Livestream, startlists and results from Belfast City Marathon which is held on Sunday 30th of April 2023.
Belfast City Marathon 2023
Date
April 30th
Place
Belfast – Northern Ireland
Distances
8 mile walk – Half marathon – Marathon
Results
Livestream
The 2023 Belfast City Marathon will be streamed live on BBC Sports website and BBC iPlayer. The live coverage begins at 08:45 BST.
Course

Weather
About Belfast City Marathon
The Belfast City Marathon takes place in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The organisers describe it as the «largest mass sport participatory event in Northern Ireland» with between 15,000 and 18,000 participants taking part in several events. These events, typically scheduled over the May bank holiday weekend, include marathon, wheelchair race, team relay and 8-mile walk events. The organisers also stage Northern Ireland’s largest half marathon event, which takes place annually in September.
Previous winners of Belfast City Marathon
| Year | Male Athlete | Country | Time | Female Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Gregory Hannon | 2:20:25 | Susan Boreham | 3:11:26 | ||
| 1983 | Paul Craig | 2:20:14 | Roma McConville | 2:58:07 | ||
| 1984 | Andy Daly | 2:18:01 | Theresa Kidd | 2:47:33 | ||
| 1985 | Marty Deane | 2:15:51 | Moira O’Boyle | 2:45:40 | ||
| 1986 | Marty Deane | 2:16:05 | Moira O’Neill | 2:43:26 | ||
| 1987 | Calum Bark | 2:17:47 | Theresa Kidd | 2:48:28 | ||
| 1988 | Thomas Hughes | 2:19:00 | Theresa Kidd | 2:49:10 | ||
| 1989 | Ian Bloomfield | 2:20:45 | Rosaleen Hayden | 2:58:31 | ||
| 1990 | Jerry Kiernan | 2:18:58 | Eleanor Hill | 2:50:07 | ||
| 1991 | Joel Kipchumba | 2:18:56 | Brenda McNamara | 2:55:25 | ||
| 1992 | Jerry Kiernan | 2:20:52 | Catherine Smyth | 2:42:41 | ||
| 1993 | Gerard McGrath | 2:18:12 | Catherine Smyth | 2:45:05 | ||
| 1994 | Terry Mitchell | 2:20:24 | Catherine Smyth | 2:44:42 | ||
| 1995 | John Ferrin | 2:18:42 | Patricia Griffin | 2:53:10 | ||
| 1996 | Terry Mitchell | 2:21:36 | Trudi Thomson | 2:44:57 | ||
| 1997 | John Ferrin | 2:20:17 | Olive Nolan | 2:55:10 | ||
| 1998 | Thomas Hughes | 2:23:33 | Jackie Newton | 2:57:25 | ||
| 1999 | Samuel Okemwa | 2:20:58 | Barbara Brewer | 2:58:49 | ||
| 2000 | Wilson Cheruiyot | 2:24:13 | Mary Jennings | 3:02:31 | ||
| 2001 | Joseph Riri | 2:26:00 | Debra Curley | 2:56:05 | ||
| 2002 | Simon Pride | 2:22:21 | Trudi Thomson | 2:49:39 | ||
| 2003 | Lezan Kimutai | 2:17:09 | Trudi Thomson | 2:45:48 | ||
| 2004 | Peter Edukan | 2:23:51 | Julia Myatt | 2:52:52 | ||
| 2005 | Eric Kiplagat | 2:22:20 | Lemma Urge | 2:41:33 | ||
| 2006 | Stephen Ndungu | 2:16:51 | Joyce Kandie | 2:43:11 | ||
| 2007 | John Mutai | 2:16:24 | Desse Demelesh | 2:46:45 | ||
| 2008 | John Mutai | 2:16:31 | Marshet Jimma | 2:39:22 | ||
| 2009 | John Mutai | 2:17:35 | Joyce Kandie | 2:47:44 | ||
| 2010 | Urga Negewo | 2:16:53 | Sarah Stradling | 2:44:03 | ||
| 2011 | Jacob Chesire | 2:14:56 | Vera Ovcharuk | 2:46:04 | ||
| 2012 | Negewo Ararisa | 2:13:41 | Alice Chelangat | 2:39:02 | ||
| 2013 | Joel Kipsang | 2:19:28 | Nataliya Lehonkova | 2:36:50 | ||
| 2014 | Freddy Sittuk | 2:18:30 | Bayrush Shiferaw | 2:41:20 | ||
| 2015 | Joel Kositany | 2:19:36 | Berhan Gebremichael | 2:40:57 | ||
| 2016 | Joel Kositany | 2:17:39 | Berhan Gebremichael | 2:48:26 | ||
| 2017 | Bernard Rotich | 2:16:04 | Laura Graham | 2:41:47 | ||
| 2018 | Eric Koech | 2:18:19 | Caroline Chepkwony | 2:41:23 | ||
| 2019 | Joel Kositany | 2:17:09 | Caroline Jepchirchir | 2:34:55 | ||
| 2020 | cancelled as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland[11] | |||||
| 2021 | Mick Clohisey | 2:20:42 | Fionnuala Ross | 2:43:42 | ||
| 2022[16] | Paul Pollock | 2:16:16 | Gladys Ganiel | 2:43:49 | ||