Livestream, startlists and results from Kosice Peace Marathon which is held on Sunday 4th of October 2026.
Kosice Peace Marathon 2026
Date
October 4
Place
Kosice – Slovakia
Distance
Half Marathon | Marathon
Results
Marathon men
| Rank | BIB | Name / team | M/F | YOB | Cat | Nat | Club | Cat. rank | Laps | Time | ChipTime | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 | Lipschitz Adam NathanMaratón · MMEN | M | 1994 | MMEN | 1. | — | 2:07:22 | 2:07:21 | |||||
| 2. | 17 | Cheruiyot AbednegoMaratón · MMEN | M | 1994 | MMEN | 2. | — | 2:07:53 | 2:07:52 | +0:31 | ||||
| 3. | 1 | Kemei Moses KipngetichMaratón · MMEN | M | 1993 | MMEN | 3. | — | 2:08:04 | 2:08:03 | +0:42 | ||||
| 4. | 3 | Özbilen Kaan KigenMaratón · MM40 | M | 1986 | MM40 | 1. | — | 2:08:23 | 2:08:22 | +1:01 | ||||
| 5. | 23 | Mulisa Weyifen DejeneMaratón · MMEN | M | 2004 | MMEN | 4. | — | 2:08:41 | 2:08:40 | +1:19 | ||||
| 6. | 15 | Rotich Erick KiplangatMaratón · MMEN | M | 2003 | MMEN | 5. | — | 2:09:12 | 2:09:11 | +1:50 | ||||
| 7. | 11 | Kipngetich EdmondMaratón · MMEN | M | 1994 | MMEN | 6. | — | 2:09:31 | 2:09:29 | +2:09 | ||||
| 8. | 19 | Mutai VincentMaratón · MMEN | M | 1996 | MMEN | 7. | — | 2:10:18 | 2:10:17 | +2:56 | ||||
| 9. | 26 | Maiyo Elias KipchumbaMaratón · MMEN | M | 2000 | MMEN | 8. | — | 2:15:27 | 2:15:25 | +8:05 | ||||
| 10. | 32 | Hladik MarekMaratón · MMEN | M | 1990 | MMEN | Runfinity Athletics Bratislava | 9. | — | 2:25:13 | 2:25:12 | +17:51 | |||
| 11. | 33 | Ivaniuta TarasMaratón · MMEN | M | 1993 | MMEN | RestartniSa.sk | 10. | — | 2:29:36 | 2:29:34 | +22:14 |
Marathon women
| Rank | BIB | Name / team | M/F | YOB | Cat | Nat | Club | Cat. rank | Laps | Time | ChipTime | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 | Robi Aberash FayesaMaratón · MWOM | F | 1995 | MWOM | 1. | — | 2:21:55 | 2:21:54 | |||||
| 2. | 22 | Samiro Nurit AhmedMaratón · MWOM | F | 2004 | MWOM | 2. | — | 2:25:04 | 2:25:02 | +3:09 | ||||
| 3. | 12 | Kibet Tecla JelimoMaratón · MWOM | F | 2000 | MWOM | 3. | — | 2:29:57 | 2:29:56 | +8:02 | ||||
| 4. | 8 | Amente Sorome NegashMaratón · MWOM | F | 1997 | MWOM | 4. | — | 2:30:40 | 2:30:38 | +8:45 | ||||
| 5. | 18 | Korir Caroline JebetMaratón · MWOM | F | 1994 | MWOM | 5. | — | 2:32:38 | 2:32:36 | +10:43 | ||||
| 6. | 16 | Adilo Obseni GetachewMaratón · MWOM | F | 2002 | MWOM | 6. | — | 2:33:09 | 2:33:08 | +11:14 | ||||
| 7. | 14 | Molla Rediet DanielMaratón · MWOM | F | 2000 | MWOM | 7. | — | 2:41:11 | 2:41:11 | +19:16 | ||||
| 8. | 34 | Danečková MáriaMaratón · MWOM | F | 1987 | MWOM | RestartniSa.sk | 8. | — | 2:58:45 | 2:58:44 | +36:50 | |||
| 9. | 119 | Figlárová VladimíraMaratón · MW40 | F | 1986 | MW40 | 1. | — | 3:05:24 | 3:05:20 | +43:29 | ||||
| 10. | 1213 | Petnuchova IngridMaratón · MW50 | F | 1975 | MW50 | individualny clen SAZ | 1. | — | 3:05:45 | 3:05:40 | +43:50 | |||
| 11. | 1197 | Kratochvílová MartinaMaratón · MW40 | F | 1980 | MW40 | BEHAME.sk | 2. | — | 3:09:34 | 3:09:22 | +47:39 |
Livestream
Course
Weather
About
The Košice Peace Marathon (Slovak: Medzinárodný maratón mieru) is an annual road marathon held in Košice, Slovakia, since 1924. It is the oldest continuously running in the world, having been run every year since 1941. It is the oldest marathon in Europe and the third-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon, first held in 1897, and the Yonkers Marathon, first held in 1907). However, Boston and Yonkers have been continuous only since 2021. The marathon generally takes place each year on the first Sunday in October. The course is relatively flat and consists of two loops, mostly within the city center.
