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Riga Marathon
Rimi Riga Marathon transparent logo.png
Date6 - 7 May 2023
LocationLatvia Riga, Latvia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10k, 5k, Mile
Primary sponsorRimi Baltic
Established1991 (33 years ago) (1991)
Course recordsMarathon:
Men's: 2:08:51 (2019)
Ethiopia Andualem Shiferaw
Women's: 2:26:18 (2019)
Ethiopia Birke Debele
Half Marathon:
Men's: 1:00:30 (2022)
Ethiopia Sikiyas Misganaw
Women's: 1:09:12 (2022)
Kenya Beatrice Mutai
Official siteRiga Marathon
Participants1,887 marathon finishers (2019)[1]
38,398 (all races) (2019)[2]
Map of Rimi Riga Marathon 2023 42km course.[3]

The Riga Marathon (also known as the Rimi Riga Marathon) is an annual road marathon held in Riga, Latvia, since 1991. A flat, single-lap marathon course in the Baltics' largest city. The marathon course has been measured and certified by AIMS, the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. All courses are traffic-free. Rimi Riga Marathon is one of the fastest-growing marathons in Northern Europe. In 2019, there were 25 659 participants over five different distances from 82 countries.[2]

The marathon starts and finishes near Riga Castle, and runs through Old Riga as well as across the Daugava River. In the marathon weekend it is also possible to run 42,195 kilometer distance, 21,095 kilometer half marathon, 10 kilometer, 5 kilometer and mile course distances.

History

The marathon was first held in 1991.

In 2007, it became a member of AIMS.

By 2013 the number of participants reached 20 020 people from 65 countries, of whom 1278 competed in the marathon distance.

For several years Riga Marathon held IAAF Bronze Label status, but was awarded Gold Label in late 2018.

In 2020, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers cancelled the in-person edition of the race on the day before the marathon weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4][5][6][a]

Similarly, the 2021 edition of the race was postponed from the weekend of 16 May to the weekend of 29 August due to the pandemic.[9][10]

Course

The start and finish line of the marathon is set on the 11 November Embankment [lv] next to Riga Castle.[11] The marathon course crosses over the Daugava river via the Vanšu, Stone, and Island Bridges, and also includes a section that runs through the cobblestoned streets of Old Riga.[12]

All of the courses are single-lap courses and are fairly flat and mostly features the center of the city.

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Marathon

Elevation changes in 2023 Rimi Riga Marathon 42km course.
Ed. Year Men's winner Nationality Time[b] Women's winner Nationality Time[b]
1 1991 Vladimir Kalenkovich  Soviet Union 2:28:27 Alla Doudayeva  Soviet Union 2:43:53
2 1992 Gusman Abdulin  Kazakhstan 2:21:29 Olga Youdenkova  Belarus 2:47:28
3 1993 Aleksandrs Prokopčuks  Latvia 2:26:41 Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci  Moldova 2:55:07
4 1994 Normunds Ivzāns  Latvia 2:43:09 Laila Ceika  Latvia 3:19:56
5 1995 Ziedonis Zaļkalns  Latvia 2:32:44 Galina Bernat  Estonia 3:02:11
6 1996 Aleksandrs Prokopčuks  Latvia 2:31:46 Inita Drēziņa  Latvia 3:30:42
7 1997 Normunds Fedotovskis  Latvia 2:33:05 Kaja Mulla  Estonia 3:12:26
8 1998 Ziedonis Zaļkalns  Latvia 2:33:41 Laila Ceika  Latvia 3:27:49
9 1999 Arūnas Balčunas  Lithuania 2:37:10 Laila Ceika  Latvia 3:37:21
10 2000 Ziedonis Zaļkalns  Latvia 2:30:59 Aušra Kavalauskiene  Lithuania 3:12:11
11 2001 Ziedonis Zaļkalns  Latvia 2:27:25 Laila Ceika  Latvia 3:11:45
12 2002 Arūnas Balčunas  Lithuania 2:31:25 Anita Liepiņa  Latvia 3:12:16
13 2003 Arūnas Balčunas  Lithuania 2:28:07 Aušra Kavalauskiene  Lithuania 3:05:26
14 2004 Dmitrijs Sļesarenoks  Latvia 2:27:09 Modesta Drungiliene  Lithuania 2:58:29
15 2005 Vjačeslavs Bambāns  Latvia 2:45:58 Kaja Mulla  Estonia 3:11:09
16 2006 Yuri Vinogradov  Russia 2:41:57 Laura Zariņa  Latvia 3:04:31
17 2007 Johnstone Changwony  Kenya 2:18:30 Ludmila Rodina  Russia 2:50:07
18 2008 Sammy Rotich  Kenya 2:16:42 Kaja Vals  Estonia 3:13:54
19 2009 Oleg Gur  Belarus 2:18:35 Katsiaryna Dziamidava  Belarus 2:47:30
20 2010 Slimani Benazzouz  Morocco 2:17:33 Maryna Damantsevich  Belarus 2:38:16
21 2011 Julius Kuto  Kenya 2:15:48 Desta Tadesse  Ethiopia 2:37:14
22 2012 Titus Kurgat  Kenya 2:16:53 Iraida Aleksandrova  Russia 2:37:37
23 2013 Duncan Koech  Kenya 2:15:34 Aberash Nesga  Ethiopia 2:40:30
24 2014 Yu Chiba  Japan 2:13:44 Tigist Teshome  Ethiopia 2:36:51
25 2015 Haile Tolossa  Ethiopia 2:12:28 Meseret Eshetu  Ethiopia 2:37:03
26 2016 Dominic Kangor  Kenya 2:11:45 Shitaye Gemechu  Ethiopia 2:38:40
27 2017 Joseph Munywoki  Kenya 2:12:14 Bekelech Bedada  Ethiopia 2:31:22
28 2018 Tsedat Ayana  Ethiopia 2:11:00 Georgina Rono  Kenya 2:28:22
29 2019 Andualem Shiferaw  Ethiopia 2:08:51 Birke Debele  Ethiopia 2:26:18
30 2020 The marathon was held virtually due to the global pandemic. No comparisons with previous years have been made due to the results' dubious legitimacy. [4]
31 2021 Kristaps Bērziņš  Latvia 2:38:36 Amanda Krūmiņa  Latvia 3:07:17
32 2022 [13] Deribe Robi  Ethiopia 2:12:07 Aberu Mekuria  Ethiopia 2:30:53



