Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena Storms to a Sydney Marathon Record
- On Sunday, Ethiopian athlete Addisu Gobena won the 2026 Sydney Marathon, setting a new course record of 2:04:42 with 40,000 competitors tackling the 42.2-kilometre route from North Sydney to the Opera House.
- Gobena, who finished second last year, strategically broke away with compatriot Chimdessa Debele Gudeta inside the final two kilometers and surged ahead on the downhill finish to secure victory by three seconds.
- Wheelchair marathoner Daniel Romanchuk of the United States smashed the course record in 1:26:50, while Manuela Schar of Switzerland set a new record, winning the women's wheelchair event in 1:42:04.
- For his victory, Gobena earned $139,000 in prize money, including a $35,000 bonus for breaking the record; organizers acknowledged a design error that etched Munich's Allianz Arena onto medals instead of Sydney's Allianz Stadium.
- Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir claimed the women's title in 2:18:31, as the Sydney Marathon operates as an Abbott World Marathon Major in its second year, drawing elite competitors globally.
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Gobena shatters Sydney Marathon record, Jepchirchir takes women’s title
Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena shattered the course record to win the Sydney Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan world champion Peres Jepchirchir put in a commanding performance to claim the women’s title. Victory was the first in a World Marathon Major for 21-year-old Gobena, who came second last year, while Jepchirchir added to her previous triumphs in Boston, New York and London. Gobena made his move with little more than half-a-mile to go to power ho…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Ethiopia's Adisu Gobena won his first major title at the Sydney Marathon, setting a new course record...
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Gobena smashes Sydney Marathon record
Ethiopian Addisu Gobena smashed 90 seconds off the course record on his way to victory in the Sydney Marathon.
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