The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual

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marathon on the

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, Australia, first held in 1979. Marketed as "Australia's premier road race", the marathon is the only race in Australia to hold World Athletics Label status. The marathon is held on the first Sunday of July each year, with other races held the day before. The men's course record of 2:07:50 was set by Yuta Shitara in 2019, while

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is the women's course record holder with her run of 2:24:43 in 2022.

History

The inaugural Gold Coast Marathon was held on 2 September 1979 in the suburb of Evandale as part of a health awareness campaign for the Gold Coast. It started and ended at the Evandale Civic Centre and consisted of six laps over

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Bridge, through Surfers Paradise and over the Isle of Capri Bridge. There were 124 competitors in the marathon, 144 competitors in the half marathon and 423 competitors in an additional fun run. The winning male and female were Eric Sigmont from

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and Mary Murison from Lismore.https://archive.today/20210629200123/https://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/about/history/1979-1988/ The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the

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, with all registrants receiving refunds. Four days before the scheduled event, the 2021 edition of the race was cancelled due to a three-day snap

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in parts of

, including the Gold Coast, that was announced earlier that day.https://archive.today/20210629054137/https://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/ The lockdown would have ended hours before the start of the event, which would have made attempting to hold the event impractical.

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

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Gold Coast Marathon
{{IAAF Gold Label Marathons in Australia Sport on the Gold Coast, Queensland Recurring sporting events established in 1979 1979 establishments in Australia Annual sporting events in Australia Athletics in Queensland July sporting events

History

Winners

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