Istanbul Marathon

Istanbul Marathon
Starting point of the 28th Eurasia Marathon, 2016
DateNovember
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorTürkiye İş Bankası
EstablishedOctober 1979 (45 years ago) (1979-10)
Course recordsMen: 2:09:44 (2019)
Kenya Daniel Kibet
Women: 2:18:35 (2018)
Kenya Ruth Chepngetich
Official siteIstanbul Marathon
Participants3,006 finishers (2021)[1]
1,496 finishers (2020)[2]
2,854 (2019)
3,404 (2018)
571 (2003)
"Welcome to Europe" sign on Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge during the 28th Eurasia Marathon in 2006

The Istanbul Marathon (Turkish: İstanbul Maratonu, also known as Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an international athletics event hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, in November, first held in 1979.[3] It is the only marathon in the world whose course spans two continents, Asia and Europe.[a]

The three race categories for men and women are: marathon, 15 km and public run. A special category for disabled persons exists also. Participation in the public run was with 150,000 people a record set in 1998.

The event is organised by Istanbul Sports Events, which also hosts the annual Istanbul Half Marathon in April.[5]

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  2. ^ "iPico Wiz Results".
  3. ^ "Der Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon". Marathons. Germanwings. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. ^ "Europe-Asia International Marathon". ea-m.org. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Kenyan athletes dominate Istanbul Half Marathon. Daily Sabah (2015-04-18). Retrieved on 2016-04-24.


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