H.C. Andersen Marathon

{{Infobox athletics race

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| date = Late September

| location = Odense, Denmark

| type = Road

| distance = Marathon, Half marathon

| est = 2000

| sponsor =

| record = Men's: 2:10:37 (2012)
{{flagicon|KEN}} Luka Chelimo
Women's: 2:30:49 (2019)
{{flagicon|KEN}} Jerubet Perez

| participants = 881 finishers (2021)
1,236 (2019)

| homepage = {{URL|https://hcamarathon.dk/en/|Official website}}

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The H.C. Andersen Marathon (HCA Marathon) is a marathon in Odense, Denmark, which was established in 2000.{{Cite web | title =Hans Christian Andersen marathon in Odense Denmark | work =The H of the A to Z of marathons | publisher =Time-to-Run | url =http://www.time-to-run.com/marathon/a-z/h.htm | access-date =2010-03-03 }} From 2006 onwards, the event has included a half marathon and from 2017 a 10K race "Run the last 10".

HCA Marathon is named after the Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

HCA Marathon is the world's fastest marathon in 2019. On average the runners finish the marathon in just 3:51:22 which is just 8 minutes 50 second a mile. HCA Marathon is also the marathon with the cleanest air in the world. [https://thesolesupplier.co.uk/news/up-for-a-challenge-these-are-the-worlds-best-marathon-courses/]

Course

The race is held on a round course, starting and finishing at Odense Idrætspark. The course is run twice, and the finish is in the athletics stadium.{{Cite web | title =Die Strecke | work =Course | publisher =H.C. Andersen Marathon | url =http://www.hcamarathon.dk/H.C.Andersen-Marathon-Course | access-date =2010-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905121228/http://www.hcamarathon.dk/H.C.Andersen-Marathon-Course |archive-date=2013-09-05}}

Statistics

=Course records=

Men: 2:10.37 Luka Chelimo (KEN), 2012
Women: 2:30:48 Jerubet Perez (KEN), 2019

=Winners=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Date

! Men's Winner

! Nation

! Time

! Women's winner

! Nation

! Time

align="right" | {{Dts|2000|October|15}}

| {{sort|9Cheribo

} Daniel Cheribo

|{{KEN}}

| 2:14:17

| {{sort|5Karlshoj|}} Gitte Karlshøj

|{{DEN}}

| 2:35:39

| align="right" | {{Dts|2001|October|14}}

| {{sort|9Melzajew|}} Witalij Melzajew

|{{UKR}}

| 2:18:14

| {{sort|5Karlshoj|}} Gitte Karlshøj

| {{DEN}}

| 2:32:41

| align="right" | {{Dts|2002|October|13}}

| {{sort|9Tarassow|}} Andrei Tarassow

|{{RUS}}

| 2:20:59

| {{sort|9Szymanska|}} Karina Szymańska

|{{POL}}

| 2:33:20

| align="right" | {{Dts|2003|October|12}}

| {{sort|9Chlochlow|}} Alexei Chlochlow

|{{RUS}}

| 2:19:33

| {{sort|5Karlshoj|}} Gitte Karlshøj

|{{DEN}}

| 2:34:57

| align="right" | {{Dts|2004|October|10}}

| {{sort|8Too|}} Daniel Too

|{{KEN}}

| 2:13:57{{Cite web | title =Hans Christian Andersen Marathon, Denmark | work =Race Results | publisher =AIMS | date =10 October 2004 | url =http://www.aims-association.org/newsletters/No.215NovDec2004.html | access-date =2010-03-03 }}

| {{sort|5Karlshoj|}} Gitte Karlshøj

|{{DEN}}

| 2:45:46

| align="right" | {{Dts|2005|September|25}}

| {{sort|9Rop|}} Josephat Rop

|{{KEN}}

| 2:14:49

| {{sort|8Songerlainen|}} Irina Songerlainen

|{{RUS}}

| 2:41:25

| align="right" | {{Dts|2006|September|17}}

| {{sort|8Too|}} Daniel Too

|{{KEN}}

| 2:15:49

| {{sort|9Duus|}} Lene Duus

|{{DEN}}

| 2:40:41

| align="right" | {{Dts|2007|September|23}}

| {{sort|8Kemboi|}} Jonah Kemboi

|{{KEN}}

| 2:15:05

| {{sort|8Songerlainen|}} Irina Songerlainen (2)

