The Zagreb Marathon (Croatian: Zagrebački maraton) is an annual marathon held in October in Zagreb, Croatia. It includes a marathon race, half marathon and 10K run that starts one hour earlier.[1] All races begin and end on Ban Jelačić Square.[2]

Zagreb Marathon
Start of the 2011 Zagreb Marathon
DateOctober
LocationZagreb, Croatia Croatia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10K run
Formerly: 5K run
Established1992
Course recordsMen's: 2:09:55 (2017)
Kenya Wycliffe Biwott
Women's: 2:30:15 (2017)
Kenya Stella Barsosio
Official siteZagreb Marathon
Participants622 finishers (2024)
493 (2023)
484 (2022)

History

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The first marathon race in Zagreb was organized in 1992. The track changed a lot in the first years, until 2004, when the start-finish area was moved to the city center, to the Ban Jelačić Square, with half-turns in Dubrava and Črnomerec, which proved to be one of the key organizational elements of the race. In 2005, the half marathon race was introduced. In 2018, the 10K race was featured for the first time, replacing the 5K race.[3] The 2020 edition of the race was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia, with registrants also having the option of running the race virtually.[4][5]

Marathon winners

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Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
23rd 2014[6]   Luke Kibet (KEN) 2:14:11   Olivera Jevtić (SRB) 2:38:26
24th 2015[7]   Gadisa Shumie (ETH) 2:13:10   Stella Barsosio (KEN) 2:38:34
25th 2016[8]   Wycliffe Biwott (KEN) 2:14:17   Stella Barsosio (KEN) 2:33:46
26th 2017[9]   Wycliffe Biwott (KEN) 2:09:55   Stella Barsosio (KEN) 2:30:15
27th 2018[10]   Hosea Tuei (KEN) 2:17:08   Olivera Jevtić (SRB) 2:37:11
28th 2019[11]   Wycliffe Biwott (KEN) 2:19:48   Rebecca Korir (KEN) 2:35:51
* 2020[12]   Tolkyn Nurusheva (KAZ) 3:16:15   Marija Simeonov (CRO) 4:31:11
29th 2021[13]   Ivan Dračar (CRO) 2:24:30   Tea Faber (CRO) 2:51:17
30th 2022[14]   Jean Baptiste Simukeka (RWA) 2:19:07   Viva Kovač (CRO) 2:51:27
31th 2023[15]   Jean Baptiste Simukeka (RWA) 2:29:16   Nataša Šustić (CRO) 2:50:14
31th 2024[16]   Ivan Dračar (CRO) 2:25:40   Tea Faber (CRO) 2:46:10

* The race was held virtually.

References

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  1. ^ "29. Zagreb Marathon". worldsmarathons.com. World's Marathons. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Zagreb Marathon — Croatia". runinternational.eu. runinternational.eu. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Povijest Zagrebačkog maratona". zagreb-marathon.com. Zagrebački atletski savez. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "U zadnji tren ipak otkazan zagrebački maraton, a stiglo je i detaljno objašnjenje: Ova godina je neizvjesna i teška, ali..." tportal.hr. Hrvatski Telekom. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Otkazan 29. zagrebački maraton zbog koronavirusa". gol.dnevnik.hr. Nova TV. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Results - 23. Zagreb Marathon". results.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Results - 24. Zagreb Marathon". results.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Results - 25. Zagreb Marathon". results.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Results - 26. Zagreb Marathon". results.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Results - Zagreb Marathon 2018". zagrebmarathon.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Zagreb Marathon 2019". zagrebmarathon.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Virtual Zagreb Marathon 2020". zagrebmarathon.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Zagreb Marathon 2021". zagrebmarathon.depar.hr. Depar Timing. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  14. ^ worldathletics.org. 2022. World Athletics. [online] Available at: <https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176786> [Accessed 1 October 2022].
  15. ^ "Zagreb Marathon 2023 | Results". zagrebmarathon.depar.hr. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  16. ^ "Zagreb Marathon 2024 | Results". zagrebmarathon.depar.hr. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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