The Tallinn Marathon is an annual road marathon, held in

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, Estonia. It is held in September and is the biggest annual marathon in Estonia. Both the marathon and the half marathon held the day before are categorized as Bronze Label Road Races by

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History

The first regularly-held marathon was held in 2010. Prior to this, the marathon was first held in 1989 with about 100 runners, and a half marathon and a 10 km race had been held regularly since 2000. In 2015, Estonian Marti Medar set a world record for completing a marathon while dribbling a basketball, finishing in 3:04:15. In 2017, Medar set a world record for completing a marathon while dribbling two basketballs at the same time, doing so in 3:54:16, and then set it again in 2021 with a time of 3:36:36. The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the

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, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually, transferring their entry to 2021, or obtaining a refund.

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

Marathon

Half marathon

10 kilometers

Notes

References

External links

Tallinn Marathon
{{IAAF Road Race Label Events Marathons in Europe Recurring sporting events established in 2000 Sports competitions in Tallinn 2000 establishments in Estonia Autumn events in Estonia