Beijing International Marathon

Beijing CHN

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Race Winners (27 runnings)

21 Oct 2007

2:08:09

Nephat Kinyanjui (KEN)

2:27:05

Rong Chen (CHN)

15 Oct 2006

2:10:36

James Kwambai (KEN)

2:34:41

Wei-wei Sun (CHN)

16 Oct 2005

2:12:15

James Moiben-2

2:21:01

Ying-jie Sun-4

17 Oct 2004

2:10:42

James Moiben (KEN)

2:24:11

Ying-jie Sun-3

19 Oct 2003

2:07:49

Ian Syster (RSA)

2:19:39

Ying-jie Sun-2

20 Oct 2002

2:13:09

Zhu-hong Li (CHN)

2:21:21

Ying-jie Sun (CHN)

14 Oct 2001

2:10:11

Ke Gong (CHN)

2:23:37

Min Liu (CHN)

15 Oct 2000

2:13:52

Nelson Ndereva-2

2:26:34

Ya-nan Wei (CHN)

10 Oct 1999

2:11:33

Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)

2:29:20

Dong-Mei Ai (CHN)

10 Oct 1998

2:13:49

Jung-Won Kim (PRK)

2:28:50

Yan-rong Wang (CHN)

04 Oct 1997

2:09:18

Gang-jun Hu-3 (nc)

2:26:39

Jin-hong Pan (CHN)

20 Oct 1996

2:10:37

Nelson Ndereva (KEN)

2:27:13

Xiu-juan Ren-2

15 Oct 1995

2:16:20

Xian-hui Meng (CHN)

2:30:00

Xiu-juan Ren (CHN)

30 Oct 1994

2:10:56

Gang-jun Hu-2

2:31:11

Jun-xia Wang (CHN)

17 Oct 1993

2:10:57

Gang-jun Hu (CHN)

2:30:36

Ye-mei Li-2

11 Oct 1992

2:11:29

Takahiro Izumi (JPN)

2:28:53

Li-hua Xie (CHN)

13 Oct 1991

2:12:55

Negash Dube (ETH)

2:35:18

Deborah Noy (GBR)

21 Oct 1990

2:14:55

Peter Dall-2

2:32:14

Ye-mei Li (CHN)

15 Oct 1989

2:12:47

Peter Dall (DEN)

2:27:16

Gyong-Ae Mun (PRK)

16 Oct 1988

2:07:35

Abebe Mekonnen (ETH)  

18 Oct 1987

2:12:19

Juma Ikangaa (TAN)

19 Oct 1986

2:07:35

Taisuke Kodama (JPN)

13 Oct 1985

2:10:23

Shigeru So (JPN)

14 Oct 1984

2:12:16

Hideki Kita (JPN)

25 Sep 1983

2:18:51

Ron Tabb (USA)

26 Sep 1982

2:14:44

Jong-Hyung Li (PRK)

27 Sep 1981

2:15:20

Kjell-Erik Stahl (SWE)
Notes: 1981 was the inaugural year. The 1986 course appears to have been as much as 400m short. In 2002, Ya-nan Wei (CHN) finished first in 2:20:23 but was later disqualified for drug violations. In 2005, Cherono was misdirected near the finish and ran about 800 meters short with a time of 2:06:55 but was disqualified.

(nc) => national champion

Most Wins (1981-date)

Men

3

Gang-jun Hu (CHN) 1993-94,1997

Women

4

Ying-jie Sun (CHN) 2002-05


Prize Money (ARRS qualified runners)

Year        Men      Women     Total
2006    $20,000    $15,000    $35,000
....
2003     33,000     33,000     66,000
2002     44,250     22,200     66,450
....
1999     $5,335     $2,680     $8,015
1998     44,250     21,900     66,150
Sums   $146,835    $94,780   $241,615

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2007    -6.3     n/c
2006    -0.4     n/c
2005    +0.0     n/c
....
2002    -0.5     n/c
2001    -2.7    -3.2
....
1998    +2.2    +1.5
1997     n/c    -1.5
1996    -2.3     n/c
1995    +2.9    +1.4
1994    -1.3    +8.3
Avgs    -0.1    +1.2


Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2007     331     608
2006     551     619
2005     461     720
2004     310     644
2003     471     n/c
2002     406     658
2001     447     748
2000     364     522
1999      36     414
1998     377     564
1997     n/c     649
1996     471     n/c
....
1993     327     n/c

Quality Performances

Men
<2:08       3
<2:09       6
<2:10       8
<2:11      29
<2:12      44
<2:13      71
<2:14     101
<2:15     146
<2:16     194
<2:17     248
<2:18     300
<2:19     354
<2:20     418

Women
<2:20       1
<2:22       4
<2:24       8
<2:26      17
<2:28      34
<2:30      54
<2:32      78
<2:34     110
<2:36     148
<2:38     187
<2:40     214
<2:42     236
<2:44     268
<2:46     303
<2:48     334
<2:50     355
Note: 1986 is not included

Last Updated on 23 Oct 2007

Contributors: Wim vanHemert, Malcolm Heyworth, Marty Post (3), Shigenobu Ota