The Zurich Seville Marathon is a

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

held annually in the streets of

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsul ...

since 1985. It is organized by the department of sports of the town hall and sponsored by both public and private organizations. It was used as a host of the

1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and Augu ...

marathon event. In 2018 was for the first time selected as a Gold Label Road Race by IAAF. The women's course record (2:23:13) was set by Ugandan

Juliet Chekwel Juliet Chekwel (born 25 May 1990) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing placing 17th in a new national record of 32:20.95. She competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events ...

in 2020, men's (2:04:46) was set in 2020 too by Ethiopian Mekuant Ayenew.

Winners

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References

Seville Marathon
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-02-25.

External links

Official website
{{IAAF Gold Label Marathons in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1985 1985 establishments in Spain Sports competitions in Seville