Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon

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

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]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Marathon

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

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)

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

References

  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".

External links

  • Official website