{{Short description|Road running event in Hannover, Germany}} {{Infobox athletics race | bgcolour = #c2d715 | image = | imagesize = | caption = | date = April | location = Hannover, Germany | type = Road | distance = Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run | est = 1991 | sponsor = Hannover Airport | participants = 2,130 finishers (2022)<br/>2,222 (2019) | record = Men's: '''2:06:05''' (2024)<br />{{flagicon|GER}} Amanal Petros<br />Women's: '''2:23:50''' (2024)<br />{{flagicon|GER}} Domenika Mayer | homepage = {{URL|https://www.marathon-hannover.de/|Hannover Marathon}} }} thumb|250px|Fun runners participating in the 2007 race The '''Hannover Marathon''' is an annual road running event featuring races over the marathon, half marathon and 10 km distance that is held in May in the city of Hannover, Germany. Over 15,000 people took part in the day's races at the 2011 edition of the event.<ref>[http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Sport/Themen/Hannover-Marathon/April-und-Rono-gewinnen-21.-Hannover-Marathon April und Rono gewinnen 21. Hannover-Marathon]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung'' (2011-05-08). Retrieved on 2012-05-20.</ref> The half marathon attracts the highest number of entries from the public (over 5000) while the marathon race typically features up to 2000 runners annually.
The marathon race holds IAAF Silver Label status and it is part of the German Road Races group.<ref>[http://www.germanroadraces.de/4-1-members.html Members list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427035527/http://www.germanroadraces.de/4-1-members.html |date=2012-04-27 }}. German Road Races. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.</ref> The race is officially known as the ''HAJ Hannover Marathon'', as Hannover Airport is the current title sponsor.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/LRR12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64813 With thrilling finishes, Kiptum and Puchkova take Hannover titles]. IAAF (2012-05-06). Retrieved on 2012-05-20.</ref> Previous race names include the ''Energie Hannover Marathon'' (1999 to 2001) and the ''Spielbanken Niedersachsen Marathon'' (2002 to 2007).<ref name=ARRS>[https://www.arrs.run/HP_HannoverMa.htm Hannover Marathon]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-07). Retrieved on 2012-05-20.</ref>
The marathon has elite level participants and German, East African and Eastern European runners have been the most successful in this category. The course records were both broken in 2013: South Africa's Lusapho April has the men's best of 2:08:32 hours while Olena Burkovska holds the women's record of 2:27:07 hours. Natalia Galushko has won the race the most times, with three straight wins from 1995 to 1997, while Stephan Freigang and Andrey Gordayev are the most successful male runners, having both had two back-to-back wins.<ref name=ARRS/>
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="2020.cancellation">{{Cite web|url=https://www.marathon-hannover.de/meldung/absage-30-haj-hannover-marathon-erst-am-18-april-2021.html|title=Meldung|access-date=2020-04-07|archive-date=2020-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110064451/https://www.marathon-hannover.de/meldung/absage-30-haj-hannover-marathon-erst-am-18-april-2021.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2021.cancellation">{{Cite web |url=https://www.marathon-hannover.de/meldung/haj-hannover-marathon-2021-abgesagt.html |title = HAJ Hannover Marathon 2021 abgesagt! - HAJ Hannover Marathon |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210514183608/https://www.marathon-hannover.de/meldung/haj-hannover-marathon-2021-abgesagt.html |archive-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Winners== thumb|David Kiptanui Chepkwony en route to his victory in 2006 '''Key:''' {{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !class=unsortable|Edition !Year !class=unsortable|Men's winner !Time (h:m:s) !class=unsortable|Women's winner !Time (h:m:s) |- |1st |1991 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Marek Adamski|POL}} |2:15:04 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Elena Yegorova|URS}} |2:36:29 |- |2nd |1992 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Sergey Sokov|BLR|1991}} |2:13:03 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Birgit Jerschabek|GER}} |2:31:42 |- |3rd |1993 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Kurt Stenzel|GER}} |2:13:25 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Birgit Jerschabek|GER}} |2:30:34 |- |4th |1994 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Simon Qamunga|TAN}} |2:14:48 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Suzana Ćirić|FR Yugoslavia|code=YUG}} |2:33:00 |- |5th |1995 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Rainer Wachenbrunner|GER}} |2:14:41 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Natalya Galushko|BLR|1991}} |2:35:13 |- |6th |1996 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Khristo Stefanov|BUL}} |2:12:45 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Natalya Galushko|BLR|1995}} |2:38:02 |- |7th |1997 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Česlovas Kundrotas|LTU|1988}} |2:13:40 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Natalya Galushko|BLR|1995}} |2:33:24 |- |8th |1998 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Stephan Freigang|GER}} |2:12:16 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Volha Yudenkova|BLR|1995}} |2:32:53 |- |9th |1999 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Stephan Freigang|GER}} |2:13:48 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Claudia Dreher|GER}} |2:27:55 |- |10th |2000 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Waldemar Glinka|POL}} |2:12:55 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Birgit Behrend|GER}} |2:54:30 |- |11th |2001 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Andrey Gordayev|BLR|1995}} |2:11:44 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Anja Carlsohn|GER}} |2:37:29 |- |12th |2002 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Andrey Gordayev|BLR|1995}} |2:11:57 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Ines Cronjäger|GER}} |2:42:50 |- |13th |2003 |align=left|{{flagathlete|David