Budapest Marathon
| Budapest Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2nd weekend of October |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, 30K, 10K, Marathon relay, 7K, fun run |
| Established | 1961/1984 |
| Official site |
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The Budapest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Budapest, Hungary since 1961. It is normally held at the beginning of October or the end of September. Since 1984 Budapest Sport Iroda (BSI) has managed the event.
The Budapest Marathons – with different supporters like IBUSZ, Kaiser’s-Plus, Plus, then SPAR - have been attracting more and more people from inside and outside the country since 1984 by BSI. The first one was organized in April - there were already a marathon-brochure and a T-shirt. In 1994 and 1995 there was a pause in the history of the event, but in 1996 the half marathon distance became an independent race and since that time it has been held in autumn each year.
The Budapest Marathon started off from a few different locations during its history but for a long while the race center has been situated at the Városliget (City Park). The race starts in Hősök tere (Heroes' Square), and it takes more than 15 minutes for the runners to pass the start line. The route of the marathon has changed a lot in the course of time, but the runners always go through many beautiful sights.
Hungary’s biggest marathon crosses two sites which are part of UNESCO world heritage, is becoming more popular. The number of the foreign runners is increasing continuously and a lot of them keep returning.
2015 race was a record; none of the Hungarian sport events had so many participants before: 27,860 athletes from 80 countries competed in one of the distances at the 30th SPAR Budapest Marathon.
Among men Zoltán Kiss can feel proud of himself because no one ever was faster than him during a Budapest Marathon: his 2:15:04 time in 1984 is still a record. Among women Simona Staicu has the best time ever, she was able to stand on the podium four times and in 2010 she performed the distance in 2:37:47.
The race starts at Hősök tere (Heroes' Square) and finishes in Városliget (City Park). Much of the route stays close to the River Danube. After the contest, competitors can bathe their aching feet in the Széchenyi thermal bath.
In the early history of the race, it was known as the Csepeli Nemzetközi Maraton (Csepel International Marathon). It obtained its current name in 1981.
Past winners
Key: Course record Hungarian championship race
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1961 |  Sándor Molnár (HUN) |
2:28:20.2 | Not held | |
| 2nd | 1962 | József Sütő (HUN) |
2:23:05.8 | ||
| 3rd | 1963 | Sándor Molnár (HUN) |
2:28:21 | ||
| 4th | 1964 | Istvan Kun (HUN) |
2:24:14 | ||
| 5th | 1965 | János Huszár (HUN) |
2:19:55.8 | ||
| 6th | 1966 | Andor Bruder (HUN) |
2:33:36 | ||
| 7th | 1967 | Denes Simon (HUN) |
2:22:19 | ||
| 8th | 1968 | Janos Szerenyi (HUN) |
2:26:13.2 | ||
| 9th | 1969 | Gyula Tóth (HUN) |
2:26:51 | ||
| 10th | 1970 |  Nikola Simeonov (BUL) |
2:21:56.2 | ||
| 11th | 1971 | Gyula Toth (HUN) |
2:21:46 | ||
| 12th | 1972 | Ferenc Szekeres (HUN) |
