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Zevenheuvelenloop

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The Zevenheuvelenloop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzeːvə(n)ˈɦøːvələ(n)loːp]; English: Seven Hills Run) is an annual road race of 15 kilometres held in and around Nijmegen, Netherlands. It was first organised in 1984 and has grown to be one of the largest road races in the Netherlands;[1] it attracted over 30,000 runners in 2008.[2]

Zevenheuvelenloop
LocationNijmegen, Netherlands
Event typeRoad running
Distance15 km
Primary sponsorNN
Established1984
Course recordsMen: 40:42 (2024) WR
Uganda Jacob Kiplimo
Women: 44:20 (2019) WR
Ethiopia Letesenbet Gidey
Official siteZevenheuvelenloop
Participants6,088 (2019)
6,138 (2018)

The current men's course record is 40:42 (min:s) by Jacob Kiplimo from 2024 and the current women's course record is 44:20 by Letesenbet Gidey from 2019, both of which are also world best performances.

History

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An advertisement for the 2007 race

The inaugural edition of the race in 1984 featured only an 11.9 kilometre course as the Dutch athletics federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie) would not allow new races to be longer than 12 km.[3] The current undulating, hilly course begins in Nijmegen, follows a path to Groesbeek and then loops back towards Nijmegen to the finish line.[1] Zevenheuvelenloop lends itself to fast times: Felix Limo broke the men's world record in 2001 and, at the 2009 edition, Tirunesh Dibaba broke the women's world record over 15 km.[4][5] In 2010, Leonard Komon improved Limo's World Record by running 41:13.[6] In 2018, Joshua Cheptegei won the Zevenheuvelenloop in 41:05, setting the current World Record for 15 km.[7] In 2019, Letesenbet Gidey won the Zevenheuvelenloop in 44:20, setting the current World Record for 15 km.[8]

A number of athletes have achieved victory at the Zevenheuvelenloop on multiple occasions; Tonnie Dirks, Tegla Loroupe, Mestawet Tufa, Sileshi Sihine and Haile Gebrselassie have each won the race three times, and Joshua Cheptegei has won the race four times. The 2002 winner, South African Irvette Van Blerk won the race at the age of fifteen, having entered the race while holidaying in the Netherlands. The race was used as the test event for the development of the ChampionChip personal RFID timing system.[9]

Winners

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Haile Gebrselassie first won in 1994 and won for a third time in 2011.
 
