Göteborgsvarvet | |
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Runners at the 2010 edition of the race | |
Date | May |
Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Established | 1980 |
Course records | Men's: 59:35 (2016)![]() Women's: 1:07:58 (2017) ![]() |
Official site | Göteborgsvarvet |
Participants | 39,221 (2019) |
Göteborgsvarvet (Swedish: [jœtɛˈbɔ̂rjsˌvarːvɛt]) is an annual half marathon running competition in Gothenburg, Sweden (often called the Gothenburg Half Marathon in English). It is the largest annual running competition in the world in terms of entries, with its 62,000 entries for the Göteborgsvarvet competition on 18 May 2013.[1] In 2016, 64,500 people entered the race. The youngest runner was 17 years old and the oldest female runner 83 and male runner 87.
Its name is a word play; the Swedish language-word "varv" has a double meaning and can mean both lap and shipyard ("[skepps]varv"), as Gothenburg historically has been known as a shipyard town (Gothenburgers also particularly enjoy word-play-humour). [citation needed]
The race takes place in May, and has been organised annually since 1980. It starts outside, and finishes in, the old athletics arena Slottsskogsvallen in the Slottsskogen park. It takes off northwards over the large suspension bridge Älvsborg Bridge, follows the north bank to the Göta älv river, and returns over Hisingen Bridge, goes through the inner city, before reaching the finish.
The race has hosted the Swedish national championship race on five occasions (1995, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 and 2017).
The 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.[2][3]
Past winners
[edit]Key: Course record Swedish national championship race
Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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1980 | ![]() |
1:06:17 | ![]() |
1:15:50 |
1981 | ![]() |
1:05:44 | ![]() |
1:17:47 |
1982 | ![]() |
1:02:54 | ![]() |
1:09:57 |
1983 | ![]() |
1:04:40 | ![]() |
1:14:54 |
1984 | ![]() |
1:03:14 | ![]() |
1:10:46 |
1985 | ![]() |
1:04:35 | ![]() |
1:13:44 |
1986 | ![]() |
1:03:41 | ![]() |
1:12:11 |
1987 | ![]() |
1:03:37 | ![]() |
1:13:24 |
1988 | ![]() |
1:05:13 | ![]() |
1:14:19 |
1989 | ![]() |
1:03:35 | ![]() |
1:17:16 |
1990 | ![]() |
1:01:54 | ![]() |
1:12:45 |
1991 | ![]() |
1:04:38 | ![]() |
1:12:30 |
1992 | ![]() |
1:03:24 | ![]() |
1:13:26 |
1993 | ![]() |
1:03:37 | ![]() |
1:13:30 |
1994 | ![]() |
1:03:08 | ![]() |
1:13:04 |
1995 | ![]() |
1:02:39 | ![]() |
1:13:18 |
1996 | ![]() |
1:03:12 | ![]() |
1:14:29 |
1997 | ![]() |
1:01:44 | ![]() |
1:09:50 |
1998 | ![]() |
1:03:28 | ![]() |
1:12:31 |
1999 | ![]() |
1:02:18 | ![]() |
1:11:47 |
2000 | ![]() |
1:02:42 | ![]() |
1:09:28 |
2001 | ![]() |
1:03:00 | ![]() |
1:11:07 |
2002 | ![]() |
1:03:35 | ![]() |
1:13:03 |
2003 | ![]() |
1:03:43 | ![]() |
1:13:27 |
2004 | ![]() |
1:04:03 | ![]() |
1:18:06 |
2005 | ![]() |
1:03:19 | ![]() |
1:12:34 |
2006 | ![]() |
1:02:14 | ![]() |
1:12:34 |
2007 | ![]() |
1:04:03 | ![]() |
1:12:38 |
2008 | ![]() |
1:01:21 | ![]() |
1:10:19 |
2009 | ![]() |
1:01:55 | ![]() |
1:11:27 |
2010 | ![]() |
1:01:10 | ![]() |
1:11:40 |
2011 | ![]() |
1:00:52 | ![]() |
1:09:04 |
2012 | ![]() |
1:00:25 | ![]() |
1:09:27 |
2013 | ![]() |
1:03:13 | ![]() |
1:11:29 |
2014 | ![]() |
1:00:36 | ![]() |
1:10:12 |
2015 | ![]() |
1:00:44 | ![]() |
1:08:13 |
2016 | ![]() |
0:59:35 | ![]() |
1:08:01 |
2017 | ![]() |
1:00:19 | ![]() |
1:07:58 |
2018 | ![]() |
1:01:31 | ![]() |
1:09:06 |
2019 | ![]() |
1:00:38 | ![]() |
1:08:18 |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | |||
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | |||
2022 [4] | ![]() |
1:00:50 | ![]() |
1:08:20 |
2023[5] | ![]() |
1.01.46 | ![]() |
1.10.40 |
2024[6] | ![]() |
1:02:56 | ![]() |
1:11:35 |
References
[edit]- Hultman, Hans & Monti, Dave (24 May 2011). Göteborgsvarvet Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Sold out in the GöteborgsVarvet Half Marathon". Göteborgsvarvet. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Olof Thorell (24 September 2020). "Så ska Göteborgsvarvet räddas" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Göteborgsvarvet ställs in" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Göteborgsvarvet 2022 | Resultat: Results. (2022, May 21). Goteborgsvarvet.r.Mikatiming.Com. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://goteborgsvarvet.r.mikatiming.com/2022/?pid=leaderboard&pidp=leaderboard
- ^ "Dubbel kenyansk seger i Göteborgsvarvet" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Amorina Ahlsell (18 May 2024). "Dubbla kenyanska segrar i Göteborgsvarvet" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
External links
[edit] Media related to Göteborgsvarvet at Wikimedia Commons
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