The 2026 Sydney Marathon was the 26th edition of the event and notably the second running since the race was announced as the seventh addition to the World Marathon Majors in November 2024.
Background The race had 120,000 applications in 2026 with an expected 40,000 runners set to participate. A blunder was committed in the creation of the event medals where they depicted the Allianz Arena in Germany as opposed to the Sydney Football Stadium (2022) known as Allianz Stadium in its depiction of the Sydney skyline. Reigning marathon world champions Alphonce Simbu and Peres Jepchirchir were set to compete in the elite field.
Results
The Sydney Marathon began on August 30 at 6:30am local time.
Men + Elite men's top 10 finishers Position Athlete Nationality Time Addisu Gobena 2:04:42 CR Chimdessa Debele 2:04:46 Tebello Ramakongoana 2:04:57 4 Alphonce Simbu 2:04:57 5 Jemal Mekonnen 2:04:59 6 Hailemaryam Kiros 2:05:16 7 Vincent Ngetich 2:05:28 8 Dawit Wolde 2:06:41 9 Kennedy Kimutai 2:06:50 10 Gilbert Kibet 2:07:13
Women + Elite women's top 10 finishers Position Athlete Nationality Time Peres Jepchirchir 2:18:31 Irine Cheptai 2:22:11 Shure Demise 2:22:33 4 Haven Hailu 2:22:57 5 Meseret Abebayahau 2:23:40 6 Priscah Cherono 2:23:49 7 Stella Chesang 2:23:52 8 Fikrte Wereta 2:25:18 9 Ellie Pashley 2:28:28 10 Aberu Ayana 2:28:30
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