Pyongyang Marathon

Pyongyang Marathon
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	만경대상국제마라손경기대회
Hancha	萬景臺賞國際마라손競技大會
Revised Romanization	Man-gyeongdaesang-gukje-marason-gyeonggidaehoe
McCune–Reischauer	Man'gyŏngdaesang-gukche-marason-gyŏnggidaehoe

Pyongyang Marathon
Pyongyang Marathon
	Participants in the 2012 Pyongyang Marathon running past the Arch of Triumph
Date	April
Location	Pyongyang, North Korea
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon
Established	1981
Course records	Men's: 2:10:50 (1996); Kim Jung-won; Women's: 2:26:02 (2007); Jong Yong-ok
Official site	Pyongyang Marathon

Pyongyang International Marathon, previously known as Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, is an annual marathon race contested each April in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.

The marathon was held for the first time in 1981 for men, and the women's event was initiated in 1984.^[1] The 2009 race was the 22nd event.^[2] The competition was opened for international runners again in 2000. The race starts and finishes at the Rungnado May Day Stadium or Kim Il Sung Stadium and runs along the Taedong River.^[3] At the 2010 edition of the race, Ukrainian Ivan Babaryka became the first European runner to win in Pyongyang in 24 years.^[4] The race in 2012 was held as part of celebrations for the 100 years since Kim Il Sung's birth and featured one of the race's closest ever finishes: Oleksandr Matviychuk and Pak Song-chol were given identical times (2:12:54 hours), with the Ukrainian guest taking the title.^[5]

Course records

Men: 2:10:50, Kim Jung-won, 1996
Women: 2:26:02, Jong Yong-ok, 2007

List of winners

Key: Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
—	2023	Marathons not held due to coronavirus pandemic
—	2022
—	2021
—	2020
36th	2019	Ri Kang-bom (PRK)	2:11:19	Ri Kwang-ok (PRK)	2:26:58
35th	2018	Ri Kang-bom (PRK)	2:12:53	Kim Hye-song (PRK)	2:27:31
34th	2017	Pak Chol (PRK)	2:14:56	Jo Un-ok (PRK)	2:29:22
33rd	2016	Pak Chol-gwang (PRK)	2:14:10	Kim Ji-hyang (PRK)	2:28:06
32nd	2015	Lee Yong-ho (PRK)	2:16:04	Kim Hye-song (PRK)	2:29:12
31st	2014	Pak Chol (PRK)	2:12:26	Kim Hye-gyong (PRK)	2:27:05
30th	2013	Ketema Bekele (ETH)	2:13:04	Kim Mi-gyong (PRK)	2:26:32
29th	2012	Oleksandr Matviychuk (UKR)	2:12:54	Kim Mi-gyong (PRK)	2:30:41
28th	2011	Oleg Marusin (RUS)	2:13:58	Ro Un-ok (PRK)	2:32:06
27th	2010	Ivan Babaryka (UKR)	2:13:56	Kim Kum-ok (PRK)	2:27:34
26th	2009	Wang Zemin (CHN)	2:14:21	Phyo Un-suk (PRK)	2:28:34
25th	2008	Pak Song-chol (PRK)	2:14:22	Phyo Un-suk (PRK)	2:28:39
24th	2007	Pak Song-chol (PRK)	2:12:41	Jong Yong-ok (PRK)	2:26:02
23rd	2006	Ri Kyong-chol (PRK)	2:13:15	Jo Bun-hui (PRK)	2:27:22
22nd	2005	Ri Kyong-chol (PRK)	2:11:36	Ham Bong-sil (PRK)	2:31:46
21st	2004	Morris Mwangi (KEN)	2:16:41	O Song-suk (PRK)	2:36:10
20th	2003	Jong Myong-chol (PRK)	2:15:05	Ham Bong-sil (PRK)	2:27:48
19th	2002	Zacharia Mpolokeng (RSA)	2:15:05	Ham Bong-sil (PRK)	2:26:23
18th	2001	Kim Jung-won (PRK)	2:11:48	Jong Yong-ok (PRK)	2:28:32
17th	2000	Nelson Ndereva (KEN)	2:11:05	Hong Myong-hui (PRK)	2:31:28
16th	1999	Unknown
15th	1998	Unknown
14th	1997	Unknown
13th	1996	Kim Jung-won (PRK)	2:10:50	Kim Chang-ok (PRK)	2:27:02
12th	1995	Unknown		Mun Gyong-ae (PRK)	2:30:37
11th	1994	Unknown
10th	1993	Unknown
9th	1992	Unknown		Mun Gyong-ae (PRK)	2:38:44
—	1991	Marathon not held
—	1990	Marathon not held
8th	1989	Choe Chol-ho (PRK)	2:15:27	Mun Gyong-ae (PRK)	2:33:48
7th	1988	Cho Hui-bok (PRK)	2:14:33	Madina Biktagirova (URS)	2:38:00
—	1987	Marathon not held
6th	1986	Sergey Krestyaninov (URS)	2:14:19	Elena Murgoci (ROM)	2:37:11
5th	1985	Choe Il-sop (PRK)	2:13:25	Tatyana Bultot (URS)	2:35:36
4th	1984	Dmitriy Feostikov (URS)	2:14:36	Nadezhda Tishkova (URS)	2:40:34
3rd	1983	Unknown		Yu Song-hui (PRK)	2:37:14
2nd	1982	Lee Jong-hyong (PRK)	2:15:17	Women's marathon not held
1st	1981	Unknown	2:17:18	Women's marathon not held