The Istanbul Marathon

  Lishan Yigezu Fanta 2:11:37

  Iaroslav Muşinschi

Iaroslav Musinschi

Iaroslav Muşinschi is a Moldovan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008....

 2:11:43

• Women's

  Nailya Yulamanova 2:30:17

  Yuliya Gromova 2:31:36

  Mehtap Sızmaz 2:33:17

• ) Course changed

Awards:

• Winner men's: US$60,000
• Winner women's: US$60,000
• Course record: US$10,000
• World record: US$100,000

2007:
29th marathon was held on October 28, 2007.

Motto: "Sağlıklı Çevre, Sağlıklı Nesiller, Yaşanabilir Bir Kent" (Healthy Environment, Healthy Generations)

Overall   David Emmanuel Cheruiyot 2:10:56 CRM   Mark Windot Yatich 2:11:02   Tariku Jufar Tariku Jufar Tariku Jufar is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He won the 2011 Beirut Marathon and has had top-three finishes in Istanbul, Mumbai, Los Angeles and Hamburg. His personal best for the distance is 2:08:10 hours...  2:11:04

Women's   Atsede Baysa Atsede Baysa Atsede Baysa Tesema, also known as Atsede Bayisa, is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in road running events. She has won the Paris Marathon twice consecutively, and has also won at the Xiamen International Marathon and the Istanbul Marathon...  2:29:05   Małgorzata Sobańska 2:31:08   Olga Glok 2:31:10

Awards:

• Winner men's: US$60,000
• Winner women's: US$60,000
• Course record: US$10,000
• World record: US$100,000

2006:
28th marathon was held on November 5, 2006.

Motto: "Sigarasız Bir Dünya İçin Koşuyoruz" (Smoke-Free
World)

Overall   Mindaugas Pukstas 2:12:52 FCRM   Andriy Naumov Andriy Naumov Andriy Naumov is a Ukrainian athlete who specialises in long distance running, principally the marathon.He competed in the marathon final at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and finished in 50th place...  2:12:59   Sergey Lukin 2:13:08

Women's   Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova is a former long-distance runner who competed for Belarus, then Russia.She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 5th place. Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She also competed at the 1992 and the 1996 Summer...  2:28:21 CRW   Liliya Yadzhak 2:29:22   Natalya Volgina 2:30:07

2005:
27th marathon was held on October 2, 2005.

Overall   Joseph Mbithi 2:15:13   Hillary Koech Kipkering 2:15:47   Benson Mutisya Mbithi 2:16:07

Women's   Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova is a former long-distance runner who competed for Belarus, then Russia.She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 5th place. Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She also competed at the 1992 and the 1996 Summer...  2:34:25 FCRW   Natalia Volgina 2:36:42   Zhanna Malkova 2:37:33

2004:
26th marathon was held on October 10, 2004.

Overall   David Kiptanui 2:18:19   Konstantin Permitin 2:18:25   Yuriy Hychun 2:18:35

Women's   Svetlana Demidenko 2:36:44   Zhanna Malkova 2:39:36   Olga Glok 2:42:45

2003:
25th marathon was held on October 19, 2003.

Overall   Belay Wolashe 2:18:29   Oleg Strijakov 2:18:48   Bedasso Turbe 2:18:54

Women's   Rima Dubovik 2:36:49   Svetlana Demidenko 2:38:34   Irina Safarova Irina Safarova Irina Safarova is a Russian long-distance runner. Safarova competed in the 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, the 2002 European Athletics Championships , and the 2003 European Cross Country Championships...  2:39:41

2002:
24th marathon was held on October 27, 2002.

Overall   David Kiptanui 2:18:42   Frans Chauke 2:18:51   Belay Wolashe 2:19:37

Women's   Rima Dubovik 2:37:20   Svetlana Tkach 2:37:57   Irina Permitina 2:40:50

2001:
23rd marathon was held on October 11, 2001.

Overall   Bedasso Turbe 2:18:21   Sreten Ninkovic 2:18:22   Erraoui Mohammad 2:18:35

Women's   Lyudmyla Pushkina Lyudmyla Pushkina Lyudmyla Pushkina is a retired female long-distance runner from Ukraine. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on October 19, 2003 in Columbus, Ohio.-Achievements:-References:*...  2:38:21   Mehtap Sızmaz 2:39:13   Milka Mihailova 2:40:39

2000:
22nd marathon was held on October 14, 2000.

Overall   Rop Josephat 2:17:03   Moges Taye Moges Taye Moges Taye is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia. His breakthrough performance came at the Rome City Marathon in 1996, which he won in a time of 2:12:03...  2:18:21   Frans Chauke 2:18:43

Women's   Adriana Chirita 2:37:39   Constantina Diţă 2:37:57   Natalia Galshko 2:38:17

• CRM Course record Men's
• CRW Course record Women's
• FCRM Former Course record Men's
• FCRW Former Course record Women's

Notable participants

Ian Thompson

Ian Thompson

Ian Reginald Thompson in Birkenhead, Merseyside is an English athlete, who gained success in marathon running. His Commonwealth Games marathon record set in 1974 remains unbeaten.-Making up the numbers:...

 in 1983 Mehmet Terzi

Mehmet Terzi

Mehmet Terzi is a former medal-winning long-distance runner from Turkey, who specialized in marathon. Since 2004, he serves as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation ....

 in 1985 Terry Mitchell in 1991 and 1992

External links

• Official Web site of the Eurasia Marathon
• Statistics Eurasia Marathon
• 2006 Results
• Marathon Info