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{{Short description|Annual road-running race in Toronto, Canada}}
{{distinguish|Toronto Marathon}}
{{Infobox athletics race
| bgcolour      = darkred
| image         = Waterfront Marathon 2008.jpg
| imagesize     = 220px
| caption       = 2008 Toronto Waterfront Marathon
| date          = Mid-October
| location      = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| type          = Road
| distance      = [[Marathon]]
| est           = 2000
| sponsor       = [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]]
| record        = Men's: '''2:05:00''' (2019)<br />{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Philemon Rono]]<br />Women's: '''2:20:44''' (2024)<br />{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Waganesh Mekasha]]
| participants  = {{plainlist|
* 3,537 (2018)
* 3,835 (2019)
}}
| homepage      = {{URL|http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/|Toronto Waterfront Marathon}}
}}
The '''Toronto Waterfront Marathon''' is a road-running race held in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada, every year in the second or third Sunday of [[October]]. Aside from the actual [[marathon]], the race also includes a half-marathon. The Toronto Waterfront Marathon is considered Canada's most prestigious road race, also acting as the nation's time-trial event during Olympic cycles.

The race is one of the elite label marathons in the [[World Athletics Label Road Races]].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Athletics Label Road Races |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results |website=World Athletics |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> At the 2013 edition of the race, race winner [[Deressa Chimsa]] broke the men's course record with the fastest marathon ever recorded on Canadian soil.<ref>Gains, Paul (2013-10-20). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/records-galore-at-toronto-marathon Records galore at Toronto Marathon]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.</ref> In the 2011 edition of the race, race winner [[Koren Jelela Yal]] broke the women's course record with the fastest marathon ever recorded on Canadian soil.  Canadian runner [[Ed Whitlock]] set multiple age group world records at the Waterfront Marathon, including a record in the 75 to 79 age group with a time of 3:08:35 in 2006,<ref name="STWMSep2506">{{cite web|url=http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/news/Sep_25_06.htm|title=DANIEL RONO STORMS TO NEW RACE RECORD IN SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON|date=September 2006|publisher=torontowaterfrontmarathon.com|access-date=2016-10-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015014105/http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/news/Sep_25_06.htm|archive-date=2006-10-15}}</ref> and a record in the 85 to 89 age group with a time of 3:56:33 in 2016.<ref name="GlobeAndMail2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/record-busting-marathoner-ed-whitlock-sets-new-mark-at-age-85/article32395454/|title=Record-busting marathoner Ed Whitlock sets new mark at age 85|date=October 2016|publisher=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2016-10-18}}</ref>

In the 2018 race, [[Cam Levins]] broke [[Jerome Drayton]]'s 43-year-old [[List of Canadian records in athletics|Canadian men's national record]] for the marathon, finishing fourth in 2:09:25, a 44-second improvement on the previous mark set by Drayton in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Doug |title=Cam Levins obliterates Canadian men's record in marathon debut |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/cam-levins-toronto-marathon-debut-1.4872063 |access-date=22 October 2018 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=21 October 2018}}</ref>

The 2020 in-person race was cancelled due to concerns surrounding the global [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic]] (as was the case for the May 2020 [[Toronto Marathon|Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon]] event), although virtual races were to be held instead from October 1 to 31, 2020 instead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-cancels-city-permitted-events-until-october-will-stage-online-only-nuit-blanche-1.5022482|title=Toronto cancels city-permitted events until October, will stage online only Nuit Blanche|date=13 July 2020}}</ref>

In 2024, organizers announced that the marathon and half-marathon would occur on Sunday, and the 5K race will be held on the Saturday.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-waterfront-marathon-adding-another-race-day-this-year/article_98199582-fd89-11ee-83e6-334bc6646f98.html|title= Toronto Waterfront Marathon adding another race day this year|last=Tahir|first=Nawa|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=18 April 2024|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref>