Half marathon

Year Men's winner Nationality Time[b] Women's winner Nationality Time[b]
2006 Viktors Sļesarenoks  Latvia 1:15:20 Anita Liepiņa  Latvia 1:33:43
2007 Dainius Saucikovas  Lithuania 1:09:17 Ilona Marhele  Latvia 1:22:21
2008 Pavel Loskutov  Estonia 1:05:52 Helen Decker  United Kingdom 1:20:00
2009 Joel Komen  Kenya 1:06:49 Daniela Fetcere  Latvia 1:23:05
2010 Valērijs Žolnerovičs  Latvia 1:05:40 Irene Chepkirui  Kenya 1:14:04
2011 Sergei Lukin  Russia 1:06:28 Lyubov Morgunova  Russia 1:15:01
2012 Valērijs Žolnerovičs  Latvia 1:06:04 Jeļena Prokopčuka  Latvia 1:10:27
2013 Jānis Girgensons  Latvia 1:07:24 Jeļena Prokopčuka  Latvia 1:14:39
2014 Ibrahim Mukunga  Kenya 1:05:56 Jeļena Prokopčuka  Latvia 1:14:52
2015 Jānis Girgensons  Latvia 1:06:20 Jeļena Prokopčuka  Latvia 1:13:24
2016 Ibrahim Mukunga  Kenya 1:05:26 Jeļena Prokopčuka  Latvia 1:16:06
2017 Robert Kimaru Magut  Kenya 1:05:04 Inga Zālīte  Latvia 1:23:45
2018 Aleksandr Matviychuk  Ukraine 1:05:14 Milda Vilčinskaite  Lithuania 1:14:38
2019 Jānis Višķers  Latvia 1:05:59 Beatie Deutsch  Israel 1:17:34
2020 The marathon was held virtually due to the global pandemic. No comparisons with previous years have been made due to the results' dubious legitimacy. [4]
2021 Jānis Višķers  Latvia 1:07:10 Kadi Kõiv  Estonia 1:20:11
2022 [14] Sikiyas Misganaw  Ethiopia 1:00:30 Beatrice Mutai  Kenya 1:09:12

By country

Note: Marathon and Half Marathon statistics only
Latvian folk music choir singing for the marathons participants at Freedom monument, 2022.
Country Total Marathon
(men's) 		Marathon
(women's) 		Half Marathon
(men's) 		Half Marathon
(women's)
 Latvia 35 11 8 7 9
 Kenya 15 7 1 4 2
 Ethiopia 13 4 8 1 0
 Lithuania 8 3 3 1 1
 Belarus 6 2 4 0 0
 Estonia 5 0 4 1 1
 Russia 5 1 2 1 1
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 0
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 0
 Japan 1 1 0 0 0
 Moldova 1 0 1 0 0
 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 0
 United Kingdom 1 0 0 0 1
 Israel 1 0 0 0 1
Five time Riga Half Maraton winner Jeļena Prokopčuka, running New York City Marathon, 2015.

