Gold Coast Marathon
Annual race in Australia held since 1979 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual road marathon on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, first held in 1979. Marketed as "Australia's premier road race",[1] the marathon is one of two races in Australia to hold World Athletics Label status, the other being Sydney Marathon.[2][3] The marathon is held on the first Sunday of July each year, with other races held the day before.
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Gold Coast Marathon | |
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Date | July |
Location | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, half marathon |
Primary sponsor | Asics |
Established | 1979 (45 years ago) (1979) |
Course records | Men's: 2:07:50 (2019) Yuta Shitara Women's: 2:24:43 (2022) Lindsay Flanagan |
Official site | Gold Coast Marathon |
Participants | 5,769 (2019) |
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The men's course record of 2:07:40 was achieved by Naoki Koyama in 2023. Lindsay Flanagan is the women's course record holder with her run of 2:24:43 in 2022.[4][5]