Simukwo|KEN}} |2:15:27 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Tadelesh Birra|ETH|1996}} |2:33:42 |- |14th |2004 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Moses Kimutai|KEN}} |2:12:28 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Tadelesh Birra|ETH|1996}} |2:37:32 |- |15th |2005 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Simon Lopuyet|KEN}} |2:15:36 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Evelyne Kimuria|KEN}} |2:48:21 |- |16th |2006 |align=left|{{flagathlete|David Chepkwony|KEN}} |2:14:13 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Keneli Chala|ETH|1996}} |2:47:43 |- |17th |2007 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Daniel Mbogo|KEN}} |2:14:46 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Monica Muthoni|KEN}} |2:46:19 |- |18th |2008 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Duncan Koech|KEN}} |2:14:29 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Petra Oberli|SUI}} |2:52:01 |- |19th |2009 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Evans Kipkosgei Ruto|KEN}} |2:10:48 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Fridah Lodepa|KEN}} |2:35:48 |- |20th |2010 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Yusuf Songoka|KEN}} |2:08:55 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Yekatarina Stetsenko|UKR}} |2:31:37 |- |21st |2011 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lusapho April|RSA}} |2:09:25 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Georgina Rono|KEN}} |2:31:19 |- |22nd |2012 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Joseph Kiptum|KEN}} |2:09:56 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Nataliya Puchkova|RUS}} |2:30:17 |- |23rd |2013 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lusapho April|RSA}} |2:08:32 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Olena Burkovska|UKR}} |2:27:07 |- |24th |2014 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Henry Chirchir|KEN}} |2:11:30 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Souad Aït Salem|ALG}} |2:33:09 |- |25th |2015 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Jacob Cheshari|KEN}} |2:09:32 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Souad Aït Salem|ALG}} |2:27:21 |- |26th |2016 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lusapho April|RSA}} |2:11:27 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Anna Hahner|GER}} |2:30:35 |- |27th |2017 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Allan Kiprono|KEN}} |2:09:52 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Fate Tola|GER}} |2:27:48 |- |28th |2018 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Seboka Negusse|ETH}} |2:09:44 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Agnes Kiprop|KEN}} |2:32:35 |- |29th |2019 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Silas Mwetich|KEN}} |2:09:37 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Racheal Mutgaa|KEN}} |2:26:15 |- | {{sdash}} | {{sdash|sort=2020}} | colspan="4" align="center" data-sort-value="" | ''cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic''{{r|2020.cancellation|2021.cancellation}} |- |30th |2022 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Hendrik Pfeiffer|GER}} |2:10:59 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Domenika Mayer|GER}} |2:26:50 |- |31st |2023 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Amanal Petros|GER}} |2:07:02 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Matea Parlov Koštro|CRO}} |2:25:45 |- |32nd |2024 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Amanal Petros|GER}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:06:05''' |align=left|{{flagathlete|Domenika Mayer|GER}} |2:23:50 |- |33rd |2025 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Samuel Fitwi|GER}} |2:06:29 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Domenika Mayer|GER}} |2:24:22 |- |34th |2026 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Maru Kibet|KEN}} |2:07:53 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Domenika Mayer|GER}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:21:26''' |}
===Multiple wins=== {{col begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+Men's |- !Athlete !Wins !Years |- | {{flagathlete|Lusapho April|RSA}} ||align=center|3 || 2011, 2013, 2016 |- | {{flagathlete|Stephan Freigang|GER}} ||align=center|2 || 1998, 1999 |- | {{flagathlete|Andrey Gordayev|BLR}} ||align=center|2 || 2001, 2002 |- | {{flagathlete|Amanal Petros|GER}} ||align=center|2 || 2023, 2024 |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+Women's |- !Athlete !Wins !Years |- | {{flagathlete|Domenika Mayer|GER}} ||align=center|4 || 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 |- | {{flagathlete|Natalya Galushko|BLR}} ||align=center|3 || 1995, 1996, 1997 |- | {{flagathlete|Birgit Jerschabek|GER}} ||align=center|2 || 1992, 1993 |- | {{flagathlete|Tadelesh Birra|ETH}} ||align=center|2 || 2003, 2004 |- | {{flagathlete|Souad Aït Salem|ALG}} ||align=center|2 || 2014, 2015 |} {{col end}}
===By country=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Country !Total !Men's !Women's |- |align=left| {{KEN}} || 20 || 17 || 6 |- |align=left| {{GER}} || 20 || 8 || 12 |- |align=left| {{BLR}} || 7 || 3 || 4 |- |align=left| {{ETH}} || 4 || 1 || 3 |- |align=left| {{RSA}} || 3 || 3 || 0 |- |align=left| {{POL}} || 2 || 2 || 0 |- |align=left| {{RUS}} || 2 || 0 || 2 |- |align=left| {{UKR}} || 2 || 0 || 2 |- |align=left| {{ALG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 |- |align=left| {{BUL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 |- |align=left| {{CRO}} || 1 || 0 || 1 |- |align=left| {{LTU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 |- |align=left| {{SRB}} || 1 || 0 || 1 |- |align=left| {{SUI}} || 1 || 0 || 1 |- |align=left| {{TAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 |}
==References== {{reflist}} ;List of winners *[https://www.arrs.run/HP_HannoverMa.htm Hannover Marathon]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-05-07). Retrieved on 2012-05-20.
==External links== {{commons category|Marathon Hannover}} *[http://www.marathon-hannover.de/ Official website]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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