Enschede Marathon

The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon (42 km, 195 metres). It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years. Until 2009 the race crossed the German border through the city of Gronau. There has been a women's competition since 1981.

Enschede Marathon
John Kelai winning the marathon of 2005
Date	Mid-April
Location	Enschede, Netherlands
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run
Established	1991
Course records	Men's: 2:04:30 (2021) Eliud Kipchoge Women's: 2:21:10 (2022) Maurine Chepkemoi
Official site	Enschede Marathon
Participants	274 finishers (2022) 45 finishers (2021) 133 finishers (2019)

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge is the current course record holder with his winning time of 2:04:30 hours from 2021.^[1] Kenyan Maurine Chepkemoi holds the women's best mark for the course with her time of 2:21:10 hours from 2022.

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Men Date Men's winner Country Time (h:m:s) April 21, 2024 Taoufik Allam  Morocco 2:08:58 April 16, 2023 Alfred Barkach  Kenya 2:08:51 April 24, 2022 Julius Tuwei  Kenya 2:07:43 April 18, 2021 Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:04:30 April 19, 2020 Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19[2] April 14, 2019 Geart Jorritsma  Netherlands 2:26:34 April 22, 2018 Mohamed Oumaarir  Morocco 2:28:23 April 23, 2017 Jonas Roels  Belgium 2:31:10 April 17, 2016 David Stevens  Belgium 2:31:34 April 19, 2015 Evans Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:09:40 April 27, 2014 Elijah Sang  Kenya 2:10:21 April 21, 2013 Isaac Kosgei  Kenya 2:09:17 April 22, 2012 Ishmael Busendich  Kenya 2:09:09 April 17, 2011 Stephen Kiprotich  Uganda 2:07:20 April 25, 2010 John Kelai Kenya 2:12:17 April 26, 2009 Jacob Yator Kenya 2:09:02 April 27, 2008 Silas Toek Kenya 2:10:40 April 22, 2007 Thomson Cherogony Kenya 2:11:35 April 23, 2006 Sammy Rotich Kenya 2:12:05 May 15, 2005 John Kelai Kenya 2:11:44 May 16, 2004 Girma Tolla Ethiopia 2:10:33 May 25, 2003 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:11:38 May 26, 2002 Raymond Kipkoech Kenya 2:12:33 May 27, 2001 Mustapha Riad Morocco 2:12:20 2000 Cancelled — — June 6, 1999 Anatoli Zerouk Ukraine 2:16:31 June 7, 1998 Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti 2:13:25 June 8, 1997 Dmitry Kapitonov Russia 2:12:09 June 16, 1996 John Mandu Kenya 2:15:14 June 18, 1995 Viktor Goural Ukraine 2:15:29 June 5, 1994 Piotr Pobłocki Poland 2:13:01 June 13, 1993 Jan Tau South Africa 2:12:19 October 11, 1992 Willie Mtolo South Africa 2:13:39 October 13, 1991 Sergey Prorokov Soviet Union 2:15:04 August 26, 1989 Marti ten Kate Netherlands 2:10:57 June 20, 1987 Marti ten Kate Netherlands 2:13:52 October 12, 1985 Zoltan Köszegi Hungary 2:15:39 September 10, 1983 Kevin Forster United Kingdom 2:14:19 July 11, 1981 Cor Vriend Netherlands 2:15:54 August 25, 1979 Kirk Pfeffer United States 2:11:50 August 27, 1977 Brian Maxwell Canada 2:15:14 August 30, 1975 Ron Hill United Kingdom 2:15:59 September 1, 1973 Ron Hill United Kingdom 2:18:06 September 4, 1971 Bernie Allen United Kingdom 2:16:54 August 16, 1969 Kazuo Matsubara Japan 2:19:29 August 26, 1967 Yoshiro Mifune Japan 2:20:53 August 28, 1965 Aurèle Vandendriessche Belgium 2:21:16 July 13, 1963 Václav Chudomel Czechoslovakia 2:25:11 August 12, 1961 Peter Wilkinson United Kingdom 2:24:12 August 15, 1959 Pavel Kantorek Czechoslovakia 2:26:48 August 17, 1957 Piet Bleeker Netherlands 2:32:39 August 27, 1955 Reinaldo Gorno Argentina 2:26:33 September 12, 1953 Jim Peters United Kingdom 2:19:22 September 1, 1951 Veikko Karvonen Finland 2:29:02 August 20, 1949 Jack Holden United Kingdom 2:20:52 August 20, 1947 Eero Riikonen Finland 2:44:13

Women Date Women's winner Country Time (h:m:s) April 21, 2024 Souad Kanbouchia  Morocco 2:27:16 April 16, 2023 Shyline Toroitich  Kenya 2:22:45 April 24, 2022 Maurine Chepkemoi  Kenya 2:21:10 April 18, 2021 Katharina Steinruck  Germany 2:25:59 April 19, 2020 Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19[2] April 14, 2019 Caroline Chepkwony  Kenya 2:27:00 April 22, 2018 Kellen Waithira  Kenya 2:34:06 April 23, 2017 Betty Lempus  Kenya 2:29:31 April 17, 2016 Sarah Jebet  Kenya 2:27:59 April 19, 2015 Mireille Baart  Netherlands 2:51:48 April 27, 2014 Reina Visser  Netherlands 2:42:06 April 21, 2013 Arenda Abbink  Netherlands 2:59:52 April 22, 2012 Konstantina Kefala  Greece 2:41:01 April 17, 2011 Ingrid Prigge Netherlands 2:45:10 April 25, 2010 Ingrid Prigge Netherlands 2:46:25 April 26, 2009 Ilona Pfeiffer Germany 2:44:58 April 27, 2008 Polly Nkambi Netherlands 3:12:41 April 22, 2007 Ingrid Prigge Netherlands 2:42:31 April 23, 2006 Petra van Tongeren Netherlands 3:19:13 May 15, 2005 Abidi Tigist Ethiopia 2:33:01 May 16, 2004 Nadezhda Wijenberg Netherlands 2:31:23 May 25, 2003 Gea Siekmans Netherlands 3:05:02 May 26, 2002 Lidya Vasilevskaya Russia 2:29:23 May 27, 2001 Franca Fiacconi Italy 2:31:40 2000 Cancelled — — June 6, 1999 Halina Karnatsevich Belarus 2:37:35 June 7, 1998 Wioletta Kryza Poland 2:38:51 June 8, 1997 Carla Beurskens Netherlands 2:37:20 June 16, 1996 Mieke Pullen Netherlands 2:41:13 June 18, 1995 Irina Yagodina Ukraine 2:36:43 June 5, 1994 Franca Fiacconi Italy 2:37:43 June 13, 1993 Veronika Troxler Switzerland 2:44:33 October 11, 1992 Natalia Repescko South Africa 2:42:50 October 13, 1991 Czesława Mentlewicz Poland 2:41:48 August 26, 1989 Alena Peterková Czechoslovakia 2:40:28 June 20, 1987 Helen Comsa Switzerland 2:39:29 October 12, 1985 Eefje van Wissen Netherlands 2:39:32 September 10, 1983 Priscilla Welch United Kingdom 2:36:32 July 11, 1981 Jane Wipf United States 2:38:21