Doug Kurtis (born March 12, 1952) is a retired American

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runner who holds the world record for number of marathon victories (40) and the number of marathons run under the time of 2:20:00 (76).

Career

More than 15 of his marathon wins were large US marathons. His largest prize purse came from winning the 1993 Las Vegas Marathon, where he won $15,000. He was the winner of the 1989

Barcelona Marathon The Zurich Barcelona Marathon ( Catalan: ''Marató Barcelona''), formerly the Marathon Catalunya and later the Marató de Catalunya, is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of usually held in March in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ...

and a top-3 finisher at many international marathons, including the

Montreal Marathon Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-p ...

, Stockholm Marathon,

Hong Kong Marathon The Hong Kong Marathon (香港馬拉松), sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a half marathon are also held. Around ...

, Toronto Marathon, and dozens of others. In 1984, he broke Greg Meyer's winning streak at the

Amway River Bank Run The Amway River Bank Run is an annual road running race hosted by Amway in United States, U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the month of May. The 25K run was created and first held in 1978 by Old Kent Bank as the Old Kent River Bank Run and ...

. Among his career accomplishments are his domination of the Detroit Free Press Marathon (1987–1992), his three wins at the international Bangkok Marathon (1989-1991), his two wins at

Grandma's Marathon Grandma's Marathon is an annual road race held each June in Duluth, Minnesota, in the United States. The course runs point-to-point from the city of Two Harbors on Scenic Route 61 and continues along Lake Superior into the city of Duluth. The ...

(1989, 1993), his 1994 win at the

Austin Marathon The Austin Marathon (also known as Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in Austin, Texas, since 1992. The race weekend also features a half marathon and a 5K run with a ...

, his 1988 win at the

Penang Bridge International Marathon The Penang Bridge International Marathon ( ms, Maraton Antarabangsa Jambatan Pulau Pinang) or Penang Bridge Marathon is an annual marathon event held at Penang Bridge in Penang, Malaysia, since 1984. It is organised by Penang State Tourism Deve ...

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, his five wins at the Seattle Marathon (1985–1990), and his 1990 win of the storied

Yonkers Marathon The Yonkers Marathon, is a marathon race held annually in Yonkers, New York. Founded in 1907, it is the second oldest marathon in the United States, after the Boston Marathon. It is held on the third Sunday in October. In addition to the mar ...

. Kurtis was also a top finisher at many world major marathons, including the

1992 Boston Marathon The 1992 Boston Marathon was the 96th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 20. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Ibrahim Hussein in a time of 2:08:14 hours and the women's race was won by Russ ...

and the

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and 1989 Chicago Marathons. As of 2013, Kurtis had run more than 200 sub-3 marathons. Kurtis was also the former race director of the Detroit Free Press Marathon and The Detroit Turkey Trot Races. He is currently the race director for the Corktown St. Patrick Day Race in Detroit.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurtis, Doug 1952 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners