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{{Infobox athletics race
| bgcolour      = #002e5f
| image         = 
| imagesize     = 250px
| caption       = 
| date          = Annually June
| location      = [[Hamburg]]
| type          = [[Road running|Road]]
| distance      = [[Half marathon]]
| est           = {{start date and age|1995}}
| sponsor       = [[:de:Hella Mineralbrunnen|Hella]]
| record        = Men's: '''1:00:52''' (2015)<br>{{flagicon|ERI}} [[Merhawi Kesete]]<br>Women's: '''1:10:05''' (2023)<br>{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Lonah Chemtai Salpeter]]
| participants  = 8,060 (2019)
| homepage      = {{URL|https://www.hamburg-halbmarathon.com/|Hamburg Half Marathon}}
}}
The '''Hamburg Half Marathon''' is an annual road running event held in [[Hamburg]], Germany. It is currently sponsored by {{ill|Hella Mineral Water|de|Hella Mineralbrunnen}}.

== History ==
The race was first run in 1995 in [[Hamburg Stadtpark]] and was named the Hamburg-Mannheimer Cup.<ref name="hof">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamburg-halbmarathon.com/hall-of-fame/|title = Hall of Fame &#124; hella hamburg half|date = 19 August 2015}}</ref>  In 2003, the course was changed so that it ran through the city, and the race was renamed Hamburg Halbmarathon (Hamburg Half Marathon).<ref name="hof"></ref>  Hella became the title sponsor the following year, in 2004.<ref name="hof"></ref>

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus]] [[COVID-19 pandemic in Germany|pandemic]], with registrants having the option of transferring their entry to 2021.<ref name="2020.cancellation">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamburg-halbmarathon.de/2020/04/18/der-hella-hamburg-halbmarathon-2020-faellt-aus/|title = Der hella hamburg halbmarathon 2020 fällt aus &#124; hella hamburg halbmarathon|date = 18 April 2020}}</ref>

==Course==
The start is on the [[Reeperbahn]] and heads west before turning east along the banks of the [[Elbe]] and through the city. It makes a lap of the [[Außenalster]] before finishing on the [[Rothenbaumchaussee]].

