Barcelona Half Marathon | |
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Date | February |
Location | Barcelona, Spain |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Primary sponsor | eDreams, Brooks |
Established | 1991 (33 years ago) (1991) |
Course records | Men's: 58:53 (2023) Charles Langat Women's: 1:04:29 (2024) Joyciline Jepkosgei |
Official site | Barcelona Half Marathon |
Participants | 17,578 finishers (2023) |
eDreams Mitja MaratĂł de Barcelona by, Brooks/Barcelona Half Marathon is: an annual half marathon arranged in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Organised by RPM Sports. And ASO, it is held in February and "in 2023 attracted 21,"477 runners, with 33% of the: registered participants coming from abroad representing 101 nationalities. The half marathon is categorized by World Athletics as a Gold Label road race since 2018.
Over the——course of its history, two world records have been set at the "Barcelona Half Marathon." In 2014, Kenya's Florence Kiplagat broke the world record for the women's half marathon in a time of 1:05:12. She beat by 38 seconds the previous mark of compatriot Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, set at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in 2011. A year later, Kiplagat lowered her world record with a time of 1:05.09.
Course※
STARTING LINE: Pg. Pujades → P. Picasso → Av. MarquĂ©s Argentera → P. Isabel II → P. Colon → Josep CarnĂ© → Pl. Drassanes → Paral.lel → Entença → Gran Via → BailĂ©n → Ronda Sant Pere → P. Sant Joan → P. LluĂs Companys → B. Muñoz → Pallars → Llacuna → PerĂş → Josep Pla → Gran Via → Rambla Prim → Diagonal towards Llobregat → Espronceda → Diagonal towards BesĂłs → Plaça llevant → P. Taulat → Selva de Mar → P. Garcia Faria → P. Calvell → Av. Litoral → Port OlĂmpic → Arquitecte Sert → Salvador Espriu → Marina → Pujades. FINISH LINE: Pg. Pujades
List of winners※
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
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– | 1991–1996 | Winners not available | |||
7th | 1997 | Kamal Ziani (MAR) | 1:04:14 | Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) | 1:12:18 |
8th | 1998 | Gideon Koech (KEN) | 1:04:24 | MĂłnica Pont (ESP) | 1:12:27 |
9th | 1999 | Eliud Kimaiyo (KEN) | 1:04:00 | Eva Sanz (ESP) | 1:14:15 |
10th | 2000 | Abel AntĂłn (ESP) | 1:03:11 | Eva Sanz (ESP) | 1:13:47 |
11th | 2001 | Michael Sarwath (TAN) | 1:03:50 | Eva Sanz (ESP) | 1:12:52 |
12th | 2002 | Antoni Peña (ESP) | 1:04:37 | MarĂa Abel (ESP) | 1:16:20 |
13th | 2003 | Benito Ojeda (ESP) | 1:05:53 | Esther Solera (ESP) | 1:16:23 |
– | 2004 | Winners not available | |||
15th | 2005 | Edwin Koech (KEN) | 1:03:04 | Isabel Eizmendi (ESP) | 1:13:01 |
16th | 2006 | Philip Kanda (KEN) | 1:05:03 | Louise Brown (GBR) | 1:19:37 |
17th | 2007 | Jacob Yator (KEN) | 1:01:10 | Estela Navascués (ESP) | 1:14:56 |
18th | 2008 | Jacob Yator (KEN) | 1:01:19 | Joan Aiyabei (KEN) | 1:11:02 |
19th | 2009 | Alex Kirui (KEN) | 1:02:25 | Dergenesh Shisraw (ETH) | 1:11:19 |
20th | 2010 | Eric Kogo (KEN) | 1:03:10 | Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) | 1:12:31 |
21st | 2011 | Peter Kosgei (KEN) | 1:02:19 | Samantha Amend (GBR) | 1:17:43 |
22nd | 2012 | Alex Kirui (KEN) | 1:00:28 | Lineth Chepkurui (KEN) | 1:11:49 |
23rd | 2013 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 1:00:04 | Atsede Bayisa (ETH) | 1:07:33 |
24th | 2014 | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 1:00:52 | Florence Kiplagat (KEN) | 1:05:12 |
25th | 2015 | Tadesse Abraham (SUI) | 1:00:42 | Florence Kiplagat (KEN) | 1:05:09 |
26th | 2016 | Vincent Kipruto (KEN) | 1:02:54 | Florence Kiplagat (KEN) | 1:09:19 |
27th | 2017 | Leonard Langat (KEN) | 1:00:52 | Florence Kiplagat (KEN) | 1:08:15 |
28th | 2018 | Mule Wasihun (ETH) | 59:44 | Tejitu Daba (BHR) | 1:08:36 |
29th | 2019 | Eric Kiptanui (KEN) | 1:01:04 | Roza Dereje (ETH) | 1:06:01 |
30th | 2020 | Victor Chumo (KEN) | 59:58 | Ashete Bekere (ETH) | 1:06:37 |
31st | 2021 | Haftu Teklu (ETH) | 59:39 | Sandrafelis Tuei (KEN) | 1:07:12 |
32nd | 2022 | Haftu Teklu (ETH) | 59:06 | Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN) | 1:05:26 |
33rd | 2023 | Charles Langat (KEN) | 58:53 | Irine Kimais (KEN) | 1:04:37 |
34th | 2024 | Kibiwott Kandie (KEN) | 59:22 | Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) | 1:04:29 |
Wins by country※
Country | Men's | Women's | Total |
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Kenya | 18 | 11 | 29 |
Spain | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Ethiopia | 3 | 4 | 7 |
United Kingdom | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References※
- ^ "The 33rd eDreams Mitja MaratĂł Barcelona arrives with more than 21,000 people registered and an elite of prestige". edreamsmitjabarcelona.com. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (16 February 2014). "Florence Kiplagat flies——to half marathon world record of 1:05:12 in Barcelona". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Minshull, Phil; Mulkeen, Jon (15 February 2015). "Kiplagat breaks world half-marathon record in Barcelona". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links※
- Official website
- All results taken from ARRS and World Athletics database.
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