Copenhagen Half Marathon
The Copenhagen Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in September on the city streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, first held in 2015. It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, making it the foremost race of its type in the country. The race features both public and professional elements.
| Copenhagen Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
Runners at the inaugural edition in 2015 | |
| Date | September |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Zalando |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course records | Men's: 58:01 (2019) Geoffrey Kamworor Women's: 1:05:08 (2021) Tsehay Gemechu |
| Official site | Copenhagen Half Marathon |
| Participants | 15,054 finishers (2021) 22,810 (2019) |
The Copenhagen Half Marathon is the largest annual road running event in the city, followed by the more established Copenhagen Marathon, which has been held there since 1980. Geoffrey Kamworor set the half marathon world record during this race with a time of 58:01 in 2019.
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