{{short description|Annual marathon race in Enschede, Netherlands}} {{Infobox athletics race | bgcolour = #1c1c1c | image = John_Kelai_Enschede.JPG | imagesize = 200px | caption = John Kelai winning the marathon of 2005 | date = Mid-April | location = Enschede, Netherlands | type = Road | distance = Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run | est = 1991 | sponsor = | participants = 274 finishers (2022)<br/>45 finishers (2021)<br/>133 finishers (2019) | record = Men's: '''2:04:30''' (2021)<br>{{flagicon|KEN}} Eliud Kipchoge<br>Women's: '''2:21:10''' (2022)<br>{{flagicon|KEN}} Maurine Chepkemoi | homepage = {{URL|https://www.enschedemarathon.nl/|Enschede Marathon}} }} The '''Enschede Marathon''' is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon (42 km, 195 metres). It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years. Until 2009 the race crossed the German border through the city of Gronau. There has been a women's competition since 1981.

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge is the current course record holder with his winning time of 2:04:30 hours from 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kipchoge clocks world-leading 2:04:30 in Enschede|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/eliud-kipchoge-enschede-nn-mission-marathon|language=English|website=worldathletics.org|accessdate=June 7, 2021}}</ref> Kenyan Maurine Chepkemoi holds the women's best mark for the course with her time of 2:21:10 hours from 2022.

==Past winners== '''Key:''' {{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Men=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" |- !Date !class=unsortable|Men's winner !Country !Time (h:m:s) |- |April 21, 2024 |Taoufik Allam |{{MAR}} |align="center"| 2:08:58 |- |April 16, 2023 |Alfred Barkach |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:08:51 |- |April 24, 2022 |Julius Tuwei |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:07:43 |- |April 18, 2021 |Eliud Kipchoge |{{KEN}} |align="center" bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:04:30''' |- |April 19, 2020 |colspan=3 align=center|''Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19''<ref name="COVID-19">{{cite web|title=Enschede Marathon afgelast wegens coronavirus|url=https://www.enschedemarathon.nl/persbericht-enschede-marathon-zaterdag-14-maart-2020/|language=Dutch|website=enschedemarathon.nl|accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- |April 14, 2019 |Geart Jorritsma |{{NED}} |align="center"| 2:26:34 |- |April 22, 2018 |Mohamed Oumaarir |{{MAR}} |align="center"| 2:28:23 |- |April 23, 2017 |Jonas Roels |{{BEL}} |align="center"| 2:31:10 |- |April 17, 2016 |David Stevens |{{BEL}} |align="center"| 2:31:34 |- |April 19, 2015 |Evans Cheruiyot |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:09:40 |- |April 27, 2014 |Elijah Sang |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:10:21 |- |April 21, 2013 |Isaac Kosgei |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:09:17 |- |April 22, 2012 |Ishmael Busendich |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:09:09 |- |April 17, 2011 |Stephen Kiprotich |{{UGA}} |align="center"|2:07:20 |- |April 25, 2010 |John Kelai |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:12:17 |- |April 26, 2009 |Jacob Yator |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:09:02 |- |April 27, 2008 |Silas Toek |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:10:40 |- |April 22, 2007 |Thomson Cherogony |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:11:35 |- |April 23, 2006 |Sammy Rotich |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:12:05 |- |May 15, 2005 |John Kelai |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:11:44 |- |May 16, 2004 |Girma Tolla |{{flagicon|ETH|1996}} Ethiopia |align="center"| 2:10:33 |- |May 25, 2003 |Wilson Kibet |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:11:38 |- |May 26, 2002 |Raymond Kipkoech |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:12:33 |- |May 27, 2001 |Mustapha Riad |{{flagicon|MAR}} Morocco |align="center"| 2:12:20 |- |align="center"|2000 |'''Cancelled''' |align="center"| &mdash; |align="center"| &mdash; |- |June 6, 1999 |Anatoli Zerouk |{{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine |align="center"| 2:16:31 |- |June 7, 1998 |Hussein Ahmed Salah |{{flagicon|DJI}} Djibouti |align="center"| 2:13:25 |- |June 8, 1997 |Dmitry Kapitonov |{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia |align="center"| 2:12:09 |- |June 16, 1996 |John Mandu |{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya |align="center"| 2:15:14 |- |June 18, 1995 |Viktor Goural |{{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine |align="center"| 2:15:29 |- |June 5, 1994 |Piotr Pobłocki |{{flagicon|POL}} Poland |align="center"| 2:13:01 |- |June 13, 1993 |Jan Tau |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa |align="center"| 2:12:19 |- |October 11, 1992 |Willie Mtolo |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa |align="center"| 2:13:39 |- |October 13, 1991 |Sergey Prorokov |{{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union |align="center"| 2:15:04 |- |August 26, 1989 |Marti ten Kate |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:10:57 |- |June 20, 1987 |Marti ten Kate |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:13:52 |- |October 12, 1985 |Zoltan Köszegi |{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary |align="center"| 2:15:39 |- |September 10, 1983 |Kevin Forster |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:14:19 |- |July 11, 1981 |Cor Vriend |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:15:54 |- |August 25, 1979 |Kirk Pfeffer |{{flagicon|USA}} United States |align="center"| 2:11:50 |- |August 27, 1977 |Brian Maxwell |{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada |align="center"| 2:15:14 |- |August 30, 1975 |Ron Hill |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:15:59 |- |September 1, 1973 |Ron Hill |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:18:06 |- |September 4, 1971 |Bernie Allen |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:16:54 |- |August 16, 1969 |Kazuo Matsubara |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Japan |align="center"| 2:19:29 |- |August 26, 1967 |Yoshiro Mifune |{{flagicon|JPN}} Japan |align="center"| 2:20:53 |- |August 28, 1965 |Aurèle Vandendriessche |{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |align="center"| 2:21:16 |- |July 13, 1963 |Václav Chudomel |{{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia |align="center"| 2:25:11 |- |August 12, 1961 |Peter Wilkinson |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:24:12 |- |August 15, 1959 |Pavel Kantorek |{{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia |align="center"| 2:26:48 |- |August 17, 1957 |Piet Bleeker |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:32:39 |- |August 27, 1955 |Reinaldo Gorno |{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina |align="center"| 2:26:33 |- |September 12, 1953 |Jim Peters |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:19:22 |- |September 1, 1951 |Veikko Karvonen |{{flagicon|FIN}} Finland |align="center"| 2:29:02 |- |August 20, 1949 |Jack Holden |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:20:52 |- |August 20, 1947 |Eero Riikonen |{{flagicon|FIN}} Finland |align="center"| 2:44:13 |} {{col-2}}

