The Tiberias Marathon is an annual

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road race held along the

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. At approximately 200 meters below

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, this is the lowest course in the world. The competition was first held in 1977, and also hosts the annual Israeli marathon national championship. It was Israel's first international marathon event. The course follows an out-and-back format around the southern tip of the sea, and the event also includes a

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(21.1 km) and 10 and 5-kilometer runs. In 2010 the 10 km race was moved from the afternoon to before the marathon. The half-marathon race was added in 2018. The latest edition of the event was held on 9 December 2022. David (Necho) Tayachew of

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and a member of the Maccabi Tel Aviv athletics club, won the men's marathon category with a personal record time of 2:13:00.

Beatie Deutsch Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch (ברכה דויטש; née Rabin; born August 29, 1989) is a Haredi American-Israeli marathon runner. She has won the Tiberias Marathon and the Jerusalem Marathon, as well as the Israeli half-marathon and marathon nat ...

won the women's category for the fourth time in 2:41:20. In 2007, a Kenyan-born

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i athlete, Mushir Salem Jawher (Leonard Mucheru Maina), won the race and was briefly stripped of his Bahrani citizenship by the Bahrani government for competing in Israel. In 2012 Patrick Tambwé, a former Congolese runner representing France, ran a course record of 2:07:30 hours – a time which was the fastest by a European since 2007.France's Tambwe triumphs in Tiberias Marathon in 2:07:30
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(2012-01-14). Retrieved on 2012-01-15.

Past winners

Key:

Wins by country

References

;List of winners *Eiger, David & Civai, Franco (2011-01-09)
Tiberias Marathon

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External links

''In Ancient Footsteps''
an overview by Prof. Uri Goldbourt
New Official Site
Marathons in Israel Recurring sporting events established in 1977 Sea of Galilee Annual sporting events in Israel {{marathon-stub

Past winners

Wins by country

See also

References

External links