# Venloop
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{{short description|Dutch annual half marathon in Venlo}}
{{Infobox athletics race
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| date = late March
| location = [Venlo](/source/Venlo), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
| type = Road
| distance = [Half marathon](/source/Half_marathon)
| est = 2006
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| participants = 2,024 (2019)
1,796 (2018)
| record = Men's: '''59:44''' (2016)
{{flagicon|KEN}} [Geoffrey Yegon](/source/Geoffrey_Yegon)
Women's: '''1:07:49''' (2018)
{{flagicon|KEN}} [Nancy Kiprop](/source/Nancy_Kiprop)
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.venloop.com/|Venloop}}
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thumb|Elias Maindi (Start number 2) during his winning run in 2007 in Venlo
right|thumb|Winner in 2011, Stephen Chelimo
'''Venloop''' is an annual [half marathon](/source/half_marathon) in the [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) municipality of [Venlo](/source/Venlo), which was established in 2006. During the event, a [10K run](/source/10K_run) is also held, as well as a [5K run](/source/5K_run), a 1K run, a 0.5K run and a run for disabled and less abled men and women. In 2012 and 2013 this event had the official status for the Dutch Championship Half Marathon.[[http://www.runnersworld.de/laufevents/kenianer-gewinnen-in-venlo.316812.htm Kenianer gewinnen in Venlo] {{in lang|de}}. ''Runner's World'' (Germany). Retrieved on 2015-01-05.][[http://www.limburger.nl/article/20140330/REGIONIEUWS02/140339871/1008 Venloop voor velen een beproeving] {{in lang|nl}}. ''Limburgs Dagblat''. Retrieved on 2015-01-05.]
The course records are 59:44 for men, set by Kenya's Geoffrey Yegon in 2016, and 1:10:02 for women, achieved by [Isabellah Andersson](/source/Isabellah_Andersson) of Sweden in 2010.
==Past winners==
'''Key:'''
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#F7BE81|National championship race|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!class=unsortable|Edition
!Year
!class=unsortable|Men's winner
!Time ([h](/source/hour):[m](/source/minute):[s](/source/second))
!class=unsortable|Women's winner
!Time ([h](/source/hour):[m](/source/minute):[s](/source/second))
|-
|15th [Uitslagen Weir Venloop 2022. (2022, May 15). Evenementen.Uitslagen.Nl. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://evenementen.uitslagen.nl/2022/venloop/]
|May 15, 2022
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Erick Kiplagat Sang](/source/Erick_Kiplagat_Sang)|KEN}}
|1:00:56
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Vivian Melly](/source/Vivian_Melly)|KEN}}
|1:09:27
|-
| -
| 2021
|Cancelled
|
|Cancelled
|-
| —
| March 29, 2020
| colspan=5 align=center|''Postponed to 2021 due to [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Netherlands)''[{{cite web|title=Parelloop Brunssum afgelast|url=https://www.venloop.com/news/weir-venloop-2020-cancelled|language=Dutch|website=venloop.com|accessdate=12 March 2020}}]
|-
|14th
|March 31, 2019
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Robert Mwei](/source/Robert_Mwei)|KEN}}
|1:00:21
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Dorcas Kimeli](/source/Dorcas_Kimeli)|KEN}}
|1:08:19
|-
|13th
|March 25, 2018
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Stephen Kiprop](/source/Stephen_Kiprop)|KEN}}
|59:44
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Nancy Kiprop](/source/Nancy_Kiprop)|KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:07:49'''
|-
|12th
|March 26, 2017
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Meshack Koech](/source/Meshack_Koech)|KEN}}
|1:00:19
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Naomi Jebet](/source/Naomi_Jebet)|KEN}}
|1:10:03
|-
|11th
|2016
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Geoffrey Yegon](/source/Geoffrey_Yegon)|KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''59:44'''
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Perendis Lekepana](/source/Perendis_Lekepana)|KEN}}
|1:10:34
|-
|10th
|2015
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Alfers Lagat](/source/Alfers_Lagat)|KEN}}
|1:00:33
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Jane Moraa](/source/Jane_Moraa)|KEN}}
|1:10:40
|-
|9th
|2014
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Nicholas Togom](/source/Nicholas_Togom)|KEN}}
|1:01:51
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Elizeba Cherono](/source/Elizeba_Cherono)|KEN}}
|1:10:14
|-
|8th
|bgcolor=#F7BE81|2013
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Philemon Yator](/source/Philemon_Yator)|KEN}}
|1:01:52
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Jane Moraa](/source/Jane_Moraa)|KEN}}
|1:10:37
|-
|7th
|bgcolor=#F7BE81|2012
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Urige Buta](/source/Urige_Buta)|NOR}}
|1:02:35
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Sharon Tavengwa](/source/Sharon_Tavengwa)|ZIM}}
|1:11:25
|-
|6th
|{{Dts|March 27, 2011}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Stephen Chelimo](/source/Stephen_Chelimo)|KEN}}
|1:02:26
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Elizeba Cherono](/source/Elizeba_Cherono)|KEN}}
|1:11:26
|-
|5th
|{{Dts|March 21, 2010}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Abraham Rotich](/source/Abraham_Rotich)|KEN}}
|1:02:20
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Isabellah Andersson](/source/Isabellah_Andersson)|SWE}}
|1:10:02
|-
|4th
|{{Dts|March 22, 2009}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Stephen Chelimo](/source/Stephen_Chelimo)|KEN}}
|1:01:32
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Magdalene Mukunzi](/source/Magdalene_Mukunzi)|KEN}}
|1:10:34
|-
|3rd
|{{Dts|March 30, 2008}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Boniface Biwott](/source/Boniface_Biwott)|KEN}}
|1:02:02
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Flomena Chepchirchir](/source/Flomena_Chepchirchir)|KEN}}
|1:11:24
|-
|2nd
|{{Dts|March 25, 2007}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Elias Kiptum Maindi](/source/Elias_Kiptum_Maindi)|KEN}}
|1:01:53
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Peninah Arusei](/source/Peninah_Arusei)|KEN}}
|1:10:49
|-
|1st
| {{Dts|March 26, 2006}}
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Mark Tanui](/source/Mark_Tanui)|KEN}}
|1:02:35
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[Robe Guta](/source/Robe_Guta)|ETH}}
|1:12:53
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.venloop.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.venloop.com/results Winners results]
Category:Half marathons in the Netherlands
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2006
Category:2006 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Sports competitions in Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Sport in Venlo
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