The marathon is an AIMS-certified race. It is also categorized as a Silver Label Road Race by World Athletics, and was certified as a 5-Star Quality Road Race by European Athletics Running for All in 2015.
Past winners
| Ed. | Year | Men’s winner | Time[a] | Women’s winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1924 |  Karol Halla (TCH) |
3:01:35 | not held | ||
| 2 | 1925 |  Pál Király (HUN) |
2:41:55 | |||
| 3 | 1926 |  Paul Hempel (GER) |
2:57:02 | |||
| 4 | 1927 | József Galambos (HUN) |
2:48:25.2 | |||
| 5 | 1928 | József Galambos (HUN) |
2:55:45 | |||
| 6 | 1929 | Paul Hempel (GER) |
2:51:31 | |||
| 7 | 1930 | Istvàn Zelenka (HUN) |
2:50:59 | |||
| 8 | 1931 |  Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG) |
2:33:19 | |||
| 9 | 1932 | József Galambos (HUN) |
2:43:15 | |||
| 10 | 1933 | József Galambos (HUN) |
2:37:54 | |||
| 11 | 1934 | Josef Šulc (TCH) |
2:41:26.3 | |||
| 12 | 1935 |  Artūrs Motmillers (LAT) |
2:44:58 | |||
| 13 | 1936 |  György Balaban (AUT) |
2:41:08 | |||
| 14 | 1937 |  Désiré Leriche (FRA) |
2:43:41.7 | |||
| 15 | 1938 | not held due to World War II | ||||
| 16 | 1939 | József Kiss (HUN) |
2:47:47.6 | |||
| 17 | 1940 | not held due to World War II | ||||
| 18 | 1941 | József Gyimesi (HUN) |
2:56:17.8 | |||
| 19 | 1942 | József Kiss (HUN) |
3:02:27 | |||
| 20 | 1943 | Géza Kiss (HUN) |
2:50:14.0 | |||
| 21 | 1944 | Rezsö Kövári (HUN) |
2:58:49 | |||
| 22 | 1945 | Antonín Špiroch (TCH) |
2:47:21.8 | |||
| 23 | 1946 |  Mikko Hietanen (FIN) |
2:35:02.4 | |||
| 24 | 1947 |  Charles Heirendt (LUX) |
2:36:06.0 | |||
| 25 | 1948 |  Gösta Leandersson (SWE) |
2:34:46.4 | |||
| 26 | 1949 | Martti Urpalainen (FIN) |
2:33:45.6 | |||
| 27 | 1950 | Gösta Leandersson (SWE) |
2:31:20.2 | |||
| 28 | 1951 | Jaroslav Štrupp (TCH) |
2:41:07.8 | |||
| 29 | 1952 | Erkki Puolakki (FIN) |
2:29:10 | |||
| 30 | 1953 | Walter Bednář (TCH) |
2:53:33 | |||
| 31 | 1954 | Erkki Puolakki (FIN) |
2:27:21 | |||
| 32 | 1955 | Evert Nyberg (SWE) |
2:25:40 | |||
| 33 | 1956 | Thomas Nilsson (SWE) |
2:22:05.4 | |||
| 34 | 1957 |  Ivan Filin (URS) |
2:23:57.8 | |||
| 35 | 1958 | Pavel Kantorek (TCH) |
2:29:37.2 | |||
| 36 | 1959 | Sergei Popov (URS) |
2:17:45.2 | |||
| 37 | 1960 |  Samuel Hardicker (GBR) |
2:26:46.8 | |||
| 38 | 1961 |  Abebe Bikila (ETH) |
2:20:12.0 | |||
| 39 | 1962 | Pavel Kantorek (TCH) |
