Gold Coast Marathon


The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual marathon race on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is "Australia's premier road race", and is one of only two marathons in Australia to hold an IAAF Gold Label status. The event is held on the first Sunday of July each year with races also being held the day before. The event was first held on 2 September 1979 as part of a health awareness campaign for the Gold Coast.
The men's course record of 2:07:50 hours is held by Yuta Shitara, while Ruth Chebitok is the women's course record holder with her run of 2:24:49 hours in 2018.

History

The inaugural Gold Coast Marathon was held on 2 September 1979 in the suburb of Evandale. It started and ended at the Evandale Civic Centre and consisted of 6 laps over Chevron Island Bridge, through Surfers Paradise and over the Isle of Capri Bridge. There were 124 competitors in the marathon, 144 competitors in the half marathon and 423 competitors in an additional fun run. The winning male and female were Eric Sigmont from Victoria and Mary Murison from Lismore.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants receiving refunds.

Winners