Nice Half Marathon

Nice Half Marathon
Date April
Location Nice
Event type Road
Distance Half marathon
Established 1992
Official site Semi-marathon de Nice

The Nice Half Marathon (French: Semi-marathon international de Nice) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.1 km) held in April in the city of Nice, France. It is organised by the Azur Sport Organisation, who hold several races in the region, including the annual French Riviera Marathon.[1]

The men's course record is held by Bernard Kiprop Koech of Kenya, who at 59:57 minutes is the only man to win the race in under an hour. The women's record of 1:08:42 dates back to 2003, when Olympic medallist Isabella Ochichi won the race.

Launched in 1992, the race reached an international standard around 1995, which coincided with an increase in the number of East African runners entering (and winning) the race. Since 1995 only two non-Kenyans have won the men's race. The most successful athlete of the competition's history is Alina Gherasim of Romania, who took three straight wins from 1997 to 1999. No man has ever won the Nice Half Marathon multiple times.[2]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1992  Chaham El Maati (MAR) 1:05:00 ? ?
2nd 1993  Said Belaout (ALG) 1:05:28  Sylviane Levesque (FRA) 1:14:32
3rd 1994  Mustapha Lachaal (MAR) 1:04:22  Nadezhda Tatarenkova (RUS) 1:13:00
4th 1995  Josephat Kiprono (KEN) 1:01:51  Souad Dria (FRA) 1:13:57
5th 1996  Ezequiel Bitok (KEN) 1:01:45  Christine Mallo (FRA) 1:12:54
6th 1997  Paul Kipsambu (KEN) 1:01:58  Alina Gherasim (ROM) 1:09:41
7th 1998  Francis Kemboi (KEN) 1:02:13  Alina Gherasim (ROM) 1:10:21
8th 1999  Geoffrey Kinyua (KEN) 1:01:52  Alina Gherasim (ROM) 1:11:23
9th 2000  Phaustin Baha Sulle (TAN) 1:01:27  Restituta Joseph (TAN) 1:08:47
10th 2001  Peter Kiplagat (KEN) 1:01:32  Edith Masai (KEN) 1:07:53
11th 2002  Laban Kipkemboi (KEN) 1:03:33  Hafida Gadi (FRA) 1:10:11
12th 2003  Benjamin Pseret (KEN) 1:02:38  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) 1:08:42
13th 2004  Julius Rotich (KEN) 1:01:27  Margaret Atodonyang (KEN) 1:11:34
14th 2005  Benson Barus (KEN) 1:01:14  Irina Permitina (RUS) 1:12:20
15th 2006  Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN) 1:01:24  Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) 1:11:51
16th 2007  Isaac Sang (KEN) 1:02:04  Anne Bererwe (KEN) 1:13:13
17th 2008  Dennis Ndiso (KEN) 1:00:54  Atsede Habtamu (ETH) 1:10:49
18th 2009  Titus Masai (KEN) 1:00:00  Helah Kiprop (KEN) 1:09:29
19th 2010  Peter Kimeli Some (KEN) 1:01:34  Belaynesh Algera (ETH) 1:11:10
20th 2011  Levy Matebo Omari (KEN) 1:00:06  Feyse Tadese (ETH) 1:11:08
21st 2012  Bernard Kiprop Koech (KEN) 59:57  Guteni Shone (ETH) 1:11:11
22nd 2013  Dino Sefir (ETH) 1:00:30  Elvan Abeylegesse (ETH) 1:10:32
23rd 2014  Kennedy Kipyego (KEN) 1:01:31  Janet Kisa (KEN) 1:11:01
24th 2015  James Gitahi (KEN) 1:00:12  Edna Kimaiyo (KEN) 1:10:47
25th 2016  Kennedy Kipyego (KEN) 1:01:46  Muliye Dekebo (ETH) 1:11:08

References

  1. Azur Running Tour. Azur Sports Organisation. Retrieved on 2016-06-18.
  2. Nice Half. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-06-10.
List of winners
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