2:28:29.8 | |||
| 40 | 1963 |  Leonard Edelen (USA) |
2:15:09.6 | |||
| 41 | 1964 | Pavel Kantorek (TCH) |
2:25:55.4 | |||
| 42 | 1965 |  Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL) |
2:23:47 | |||
| 43 | 1966 |  Gyula Tóth (HUN) |
2:19:11.2 | |||
| 44 | 1967 |  Nedo Farčić (YUG) |
2:20:53.8 | |||
| 45 | 1968 | Václav Chudomel (TCH) |
2:26:28.4 | |||
| 46 | 1969 | Demissie Wolde (ETH) |
2:15:37 | |||
| 47 | 1970 | Mikhail Gorelov (URS) |
2:16:26.2 | |||
| 48 | 1971 | Gyula Tóth (HUN) |
2:21:43.6 | |||
| 49 | 1972 |  John Farrington (AUS) |
2:17:34.4 | |||
| 50 | 1973 | Vladimir Moseyev (URS) |
2:19:01.2 | |||
| 51 | 1974 | Keith Angus (GBR) |
2:20:10 | |||
| 52 | 1975 |  Choe Chang-sop (PRK) |
2:15:47.8 | |||
| 53 | 1976 |  Takeshi So (JPN) |
2:18:42.4 | |||
| 54 | 1977 | Go Chun-son (PRK) |
2:15:19.4 | |||
| 55 | 1978 | Go Chun-son (PRK) |
2:13:34.5 | |||
| 56 | 1979 | Jouni Kortelainen (FIN) |
2:15:12 | |||
| 57 | 1980 | Aleksey Lyagushev (URS) |
2:15:25 | Šárka Balcarová (TCH) |
2:50:15 | |
| 58 | 1981 | Hans-Joachim Truppel (GER) |
2:16:58 | Christa Vahlensieck (GER) |
2:37:46 | |
| 59 | 1982 | György Sinkó (HUN) |
2:18:48 | Gillian Burley (GBR) |
2:43:26 | |
| 60 | 1983 | František Višnický (TCH) |
2:16:52 | Raisa Sadreydinova (URS) |
2:34:41 | |
| 61 | 1984 | Lee Dong-myong (PRK) |
2:18:59 | Christa Vahlensieck (GER) |
2:36:56 | |
| 62 | 1985 | Valentin Starikov (URS) |
2:17:13 | Lutsia Belyayeva (URS) |
2:38:19 | |
| 63 | 1986 | František Višnický (TCH) |
2:18:43 | Christa Vahlensieck (GER) |
2:41:08 | |
| 64 | 1987 | Jörg Peter (GER) |
2:14:59 | Christa Vahlensieck (GER) |
2:38:40 | |
| 65 | 1988 | Michael Heilmann (GER) |
2:17:52 | Christa Vahlensieck (GER) |
2:39:03 | |
| 66 | 1989 | Karel David (TCH) |
2:18:39 | Alena Peterková (TCH) |
2:31:28 | |
| 67 | 1990 | Nikolaj Kolesnikov (URS) |
2:20:28 | Carol McLatchie (USA) |
2:46:00 | |
| 68 | 1991 | Vlastimil Bukovjan (TCH) |
2:18:21 | Marika Starowská (TCH) |
2:46:00 | |
| 69 | 1992 |  Wieslaw Palczyński (POL) |
2:16:24 | Dana Hajná (TCH) |
2:43:27 | |
| 70 | 1993 | Wieslaw Palczyński (POL) |
2:14:11 |  Elena Plastinina (UKR) |
2:42:11 | |
| 71 | 1994 |  Petr Pipa (SVK) |
2:15:03 | Ľudmila Melicherová (SVK) |
2:40:27 | |
| 72 | 1995 | Marnix Goegebeur (BEL) |
2:13:57 |  Gouzel Tazetdinova (RUS) |
2:43:03 | |
