Göteborgsvarvet

Not to be confused with Göteborg Marathon.
Göteborgsvarvet
Runners at the 2010 edition of the race
DateMay
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Course recordsMen's: 59:35 (2016)
Kenya Richard Mengich [nl]
Women's: 1:07:58 (2017)
Kenya Fancy Chemutai
Official siteGöteborgsvarvet
Participants39,221 (2019)

Göteborgsvarvet (Swedish: [jœtɛˈbɔ̂rjsˌvarːvɛt]) is an annual half marathon running competition in Gothenburg, Sweden (often called the Gothenburg Half Marathon in English). It is the largest annual running competition in the world in terms of entries, with its 62,000 entries for the Göteborgsvarvet competition on 18 May 2013.[1] In 2016, 64,500 people entered the race. The youngest runner was 17 years old and the oldest female runner 83 and male runner 87.

Its name is a word play; the Swedish language-word "varv" has a double meaning and can mean both lap and shipyard ("[skepps]varv"), as Gothenburg historically has been known as a shipyard town (Gothenburgers also particularly enjoy word-play-humour).[citation needed]

The race takes place in May, and has been organised annually since 1980. It starts outside, and finishes in, the old athletics arena Slottsskogsvallen in the Slottsskogen park. It takes off northwards over the large suspension bridge Älvsborg Bridge, follows the north bank to the Göta älv river, and returns over the Göta Älv Bridge, goes through the inner city, before reaching the finish.

The race has hosted the Swedish national championship race on five occasions (1995, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 and 2017).

The 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.[2][3]

Past winners

Victor Kipchirchir winning the 2012 Göteborgsvarvet.
Steeplechase specialist Mustafa Mohamed is a two-time winner of the race

Key:   Course record   Swedish national championship race

Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1980  Göran Högberg (SWE) 1:06:17  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:15:50
1981  Göran Högberg (SWE) 1:05:44  Evy Palm (SWE) 1:17:47
1982  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:02:54  Grete Waitz (NOR) 1:09:57
1983  Tommy Persson (SWE) 1:04:40  Jeanette Nordgren (SWE) 1:14:54
1984  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:03:14  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:10:46
1985  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:04:35  Jeanette Nordgren (SWE) 1:13:44
1986  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:03:41  Evy Palm (SWE) 1:12:11
1987  Mats Erixon (SWE) 1:03:37  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:13:24
1988  Håkan Börjesson (SWE) 1:05:13  Evy Palm (SWE) 1:14:19
1989  Francis Naali (TAN) 1:03:35  Elisabeth Johannesson (SWE) 1:17:16
1990  Francis Naali (TAN) 1:01:54  Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:12:45
1991  Andrea Nade (KEN) 1:04:38  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 1:12:30
1992  Onesmo Ludago (TAN) 1:03:24  Suzanne Rigg (GBR) 1:13:26
1993  Francis Naali (TAN) 1:03:37  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 1:13:30
1994  Onesmo Ludago (TAN) 1:03:08  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 1:13:04
1995  Richard Nerurkar (GBR) 1:02:39  Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) 1:13:18
1996  Wilson Musto (KEN) 1:03:12  Aniela Nikiel (POL) 1:14:29
1997  Martin Ojuku (KEN) 1:01:44  Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 1:09:50
1998  Fred Ntabo (KEN) 1:03:28  Nadesjda Iljina (RUS) 1:12:31
1999  Rachid Aït Bensalem (MAR) 1:02:18  Nadesjda Iljina (RUS) 1:11:47
2000  Phaustin Baha (TAN) 1:02:42  Stine Larsen (NOR) 1:09:28
2001  Pavel Loskutov (EST) 1:03:00  Stine Larsen (NOR) 1:11:07
2002  Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) 1:03:35  Lena Gavelin (SWE) 1:13:03
2003  Benjamin Rotich (KEN) 1:03:43  Meriem Wangari (KEN) 1:13:27
2004  Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) 1:04:03  Leah Kiprono (KEN) 1:18:06
2005  Silas Sang (KEN) 1:03:19  Susan Kirui (KEN) 1:12:34
2006  Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 1:02:14  Helena Javornik (SLO) 1:12:34
2007  Sylvester Teimet (KEN) 1:04:03  Kirsten Otterbu (NOR) 1:12:38
2008  Sylvester Teimet (KEN) 1:01:21  Kirsten Otterbu (NOR) 1:10:19
2009  Nicholas Kamakya (KEN) 1:01:55  Ana Dulce Félix (POR) 1:11:27
2010  Sammy Kirui (KEN) 1:01:10  Amane Gobena (ETH) 1:11:40
2011  Albert Matebor (KEN) 1:00:52  Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) 1:09:04
2012  Victor Kipchirchir (KEN) 1:00:25  Hilda Kibet (NED) 1:09:27
2013  Jackson Kiprop (UGA) 1:03:13  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) 1:11:29
2014  Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 1:00:36  Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 1:10:12
2015  Richard Mengich (KEN) 1:00:44  Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 1:08:13
2016  Richard Mengich [nl] (KEN) 0:59:35  Violah Jepchumba (KEN) 1:08:01
2017  Geoffrey Yegon (KEN) 1:00:19  Fancy Chemutai (KEN) 1:07:58
2018  Shadrack Kimining (KEN) 1:01:31  Meseret Tola (ETH) 1:09:06
2019  Shadrack Kimining (KEN) 1:00:38  Tabitha Gichia (KEN) 1:08:18
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022 [4]  Amos Kipruto (KEN) 1:00:50  Tigist Assefa (ETH) 1:08:20
2023[5]  Edmond Kipngetich (KEN) 1.01.46  Susan Chembai (KEN) 1.10.40

References

  1. ^ "Sold out in the GöteborgsVarvet Half Marathon". Göteborgsvarvet. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. ^ Olof Thorell (24 September 2020). "Så ska Göteborgsvarvet räddas" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Göteborgsvarvet ställs in" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ Göteborgsvarvet 2022 | Resultat: Results. (2022, May 21). Goteborgsvarvet.r.Mikatiming.Com. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://goteborgsvarvet.r.mikatiming.com/2022/?pid=leaderboard&pidp=leaderboard
  5. ^ "Dubbel kenyansk seger i Göteborgsvarvet" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

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