==Past winners == 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame|url=https://www.hamburg-halbmarathon.de/hall-of-fame/|website=Hella hamburg halbmarathon|date=19 August 2015|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref>
!Year
!Date
!Men's winner
!Time  ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!Women's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
|30||2024||26 June|| {{flagathlete|[[Vincent Kimutai]]|KEN}}
| 1:02:09
| {{flagathlete|[[Alemaddis Eyayu]]|ETH}}
| 1:10:47
|-
|29||2023||25 June|| {{flagathlete|[[Samwel Mailu]]|KEN}}
| 1:01:09
| {{flagathlete|[[Lonah Chemtai Salpeter]]|ISR}}
| bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:10:05'''
|-
|28||2022||26 June|| {{flagathlete|[[Samwel Mailu]]|KEN}}
| 1:01:52
| {{flagathlete|[[Ludwina Chepngetich]]|KEN}}
| 1:12:32
|-
|27||2021||27 June|| colspan="4" style="text-align:center"| COVID-19 / digital virtual event<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=michaelstrokosch |date=2015-08-19 |title=Rekorde / Hall of Fame {{!}} hella hamburg halbmarathon |url=https://www.hamburg-halbmarathon.de/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|26  ||2020|| colspan="5" align="center" | ''cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus]] [[COVID-19 pandemic in Germany|pandemic]]''<ref name=":0" />
|-
|25||2019||30 June||{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Kiprotich]]|UGA}}||1:04:11||{{flagathlete|[[Melat Yisak Kejeta|Melat Kejeta]]|ETH}}||1:11:28
|-
|24||2018||1 July||{{flagathlete|[[Kalipus Lomwai]]|KEN}}||1:01:22||{{flagathlete|[[Gladys Jeptepkeny]]|KEN}}||1:10:13
|-
|23||2017||25 June||{{flagathlete|[[Albert Kangogo]]|KEN}}||1:01:07||{{flagathlete|[[Flomena Chepchirchir]]|KEN}}||1:10:21
|-
|22||2016||26 June||{{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Yegon]]|KEN}}||1:01:46||{{flagathlete|[[Antonina Kwambai]]|KEN}}||1:12:48
|-
|21||2015||21 June||{{flagathlete|[[Merhawi Kesete]]|ERI}}||bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:00:52'''||{{flagathlete|[[Agnes Mutune]]|KEN}}||1:11:27
|-
|20||2014||29 June||{{flagathlete|[[Charles Wachira]]|KEN}}||1:01:41||{{flagathlete|[[Agnes Mutune]]|KEN}}||1:12:46
|-
|19||2013||23 June||{{flagathlete|[[Abrha Gebregziabher]]|ERI}}||1:03:39||{{flagathlete|[[Alemtsehay Mesfin]]|ETH}}||1:14:33
|-
|18||2012||24 June||{{flagathlete|[[Jacob Kendagor]]|KEN}}||1:02:21||{{flagathlete|[[Caroline Chepkwony]]|KEN}}||1:13:27
|-
|17||2011||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Josphat Kiprono Kiptum|Josphat Kiprono]]|KEN}}||1:03:15||{{flagathlete|[[Monica Jepkoech]]|KEN}}||1:16:08
|-
|16||2010||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Kwalia]]|KEN}}||1:07:21||{{flagathlete|[[Caroline Chepkwony]]|KEN}}||1:13:57
|-
|15||2009||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Gilbert Kirwa]]|KEN}}||1:01:52||{{flagathlete|[[Caroline Chepkwony]]|KEN}}||1:14:51
|-
|14||2008||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Kiprotich]]|KEN}}||1:03:41||{{flagathlete|[[Pauline Njery]]|KEN}}||1:15:22
|-
|13||2007||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Elijah Keitany]]|KEN}}||1:04:38||{{flagathlete|[[Ednah Mukhwana]]|KEN}}||1:22:14
|-
|12||2006||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Shadrack Kiyai]]|KEN}}||1:07:27||{{flagathlete|[[Marisol Madera]]|ESP}}||1:27:46
|-
|11||2005||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Augustus Mbusya Kavutu|Augustus Mbusya]]|KEN}}||1:05:57||{{flagathlete|[[Mercy Kibarus]]|KEN}}||1:20:24
|-
|10||2004||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Amos Tirop Matui|Amos Matui]]|KEN}}||1:05:26||{{flagathlete|[[Lydia Kurgat]]|KEN}}||1:16:37
|-
| 9||2003||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Philip Cheruiyot]]|KEN}}||1:06:45||{{flagathlete|[[Gitte Karlshøj]]|DEN}}||1:16:40
|-
| 8||2002||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Meshack Kosgei]]|KEN}}||1:07:28||{{flagathlete|[[Gitte Karlshøj]]|DEN}}||1:14:01
|-
| 7||2001||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Steffen Benecke]]|GER}}||1:06:23||{{flagathlete|[[Mariya Latysheva]]|UKR}}||1:17:25
|-
| 6||2000||       ||{{flagathlete|[[James Tanui]]|KEN}}||1:05:45||{{flagathlete|[[Gabriele Schult]]|GER}}||1:22:47
|-
| 5||1999||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Samwel Kiplimo]]|KEN}}||1:07:10||{{flagathlete|[[Christine Stief]]|GER}}||1:19:47
|-
| 4||1998||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Rugut]]|KEN}}||1:04:51||{{flagathlete|[[Gabriele Schult]]|GER}}||1:20:34
|-
| 3||1997||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Stephan Freigang]]|GER}}||1:02:37||{{flagathlete|[[Christina Mai]]|GER}}||1:14:46
|-
| 2||1996||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Jürgen Kerl]]|GER}}||1:04:22||{{flagathlete|[[Rose Marie Soares]]|FRA}}||1:14:34
|-
| 1||1995||       ||{{flagathlete|[[Michael Hass (athlete)|Michael Hass]]|GER}}||1:04:09||{{flagathlete|[[Manuela Veith]]|GER}}||1:16:57
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{European half marathons}}

[[Category:Half marathons in Germany]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1995]]
[[Category:Inline speed skating competitions]]