Copenhagen Marathon

Copenhagen Marathon
The start of the mass race in 2008
DateMay
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1980
Course recordsMen's: 2:08:23 (2022)
Eritrea Birhane Tsegay
Women's: 2:23:14 (2023)
Kenya Rodah Chepkorir Tanui
Official siteCopenhagen Marathon
Participants12,500 (2023)
Runners on Langebro about to complete the last kilometre in 2015
Running in costume in 2016
Danish runner Kian Zanno Ejlertsen at the race in 2010

The Copenhagen Marathon is an annual marathon that takes place on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. Established in 1980, it is held in May and has around 10,000 participants. It is a World Athletics Bronze Label race.[1]

The course is a mostly flat loop that begins and ends at the harbourfront of Islands Brygge, and wanders through the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg.[2] There is a time limit of six hours.[3]

The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all paying registrants having the option to transfer their entry to the next edition of the race, or to obtain a full refund. The 2023 race is scheduled for May 14.[4][5][6]

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  3. ^ "Course time limit".
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  5. ^ "Copenhagen Marathon cancelled | AIMS | Race news". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Copenhagen Marathon 2021 has been cancelled - Copenhagen Marathon 2021". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.