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The Toronto Marathon, held annually on the first Sunday of May, is a race from Yonge and Sheppard, in the north end of Toronto, to Exhibition Place, via Humber Bay Park. The origins of the event trace back to 1977, and the race was initially called the Canadian International Marathon. In 2003, its name was changed to the Toronto Marathon.
This timeline of the history of Toronto documents all events that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including historical events in the former cities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Toronto, Scarborough, and York. Events date back to the early-17th century and continue until the present in chronological order.
London Marathon: London, United Kingdom [12] M45 progression: 2:14:16 Jackson Kipngok Yegon Kenya 16 Aug 1960 45 5 Mar 2006 Torreon, Mexico 2:14:23 Bernard Lagat United States 12 Dec 1974 45 29 Feb 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon: Atlanta, United States 2:09:12: Mark Kiptoo Kenya: 21 Jun 1976: 46: 23 Apr 2023: Zürich Marathon: Zürich ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
The following table shows the yearly rankings in the marathon since 1921 (men) and 1970 (women), based on the best performance in the classic distance race of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards). The data for the women's marathon from 1970 to 1979 is compiled from the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races . [ 1 ]
The event was held in Ottawa beginning with its inception in 2000 before moving to Toronto in 2015. [1] [2] At the 2018 championship, Cameron Levins broke the Canadian marathon record in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon by 44 seconds with a time of 2:09:25, beating the 43 years record by Jerome Drayton of 2:10:09 in 1975. [3] 2012 lead group.
More than 15 of his marathon wins were large US marathons. His largest prize purse came from winning the 1993 Las Vegas Marathon, where he won $15,000.He was the winner of the 1989 Barcelona Marathon and a top-3 finisher at many international marathons, including the Montreal Marathon, Stockholm Marathon, Hong Kong Marathon, Toronto Marathon, and dozens of others.
1982 European Athletics Championships is the first major competition to feature women's marathon event. [ 16 ] • IAAF approves athletes receiving compensation for their performance in a limited way, which is a first step towards accepting professionalism in the sport.