The Harmony Geneva Marathon for UNICEF is an annual marathon running event held in Geneva, Switzerland. It draws about 9,100 participants every May. Apart from the marathon, there is also a half marathon, a Relay Marathon, a 20 km Handbike and wheelchair race, a 10 km race held on the same day, and races exclusively for women (5 km) and children (1 to 5 km) held the day before. A time limit of six hours and a half applies to the main event.

Geneva Marathon
Geneva Marathon logo
DateEarly May
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10K run
Primary sponsorGenerali
BeneficiaryUNICEF
Established2005 (19 years ago) (2005)
Course recordsMen's: 2:06:59 (2021)
Bahrain Shumi Dechasa
Women's: 2:24:19 (2021)
Kenya Maureen Chepkemoi
Official siteGeneva Marathon
Participants1,928 finishers (2023)[1]
1,880 (2019)
Teshomi Temerate and Germa Tsiga in 2010.

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021 or obtaining a partial refund.[2]

Winners

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Key:   Course record

Ed. Year Men's winner Time[a] Women's winner Time[a] Rf.
1 2005   Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:15:29   Kenina Chawla (ETH) 2:43:53
2 2006   Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:15:31   Joanna Chmiel (POL) 2:45:07
3 2007   Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:18:36   Elfenesh Melaku (ETH) 2:43:57
4 2008   Tesfaye Eticha (ETH) 2:14:23   Addis Gezahegne (ETH) 2:46:57
5 2009   Germa Tsige (ETH) 2:19:49   Reulen Stijntje (SUI) 2:52:47
6 2010   Teshomi Temerate (ETH) 2:20:30   Laura Hrebec (SUI) 2:44:32
7 2011   Hailu Begashaw (ETH) 2:17:45.7   Pascale Prevel (BEL) 3:07:49.5
8 2012   Tewodros Zewdu (ETH) 2:19:25.5   Julia Vinokourova (RUS) 2:44:29.2
9 2013   Maksim Pankratau (BLR) 2:15:42   Belaynesh Bekele (ETH) 2:45:44 [3]
10 2014   Simon Mukun (KEN) 2:11:00   Milka Jerotich (KEN) 2:32:34
11 2015   Peter Kiplagat (KEN) 2:11:18   Jane Kiptoo (KEN) 2:35:44
12 2016   Julius Chepkwony (KEN) 2:11:11   Jane Kiptoo (KEN) 2:35:04
13 2017   William Yegon (KEN) 2:10:31   Motu Megersa (ETH) 2:40:46 [4]
14 2018   William Yegon (KEN) 2:12:10   Amelework Fekadu (ETH) 2:38:05
15 2019   Bernard Too (KEN) 2:09:45   Josephine Chepkoech (KEN) 2:29:11
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [2]
16 2021   Shumi Dechasa (BHR) 2:06:59   Maureen Chepkemoi (KEN) 2:24:19
17 2022   Emanuel Gisamoda (TAN) 2:10:39   Meseret Dinke (ETH) 2:26:22 [5]
18 2023   Silas Too (KEN) 2:09:41   Jane Seurey (KEN) 2:31:41 [6]
19 2024   Kibrom Weldemicael (ERI) 2:09:57   Aynalem Kassahun (ETH) 2:31:42 [7]

Multiple wins

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By country

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Country Total Men's Women's
  Ethiopia 16 8 8
  Kenya 13 7 6
  Switzerland 2 0 2
  Bahrain 1 1 0
  Belarus 1 1 0
  Belgium 1 0 1
  Belgium 1 1 0
  Poland 1 0 1
  Russia 1 0 1
  Tanzania 1 1 0

Notes

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  1. ^ a b h:m:s

References

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  1. ^ Generali Geneve Marathon 2023 results. www.generaligenevemarathon.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023
  2. ^ a b "The 16th edition of the Harmony Geneva Marathon for Unicef…".
  3. ^ May 2013 Results Archived 2016-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
  4. ^ "HARMONY GENEVE MARATHON FOR UNICEF - MARATHON (2017) - Résultat Sport-up". www.sport-up.fr. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ World Athletics Generali Geneve Marathon. (2022, May 15). WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176774
  6. ^ World Athletics Generali Geneve Marathon. (2023, May 07). WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved May 12, 2023, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7192016
  7. ^ World Athletics Generali Genève Marathon. (2024, May 05). WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results/7207364/result
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