2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events explained

The 2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events was the tenth edition of the global series of road running competitions given Label status of Gold, Silver or Bronze by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series included 103 road races in total, 50 Gold, 20 Silver and 33 Bronze. In terms of distance, 68 races were marathons, 23 were half marathons, 9 were 10K runs, and three were held over other distances. The series included all six World Marathon Majors in the Gold category.

Joyciline Jepkosgei was the most successful athlete in the series that year, with four wins. Three-time winners Eunice Chumba and Rahma Tusa were the only others to achieve more than two victories in the series. Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes were dominant on the circuit with a Kenyan topping the podium 92 times and an Ethiopian on 65 occasions. Bahrain (9 winners) was the only nation to produce more than five winners, though all of its winners were also Kenyan- or Ethiopian-born. China hosted the highest number of races, at thirteen.

Races

DateLabelDistanceCompetitionVenueCountryMen's winnerWomen's winner
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonXiamen International MarathonXiamenChina
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonDubai MarathonDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonHong Kong MarathonHong KongChina
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathon2017 Tokyo MarathonTokyoJapan
bgcolor=goldGold10K runWorld's Best 10KSan JuanPuerto Rico
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonLake Biwa MarathonŌtsuJapan—
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonRoma-Ostia Half MarathonRomeItaly
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonNagoya Women's MarathonNagoyaJapan—
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonSeoul International MarathonSeoulSouth Korea
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonLisbon Half MarathonLisbonPortugal
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonPrague Half MarathonPragueCzech Republic
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonRotterdam MarathonRotterdamNetherlands
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonParis MarathonParisFrance
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathon2017 Boston MarathonBostonUnited States
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonMadrid MarathonMadridSpain
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonVienna City MarathonViennaAustria
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonGifu Seiryu Half MarathonGifuJapan
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonYangzhou Jianzhen International Half MarathonYangzhouChina
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathon2017 London MarathonLondonUnited Kingdom
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonIstanbul Half MarathonIstanbulTurkey
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonPrague MarathonPragueCzech Republic
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonYellow River Estuary MarathonDongyingChina
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonKarlovy Vary Half MarathonKarlovy VaryCzech Republic
bgcolor=goldGold10K runOttawa 10K Road RaceOttawaCanada
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonOttawa MarathonOttawaCanada
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonČeské Budějovice Half MarathonČeské BudějoviceCzech Republic
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonOlomouc Half MarathonOlomoucCzech Republic
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonGold Coast MarathonGold CoastAustralia
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonBogotá Half MarathonBogotáColombia
bgcolor=goldGold10K runPrague Grand PrixPragueCzech Republic
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonÚstí nad Labem Half MarathonÚstí nad LabemCzech Republic
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonBeijing MarathonBeijingChina
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonCape Town MarathonCape TownSouth Africa
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonCopenhagen Half MarathonCopenhagenDenmark
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonSydney MarathonSydneyAustralia
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathon2017 Berlin MarathonBerlinGermany
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathon2017 Chicago MarathonChicagoUnited States
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonLisbon MarathonLisbonPortugal
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonLisbon Half MarathonLisbonPortugal
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonAmsterdam MarathonAmsterdamNetherlands
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonValencia Half MarathonValenciaSpain
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonToronto MarathonTorontoCanada
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonFrankfurt MarathonFrankfurtGermany
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathon2017 New York City MarathonNew York CityUnited States
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonIstanbul MarathonIstanbulTurkey
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonShanghai MarathonShanghaiChina
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonValencia MarathonValenciaSpain
bgcolor=goldGoldHalf marathonDelhi Half MarathonNew DelhiIndia
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonFukuoka MarathonFukuokaJapan—
bgcolor=goldGoldMarathonSingapore MarathonSingaporeSingapore
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonHouston MarathonHoustonUnited States
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonOsaka MarathonOsakaJapan—
bgcolor=silverSilverHalf marathonKagawa Marugame Half MarathonMarugameJapan
bgcolor=silverSilverHalf marathonBarcelona Half MarathonBarcelonaSpain
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonSeville MarathonSevilleSpain
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonChongqing MarathonChongqingChina
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonRome MarathonRomeItaly
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonDaegu MarathonDaeguSouth Korea
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonHannover MarathonHannoverGermany
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonŁódź MarathonŁódźPoland
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonWarsaw MarathonWarsawPoland
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonLanzhou MarathonLanzhouChina
bgcolor=silverSilver10 milesDam tot DamloopAmsterdamNetherlands
bgcolor=silverSilverHalf marathonCardiff Half MarathonCardiffUnited Kingdom
bgcolor=silverSilver20K runMarseille-Cassis Classique InternationaleMarseilleFrance
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonSaitama MarathonSaitamaJapan—
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonBeirut MarathonBeirutLebanon
bgcolor=silverSilverMarathonGuangzhou MarathonGuangzhouChina
bgcolor=silverSilver10K runSan Silvestre VallecanaMadridSpain
bgcolor=silverSilver10K runCorrida de HouillesHouillesFrance
BronzeHalf marathonHouston Half MarathonHoustonUnited States
BronzeHalf marathonSanta Pola Half MarathonSevilleSpain
BronzeMarathonBarcelona MarathonBarcelonaSpain
BronzeMarathonNew Taipei City Wan Jin Shi MarathonNew Taipei CityTaiwan
BronzeHalf marathonGdynia Half MarathonGdyniaPoland
BronzeHalf marathonWarsaw Half MarathonWarsawPoland
BronzeMarathonMilano City MarathonMilanItaly
BronzeMarathonSantiago MarathonSantiagoChile
BronzeMarathonPyongyang MarathonPyongyangNorth Korea
BronzeMarathonNagano Olympic Commemorative MarathonNaganoJapan
BronzeMarathonGeneva MarathonGenevaSwitzerland
Bronze10K runOkpekpe Road RaceOkpekpeNigeria
BronzeMarathonRiga MarathonRigaLatvia
Bronze10K runWorld 10K BangaloreBangaloreIndia
BronzeMarathonEdinburgh MarathonEdinburghUnited Kingdom
Bronze10K runCorrida de LangueuxLangueuxFrance
Bronze10K runVidovdan Road RaceBrčkoBosnia and Herzegovina
BronzeMarathonMexico City MarathonMexico CityMexico
BronzeMarathonMinsk MarathonMinskBelarus
BronzeMarathonTaiyuan MarathonTaiyuanChina
BronzeMarathonWarsaw MarathonWarsawPoland
BronzeMarathonHengshui Lake International MarathonHengshuiChina
BronzeMarathonKošice Peace MarathonKošiceSlovakia
Bronze20K run20 Kilomètres de ParisParisFrance
BronzeMarathonBournemouth MarathonBournemouthUnited Kingdom
BronzeMarathonVenice MarathonVeniceItaly
BronzeMarathonLjubljana MarathonLjubljanaSlovenia
BronzeMarathonFrench Riviera MarathonNiceFrance
BronzeMarathonHangzhou International MarathonHangzhouChina
BronzeHalf marathonBoulogne-Billancourt Half MarathonBoulogne-BillancourtFrance
BronzeMarathonFlorence MarathonFlorenceItaly
BronzeMarathonMarathon du GabonLibrevilleGabon
BronzeMarathonShenzhen MarathonShenzhenChina

