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Amman Marathon
DateOctober of each year
Location Amman, Jordan
Event typeRoad
Distance Marathon, Half marathon
Primary sponsor Samsung
Established2009
Course recordsMen's: 2:16:31 (2018)
Kenya Raymond Chemungor
Women's: 2:40:23 (2012)
Ethiopia Zeineba Hasso
Official site Amman Marathon
Participants1,477 (2019)

Amman International Marathon is an annually held marathon in Amman, Jordan. [1] Organized by the NGO Run Jordan, which also organizes several other marathons across the Kingdom, it was inaugurated in 2009 by King Abdullah. [2] The marathon has routes that are 42, 21, and 10 kilometers long, and holds a separate event for children. Around 20,000 people participate every year. [3]

Results

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's Winner Time ( h: m: s) Women's Winner Time ( h: m: s)
1st 2009   David Busienei ( KEN) 2:20:48   Tadelesh Birra ( ETH) 2:51:39
2nd 2010   Benjamin Serem ( KEN) 2:17:05   Alemnesh Eshetu ( ETH) 2:43:52
3rd 2011   Julius Maisei ( KEN) 2:21:16   Sentayehu Getachew ( ETH) 2:47:33
4th 2012   Mohammed Nuri ( ETH) 2:19:39   Zeineba Hasso ( ETH) 2:40:23
5th 2013   Tewodros Zewdu ( ETH) 2:20:13   Mihret Anamo ( ETH) 3:14:09
6th 2014   Methkal Abu Drais ( JOR) 2:26:08   Sarah Kerubo ( KEN) 2:44:41
7th 2015   Ayele Tariku ( ETH) 2:18:01   Sarah Kerubo ( KEN) 2:46:51
8th 2016   Benjamin Serem ( KEN) 2:18:15   Yeshumie Ayalew ( ETH) 2:47:10
9th 2017   Mohamed Teman ( ETH) 2:17:39   Zehara Kedir ( ETH) 2:46:37
10th 2018   Raymond Chemungor ( KEN) 2:16:31   Leah Kiprono ( KEN) 2:44:59
11th 2019   Benjamin Serem ( KEN) 2:18:24   Alemi Degefa ( ETH) 2:44:25

References

  1. ^ Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017.  – via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-09-05.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  3. ^ "Samsung Amman Marathon runners take off on Friday". 22 October 2014.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amman Marathon
DateOctober of each year
Location Amman, Jordan
Event typeRoad
Distance Marathon, Half marathon
Primary sponsor Samsung
Established2009
Course recordsMen's: 2:16:31 (2018)
Kenya Raymond Chemungor
Women's: 2:40:23 (2012)
Ethiopia Zeineba Hasso
Official site Amman Marathon
Participants1,477 (2019)

Amman International Marathon is an annually held marathon in Amman, Jordan. [1] Organized by the NGO Run Jordan, which also organizes several other marathons across the Kingdom, it was inaugurated in 2009 by King Abdullah. [2] The marathon has routes that are 42, 21, and 10 kilometers long, and holds a separate event for children. Around 20,000 people participate every year. [3]

Results

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's Winner Time ( h: m: s) Women's Winner Time ( h: m: s)
1st 2009   David Busienei ( KEN) 2:20:48   Tadelesh Birra ( ETH) 2:51:39
2nd 2010   Benjamin Serem ( KEN) 2:17:05   Alemnesh Eshetu ( ETH) 2:43:52
3rd 2011   Julius Maisei ( KEN) 2:21:16   Sentayehu Getachew ( ETH) 2:47:33
4th 2012   Mohammed Nuri ( ETH) 2:19:39   Zeineba Hasso ( ETH) 2:40:23
5th 2013   Tewodros Zewdu ( ETH) 2:20:13   Mihret Anamo ( ETH) 3:14:09
6th 2014   Methkal Abu Drais ( JOR) 2:26:08   Sarah Kerubo ( KEN) 2:44:41
7th 2015   Ayele Tariku ( ETH) 2:18:01   Sarah Kerubo ( KEN) 2:46:51
8th 2016   Benjamin Serem ( KEN) 2:18:15   Yeshumie Ayalew ( ETH) 2:47:10
9th 2017   Mohamed Teman ( ETH) 2:17:39   Zehara Kedir ( ETH) 2:46:37
10th 2018   Raymond Chemungor ( KEN) 2:16:31   Leah Kiprono ( KEN) 2:44:59
11th 2019   Benjamin Serem ( KEN) 2:18:24   Alemi Degefa ( ETH) 2:44:25

References

  1. ^ Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017.  – via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-09-05.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  3. ^ "Samsung Amman Marathon runners take off on Friday". 22 October 2014.

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