Lidingöloppet is an annual cross country running competition held in Lidingö, Sweden. The 30 km run has about 15,000 participants per year and the shorter races several thousands, making it the largest cross-country event in the world.IAAF "Lidingöloppet – the longest and the largest cross country race in the world", International Association of Athletics Federations, accessed August 26th 2011 It is held the last weekend of September each year.
The initiative to arrange Lidingöloppet came from Karl Axel Karlberg and Sven Gärderud but the original idea to have a large competition for the average jogger comparable with Vasaloppet for cross country skiers, came from the sports magazine journalist Sven Lindhagen. In the first competition 1965, the number of participants was 644. The number of competitors grew rapidly as well as professional runners and has during the 2010s stabilized around 40,000 participants. In the 2022 competition the number of participants was 23,265. It is a tradition that long distance runners studying at Bosön sports training and education center participate at Lidingö. Tata Consultancy Services, a major IT company from India, is currently the primary sponsor of this event.
Winners Course records with green background.
Men 30 km YearWinnerNationTime (h:m:s)1965 Berndt Ekström 1:52:211966 Tim Johnston 1:45:261967 Karl-Åke Asp 1:50:441968 Rolf Hesselwall 1:46:261969 Christopher Wade 1:41:581970 Ingvald Midelf 1:45:001971 Tapio Kantanen 1:41:451972 Reino Paukkonen 1:40:511973 Reino Paukkonen 1:38:211974 Rolf Hesselvall 1:42:001975 Jukka Toivola 1:40:101976 Max Holmnäs 1:42:541977 Jouni Kortelainen 1:42:181978 Lars Enkvist 1:41:031979 Öivind Dahl 1:38:051980 Knut Kvalheim 1:37:511981 John Graham 1:40:561982 Jarl Gaute Aase 1:38:231983 Öivind Dahl 1:39:341984 Knut Kvalheim 1:38:431985 Jarl Gaute Aase 1:38:251986 Suleiman Nyambui 1:36:381987 Tommy Ekblom 1:38:171988 Tommy Ekblom 1:37:261989 Douglas Wakiihuri 1:36:101990 Simon Naali 1:37:451991 Boniface Merande 1:38:411992 Benson Masya 1:37:121993 Josphat Ndeti 1:37:291994 Benson Masya 1:37:021995 Paul Evans 1:36:011996 William Musyoki 1:35:141997 Isaac Chemobo 1:35:161998 Isaac Chemobo 1:33:331999 Barnabas Kosgei 1:36:012000 Barnabas Kosgei 1:35:512001 Francis Kirwa 1:39:492002 Augustus Mbusya 1:36:512003 Mustafa Mohamed 1:37:292004 Mustafa Mohamed 1:40:472005 Silas Sang 1:37:392006 Johnstone Chebii 1:39:182007 Joseph Kimisi 1:40:442008 Mustafa Mohamed 1:37:102009 Japhet Kipkorir 1:39:422010 Japhet Kipkorir 1:36:302011 Lewis Korir 1:34:542012 Lewis Korir 1:35:262013 Lewis Korir 1:35:232014 Lewis Korir 1:37:132015 William Morwabe 1:37:372016 Japhet Kipkorir 1:37:522017 Napoleon Solomon 1:38:472018 Napoleon Solomon 1:37:422019 Robel Fsiha 1:37:552020 Linus Hultegård 1:43:462021 Samuel Russom 1:36:562022 Samuel Tsegay 1:38:002023 Diego Estrada 1:39:112024 Ebba Tulu Chala 1:38:192025 William Morwabe 1:37:152026 Ebba Tulu Chala 1:38:50
Women 30 km YearWinnerNationTime (h:m:s)1996 Malin Ewerlöf-Krepp 2:05:201997 Heléne Willix 1:56:551998 Maria Andersson 2:05:531999 Jennie Åkerberg 2:03:152000 Annelie Södergårds 2:10:262001 Malin Ewerlöf-Krepp 2:02:042002 Lena Gavelin 1:53:132003 Helena Olofsson 1:58:262004 Lena Gavelin 1:54:43 2005 Lena Gavelin 1:58:392006 Lena Gavelin 2:00:002007 Isabellah Andersson 1:57:342008 Anna Rahm 1:53:202009 Malin Ewerlöf-Krepp 1:57:462010 Ulrika Johansson 2:00:402011 Charlotte Karlsson 2:02:552012 Sandra Eriksson 1:59:542013 Therese Olin 1:57:502014 Annelie Johansson 1:57:282015 Annelie Johansson 1:58:152016 Maria Larsson 1:56:542017 Maria Larsson 1:55:192018 Sylvia Medugu 1:53:002019 Sylvia Medugu 1:51:572020 Hanna Kumlin 2:04:432021 Sylvia Medugu 1:55:032022 Sylvia Medugu 1:54:572023 Carolina Johnson 1:54:252024 Carolina Wikström 1:51:362025 Carolina Johnson 1:49:192026 Evelina Henriksson 1:53:28 Note: Although women were allowed to enter the 30 km before 1996, they had no competition class thus no winner was selected.
