNICEF
Established2005 (2005)
Course recordsMen's: 2:09:45 (2019)
Bernard Too
Women's: 2:29:11 (2019)
Josephine Chepkoech
Official siteGeneva Marathon
Participants1,880 (2019)
Teshomi Temerate and Germa Tsiga in 2010.

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 partial refund.[1]

Winners

Key:   Course record

Ed. Year Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Rf.
1 2005  Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:15:29  Kenina Chawla (ETH) 2:43:53
2 2006  Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:15:31  Joanna Chmiel (POL) 2:45:07
3 2007  Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:18:36  Elfenesh Melaku (ETH) 2:43:57
4 2008  Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:14:23  Addis Gezahegne (ETH) 2:46:57
5 2009  Germa Tsige (ETH) 2:19:49  Reulen Stijntje (SUI) 2:52:47
6 2010  Teshomi Temerate (ETH) 2:20:30  Laura Hrebec (SUI) 2:44:32
7 2011  Hailu Begashaw (ETH) 2:17:45.7  Pascale Prevel (BEL) 3:07:49.5
8 2012  Tewodros Zewdu (ETH) 2:19:25.5  Julia Vinokourova (RUS) 2:44:29.2
9 2013  Maksim Pankratau (BLR) 2:15:42  Belaynesh Bekele (ETH) 2:45:44 [2]
10 2014  Simon Mukun (KEN) 2:11:00  Milka Jerotich (KEN) 2:32:34
11 2015  Peter Kiplagat (KEN) 2:11:18  Jane Kiptoo (KEN) 2:35:44
12 2016  Julius Chepkwony (KEN) 2:11:11  Jane Kiptoo (KEN) 2:35:04
13 2017  William Yegon (KEN) 2:10:31  Motu Megersa (ETH) 2:40:46 [3]
14 2018  William Yegon (KEN) 2:12:10  Amelework Fekadu (ETH) 2:38:05
15 2019  Bernard Too (KEN) 2:09:45  Josephine Chepkoech (KEN) 2:29:11
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[1]

Multiple wins

By country
Country Total Men's Women's
 Ethiopia1486
 Kenya1064
  Switzerland202
 Poland101
 Belgium101
 Russia101
 Belarus110

Notes
  1. h:m:s

References
  1. https://www.harmonygenevemarathon.com/en/news/view/the-16th-edition-wont-take-place-in-2020
  2. May 2013 Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828134053/https://www.sport-up.fr/www/resultat/resultat-20170413080755-HARMONY-GENEVE-MARATHON-FOR-UNICEF-MARATHON.htm


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