Göteborgsvarvet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Ensure AAA contrast ratio Göteborgsvarvet (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is an annual half marathon running competition in Gothenburg, Sweden (often called the Gothenburg Half Marathon in English). It is the largest annual running competition in the world in terms of entries, with its 62,000 entries for the Göteborgsvarvet competition on 18 May 2013.[1] In 2016, 64,500 people entered the race. The youngest runner was 17 years old and the oldest female runner 83 and male runner 87.

Its name is a word play; the Swedish language-word "varv" has a double meaning and can mean both lap and shipyard ("[skepps]varv"), as Gothenburg historically has been known as a shipyard town (Gothenburgers also particularly enjoy word-play-humour). Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The race takes place in May, and has been organised annually since 1980. It starts outside, and finishes in, the old athletics arena Slottsskogsvallen in the Slottsskogen park. It takes off northwards over the large suspension bridge Älvsborg Bridge, follows the north bank to the Göta älv river, and returns over Hisingen Bridge, goes through the inner city, before reaching the finish.

The race has hosted the Swedish national championship race on five occasions (1995, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 and 2017).

The 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.[2][3]

Past winners

File:Victor Kipchirchir Göteborgsvarvet 2012.JPG
Victor Kipchirchir winning the 2012 Göteborgsvarvet.
File:Mustafa Mohamed Berlin 2009.JPG
Steeplechase specialist Mustafa Mohamed is a two-time winner of the race

Key:

  1. REDIRECT Template:Legend inline
  2. REDIRECT Template:Legend inline
Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1980 Template:Flagathlete 1:06:17 Template:Flagathlete 1:15:50
1981 Template:Flagathlete 1:05:44 Template:Flagathlete 1:17:47
1982 Template:Flagathlete 1:02:54 Template:Flagathlete 1:09:57
1983 Template:Flagathlete 1:04:40 Template:Flagathlete 1:14:54
1984 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:14 Template:Flagathlete 1:10:46
1985 Template:Flagathlete 1:04:35 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:44
1986 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:41 Template:Flagathlete 1:12:11
1987 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:37 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:24
1988 Template:Flagathlete 1:05:13 Template:Flagathlete 1:14:19
1989 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:35 Template:Flagathlete 1:17:16
1990 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:54 Template:Flagathlete 1:12:45
1991 Template:Flagathlete 1:04:38 Template:Flagathlete 1:12:30
1992 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:24 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:26
1993 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:37 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:30
1994 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:08 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:04
1995 Template:Flagathlete 1:02:39 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:18
1996 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:12 Template:Flagathlete 1:14:29
1997 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:44 Template:Flagathlete 1:09:50
1998 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:28 Template:Flagathlete 1:12:31
1999 Template:Flagathlete 1:02:18 Template:Flagathlete 1:11:47
2000 Template:Flagathlete 1:02:42 Template:Flagathlete 1:09:28
2001 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:00 Template:Flagathlete 1:11:07
2002 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:35 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:03
2003 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:43 Template:Flagathlete 1:13:27
2004 Template:Flagathlete 1:04:03 Template:Flagathlete 1:18:06
2005 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:19 Template:Flagathlete 1:12:34
2006 Template:Flagathlete 1:02:14 Template:Flagathlete 1:12:34
2007 Template:Flagathlete 1:04:03 Template:Flagathlete 1:12:38
2008 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:21 Template:Flagathlete 1:10:19
2009 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:55 Template:Flagathlete 1:11:27
2010 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:10 Template:Flagathlete 1:11:40
2011 Template:Flagathlete 1:00:52 Template:Flagathlete 1:09:04
2012 Template:Flagathlete 1:00:25 Template:Flagathlete 1:09:27
2013 Template:Flagathlete 1:03:13 Template:Flagathlete 1:11:29
2014 Template:Flagathlete 1:00:36 Template:Flagathlete 1:10:12
2015 Template:Flagathlete 1:00:44 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:13
2016 Template:Flagathlete 0:59:35 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:01
2017 Template:Flagathlete 1:00:19 Template:Flagathlete 1:07:58
2018 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:31 Template:Flagathlete 1:09:06
2019 Template:Flagathlete 1:00:38 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:18
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022 [4] Template:Flagathlete 1:00:50 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:20
2023[5] Template:Flagathlete 1.01.46 Template:Flagathlete 1.10.40
2024[6] Template:Flagathlete 1:02:56 Template:Flagathlete 1:11:35
2025[7] Template:Flagathlete 1.03.39 Template:Flagathlete 01.08.33

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. Göteborgsvarvet 2022 | Resultat: Results. (2022, May 21). Goteborgsvarvet.r.Mikatiming.Com. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://goteborgsvarvet.r.mikatiming.com/2022/?pid=leaderboard&pidp=leaderboard
  5. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Template:Sister-inline

Template:European half marathons