Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon

The Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon (Chinese: 高雄富邦馬拉松) is an annual city marathon held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been held each February since 2010 by the Kaohsiung City Government and Chinese Taipei Track and Field Association, and is sponsored by the Mizuno Corporation. Events held include the full marathon (42.195 km), a 25 km run, and a 4.5 km race. The event is officially accredited by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races, and attracted over 30,000 participants in 2013.[1]

Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon
DateFebruary
LocationKaohsiung, Taiwan
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorFubon Financial
Established2010
Course recordsMen: 2:13:18 (2017)
Kenya Noah Chepngabit
Women: 2:37:15 (2016)
Kenya Monica Ndiritu
Official siteKaohsiung International Marathon

Past winners

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Key:   Course record

Marathon

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Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2010   Richard Mutisya (KEN) 2:28:49   Li Hsiao-yu (TPE) 3:07:40
2nd 2011   Alex Melly (KEN) 2:20:48   Susan Chemutai (KEN) 3:08:12
3rd 2012   Francis Kibii (KEN) 2:20:16   Li Hsiao-yu (TPE) 3:01:29
4th 2013   Pius Mutuku (KEN) 2:21:39   Chen Shu-hua (TPE) 2:49:07
5th 2014   Josphat Too (KEN) 2:17:55   Hsu Yu-fang (TPE) 2:42:10
6th 2015   Josphat Too (KEN) 2:15:19   Edinah Kwambai (KEN) 2:40:40
7th 2016   Charles Kigen (KEN) 2:16:21   Monica Ndiritu (KEN) 2:37:15
8th 2017   Noah Chepngabit (KEN) 2:13:18   Jedidah Karungu (KEN) 2:38:41
9th 2018   Charles Kigen (KEN) 2:17:40   He Yinli (CHN) 2:42:24
10th 2019   Kennedy Lilan (KEN) 2:18:43[2]   Jemimah Wayua (KEN) 2:44:45[2]
2020 Was not held due to COVID-19 pandemic

23km

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Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2010   Ho Jin-wen (TPE) 1:24:39   Tseng Yi-ching (TPE) 1:47:12
2nd 2011   Wu Wen-chien (TPE) 1:14:45   Hsieh Chien-he (TPE) 1:27:46
3rd 2012   Chan Chun-wei (TPE) 1:19:16   Chen Shu-hua (TPE) 1:30:06
4th 2013   Ho Chin-ping (TPE) 1:13:44   Liao Pei-ling (TPE) 1:33:52

25km (15 miles)

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Starting from 2014, the race distance was raised from 23 km to 25 km, which is an IAAF-recognised race distance. Winners:[3]

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
5th 2014   Ho Chin-ping (TPE) 1:19:29   Hsieh Chien-he (TPE) 1:34:11
6th 2015   Zhu Jun-zhe (TPE) 1:27:10   Hsieh Chien-he (TPE) 1:31:23
7th 2016   Lukas Wambua (KEN) 1:21:44   Careen Cheptoeck (KEN) 1:30:23
8th 2017   Tenai Mathayo (KEN) 1:21:16   Hannah Wabera (KEN) 1:31:30
9th 2018   Peter Ndolo (KEN) 1:21:44   Hsieh Chien-he (TPE) 1:33:18
10th 2019   Kurita Okamoto (JPN) 1:23:10[4]   Hsieh Chien-he (TPE) 1:33:00[4]
2020 Was not held due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kenyans sweep the Mizuno marathon, winning thousands, Taipei Times, Feb 25 2013, "[1]"
  2. ^ a b 高雄馬肯亞好手奪冠 鄭瑞竹、蔡雅安奪國內一.
  3. ^ Kaohsiung International Marathon Top 10.
  4. ^ a b "【高雄馬】25K超半馬 岡本和晃第一 謝千鶴連莊后冠".
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