|{{RUS}}

| 2:42:15

| align="right" | {{Dts|2008|September|21}}

| {{sort|9Serem|}} Benjamin Serem

|{{KEN}}

| 2:14:44

| {{sort|9Mironowa|}} Tatjana Mironowa

|{{RUS}}

| 2:42:00{{Cite web | title =Tatyana Mironova wins at Hans Christian Andersen Marathon | work =Russian Athletics News | publisher =RusAthletics | date =22 September 2008 | url =http://eng.rusathletics.com/nov/nov.php?ind=2971 | access-date =2010-03-03 }}

| align="right" | {{Dts|2009|September|20}}

| {{sort|8Kemboi|}} Jonah Kemboi

|{{KEN}}

| 2:15:32

| {{sort|5Karlshoj|}} Gitte Karlshøj

|{{DEN}}

| 2:51:30

| align="right" | {{Dts|2010|September|19}}

| Raymond Kandie

|{{KEN}}

| 2:10.41

| Sviatlana Kouhan

|{{BLR}}

| 2:33:18

| align="right" | {{Dts|2012|September|23}}

| Luka Chelimo

|{{KEN}}

| bgcolor=#A9F5A9 |2:10:37

| Emely Chepkorir

|{{KEN}}

| 2:34:48

| align="right" | {{Dts|2013|September|22}}

| Julius Mutai

|{{KEN}}

| 2:15:12

| Annemette Aagaard

|{{DEN}}

| 2:52:19

| align="right" | {{Dts|2014|September|28}}

| James Cheboi

|{{KEN}}

| 2:17:16

| Hellen Kimutai

|{{KEN}}

| 2:40:50

| align="right" | {{Dts|2015|October|04}}

| Julius Karinga

|{{KEN}}

| 2:11:21

| Mulunesh Zewdu

|{{ETH}}

| 2:34:10

| align="right" | {{Dts|2016|October|02}}

| Fikadu Debele

|{{ETH}}

| 2:15:21

| Roza Dereje

|{{ETH}}

| 2:31:16

| align="right" | {{Dts|2017|October|01}}

| Paul Chege

|{{KEN}}

| 2:14:37

| Louise Batting

|{{DEN}}

| 2:38:52

| align="right" | {{Dts|2018|September|30}}

| Paul Matheka

|{{KEN}}

| 2:13:18

| Bulbula Abebech

|{{ETH}}

| 2:42:23

| align="right" | {{Dts|2019|September|29}}

| Meseret Aragaw

|{{ETH}}

| 2:16:27

| Jerubet Perez

|{{KEN}}

| bgcolor=#A9F5A9 |2:30:48

| align="right" | {{Dts|2021|September|26}}

| Martin Olesen

|{{DEN}}

| 2:22:57

| Lene Broberg

|{{DEN}}

| 2:56:05

| align="right" | {{Dts|2022|September|25}}

| Michael Fogh

|{{DEN}}

| 2:30:29

| Charlotte Kjærulff

|{{DEN}}

| 3:00:38

| align="right" | {{Dts|2023|September|24}}

| Martin Olesen

|{{DEN}}

| 2:27:58

| Line Askheim

|{{NOR}}

| 2:53:21

| align="right" | {{Dts|2024|September|29}}

| Jonas Nielsen

|{{DEN}}

| 2:23:26

| Bouchra Eriksen

|{{DEN}}

| 2:53:56

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100331103533/http://www.hcamarathon.dk/default.asp?lid=1 Official Site]
[http://marathoninfo.free.fr/pages/odense.htm H. C. Andersen Marathon] on marathoninfo.free.fr

Category:Marathons in Denmark

Category:Sport in Odense

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2000

Category:Hans Christian Andersen

Category:Autumn in Denmark

Category:2000 establishments in Denmark