Alexander the Great Marathon

Annual race in Greece held since 2006

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) (2006)
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)[1]

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

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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

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External image

Course map of full marathon in 2019[9]

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

## Winners

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Key: Course record (in bold)

Ed.  | Year  | Men's winner  | Time[a] | Women's winner  | Time[a] | Rf.

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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

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### Winners by country

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| Country  | Men's race  | Women's race  | Total

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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

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| Athlete  | Country  | Wins  | Years

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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

## See also

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* Athens Classic Marathon

## Notes

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1. ^ a b h:m:s

## References

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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.
7. ^ "Marathon History". 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20.
8. ^ a b "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.
11. ^ a b Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
12. ^ https://www.radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/tags/souad-aït-salem
13. ^ April 2012 Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-04.

## External links

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* Official website
* Race profile from MarathonInfo

*[KEN]: Kenya
*[ALG]: Algeria
*[ETH]: Ethiopia
*[UKR]: Ukraine
*[ROM]: Romania
*[GRE]: Greece
*[ALB]: Albania