==Winners==
[[File:Lyubov Morgunova.jpg|thumb|Russia's [[Lyubov Morgunova]] was the women's winner in 2003.]]
'''Key:'''
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!class=unsortable|Edition
!Year
!class=unsortable|Men's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!class=unsortable|Women's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
|1st
|2000
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Joseph Nderitu]]|KEN}}
|2:19:41.4
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sue Grise]]|CAN}}
|3:08:38.2
|-
|2nd
|2001
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Howat]]|CAN}}
|2:45:20.8
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Leslie Gold (athlete)|Leslie Gold]]|USA}}
|3:07:10.1
|-
|3rd
|2002
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Stephane Gamache]]|CAN}}
|2:25:24.5
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Nicole Stevenson (athlete)|Nicole Stevenson]]|CAN}}
|2:37:56.4
|-
|4th
|2003
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Joseph Nderitu]]|KEN}}
|2:17:50.0
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Lyubov Morgunova]]|RUS}}
|2:36:19.5
|-
|5th
|2004
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Danny Kassap]]|COD|2003}}
|2:14:50.0
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Lioudmila Kortchaguina]]|RUS}}
|2:36:31.9
|-
|6th
|2005
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Simon Kipruto]]|KEN}}
|2:11:56.5
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Anastasia Ndereba]]|KEN}}
|2:36:30.8
|-
|7th
|2006
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Rono]]|KEN}}
|2:10:14.6
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Małgorzata Sobańska]]|POL}}
|2:34:31.7
|-
|8th
|2007
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[John Kelai]]|KEN}}
|2:09:30.0
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Asha Gigi]]|ETH|1996}}
|2:33:15.7
|-
|9th
|2008
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Kenneth Mburu Mungara|Kenneth Mungara]]|KEN}}
|2:11:00.9
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mulu Seboka]]|ETH|1996}}
|2:29:05.9
|-
|10th
|2009
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Kenneth Mburu Mungara|Kenneth Mungara]]|KEN}}
|2:08:31.9
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Amane Gobena]]|ETH}}
|2:28:30.4
|-
|11th
|2010
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Kenneth Mburu Mungara|Kenneth Mungara]]|KEN}}
|2:07:57.1
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sharon Cherop]]|KEN}}
|2:22:42.8
|-
|12th
|2011<ref>Gains, Paul (2011-10-16). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=62732.html Mungara claims fourth Toronto Marathon title]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.</ref>
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Kenneth Mburu Mungara|Kenneth Mungara]]|KEN}}
|2:09:49.0
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Koren Jelela]]|ETH}}
|2:22:42.5
|-
|13th
|2012
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sahle Warga]]|ETH}}
|2:10:35.8
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Davies (athlete)|Mary Davies]]|NZL}}
|2:28:55.4
|-
|14th
|2013<ref>Gains, Paul (2013-10-20). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/records-galore-at-toronto-marathon Records galore at Toronto Marathon]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.</ref>
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Deressa Chimsa]]|ETH}}
|2:07:04.8
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Flomena Cheyech Daniel|Flomena Cheyech]]|KEN}}
|2:25:13.0
|-
|15th
|2014
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Laban Korir]]|KEN}}
|2:08:15
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mulu Seboka]]|ETH}}
|2:23:15
|-
|16th
|2015
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ishhimael Chemtan]]|KEN}}
|2:09:00
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Shure Demise]]|ETH}}
|2:23:37
|-
|17th
|2016<ref>{{cite web|title=RONO OVERCOMES ACCIDENT TO WIN TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/toronto-waterfront-marathon-2016-rono-demise|website=IAAF|access-date=1 August 2017|date=16 October 2016}}</ref>
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Philemon Rono]]|KEN}}
|2:08:26
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Shure Demise]]|ETH}}
|2:25:16
|-
|18th
|2017
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Philemon Rono]]|KEN}}
|2:06:52
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Marta Megra]]|ETH}}
|2:28:20
|-
|19th
|2018
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Benson Kipruto]]|KEN}}
|2:07:24
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mimi Belete]]|BHR}}
|2:22:28
|-
|20th
|2019
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Philemon Rono]]|KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:05:00'''
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Magdalyne Masai]]|KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:22:16'''
|-
|2020
| colspan="9" rowspan="1" align="center" | ''Event cancelled due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns''
|-
|21st
|2022
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Yihunilign Adane]]|ETH}}
|2:07:18
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Antonina Kwambai]]|KEN}}
|2:23:20
|}

===Multiple wins===
{{col begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Men's
|-
!Athlete
!Wins
!Years
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Kenneth Mungara]]|KEN}} ||align=center|4 || 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Philemon Rono]]|KEN}} ||align=center|3 || 2016, 2017, 2019
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Joseph Nderitu]]|KEN}} ||align=center|2 || 2000, 2003
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Women's
|-
!Athlete
!Wins
!Years
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mulu Seboka]]|ETH}} ||align=center|2 || 2008, 2014
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Shure Demise]]|ETH}} ||align=center|2 || 2015, 2016
|}
{{col end}}

===By country===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Country
!Total
!Men's
!Women's
|-
|align=left| {{KEN}} || 19 || 15 || 4
|-
|align=left| {{ETH}} || 10 || 2 || 8
|-
|align=left| {{CAN}} || 4 || 2 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{RUS}} || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
|align=left| {{USA}} || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{COD}} || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
|align=left| {{POL}} || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{NZL}} || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{BHR}} || 1 || 0 || 1
|}

==Charities==
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon has successfully raised millions of dollars for charity since its inception. The largest charity attending the marathon for the past three years has been the [[Engineers Without Borders]] organization, which uses donations from the marathon for its Run to End Poverty initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ewb.akaraisin.com/Common/Event/Home.aspx?seid=9400&mid=8|title=There is no event at this location}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of marathon races in North America]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
;List of winners
*[https://www.arrs.run/HP_TorontoMa.htm Toronto Waterfront Marathon]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]] (2011-10-18). Retrieved on 2011-10-23.

== External links ==
*[http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/results.htm Full Results]

{{World Athletics Label Road Races}}

[[Category:Marathons in Canada]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Toronto]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2000]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Fall in Canada]]