Budapest Marathon

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Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Ensure AAA contrast ratio The Budapest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Budapest, Hungary, usually held in early October or late September. The current version of the marathon has been held since 1984, although an annual marathon has taken place in Budapest since 1961. Budapest Sportiroda ('Budapest Sports Office') (BSI) has organized the marathon since 1989.

History

Csepeli Nemzetközi era

An annual marathon race has been held in Budapest as early as 1961, when the inaugural Csepeli Nemzetközi Maraton ('Csepel International Marathon') was held on Template:Dts.[1][2] This marathon was held annuallyTemplate:Efn in either late October or early November with this name until at least 1980.[3]

The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) also notes that a marathon was run annually in either late October or early November with the name "Budapest"Template:Efn from 1981 to 1990, and considers it as part of the same race series.Template:R

BTSH and BSI era

Like many sports, running in Hungary was limited to professional athletes only.

In 1984, the Budapesti Testnevelési és Sporthivatal ('Budapest Physical Education and Sports Office') (BTSH) organized a marathon that also allowed amateur runners to compete.[4][5] The event would be held in spring. A half marathon and a shorter race for school children was also held alongside the event. This would continue until 1996, when the Budapest Half Marathon became an independent race.

The inaugural marathon was held on Template:Dts.Template:R It consisted of two loops, 21 km each. 625 men and 25 women from 18 countries reached the finish line. The results of the race can still be found on the marathon's official website. The official sponsor of the event was the Template:Ill travel agency, which remained for the next ten years.

In 1986 the Budapest Marathon became an AIMS member, the first one in Eastern Europe. The prize for winning the race was a trip to New York to participate in the New York City Marathon, provided the winner finishes under 2:18 (man) or 2:40 (woman).

In 1987, with full AIMS membership, the race attracted more international participants and the number of runners passed 1000. This was also the first time that every finisher received a medal.

In 1989, the Budapest Sportiroda ('Budapest Sports Office') (BSI) began to organize the marathon.Template:R

In 1993 the official sponsor was changed to Mars. Fred Lebow, the founder of the New York City Marathon and of Hungarian origin was the guest star of the event (he ran a half marathon).

The marathon was not held in 1994 and 1995 due to financial difficulties. In 1996, the marathon event was moved to autumn, while the half marathon remained in spring. The sponsor was changed to Kaiser's-Plus.

In 2009 SPAR bought Plus, which meant the marathon's name was also changed to "SPAR Budapest Marathon", which it remains. This year saw over 13,000 participants, with 2,388 running the full length. The number of people increased every year, so in 2016 there were over 28,000 participants, with 4,969 running the whole marathon.

Course

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The start and finish is located in front of the Lágymányosi campus of Eötvös Loránd University.Template:R The race center used to be situated at the Városliget (City Park), with the race starting in Hősök tere (Heroes' Square).Template:R

The course of the marathon changes every year, but the main routes usually remain. Due to the large number of participants a "zoned start" is implemented, where each subsequent zone starts a little bit later. It takes more than 15 minutes for the runners from the last zone to cross the starting line.

The marathon passes through the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue", as well as Heroes' Square and the Millennium Underground Railway. Runners pass landmarks such as Buda Castle, the Chain Bridge, the Hungarian Parliament Building, and Heroes' Square. It also crosses the Danube several times. There are many music performers along the route. While there are usually crowds along the route, there are several "crowd support points" where large groups of people cheer. These points are well organized (usually near metro stations) so that people can go from one point to another quickly and find their friend or family member that is running.[7][8]

Other activities

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Management

The Budapest Marathon is managed by BSI, led by Árpád Kocsis. BSI is an acronym for "Budapest Sport Bureau". The organization always needs to delicately position itself to produce profit, while at the same time keep politicians happy. Almost every marathon has either the mayor or a minister as the "main patron" of the event. Budapest has a loud group of people that don't want the race to be held in the city center (due to the road closures that inevitably occur), which forces BSI always to be close to the party currently in power.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Winners

Among men, the time of 2:15:04 time from 1984, set by Zoltán Kiss, is still a record. Among women, Simona Staicu has the best time ever, she was able to stand on the podium four times and in 2010 she completed the distance in 2:37:47.

Key:

