Alexander the Great Marathon
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White Tower of Thessaloniki near the finish
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| Date | Mid-April |
| Location | Pella–Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | bwin |
| Established | 2006 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:11:37 (2006) Moses Arusei Women's: 2:28:22 (2006) Souad Aït Salem |
| Official site | Alexander the Great Marathon |
| Participants | 682 finishers (2022) 540 finishers (2021) 1,284 finishers (2019) |
The Alexander the Great Marathon (Greek: Μαραθώνιος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is an annual marathon race held in mid-April between Pella (birthplace of Alexander the Great) and Thessaloniki, Greece, since 2006.
It is an AIMS-certified race, and its editions of 2010 and 2011 received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.
In addition to the marathon race, the day's events include popular fun runs over five and ten kilometres.
History
The marathon was first held on 16 April 2006.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.
Course
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 Course map of full marathon in 2019
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The race starts from Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of Ancient Macedonia, and finishes in Thessaloniki.
Winners
Key: Course record (in bold)
| Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time | Rf. |
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| 1 | 2006 | Moses Arusei (KEN) | 2:11:37 | Souad Aït Salem (ALG) | 2:28:22 | |
| 2 | 2007 | David Kosgei (KEN) | 2:13:49 | Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) | 2:36:04 | |
| 3 | 2008 | Ben Kipruto (KEN) | 2:13:08 | Elizabeth Chemweno (KEN) | 2:35:04 | |
| 4 | 2009 | Dejeni Gussie (ETH) | 2:12:28 | Fate Tola (ETH) | 2:36:54 | |
| 5 | 2010 | Mehari Gebre (ETH) | 2:15:11 | Svitlana Stanko (UKR) | 2:41:18 | |
| 6 | 2011 | Peter Biwott (KEN) | 2:13:12 | Sisay Measo (ETH) | 2:40:41 | |
| 7 | 2012 | Teklu Geto (ETH) | 2:18:44 | Alina Nituleasa (ROM) | 2:56:33 | |
| 8 | 2013 | Teklu Geto (ETH) | 2:19:29 | Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) | 2:41:46 | |
| 9 | 2014 | Victor Kiprono (KEN) | 2:21:14 | Magdaliní Gazéa (GRE) | 2:47:04 | |
| 10 | 2015 | Gonfa Bonsa (ETH) | 2:18:06 | Zeritu Wakjira (ETH) | 2:40:49 | |
| 11 | 2016 | Albert Kibet (KEN) | 2:17:41 | Hellen Kimutai (KEN) | 2:41:50 | |
| 12 | 2017 | Michalis Parmakis (GRE) | 2:28:12 | Sonia Tsekini (ALB) | 2:45:02 | |
| 13 | 2018 | Daniel Chebole (KEN) | 2:16:04 | Yunes Moraa (KEN) | 2:45:19 | |
| 14 | 2019 | Michalis Parmakis (GRE) | 2:33:21 | Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri (GRE) | 2:48:13 | |
| 2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | |||||
| 15 | 2021 | Iason Ioannidis (GRE) | 2:27:33 | Sonia Tsekini-Boudouri (GRE) | 2:45:19 | |
| 16 | 2022 | Georgios Kalapodis (GRE) | 2:26:21 | Eirini Pefkianaki (GRE) | 3:02:15 | |
Statistics
Winners by country
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Multiple winners
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