Women 10 km
Year Winner Nation Time (m:s)2002 Janet Ongera 35:062003 Flomena Chepchirchir 35:322004 Nancy Kiprop 34:242005 Susanne Wigene 33:272006 Ida Nilsson 34:222007 Tigist Tufa 34:442008 Pauline Njeri 34:162009 Benita Willis 34:192010 Isabellah Andersson 35:032011 Isabellah Andersson 35:262012 Perine Nengampi 35:112013 Perine Nengampi 34:132014 Ayantu Abera 35:182015 Webelam Ayele 34:292016 Sylvia Mmboga Medugu 34:502017 Sylvia Mmboga Medugu 33:542018 Alemtsehay Asefa 35:062019 Elisabet Clausén 37:132021 Sofia Öberg 38:212022 Madeleine Larsson 39:14
Women 15 km Year Name Nation Time 1967 Barbro Tano 1:12:01 1968 Viola Ylipaa 1:05:34 1969 Siv Larsson 1:03:34 1970 Siv Larsson 1:02:31 1971 Eva Olsson 1:02:13 1972 Irja Paukkonen-Pettinen 1:01:02 1973 Inger Knutsson 57:19 1974 Irja Paukkonen-Pettinen 1:01:17 1975 Inger Knutsson 58:02 1976 Grete Waitz 54:39 1977 Grete Waitz 53:05 1978 Grete Waitz 51:52 1979 Grete Waitz 53:05 1980 Grete Waitz 51:03 1981 Grete Waitz 53:20 1982 Grete Waitz 52:08 1983 Grete Waitz 52:07 1984 Grete Waitz 53:52 1985 Grete Waitz 53:20 1986 Grete Waitz 53:12 1987 Ingrid Kristiansen 51:58 1988 Grete Waitz 54:39 1989 Angela Tooby 54:49 1990 Angela Tooby 54:45 1991 Yan-fang Wang 54:17 1992 Tegla Loroupe 53:22 1993 Annemari Sandell 53:30 1994 Tegla Loroupe 53:23 1995 Annemari Sandell 52:34 1996 Sara Wedlund 51:15 1997 Annemari Sandell 52:19 1998 Annemari Sandell 53:52 1999 Annemari Sandell 54:35 2000 Stine Larsen 54:47 2001 Gunhild Haugen 56:08 2023 Lovisa Kissa 55:54 2024 Sara Schou Kristensen 54:18 2025 Kristine Lande Dommersnes 53:04 2026 Francine Niyomukunzi 51:25
References
List of winners Civai, Franco & Fält, Birger (2011-09-28). Lidingoloppet 30 km + 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
External links
Lidingöloppet official website (press flag for English or Finnish) Lidingöloppet viewed in Google earth. (Requires free software installed) Map showing the running tracks of Lidingöloppet (PDF-file, 467 KB) The event at SVT's open archive