Startlists, information and results from Gold Coast Marathon July 4-5 2026.
Gold Coast Marathon 2026
46th edition
Date
July 4-5
Place
Queensland – Australia
Distances
5 km | 10 km | Half marathon | Marathon
Results
Livestream
Program
Saturday 4 July 2026
| Race | Start Time | Cut off (Gun Time) |
|---|---|---|
| China Airlines Half Marathon | 6:15am | 3hrs 20mins |
| Gold Coast Recreation and Sport Wheelchair 10km | 9:15am | 1hr 50mins |
| Southern Cross University 10km Run | 9:25am | 1hr 40mins |
| Australia Fair 2km Junior Dash | 11:10am | 20mins |
| Gold Coast Recreation and Sport Wheelchair 5km | 11:30am | 50mins |
| Gold Coast Airport 5km | 11:45am | 1hr 10mins |
Sunday 5 July 2026
| Race | Start Time | Cut off (Gun Time) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast Recreation and Sport Wheelchair Marathon | 6:05am | 6hrs 40mins |
| ASICS Gold Coast Marathon | 6:15am | 6hrs 40mins* |
Course
About Gold Coast Marathon
The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual road marathon on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, first held in 1979. Marketed as «Australia’s premier road race», the marathon is the only race in Australia to hold World Athletics Label status. The marathon is held on the first Sunday of July each year, with other races held the day before.
The men’s course record of [Lindsay Flanagan]] is the women’s course record holder with her run of 2:24:43 in 2022.
Previous winners Gold Coast Marathon
| Ed. | Year | Men’s winner | Time[c] | Women’s winner | Time[c] | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 |  Eric Sigmont |
2:28:44 |  Lindsey Simmons |
2:50:17 | |
| 2 | 1980 | Andrew Lloyd |
2:23:02 | Mary Murison |
2:58:33 | |
| 3 | 1981 | Rod Lyons |
2:24:04 | Margaret Reddan |
2:58:33 | |
| 4 | 1982 |  Alain Lazare |
2:19:21 | Jill Colwell |
2:43:25 | |
| 5 | 1983 | Laurie Adams |
2:16:22 | Rhonda Bushby |
2:49:17 | |
| 6 | 1984 | Pat Carroll |
2:23:16 | Margaret Reddan |
2:57:13 | |
| 7 | 1985 | Pat Carroll |
2:17:10 | Margaret Reddan |
2:54:55 | |
| 8 | 1986 | Peter Mitchell |
2:14:59 | Margaret Reddan |
2:47:09 | |
| 9 | 1987 | Laurie Adams |
2:18:24 | Janet McAfee |
2:54:22 | |
| 10 | 1988 | Pat Carroll |
2:10:44 | Ngaire Drake |
2:39:25 | |
| 11 | 1989 | Brad Camp |
2:10:11 | Jan Fedrick |
2:51:30 | |
| 12 | 1990 | Allan Carman |
2:15:15 |  Hiromi Satoyama |
2:40:57 | |
| 13 | 1991 | Shinji Kawashima |
2:14:01 | Jackie Hallam |
2:36:23 | |
| 14 | 1992 | Katsumi Kitajima |
2:14:14 | Mari Tanigawa |
2:35:45 | |
| 15 | 1993 | Sean Quilty |
2:15:31 | Eriko Asai |
2:29:29 | |
| 16 | 1994 | Hajime Nakatomi |
2:15:05 | Yuko Yamazoe |
2:43:20 | |
| 17 | 1995 | Roderic De Highden |
2:13:59 | Julie Rose |
2:38:42 | |
| 18 | 1996 | Magnus Michelsson |
2:20:20 | Sylvia Rose |
2:40:17 | |
| 19 | 1997 | Pat Carroll |
2:11:21 | Susan Hobson |
2:32:43 | |
| 20 | 1998 |  Fred Kiprop |
2:11:15 |  Jane Salumäe |
2:33:34 | |
| 21 | 1999 | Fred Kiprop |
2:14:02 |  Hiromi Igarishi |
2:35:19 | |
| 22 | 2000 | Joseph Kahugu |
2:16:39 | Samantha Hughes |
2:44:04 | |
| 23 | 2001 | Phil Costley |
2:13:36 | Yuko Arimori |
2:35:40 | |
| 24 | 2002 | Rod de Highden |
2:15:22 | Saori Kawai |
2:37:48 | |
| 25 | 2003 |  Dickson Marwa |
2:12:53 | Shireen Crumpton |
2:40:10 | |
| 26 | 2004 | Gemechu Woyecha |
2:15:47 | Anna Thompson |
2:40:53 | |
| 27 | 2005 | Dickson Marwa |
2:16:10 | Jackie Fairweather |
2:34:42 | |
| 28 | 2006 | Lee Troop |
2:14:13 | Jennifer Gillard |
2:41:06 | |
| 29 | 2007 | Toyokazu Yoshimura |
2:20:07 | Ayumi Hayashi |
2:33:22 | |
| 30 | 2008 | Kazuo Ietani |
2:14:17 | Shireen Crumpton |
2:38:16 | |
| 31 | 2009 | William Chebor |
2:11:58 | Lauren Shelley |
2:42:22 | |
| 32 | 2010 | James Mbugua |
2:13:53 | Kaori Yoshida |
2:31:33 | |
| 33 | 2011 | Nicholas Kamakya |
2:10:01 |  Goitetom Haftu |
2:30:08 | |
| 34 | 2012 | Alemayehu Shumye |
2:10:35 | Kaori Yoshida |
2:30:36 | |
| 35 | 2013 | Yuki Kawauchi |
2:10:01 | Yukiko Akaba |
2:27:17 | |
| 36 | 2014 | Silah Limo |
2:09:14 | Asami Kato |
2:28:51 | |
| 37 | 2015 | Kenneth Mungara |
2:08:42 | Risa Takenaka |
2:28:25 | [14] |
| 38 | 2016 | Kenneth Mungara |
2:09:00 | Misato Horie |
2:26:40 | [14] |
| 39 | 2017 | Takuya Noguchi |
2:08:59 | Abebech Bekele |
2:25:34 | [14] |
| 40 | 2018 | Kenneth Mungara |
2:09:49 | Ruth Chebitok |
2:24:49 | [14] |
| 41 | 2019 | Yuta Shitara |
2:07:50 | Rodah Tanui |
2:27:56 | [14] |
| — | — | cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic | [9][11] | |||
| 42 | 2022 | Jo Fukuda |
2:10:55 |  Lindsay Flanagan |
2:24:43 | [5] |
| 43 | 2023 | Naoki Koyama |
2:07:40 | Rodah Jepkorir Tanui |
2:27:10 | [4] |