The Hamburg Marathon () is an annual

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race over the classic distance of held in

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. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by

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History

The first edition took place in 1986 with about 8,000 participants. The Hamburg Marathon was named for the sponsoring companies ''Hansemarathon'' (1986–1990), ''Shell-hanse-Marathon'' (1991–1997), ''Shell-Marathon'' (1998–1999), ''Hansaplast-Marathon'' (2000–2002), ''Olympus-Marathon'' (2003–2005), ''Conergy Marathon'' (2006–2008) and 2009–2010 ''Möbel Kraft Marathon Hamburg'', with 13.938 participants. Several championships are integrated in the marathon, the Hamburg Championships, the ''Hamburger Betriebssport- Meisterschaften'', the ''Hamburger Polizei- Meisterschaften''. In 1988, 1995 and 1999, the German Championships, and in 2006 and 2007, the German Championships for the blind and partially sighted were competed during the Hamburg Marathon. It is one of Germany's largest

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competitions and a total of 15,174 runners participated in the 25th edition in 2010. The record participation for the event came in 2005 when a total of 17,502 runners completed the course. Internals disagreements within the organising group and pull-outs from high-profile sponsors affected the race between 2009 and 2011. A new organising group was established for the 2012 race and Hamburger Sparkasse ("Haspa", a regional bank) became the title sponsor. This coincided with a resurgence in the elite level race, as both men's and women's course records were broken.Butcher, Pat (2012-04-29)
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, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.

Winners

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Notes

References

List of winners

External links

Official website

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