Daegu Marathon

Daegu Marathon
Daegu Marathon
Date April 15
Location Daegu, South Korea
Event type Road
Distance Marathon - 10K - 5K
Official site Daegu Marathon

The Daegu International Marathon is an annual marathon race which takes place in April in Daegu, South Korea. The day's events also feature a 5K event and a 10K event, as well as the full course marathon (42.195 km).

The race begins and ends at the Daegu Stadium. A comparatively fast course, it will host the World Championships Marathon in 2011.[1]

Past winners

Key:       Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time
(h:m:s)
Women's winner Time
(h:m:s)
1st 12-04-2009  Ji Young-Jun (KOR) 2:08:30  Yeshi Esayias (ETH) 2:30:44
2nd 11-04-2010  Deressa Chimsa (ETH) 2:08:45  Yeshi Esayias (ETH) 2:29:17
3rd 10-04-2011  Yusuf Songoka (KEN) 2:08:08  Atsede Habtamu (ETH) 2:25:52

References

  1. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-04-11). Course records fall at Daegu Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.

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