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Annual race in Greece held since 2006
Alexander the Great Marathon
White Tower of Thessaloniki near the finish
DateMid-April
LocationPella–Thessaloniki, Greece
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorbwin
Established2006 (19 years ago) (2006)
Course recordsMen's: 2:11:37 (2006)
Kenya Moses Arusei
Women's: 2:28:22 (2006)
Algeria Souad Aït Salem
Official siteAlexander the Great Marathon
Participants682 finishers (2022)
540 finishers (2021)
1,284 finishers (2019)

The Alexander the Great Marathon (Greek: Μαραθώνιος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is an annual marathon race held in mid-April between Pella (birthplace of Alexander the Great) and Thessaloniki, Greece, since 2006.

It is an AIMS-certified race, and its editions of 2010 and 2011 received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.

In addition to the marathon race, the day's events include popular fun runs over five and ten kilometres.

History

The marathon was first held on 16 April 2006.

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.

Course

External image
image icon Course map of full marathon in 2019

The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki.

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed. Year Men's winner Time Women's winner Time Rf.
1 2006  Moses Arusei (KEN) 2:11:37  Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 2:28:22
2 2007  David Kosgei (KEN) 2:13:49  Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) 2:36:04
3 2008  Ben Kipruto (KEN) 2:13:08  Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) 2:35:04
4 2009  Dejeni Gussie (ETH) 2:12:28  Fate Tola (ETH) 2:36:54
5 2010  Mehari Gebre (ETH) 2:15:11  Svitlana Stanko (UKR) 2:41:18
6 2011  Peter Biwott (KEN) 2:13:12  Sisay Measo (ETH) 2:40:41
7 2012  Teklu Geto (ETH) 2:18:44  Alina Niţuleasa (ROM) 2:56:33
8 2013  Teklu Geto (ETH) 2:19:29  Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) 2:41:46
9 2014  Victor Kiprono (KEN) 2:21:14  Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) 2:47:04
10 2015  Gonfa Bonsa (ETH) 2:18:06  Zeritu Wakjira (ETH) 2:40:49
11 2016  Albert Kibet (KEN) 2:17:41  Hellen Kimutai (KEN) 2:41:50
12 2017  Michalis Parmakis (GRE) 2:28:12  Sonia Tsekini (ALB) 2:45:02
13 2018  Daniel Chebole (KEN) 2:16:04  Yunes Moraa (KEN) 2:45:19
14 2019  Michalis Parmakis (GRE) 2:33:21  Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri (GRE) 2:48:13
2020 postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
15 2021  Iason Ioannidis (GRE) 2:27:33  Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri (GRE) 2:45:19
16 2022  Georgios Kalapodis (GRE) 2:26:21  Eirini Pefkianaki (GRE) 3:02:15
17 2023  Antonios-Dimitrios Papadimitriou (GRE) 2:26:19  Stamatia Noula (GRE) 2:51:48
18 2024  Fotios Zisimopoulos (GRE) 2:23:40  Stamatia Noula (GRE) 2:45:02

Statistics

Winners by country

Country Men's race Women's race Total
 Greece 6 7 13
 Kenya 7 4 11
 Ethiopia 4 3 7
 Algeria 0 1 1
 Romania 0 1 1
 Ukraine 0 1 1
 Albania 0 1 1

Multiple winners

Athlete Country Wins Years
Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri  Greece 3 2017, 2019, 2021
Stamatia Noula  Greece 2 2023, 2024
Michalis Parmakis  Greece 2 2017, 2019
Magdaliní Gazéa  Greece 2 2013, 2014
Teklu Geto  Ethiopia 2 2012, 2013
Elizabeth Chemweno  Kenya 2 2007, 2008

See also

Notes

  1. ^ h:m:s

References

  1. "Marathon - ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΙΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ "ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ"-ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΕΣ/ALEXANDER THE GREAT MARATHON-ENTRIES". Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
  2. AIMS Race Directory Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  3. Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  4. Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  5. 10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  6. 5Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  7. "Marathon History". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20.
  8. ^ "Postponement of the 15th International Marathon "ALEXANDER THE GREAT"…". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  9. "Marathon". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19.
  10. Marathon Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Alexander the Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  11. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
  12. https://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem
  13. April 2012 Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04.

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