===Women=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" |- !Date !class=unsortable|Women's winner !Country !Time (h:m:s) |- |April 21, 2024 |Souad Kanbouchia |{{MAR}} |align="center"| 2:27:16 |- |April 16, 2023 |Shyline Toroitich |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:22:45 |- |April 24, 2022 |Maurine Chepkemoi |{{KEN}} |align="center" bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:21:10''' |- |April 18, 2021 |Katharina Steinruck |{{GER}} |align="center"|2:25:59 |- |April 19, 2020 |colspan=3 align="center"|''Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19''<ref name="COVID-19"/> |- |April 14, 2019 |Caroline Chepkwony |{{KEN}} |align="center"|2:27:00 |- |April 22, 2018 |Kellen Waithira |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:34:06 |- |April 23, 2017 |Betty Lempus |{{KEN}} |align="center"| 2:29:31 |- |April 17, 2016 |Sarah Jebet |{{KEN}} |align="center"|2:27:59 |- |April 19, 2015 |Mireille Baart |{{NED}} |align="center"| 2:51:48 |- |April 27, 2014 |Reina Visser |{{NED}} |align="center"| 2:42:06 |- |April 21, 2013 |Arenda Abbink |{{NED}} |align="center"| 2:59:52 |- |April 22, 2012 |Konstantina Kefala |{{GRE}} |align="center"| 2:41:01 |- |April 17, 2011 |Ingrid Prigge |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:45:10 |- |April 25, 2010 |Ingrid Prigge |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:46:25 |- |April 26, 2009 |Ilona Pfeiffer |{{flagicon|GER}} Germany |align="center"| 2:44:58 |- |April 27, 2008 |Polly Nkambi |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 3:12:41 |- |April 22, 2007 |Ingrid Prigge |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:42:31 |- |April 23, 2006 |Petra van Tongeren |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 3:19:13 |- |May 15, 2005 |Abidi Tigist |{{flagicon|ETH|1996}} Ethiopia |align="center"| 2:33:01 |- |May 16, 2004 |Nadezhda Wijenberg |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:31:23 |- |May 25, 2003 |Gea Siekmans |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 3:05:02 |- |May 26, 2002 |Lidya Vasilevskaya |{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia |align="center"| 2:29:23 |- |May 27, 2001 |Franca Fiacconi |{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy |align="center"| 2:31:40 |- |align="center"|2000 |'''Cancelled''' |align="center"| &mdash; |align="center"| &mdash; |- |June 6, 1999 |Halina Karnatsevich |{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Belarus |align="center"| 2:37:35 |- |June 7, 1998 |Wioletta Kryza |{{flagicon|POL}} Poland |align="center"| 2:38:51 |- |June 8, 1997 |Carla Beurskens |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:37:20 |- |June 16, 1996 |Mieke Pullen |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:41:13 |- |June 18, 1995 |Irina Yagodina |{{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine |align="center"| 2:36:43 |- |June 5, 1994 |Franca Fiacconi |{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy |align="center"| 2:37:43 |- |June 13, 1993 |Veronika Troxler |{{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland |align="center"| 2:44:33 |- |October 11, 1992 |Natalia Repescko |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa |align="center"| 2:42:50 |- |October 13, 1991 |Czesława Mentlewicz |{{flagicon|POL}} Poland |align="center"| 2:41:48 |- |August 26, 1989 |Alena Peterková |{{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia |align="center"| 2:40:28 |- |June 20, 1987 |Helen Comsa |{{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland |align="center"| 2:39:29 |- |October 12, 1985 |Eefje van Wissen |{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |align="center"| 2:39:32 |- |September 10, 1983 |Priscilla Welch |{{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom |align="center"| 2:36:32 |- |July 11, 1981 |Jane Wipf |{{flagicon|USA}} United States |align="center"| 2:38:21 |} {{col-end}}

== References == {{Reflist}} ;List of winners *Malcolm Heyworth & Wim van Hemert (2011-04-18). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_TweMa.htm Enschede Marathon]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100915043453/http://www.earthview.nl/enschede_marathon_2009_route-t8043.0.html Enschede Marathon 2009] * [https://www.enschedemarathon.nl Enschede Marathon] * [http://marathoninfo.free.fr/historique/twente.htm Marathon Info]

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