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Marrakech Marathon

The Marrakech Marathon is an annual marathon held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Roughly 5000 runners turn out for the event annually.

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Marrakech Marathon
Datelate January
LocationMarrakesh
Event typeRoad running
DistanceMarathon
Established1987
Course recordsMen: 2:06:32
Morocco Hicham Laqouahi (2020)
Women: 2:24:59
Morocco Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi (2022)
Official siteMarrakech Marathon
Participants1,383 (2020)
1,134 (2019)

The Marrakech Marathon is an annual marathon held in Marrakesh, Morocco.1 Roughly 5000 runners turn out for the event annually.2

At the inaugural edition of the race in 1987 French runner Jacques Boxberger won the men's race while the women's race was won by a Moroccan 14-year-old Nadia Ouaziz-Colombero – whose win made her one of the youngest ever winners of an international level marathon.3

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1987  Jacky Boxberger (FRA) 2:14:58  Nadia Ouaziz-Colombero (MAR) ?
2nd 1988  Thomas Hughes (NIR) 2:15:48  Carolyn Naisby (ENG) 2:41:35
3rd 1989  Jean Weijts (BEL) 2:15:49  Janis Klecker (USA) 2:39:19
4th 1990  Jan Huruk (POL) 2:14:29  Martine van de Gehuchte (BEL) 2:42:15
5th 1991  Osmiro Silva (BRA) 2:09:55  Izabela Zatorska (POL) 2:38:05
6th 1992  Mukhamet Nazipov (RUS) 2:12:40  Izabela Zatorska (POL) 2:36:29
7th 1993  Chaham El Maati (MAR) 2:11:55  Tammy Slusser (USA) 2:38:01
8th 1994  Mukhamet Nazipov (RUS) 2:12:05  Adriana Barbu (ROM) 2:29:21
9th 1995  Abdelillah Zerdal (MAR) 2:11:50  Cristina Pomacu (ROM) 2:34:21
10th 1996  Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2:09:50  Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:30:50
11th 1997  Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2:09:50  Alina Gherasim (ROM) 2:29:52
— 1998 — —
12th 1999  Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2:08:15  Cristina Costea (ROM) 2:29:53
— 2000 — —
— 2001 — —
13th 2002  Kamel Saaidou (MAR) 2:14:56  Ionela Vasile (ROM) 2:45:46
14th 2003  Abdelfattah Aïtzouri (MAR) 2:12:15  Elena Deryabina (RUS) 2:41:55
15th4 2004  Khalid El-Boumlili (MAR) 2:10:49  Hafida Narmouch (MAR) 2:43:11
16th 2005  Abderrahime Bouramdane (MAR) 2:15:16  Hafida Narmouch (MAR) 2:40:58
17th 2006  Noureddine Jalel (MAR) 2:14:30  Alina Gherasim (ROM) 2:43:49
18th 2007  Sammy Chumba (KEN) 2:11:43  Alina Gherasim (ROM) 2:39:52
19th 2008  Siyoum Lemma (ETH) 2:10:48  Yeshi Esayias (ETH) 2:35:40
20th 2009  David Rutoh (KEN) 2:10:31  Yeshi Esayias (ETH) 2:29:52
21st5 2010  Yared Dagnaw (ERI) 2:10:20  Tsega Gelaw (ETH) 2:32:09
22nd 2011  Gezahgn Girma (ETH) 2:10:22  Debola Wudnesh (ETH) 2:37:00
23rd 2012  Stephen Tum (KEN) 2:08:51  Soumiya Labani (MAR) 2:34:56
24th 2013  Stephen Tum (KEN) 2:06:35  Gulume Tollesa (ETH) 2:36:05
25th 2014  Deribe Robi (ETH) 2:08:04  Meseret Kitata (ETH) 2:31:08
26th 2015  Workneh Tesfa (ETH) 2:08:51  Worknesh Edesa (ETH) 2:31:06
27th 2016  Moses Mbugua (KEN) 2:11:41  Shasho Insermu (ETH) 2:32:42
28th 2017  Gebretsadik Abraha (ETH) 2:08:55  Ashu Kasim (ETH) 2:30:18
29th 2018  Wycliffe Biwott (KEN) 2:11:04  Tinbit Weldegebriel (ETH) 2:26:48
30th6 2019  Fikadu Girma (ETH) 2:08:43  Mulunesh Zewdu (ETH) 2:29:57
31st7 2020  Hicham Laqouahi (MAR) 2:06:32  Hawi Alemu (ETH) 2:27:56
32nd8 2022  Bonsa Dida (ETH) 2:09:34  Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi (MAR) 2:24:58
33rd9 2023  Kibel Gilbert (KEN) 2:09:48  Kaltoum Bouasarya (MAR) 2:27:22
34th10 2024  Sammy Kitwara (KEN) 2:07:53  Kaoutar Farkoussi (MAR) 2:27:58
35th11 2025  Alfonce Kigen Kibiwott (KEN) 2:08:47  Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) 2:25:44
36th12 2026  Abdelhadi Labäli (MAR)13 2:07:34  Hayat Benhima (MAR) 2:24:48
References

References

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  2. Clammer 2009, p. 308.
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