Alexander the Great Marathon

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	Course map of full marathon in 2019

Alexander the Great Marathon
Alexander the Great Marathon
	White Tower of Thessaloniki near the finish
Date	Mid-April
Location	Pella–Thessaloniki, Greece
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon
Primary sponsor	bwin
Established	2006 (19 years ago)
Course records	Men's: 2:11:37 (2006); Moses Arusei; Women's: 2:28:22 (2006); Souad Aït Salem
Official site	Alexander the Great Marathon
Participants	682 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,^[2] and its editions of 2010^[3] and 2011^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

History

The marathon was first held on 16 April 2006.^[7]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.^[8]

Course

The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki.^[10]

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time^[a]	Women's winner	Time^[a]	Rf.
1	2006	Moses Arusei (KEN)	2:11:37	Souad Aït Salem (ALG)	2:28:22	^[11]^[12]
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	^[11]
7	2012	Teklu Geto (ETH)	2:18:44	Alina Niţuleasa (ROM)	2:56:33	^[13]
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				^[8]
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

Notes

^ ^a ^b h:m:s

References

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

External links

Official website
Race profile from MarathonInfo

[hms-11] :m:s

[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.

[history-7] "Marathon History". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20.

[2020.postponement-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.

[2011.iaaf-12] Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.

[13] ttps://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem

[14] April 2012 Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04.

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