Vienna City Marathon

The Vienna City Marathon ( to 1993 Spring Marathon Vienna ) is the largest marathon in Austria and has been held since 1984 every year in spring in Vienna. In addition to the 42,195 - km route also a half marathon and a marathon relay will be offered.

The route begins at the Vienna International Centre, crosses at the Empire Bridge and the Danube via the Prater Stern in the Vienna Prater, on the left bank of the Danube Canal to Sweden bridge and at the Urania one on the ring road. At the State Opera, she leaves the ring road that leads over the left line to Vienna Schonbrunn Palace, and on the Mariahilferstraße back to the ring road. The half marathoners turn now into the goal on the Heldenplatz, during the sightseeing tour continues in shorts for the marathon runners. The route takes you past the town hall, then in the Alsergrund, there on the peace bridge they crossed the Danube Canal and continue along the left bank of the Danube Canal and reached a second time the Prater. After another round Prater at the Ernst Happel Stadium and at the summer house, we hike along Franzensbrückenstraße again on the ring road all the way to the Heroes' Square.

In 1987 played with Geri Winkler for the first time an insulin-dependent diabetics successfully run a marathon.

Six Austrian marathon records were set throughout history at this event - three of Gerhard Hartmann ( 1984, 1985 and 1986) and one each by Dagmar Rabenstein ( 2:35:42, 2002), Susanne Pumper ( 2:32:21, 2006) and Andrea Mayr ( 2:30:43, 2009).

Statistics

Track records

Marathon

  • Men: 2:06:58 h, Henry Kemo Sugut (KEN ), 2012
  • Women: 2:23:47 h, Maura Vice Conte ( ITA ), 2000

This places the Vienna City Marathon on the list of fastest marathon events ( determined by adding the track records) in 20th place worldwide.

Half Marathon

  • Men: 1:00:18 h, Haile Gebrselassie (ETH ), 2011
  • Women: 1:12:03 h, Paula Radcliffe (GBR ), 2012

Numbers of participants 2013

Participants reported

  • Marathon: 10,588
  • Half Marathon: 14,907
  • Relay Marathon: 12,556 ( 3,139 squadrons )
  • Children competition Coca-Cola Run 2.0: 1,872
  • Children competition Coca-Cola Run 4.0: 1,403

List of winners

Marathon

Sources: website of the organizer, ARRS

Half Marathon

Development of the number of participants

  • In addition to competition: Since 2005 Half Marathon
Abel Kirui Paul Biwott Beatrice Omwanza Heinz Fischer Samson Kandie Rathaus, Vienna Ernst-Happel-Stadion Maura Viceconte Italy Fate Tola Luke Kibet Florence Barsosio Rosaria Console Joseph Chebet Lyudmyla Pushkina Portugal Andrew Eyapan Florina Pană Moges Taye France Hussein Ahmed Salah Dube Jillo Helena Javornik Bente Moe Pascaline Wangui Gidamis Shahanga Tanzania Alfredo Shahanga Christa Vahlensieck Antoni Niemczak Kate Allen (triathlete)
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