2:22:38 | Sarolta Monspart (HUN) |
2:59:53.2 |
| 13th | 1973 | Jozsef Babinyecz (HUN) |
2:17:45 | ? | ? |
| 14th | 1974 |  Martin Schröder (GER) |
2:15:13 | ? | ? |
| 15th | 1975 | Jürgen Eberding (GER) |
2:15:36 | ? | ? |
| 16th | 1976 |  Ryszard Kopijasz (POL) |
2:16:21 | Sarolta Monspart (HUN) |
2:48:22.2 |
| 17th | 1977 | Jerzy Finster (POL) |
2:15:41 | Sarolta Monspart (HUN) |
2:48:59 |
| 18th | 1978 | Ferenc Szekeres (HUN) |
2:16:38.8 | Ágnes Sipka (HUN) |
3:02:21 |
| 19th | 1979 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 20th | 1980 | János Szekeres (HUN) |
2:14:25 | ? | ? |
| 21st | 1981 | Zoltán Kiss (HUN) |
2:18:52 | Liane Winter (GER) |
2:51:22 |
| 22nd | 1982 | Zoltán Kiss (HUN) |
2:15:32 | Antonia Ladanyi (HUN) |
2:38:29 |
| 23rd | 1983 | Antoni Niemczak (POL) |
2:14:15 | Ágnes Sipka (HUN) |
2:44:33 |
| 24th | 1984 | Zoltán Kőszegi (HUN) |
2:14:32 | Karolina Szabó (HUN) |
2:33:43 |
| 25th | 1985 | Sandor Szendrei (HUN) |
2:13:11 | Ilona Zsilak (HUN) |
2:37:44 |
| 26th | 1986 | Peter Antal (HUN) |
2:14:48 | Ágnes Sipka (HUN) |
2:28:51 |
| 27th | 1987 | Stephan Freigang (GER) |
2:14:37 | Birgit Stephan (GER) |
2:32:20 |
| 28th | 1988 | Attila Sulyok (HUN) |
2:17:59 |  Andri Avraam (CYP) |
2:41:50 |
| 29th | 1989 | Klaus Goldammer (GER) |
2:20:58 | Andri Avraam (CYP) |
2:41:55 |
| 30th | 1990 | ? | ? |  Anna Kamkalova (RUS) |
2:52:05 |
| — | Not held from 1991 to 1995 | ||||
| 31st | 1996 | Endre Laczfi (HUN) |
2:19:50 | Erika Csomor (HUN) |
2:56:29 |
| 32nd | 1997 | Martón Lajtos (HUN) |
2:22:02 | Éva Petrik (HUN) |
2:46:50 |
| 33rd | 1998 | Gergely Rezessy (HUN) |
2:15:38 | Judit Nagy (HUN) |
2:40:09 |
| 34th | 1999 | Gergely Rezessy (HUN) |
2:19:31 | Erika Csomor (HUN) |
2:44:39 |
| 35th | 2000 |  Mykola Rudyk (UKR) |
2:19:32 | Erika Csomor (HUN) |
2:41:57 |
| 36th | 2001 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tolosa Gebre (ETH) |
2:18:45 | Judit Nagy (HUN) |
2:39:04 |
| 37th | 2002 | Gergely Rezessy (HUN) |
2:18:41 | Ida Kovács (HUN) |
2:38:18 |
| 38th | 2003 | László Nagy (HUN) |
2:24:39 | Judit Nagy (HUN) |
2:41:56 |
| 39th | 2004 |  Jackton Odhiambo (KEN) |
2:24:17 | Simona Staicu (HUN) |
2:38:17 |
| 40th | 2005 | Jackton Odhiambo (KEN) |
2:22:03 | Katalin Farkas (HUN) |
2:49:31 |
| 41st | 2006 | Tamás Tóth (HUN) |
2:25:03 | Judit Nagy (HUN) |
2:59:49 |
| 42nd | 2007 | Tamás Tóth (HUN) |
2:24:40 | Judit Nagy (HUN) |
2:47:10 |
| 43rd | 2008 | Gergely Rezessy (HUN) |
2:24:21 | Judit Nagy (HUN) |
2:45:32 |
| 44th | 2009 | Moses Chepkwony (KEN) |
2:25:18 | Andrea Szederkényi-Takács (HUN) |
2:44:34 |
| 45th | 2010 |  Ashenafi Erkolo (ETH) |
2:23:14 | Simona Staicu (HUN) |
2:37:50 |
| 46th | 2011 | Elisha Sawe (KEN) |
2:25:58 | Judit Nagy (HUN) |
2:54:47 |
| 47th | 2012 | Gábor Józsa (HUN) |
2:21:06 | Tímea Merényi (HUN) |
2:49:30 |
| 48th | 2013 | Gábor Józsa (HUN) |
2:22:58 | Simona Staicu (HUN) |
2:42:26 |
| 49th | 2014 | Tamás Nagy (HUN) |
2:27:15 | Simona Staicu (HUN) |
2:51:08 |
| 50th | 2015 | Dániel Soós (HUN) |
2:25:21 | Tímea Merényi (HUN) |
2:45:11 |
References
- List of winners
- Budapest Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-10-03). Retrieved on 2011-10-16.