Zagreb Marathon Explained

The Zagreb Marathon (hr|Zagrebački maraton) is an annual marathon held in October in Zagreb, Croatia. It includes a marathon race, half marathon and 10K run.^[1] All races begin and end on Ban Jelačić Square.^[2]

History

The first marathon race in Zagreb was organized in 1992. The track changed a lot in the first years, until 2004, when the start-finish area was moved to the city center, to the Ban Jelačić Square, with half-turns in Dubrava and Črnomerec, which proved to be one of the key organizational elements of the race. In 2005, the half marathon race was introduced. In 2018, the 10K race was featured for the first time, replacing the 5K race.^[3] The 2020 edition of the race was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia, with registrants also having the option of running the race virtually.^{[4] [5]}

Marathon winners

Key:

class=unsortable	Edition	Year	class=unsortable	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
23rd	2014[6]		2:14:11		2:38:26
24th	2015[7]		2:13:10		2:38:34
25th	2016[8]		2:14:17		2:33:46
26th	2017[9]		2:09:55		2:30:15
27th	2018[10]		2:17:08		2:37:11
28th	2019[11]		2:19:48		2:35:51
	2020[12]		3:16:15		4:31:11
29th	2021[13]		2:24:30		2:51:17
30th	2022[14]		2:19:07		2:51:27
31th	2023[15]		2:29:16		2:50:14
31th	2024[16]		2:25:40		2:46:10

* The race was held virtually.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29. Zagreb Marathon . World's Marathons . worldsmarathons.com . 2 September 2021.
2. Web site: Zagreb Marathon — Croatia . runinternational.eu . runinternational.eu . 2 September 2021.
3. Web site: Povijest Zagrebačkog maratona . Zagrebački atletski savez . zagreb-marathon.com . 2 September 2021.
4. Web site: U zadnji tren ipak otkazan zagrebački maraton, a stiglo je i detaljno objašnjenje: Ova godina je neizvjesna i teška, ali... . Hrvatski Telekom . 28 September 2020 . tportal.hr . 2 September 2021.
5. Web site: Otkazan 29. zagrebački maraton zbog koronavirusa . Nova TV . 28 September 2020 . gol.dnevnik.hr . 2 September 2021.
6. Web site: Results - 23. Zagreb Marathon . Depar Timing . results.depar.hr . 2 September 2021.
7. Web site: Results - 24. Zagreb Marathon . Depar Timing . results.depar.hr . 2 September 2021.
8. Web site: Results - 25. Zagreb Marathon . Depar Timing . results.depar.hr . 2 September 2021.
9. Web site: Results - 26. Zagreb Marathon . Depar Timing . results.depar.hr . 2 September 2021.
10. Web site: Results - Zagreb Marathon 2018 . Depar Timing . zagrebmarathon.depar.hr . 2 September 2021.
11. Web site: Zagreb Marathon 2019 . Depar Timing. zagrebmarathon.depar.hr . 2 September 2021.
12. Web site: Virtual Zagreb Marathon 2020 . Depar Timing. zagrebmarathon.depar.hr . 2 September 2021.
13. Web site: Zagreb Marathon 2021 . Depar Timing. zagrebmarathon.depar.hr . 15 October 2021.
14. worldathletics.org. 2022. World Athletics. [online] Available at: [Accessed 1 October 2022].
15. Web site: Zagreb Marathon 2023 Results . 2024-08-13 . zagrebmarathon.depar.hr.
16. Web site: Zagreb Marathon 2024 Results . 2024-11-13 . zagrebmarathon.depar.hr.