Amsterdam Marathon
The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road race has a Platinum Label from World Athletics. During the event, there are also a half marathon race (21.097 km) and an 8 km race in the program.
| Amsterdam Marathon | |
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Logo of the Amsterdam Marathon in 2013 | |
| Date | Third Sunday of October |
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon (42.195 km) |
| Primary sponsor | TCS |
| Established | 1975 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:03:38 (2021) Tamirat Tola Women's: 2:17:20 (2022) Almaz Ayana |
| Official site | www |
| Participants | 6,609 finishers (2021) 13,596 (2019) |
The current men's course record is 2:03:38 (h:m:s) set by Tamirat Tola in 2021 and the current women's course record is 2:17:20 set by Almaz Ayana in 2022.
Gerard Nijboer won this marathon four times, more than any other runner, in the 1980s. After him Wilson Chebet has won three races in the 2010s.
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