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Saturday 1 June 2013 | Start: 12.00 | Today 12 days left!
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Start of the premiere Stockholm Marathon in 1979. The start was in a park three kilometres from the finish. Today the start is right outside the Olympic Stadium where the race finish.
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The history of Stockholm Marathon
1979
Success Right From the Start
An article about the New York City Marathon in the American sportsmagazine Sports Illustrated brought the inspiration to create the Stockholm Marathon. The Swedish sport journalist, and dedicated representative of the Hässelby Athletics club, Anders Olsson read the article one gloomy November day. Ten months later, on August 4, the first Stockholm Marathon was inaugurated by 2.000 runners which made Stockholm the biggest marathon in Europe in 1979. The race was an unexpected success and got great media coverage.
FACTS
• 2 155 entrants (2 086 men, 69 women) from 9 nations. 1 946 starters. 1 799 finishers.
• Results: MEN: 1) Jukka Toivola, FIN, 2.17,35. 2) Barry Watson, GBR, 2.19,43. 3) Hans Jonsson, SWE, 2.20,31. WOMEN: 1) Heide Brenner, BRD, 2.47,06. 2) Christina Johansson, SWE, 2.54,35. 3) Siv Larsson, SWE, 2.59.04.
1980
Mamma Mia, What a Run!
4500 eager runners started two minutes early without noticing of the missing starting gun (it was left behind in the head quarters’ safe!) Eventual winner Jeff Wells dashed off after seven kilometres. Ten police officers accompanied him on motorbikes. Abba-star Björn Ulvéus finished in 3.23.54. How many of today’s international pop stars would manage to beat that?
FACTS
• 5 488 entrants (5 289 men, 198 women) from 22 nations. 4 517starters. 4 517 finishers.
• Results: MEN: 1) Jeff Wells, USA, 2.15,49. 2) Kjell-Erik Ståhl, SWE, 2.18,26. 3) Ian Thompson, GBR, 2.19,25.
WOMEN: 1) Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR, 2.38,45. 2) Gill Adam, GBR, 2.50,10. 3) Sissel Grottenberg, NOR, 2.50,22.
Former boxing world heavy weight champion Ingemar Johansson was by far the most popular runner 1981.
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1981
Heavy Weight Champion
Two champions highlighted the third Stockholm Marathon. Bill Rodgers, multiple winner of the Boston and New York City Marathons was outstanding. But an old man weighing 250 pounds gathered even more cheers: Swedish sports hero Ingemar Johansson who became Heavyweight World Champion in 1959. He crossed the finish line in 4.40.12.
FACTS
• 8 021 entrants (7 728 men, 293 women) from 26 nations. 6 558 starters. 5 917 finishers.
• Results: MEN: 1) Bill Rodgers, USA, 2.13,26. 2) Dick Beardsley, USA, 2.16,17. 3) Tommy Persson, SWE, 2.17,42. WOMEN: 1) Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR, 2.41,34. 2) Meeri Bodelid, SWE, 2.49,40. 3) Jay Doster, USA, 2.52,30.
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ASICS Stockholm Marathon. E-mail: info@marathon.se Phone: +46 (0)8-545 664 40, Fax: +46 (0)8-664 38 22
Address: Stockholm Marathon, 15124, SE-167 15 Bromma, Sweden
This website is produced by Jomsborg AB
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Great races in Sweden 2013:
The 35th ASICS Stockholm Marathon will be an exiting race in a beautiful city with 21,500 runners from all over the world. Enthusiastic spectators line the route in the Swedish capital. At the finish in the classical 1912 Olympic Stadium thousands of fans greet the runners.
www.StockholmMarathon.se
The first ever Stockholm Ultra Marathon will be on Sunday 4 August 2013. The race will have two distances; 50 km and 100 km. The course will run in the central parts of Stockholm.
www.StockholmUltra.se
This is the biggest sporting event in Sweden for women with 33,000 female runners and joggers of all ages. The 30th Tjejmilen will be staged on Saturday 7 September 2013.
Everyone loves the scenic course through the royal park ”Djurgården” in central Stockholm. The distance is 10,000 metres.
www.Tjejmilen.se
Welcome to the DN Stockholm Half Marathon. Start and finish at the Royal Palace. 17,000 runners from all over the world. Inspiring course through the central districts of the Swedish capital.
www.StockholmHalfMarathon.se
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