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TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2012/2013
The 36th edition of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon took place on Sunday 16
October 2011. This race, one of Europe’s oldest, was first held in 1975 where
the start and finish were at the Olympic Stadium. The 2012 version of the
marathon will take place on 21 October 2012.
The start which is still at the Olympic Stadium takes place in front of the
grandstand where runners get to soak in 80 years of Olympic history. Start and
finish were at the Olympic Stadium. The first marathon was won by Joergen Jensen
from Denmark who ran the distance in 2.16.51.
The marathon has moved venue a number of times, the first time being in 1980
when the start and finish were relocated to Dam Square which was also the
memorable year in which Dutchman Gerard Njiboer set a new Dutch record of
2:09:01 also the second best time in the world. This was to remain the Dutch
record for 23 years.
The Dam Square venue saw another 9 marathons until 1989 when the start and
finish were moved to Museumplein. In 1996, the Amsterdam Marathon moved back to
its original start and finish area, the Olympic Stadium of 1928.
Since then, many records have been broken. In 1999, five athletes finished the
marathon course in less than 2 hours and ten minutes, moving Amsterdam into the
world’s top ten fastest marathon cities. The marathon has grown considerably
since the first edition in 1975. By 2002, over 10,000 runners finished the race.
And the 28th Amsterdam Marathon, in 2003, saw a number of records being broken.
Kamiel Masse finally broke the 23-year-old Dutch record by fellow countryman
Gerard Njiboer with an impressive 2:08:31. And Kenyan William Kipsang won the
race with a record-breaking time of 2:06:39. Just as incredible was the record
for women run by Ethiopian Gete Wami (2:22:19) and the 40% increase in the
number of participants, which exceeded 10,000 for the first time.
The following year, the record was once again broken when Robert Cheboror shaved
16 seconds off Kipsang’s time and passed the finish line in 2:06:23.
The 30th anniversary of the Amsterdam Marathon saw yet another track record
broken. This time by running legend Haile Grebrselassie who beat Cheboror’s
record by just 3 seconds. And the field was increased to an all-time high of
19,900 runners from 61 countries. This year’s race will see a record number of
representatives from 81 countries at the starting line.
The 2010 edition of the Amsterdam Marathon saw Getu Feleke of Ethiopia win the
race in 2:05:44. And Kenyan Alice Timbilil took the women’s title with 2:25:01.
TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2011 course
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here for course information and course map.
See more info and past results on the next page:
Amsterdam Marathon Results and Information 2012/2013