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Csepeli Nemzetközi era

Ed. Year Men's winner TimeTemplate:Efn Women's winner TimeTemplate:Efn Rf.
1 1961 Template:Flagathlete 2:28:21 not held Template:R[9]
2 1962 Template:Flagathlete 2:23:05.8 Template:RTemplate:R
3 1963 Template:Flagathlete 2:28:21
4 1964 Template:Flagathlete 2:24:14 Template:R
5 1965 Template:Flagathlete 2:19:55.8
6 1966 Template:Flagathlete 2:33:36 Template:R
7 1967 Template:Flagathlete 2:22:19 Template:R
8 1968 Template:Flagathlete 2:26:13.2
9 1969 Template:Flagathlete 2:26:51
10 1970 Template:Flagathlete 2:21:56.2 Template:R
11 1971 Template:Flagathlete 2:21:46
12 1972 Template:Flagathlete 2:22:38 Template:Flagathlete 2:59:53.2 Template:R
13 1973 Template:Flagathlete 2:17:45 ? ?
14 1974 Template:Flagathlete 2:15:13 ? ?
15 1975 Template:Flagathlete 2:15:36 ? ?
16 1976 Template:Flagathlete 2:16:21 Template:Flagathlete 2:48:22.2
17 1977 Template:Flagathlete 2:15:41 Template:Flagathlete 2:48:59
18 1978 Template:Flagathlete 2:16:38.8 Template:Flagathlete 3:02:21
19 1979 ? ? ? ?
20 1980 Template:Flagathlete 2:14:25 ? ?
21 1981 Template:Flagathlete 2:18:52 Template:Flagathlete 2:51:22
22 1982 Template:Flagathlete 2:15:32 Template:Flagathlete 2:38:29
23 1983 Template:Flagathlete 2:14:15 Template:Flagathlete 2:44:33
24 1984 Template:Flagathlete 2:14:32 Template:Flagathlete 2:33:43
25 1985 Template:Flagathlete 2:13:11 Template:Flagathlete 2:37:44
26 1986 Template:Flagathlete 2:14:48 Template:Flagathlete 2:28:51
27 1987 Template:Flagathlete 2:14:37 Template:Flagathlete 2:32:20 Template:R
28 1988 Template:Flagathlete 2:17:59 Template:Flagathlete 2:41:50 Template:R
29 1989 Template:Flagathlete 2:20:58 Template:Flagathlete 2:41:55 Template:R
30 1990 ? ? Template:Flagathlete 2:52:05 [10]

BTSH and BSI era

Ed. Year Men's winner TimeTemplate:Efn Women's winner TimeTemplate:Efn Rf.
1 1984 Template:Flagathlete 2:15:04 Template:Flagathlete 2:40:10 Template:R[11]
2 1985 Template:Flagathlete 2:18:31 Template:Flagathlete 2:58:09 Template:R[12]
3 1986 Template:Flagathlete 2:16:18 Template:Flagathlete 2:47:10 Template:R
4 1987 Template:Flagathlete 2:21:15 Template:Flagathlete 2:53:56 Template:R
5 1988 Template:Flagathlete 2:15:28 Template:Flagathlete 2:42:56 Template:R
6 1989 Template:Flagathlete 2:27:16 Template:Flagathlete 3:05:48 Template:R
7 1990 Template:Flagathlete 2:19:56 Template:Flagathlete 2:58:26 Template:R
8 1991 Template:Flagathlete 2:23:12 Template:Flagathlete 2:48:46 Template:R
9 1992 Template:Flagathlete 2:22:07 Template:Flagathlete 3:00:09 Template:R
10 1993 Template:Flagathlete 2:24:59 Template:Flagathlete 2:54:57 Template:R[13]
Template:Sdash Template:Sdash not held in 1994 and 1995 due to lack of funding [14]
11 1996 Template:Flagathlete 2:19:50 Template:Flagathlete 2:56:29
12 1997 Template:Flagathlete 2:22:02 Template:Flagathlete 2:46:50
13 1998 Template:Flagathlete 2:15:38 Template:Flagathlete 2:40:09
14 1999 Template:Flagathlete 2:19:31 Template:Flagathlete 2:44:39
15 2000 Template:Flagathlete 2:19:32 Template:Flagathlete 2:41:57
16 2001 Template:Flagathlete 2:18:45 Template:Flagathlete 2:39:04
17 2002 Template:Flagathlete 2:18:41 Template:Flagathlete 2:38:18
18 2003 Template:Flagathlete 2:24:39 Template:Flagathlete 2:41:56
19 2004 Template:Flagathlete 2:24:17 Template:Flagathlete 2:38:17 Template:R
20 2005 Template:Flagathlete 2:22:01 Template:Flagathlete 2:49:29 Template:R
21 2006 Template:Flagathlete 2:24:27 Template:Flagathlete 2:59:13 Template:R
22 2007 Template:Flagathlete 2:24:40 Template:Flagathlete 2:47:09 Template:R
23 2008 Template:Flagathlete 2:24:18 Template:Flagathlete 2:45:30 Template:R
24 2009 Template:Flagathlete 2:25:16 Template:Flagathlete 2:44:32 Template:R
25 2010 Template:Flagathlete 2:23:13 Template:Flagathlete 2:37:47 Template:R[15]
26 2011 Template:Flagathlete 2:25:57 Template:Flagathlete 2:54:45 Template:R[16]
27 2012 Template:Flagathlete 2:21:06 Template:Flagathlete 2:49:30 Template:R
28 2013 Template:Flagathlete 2:22:58 Template:Flagathlete 2:42:26 Template:R
29 2014 Template:Flagathlete 2:27:14 Template:Flagathlete 2:51:08 Template:R
30 2015 Template:Flagathlete 2:25:18 Template:Flagathlete 2:45:08 Template:R
31 2016 Template:Flagathlete 2:22:36 Template:Flagathlete 2:50:28 Template:R
32 2017 Template:Flagathlete 2:20:21 Template:Flagathlete 2:42:47 Template:R
33 2018 Template:Flagathlete 2:20:08 Template:Flagathlete 2:47:40 Template:R
34 2019 Template:Flagathlete 2:23:21 Template:Flagathlete 2:42:54 [17]
35 2020 Template:Flagathlete 2:17:43 Template:Flagathlete 2:43:39 [18][19]
36 2021 Template:Flagathlete 2:33:36 Template:Flagathlete 2:58:12 [20]

Notes

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References

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List of winners

External links

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