| 73 | 1996 | Marnix Goegebeur (BEL) |
2:17:41 | Gouzel Tazetdinova (RUS) |
2:44:28 | |
| 74 | 1997 |  My Tahar Echchadli (MAR) |
2:16:22 | Wioletta Uryga (POL) |
2:38:56 | |
| 75 | 1998 | Andrzej Krzyścin (POL) |
2:14:29 | Wioletta Uryga (POL) |
2:46:23 | |
| 76 | 1999 | Róbert Štefko (SVK) |
2:14:10 | Katarína Jedináková (SVK) |
2:55:39 | |
| 77 | 2000 |  Ernest Kipyego (KEN) |
2:14:35 | Ivana Martincová (CZE) |
2:46:17 | |
| 78 | 2001 | David Kariuki (KEN) |
2:13:27 | Galina Zhulyeva (UKR) |
2:36:55 | |
| 79 | 2002 | David Kariuki (KEN) |
2:12:40 |  Tadelech Birra (ETH) |
2:36:49 | |
| 80 | 2003 | Grigoriy Andreyev (RUS) |
2:13:24 |  Alena Mazouka (BLR) |
2:39:23 | |
| 81 | 2004 | Adam Dobrzyński (POL) |
2:12:35 |  Rika Tabashi (JPN) |
2:33:52 | |
| 82 | 2005 | David Maiyo (KEN) |
2:16:07 | Edyta Lewandowska (POL) |
2:37:48 | |
| 83 | 2006 | Edwin Kiptum (KEN) |
2:12:53 | Natallia Kravets-Kulesh (BLR) |
2:36:47 | |
| 84 | 2007 | William Biama (KEN) |
2:09:53 | Natallia Kravets-Kulesh (BLR) |
2:34:50 | |
| 85 | 2008 | Dejene Yirdaw (ETH) |
2:10:51 | Selina Chelimo (KEN) |
2:34:23 | |
| 86 | 2009 | Jacob Chesire (KEN) |
2:10:59 | Olena Burkovska (UKR) |
2:30:50 | |
| 87 | 2010 | Gilbert Chepkwony (KEN) |
2:08:33 | Almaz Alemu (ETH) |
2:36:35 | |
| 88 | 2011 | Elijah Kemboi (KEN) |
2:11:15 |  Maryna Damantsevich (BLR) |
2:33:53 | |
| 89 | 2012 | Lawrence Kimaiyo (KEN) |
2:07:01 | Hellen Mugo (KEN) |
2:29:59 | |
| 90 | 2013 | Patrick Korir (KEN) |
2:09:36 | Ashete Bekere (ETH) |
2:27:44 | |
| 91 | 2014 | Gilbert Chepkwony (KEN) |
2:08:26 | Lydia Jerotich (KEN) |
2:28:48 | |
| 92 | 2015 | Samuel Kosgei (KEN) |
2:07:07 | Melka Mulu (ETH) |
2:35:33 | |
| 93 | 2016 | David Kiyeng (KEN) |
2:08:57 | Chaltu Waka (ETH) |
2:32:19 | |
| 94 | 2017 | Reuben Kerio (KEN) |
2:08:12 | Sheila Jerotich (KEN) |
2:27:34 | |
| 95 | 2018 | Raymond Choge (KEN) |
2:08:11 | Milliam Ebongon (KEN) |
2:27:16 | |
| 96 | 2019 | Hillary Kipsambu (KEN) |
2:09:33 | Kumeshi Sichala (ETH) |
2:26:01 | |
| 97 | 2020 | Marek Hladík (SVK) |
2:26:08 | Petra Pastorová (CZE) |
2:52:11 | [2][3] |
| 98 | 2021 | Reuben Kerio (KEN) |
2:07:18 | Ayuntu Tadesse (ETH) |
2:24:35 | [12] |
| 99 | 2022 | Reuben Kerio (KEN) |
2:07:16 | Margaret Agai (KEN) |
2:24:04 | [13] |
| 100 | 2023 | Philemon Rono (KEN) |
2:06:55 | Jackline Cherono (KEN) |
2:24:43 | [14] |