Multiple wins

Note: Marathon and Half Marathon statistics only
Athlete Country Wins Years Distance
Jeļena Prokopčuka  Latvia 5 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Half Marathon
Laila Ceika  Latvia 4 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001 Marathon
Ziedonis Zaļkalns  Latvia 4 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001 Marathon
Arūnas Balčunas  Lithuania 3 1999, 2000, 2003 Marathon
Aleksandrs Prokopčuks  Latvia 2 1993, 1996 Marathon
Aušra Kavalauskiene  Lithuania 2 2000, 2003 Marathon
Valērijs Žolnerovičs  Latvia 2 2010, 2012 Half Marathon
Jānis Girgensons  Latvia 2 2013, 2015 Half Marathon
Jānis Višķers  Latvia 2 2019, 2021 Half Marathon

Official marathon shirts and medals

The official shirts of the marathon have been created since the 2008 Riga marathon. Each year, one of Latvia's well-known artists is entrusted with creating a different design for the marathon's official running shirts and medals.

Artists who have created designs for Riga Marathon shirts - Andris Vītoliņš, Ieva Iltnere, Ritums Ivanovs, Elita Patmalniece, Ella Kruļanska, Krišs Salmanis, Ilmārs Blumbergs, Raimonds Staprāns, Anna Heinrihsone, Maija Kurševa, Gustavs Klucis (the 2018 shirt design used the artwork of G. Klucis, which was bought at an auction on November 18, 2017, specially for the Latvian centenary marathon shirt),[15] MARE&ROLS and Jānis Šneiders.

In 2019, the design of the marathon medals was created by Artūrs Analts, the recipient of the main award "Best Design" at the London Design Biennale. The design of the 30th anniversary medals of the marathon was created by the Japanese artist Junichi Kawanishi, who is also the author of the Tokyo Olympic Games medals.[16]

The designs of the 2021 Riga Marathon shirts and medals were created by the head of the painting department of the Art Academy of Latvia, associate professor Kristiāns Brekte.[17]

Historical titles

During the valuable history of the Riga Marathon, it has been supported by many different Latvian-based and international companies. Until 2006, the name of the marathon was the International Riga Marathon, when the organizational leadership changed, the word "International" was removed from the name.

  • 1994 - 1996. International Radio SWH Riga Marathon
  • 2000. International Riga Samsung Marathon
  • 2003 - 2004. Riga Maxima International Marathon
  • 2006. Riga Parex marathon
  • 2007 - 2013. Nordea Riga Marathon
  • 2014 - 2018 Lattelecom Riga Marathon
  • 2019. Tet Riga Marathon
  • 2020 - 2023 Rimi Riga Marathon

Organizers

Since 2007, the Riga Marathon has been organized by the agency "Nords Event Communications" ("NECom") in cooperation with the Riga City Council.

Notes

  1. ^ It had initially been postponed to 2020.10.11 before being cancelled, with registrants also having the option of transferring their entry to another runner or to 2021.[7][8]
  2. ^ a b c d h:m:s

References

  1. ^ "Gundars Beinardts's Race Results". Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jaunumi : Rimi Riga Marathon". Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The courses — Rimi Riga Marathon 2023". rimirigamarathon.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Jaunumi : Rimi Riga Marathon". rimirigamarathon.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "News : Rimi Riga Marathon". rimirigamarathon.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Government decides to cancel Riga Marathon | News | LETA". www.leta.lv. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Rimi Riga Marathon 2020 is postponed".
  8. ^ "We will run the Rimi Riga Marathon on October 10–11".
  9. ^ "News : Rimi Riga Marathon". Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Next Rīga marathon planned in August 2021 / Article / Eng.LSM.lv". Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Jaunumi : Rimi Riga Marathon". rimirigamarathon.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Jaunumi : Rimi Riga Marathon". Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.
  13. ^ World Athletics Rimi Riga Marathon. (2022, May 15). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176775
  14. ^ World Athletics Rimi Riga Half Marathon. (2022, May 15). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176824
  15. ^ "Izpārdodam maratona mākslas kreklu kolekciju un ziedojam — Rimi Rīgas maratons". rimirigamarathon.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  16. ^ Competition, A' Design Award &. "Junichi Kawanishi Riga marathon 2020 Runner's Medals". competition.adesignaward.com. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  17. ^ "Kristiana Brektes dizaina medaļas un krekli — Rimi Rīgas maratons". rimirigamarathon.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-10-25.

External links

Coordinates: 56°56′52″N 24°06′10″E / 56.9478°N 24.1028°E / 56.9478; 24.1028

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