The Daegu International Marathon is an annual marathon race which takes place in April in Daegu, South Korea. The day's events also feature a 5K event and a 10K event, as well as the full course marathon (42.195 km).

Daegu Marathon
DateEarly April
LocationDaegu, South Korea
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, 10K, 5K
Established2009
Course recordsMen's: 2:05:33 (2019)
Kenya Filex Kiprotich
Women's: 2:21:08 (2024)
Ethiopia Ruti Aga
Official siteDaegu Marathon
Participants51 (2019)

The race begins and ends at the Daegu Stadium. A comparatively fast course, it hosted the World Championships Marathon in September 2011.[1]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all runners qualifying for a full refund.[2][3]

Past winners

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Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2009   Ji Young-jun (KOR) 2:08:30   Yeshi Esayias (ETH) 2:30:44
2nd 2010   Deressa Chimsa (ETH) 2:08:45   Yeshi Esayias (ETH) 2:29:17
3rd 2011   Yusuf Songoka (KEN) 2:08:08   Atsede Habtamu (ETH) 2:25:52
4th 2012[4]   David Kiyeng (KEN) 2:07:57   Alemitu Abera (ETH) 2:24:57
5th 2013[5]   Abraham Kiprotich (KEN) 2:08:33   Margaret Agai (KEN) 2:23:28
6th 2014   Yemane Tsegay (ETH) 2:06:51   Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:25:23
7th 2015   Girmay Birhanu (ETH) 2:07:26   Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 2:27:24
8th 2016   James Kwambai (KEN) 2:10:46   Caroline Kilel (KEN) 2:27:39
9th 2017   Mathew Kisorio (KEN) 2:07:32   Pamela Rotich (KEN) 2:27:48
10th 2018   Abraham Kiptum (KEN) 2:06:29   Janet Rono (KEN) 2:28:01
11th 2019   Filex Kiprotich (KEN) 2:05:33   Pamela Rotich (KEN) 2:28:10
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[2]
2021 A virtual event was held instead of the cancelled race meeting[6]
12th 2022   Shifera Tamru (ETH) 2:06:31   Nazret Weldu (ERI) 2:21:56
13th 2023   Milkesa Mengesha (ETH) 2:06:49   Ayantu Abera (ETH) 2:25:44
14th 2024   Stephen Kiprop (KEN) 2:07:04   Ruti Aga (ETH) 2:21:08

References

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  1. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-04-11). Course records fall at Daegu Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  2. ^ a b "Marathon Daegu". Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ "Marathon Daegu 2019". Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  4. ^ April 2012 AIMS Results Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-19.
  5. ^ Legionnaire Kiprotich leaves his rivals behind in Daegu, course record for Agai. IAAF (2013-04-14). Retrieved on 2013-04-15.
  6. ^ "Association of International Marathons and Distance Races". www.aims-worldrunning.org. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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