Warsaw Marathon

Warsaw Marathon
Runners on Commission of National Education Avenue north of Imielin metro station in 2013
DateLate September or early October
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorNationale-Nederlanden
Established30 September 1979
(45 years ago) (1979-09-30)
Course recordsMen's: 2:08:17 (2011)
Kenya John Kibet
Women's: 2:28:35 (2022)
Ethiopia Demissie Ayantu
Official siteOfficial website
Participants2,734 finishers (2021)[1]
854 finishers (2020)
4,557 (2019)

The Warsaw Marathon (Polish: Maraton Warszawski pronounced: [maˈratɔn varˈʂafskʲi], also referred to as the PZU Warsaw Marathon[a]) is an annual marathon event which takes place on the streets of Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest annual marathon in Poland, held since 1979. The marathon is organized by the non-governmental organization Fundacja Maraton Warszawski. The race usually takes place on the last Sunday of September.

It is one of two marathons hosted in the city, alongside the Orlen Warsaw Marathon, generally held in April. The marathon is one of five in the Crown of Polish Marathons program, along with the Dębno, Kraków, Poznań, and Wrocław Marathons.[2][3]

Polish competitors have traditionally triumphed in the early editions of the event both in the men's and women's competitions. However, since the fall of communism in 1989, the race has attracted more international participants who started to dominate the race. The current course records are 2:08:17 hours for men, set by John Kibet of Kenya in 2011, while Ethiopian Demissie Ayantu's run of 2:28:35 in 2022 is the fastest by a woman on the course.

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