The Barcelona International Women's Ekiden (Japanese: 年 バルセロナ国際女子駅伝, Spanish: Ekiden de la Barcelona), also known as the Kagome International Women's Ekiden or the Barcelona Ekiden, was an international women's ekiden (marathon relay race) held on New Year's Eve in Barcelona in 1989, 1990, and 1991.
The competition was initiated in 1989. It was viewed by some as a way to prepare for the 1992 Summer Olympics also held in Barcelona – it ended at the Montjuic Stadium which was also the venue for athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The travel for international teams was paid for by the Japanese organizers.[1]
The course record of 2:13:59 hours was set by the Soviet Union in 1991.[2]
Winners
edit| Ed. | Date | Athletes | Split | Team | Time | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 31 December 1989 | Trina Painter Leopold | 16:11 |  United States |
2:19:22 | [3] |
| Elaine Van Blunk | 32:05 | |||||
| Linda Begley McLennan | 19:42 | |||||
| Jody Hawkins Dunston | 18:41 | |||||
| Leann Warren | 30:00 | |||||
| Annette Peters Hand | 22:43 | |||||
| 2nd | 31 December 1990 | Fatuma Roba | 22:28 |  Ethiopia |
2:22:40 | [4] |
| Derartu Tulu | 33:14 | |||||
| Tigist Moreda | 35:09 | |||||
| Gennet Gebregeorgis | 15:17 | |||||
| Ejigayehu Worku | 18:49 | |||||
| Luchia Yishak | 17:43 | |||||
| 3rd | 31 December 1991 | Elena Romanova | 17:57 |  Soviet Union |
2:13:59 | [5] |
| Natalya Artyemova | 13:12 | |||||
| Natalya Sorokivaskaya | 22:49 | |||||
| Nadezhda Wijenberg Ilyina | 32:23 | |||||
| Tatyana Pozdniakova | 28:55 | |||||
| Olga Bondarenko Krentser | 18:43 |
Stage bests
edit| Year | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | |
| 1989 | 5.2 km | 16:02 |  Iva Jurkova (CZE)
|
9.7 km | 30:41 |  Akemi Matsuno (JPN)
|
5.8 km | 19:01 |  Lucille Smith (CAN)
|
5.4 km | 18:26 |  Lesley Morton (NZL)
|
9.4 km | 30:00 |  Leann Warren (USA)
|
6.695 km | 22:29 |  Odile Ohier (FRA)
|
| 1990 | 6.5 km | 21:58 |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
|
10 km | 32:57 | Maria-Conceiçao Ferreira (POR)
|
10.2 km | 34:00 |  Viorica Ghican (ROM)
|
4.5 km | 14:50 | Elena Fitadov (ROM)
|
5.3 km | 18:40 | Lucille Smith (CAN)
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5.695 km | 17:43 |  Luchia Yishak (ETH)
|
| 1991 | 5.7 km | 21:58 |  Hayley Haining (SCO)
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4.3 km | 13:12 |  Natalya Artyemova (RUS)
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7.2 km | 22:30 | Midori Shimizu (JPN)
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10.4 km | 32:15 |  Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN)
|
8.5 km | 28:02 | Miki Igarashi (JPN)
|
6.095 km | 18:43 | Olga Bondarenko (RUS)
|
References
edit- ^ "Vikes runners get early look at Barcelona layout". Times Colonist. 15 Dec 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 9 Oct 2024.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL EKIDEN (MARATHON) RELAYS". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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