Kenya's Tegla Loroupe won the race three times in the 1990s.
Winners of the Zevenheuvelenloop
Year Men's winner Time Note Women's winner Time Note Ref
1984   Leon Wijers (NED) 36:55 12 km   Anne Rindt (NED) 45:48 12 km
1985   Klaas Lok (NED) 45:28 CR   Joke Menkveld (NED) 57:28 CR
1986   Sam Carey (GBR) 46:2   Denise Verhaert (BEL) 53:33 CR
1987   Marti ten Kate (NED) 45:11 CR   Gerrie Timmermans (NED) 57:16
1988   Robin Bergstrand (GBR) 46:20   Marianne van de Linde (NED) 52:53 CR
1989   Tonnie Dirks (NED) 43:31 CR   Carla Beurskens (NED) 50:36 CR
1990   Tonnie Dirks (NED) 44:53   Carla Beurskens (NED) 52:06
1991   Tonnie Dirks (NED) 44:09   Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 48:46 CR
1992   Carl Thackery (GBR) 43:54   Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 50:53
1993   Khalid Skah (MAR) 43:35   Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 50:06
1994   Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 43:00 CR   Liz McColgan (GBR) 49:56
1995   Josephat Machuka (KEN) 42:23 CR   Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN) 49:44
1996   Josephat Machuka (KEN) 43:06   Marleen Renders (BEL) 50:09
1997   Worku Bikila (ETH) 42:20 CR   Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 48:30 CR
1998   Worku Bikila (ETH) 42:24   Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 50:06
1999   Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) 43:30   Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) 49:45
2000   Felix Limo (KEN) 42:53   Berhane Adere (ETH) 48:06 CR
2001   Felix Limo (KEN) 41:29 WB   Rose Cheruiyot (KEN) 48:40
2002   Kamiel Maase (NED) 43:41   Irvette van Blerk (RSA) 51:06
2003   Richard Yatich (KEN) 42:43   Mestawet Tufa (ETH) 49:06
2004   Sileshi Sihine (ETH) 41:38   Lydia Cheromei (KEN) 47:02 CR
2005   Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 41:56   Berhane Adere (ETH) 47:46
2006   Micah Kogo (KEN) 42:42   Mestawet Tufa (ETH) 47:22
2007   Sileshi Sihine (ETH) 42:24   Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 47:36
2008   Ayele Abshero (ETH) 42:17   Mestawet Tufa (ETH) 46:57 CR
2009   Sileshi Sihine (ETH) 42:14   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 46:29 CR
2010   Leonard Komon (KEN) 41:13 WB   Genet Getaneh (ETH) 47:53
2011   Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 42:44   Waganesh Mekasha (ETH) 48:33 [10]
2012   Nicholas Kipkemboi (KEN) 42:01   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 47:08
2013   Leonard Komon (KEN) 42:15   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 48:43
2014   Abera Kuma (ETH) 42:18   Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 46:56
2015   Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 42:39   Yenenesh Tilahun (ETH) 50:05
2016   Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 42:08   Susan Krumins (NED) 49:30
2017   Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 41:16   Birke Debele (ETH) 48:52
2018   Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 41:05 WB   Stella Chesang (UGA) 47:19 [11]
2019   Stephen Kissa (UGA) 41:49   Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 44:20 WB [12]
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 [13]
2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 [14]
2022   Rogers Kibet (UGA) 42:08   Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 47:18 [15]
2023   Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 41:05 =WB   Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 47:12 [16]
2024   Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 40:42 =WB   Mizan Alem (ETH) 46:51 [17]

Statistics

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References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ a b van Hemert, Wim & Turner, Chris (2008-11-03). Bekele lines-up for 'first serious' road race at 25th anniversary edition of the Seven Hills. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  2. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2008-11-16). Tufa just shy of 15Km World record in Nijmegen - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  3. ^ Krol, Maarten & van Hemert, Wim (2008-11-17). Zevenheuvelenloop 15 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  4. ^ Dibaba shatters 15Km World record in Nijmegen. IAAF (2009-11-15). Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  5. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2009-11-13). Dibaba and Sihine lead the fields in Nijmegen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  6. ^ "Komon breaks World 15Km record in Nijmegen". www.iaaf.org. IAAF. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  7. ^ "Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course record". IAAF. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  8. ^ "Weekend road round-up: Gidey smashes 15km world best, Lonyangata and Melese win in Shanghai". worldathletics.org. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  9. ^ Hetger, Colin (2002-11-17). South African wins Netherlands Race. ChampionChip. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
  10. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2011-11-20). Gebrselassie heads Ethiopian double in Nijmegen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
  11. ^ "Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course record", World Athletics, 18 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ^ Jason Henderson, "Letesenbet Gidey smashes world 15km record", Athletics Weekly, 17 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Streep door Zevenheuvelenloop na strengere coronamaatregelen" (in Dutch), NOS, 14 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Streep door Zevenheuvelenloop vanwege coronamaatregelen " (in Dutch), NOS, 16 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Oegandees Kibet wint Zevenheuvelenloop, Chepkoech snelste vrouw" (in Dutch), RTL Nieuws, 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Kiplimo wint Zevenheuvelenloop en evenaart wereldrecord, Tesfu beste Nederlander" (in Dutch), NOS, 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  17. ^ "[1]" (in Dutch), NOS, 17 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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