Series summary

By label

LabelRacesMarathonHalf marathon10KOther
bgcolor=goldGold 50 32 15 3 0
bgcolor=silverSilver 20 13 3 2 2
Bronze 33 23 5 4 1
Totals 103 68 23 9 3

By country

CountryRacesWinners
Algeria 0 1
Australia 2 1
Austria 1 0
Bahrain 0 9
Belarus 1 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0
Canada 3 0
Chile 1 0
China 13 0
Colombia 1 0
Czech Republic 7 0
Denmark 1 0
Eritrea 0 1
Ethiopia 0 65
France 7 1
Gabon 1 0
Germany 3 1
India 2 0
Italy 5 1
Kenya 0 92
Kyrgyzstan 0 1
Japan 9 4
Latvia 1 0
Lebanon 1 0
Mexico 1 0
Mongolia 0 1
Morocco 0 2
Netherlands 3 0
New Zealand 0 1
Nigeria 1 0
North Korea 1 2
Norway 0 1
Peru 0 2
Poland 5 1
Portugal 3 0
Puerto Rico 1 0
Singapore 1 0
Slovakia 1 0
Slovenia 1 0
South Africa 1 1
South Korea 2 0
Spain 8 1
Switzerland 1 1
Taiwan 1 0
Tanzania 0 1
Turkey 2 0
Uganda 0 1
United Arab Emirates 1 0
United Kingdom 4 3
United States 5 4

Multiple winners

AthleteCountrySexWins
Female 4
Female 3
Female 3
Male 2
Male 2
Male 2
Male 2
Male 2
Male 2
Male 2
Male 2
Female 2
Female 2
Female 2
Female 2
Female 2
Female 2
Female 2
Female 2

References

Race calendar

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