Zevenheuvelenloop

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Zevenheuvelenloop
LocationNijmegen, Netherlands
Event typeRoad running
Distance15 km
Primary sponsorNN
Established1984
Course recordsMen: 41:05 (2018) WR
Uganda Joshua Cheptegei
Women: 44:20 (2019) WR
Ethiopia Letesenbet Gidey
Official siteZevenheuvelenloop
Participants6,088 (2019)
6,138 (2018)

The Zevenheuvelenloop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzeːvənˈɦøːvələnloːp]; English: Seven Hills Run) is an annual road race of 15 kilometres held in and around Nijmegen, Netherlands. It was first organised in 1984 and has grown to be one of the largest road races in the Netherlands;[1] it attracted over 30,000 runners in 2008.[2]

The current men's course record is 41:05 (min:s) by Joshua Cheptegei from 2018 and the current women's course record is 44:20 by Letesenbet Gidey from 2019, both of which are also world best performances.

History[edit]

An advertisement for the 2007 race

The inaugural edition of the race in 1984 featured only an 11.9 kilometre course as the Dutch athletics federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie) would not allow new races to be longer than 12 km.[3] The current undulating, hilly course begins in Nijmegen, follows a path to Groesbeek and then loops back towards Nijmegen to the finish line.[1] Zevenheuvelenloop lends itself to fast times: Felix Limo broke the men's world record in 2001 and, at the 2009 edition, Tirunesh Dibaba broke the women's world record over 15 km.[4][5] In 2010, Leonard Komon improved Limo's World Record by running 41:13.[6] In 2018, Joshua Cheptegei won the Zevenheuvelenloop in 41:05, setting the current World Record for 15 km.[7] In 2019, Letesenbet Gidey won the Zevenheuvelenloop in 44:20, setting the current World Record for 15 km.[8]

A number of athletes have achieved victory at the Zevenheuvelenloop on multiple occasions; Tonnie Dirks, Tegla Loroupe, Mestawet Tufa, Sileshi Sihine and Haile Gebrselassie have each won the race three times, and Joshua Cheptegei has won the race four times. The 2002 winner, South African Irvette Van Blerk won the race at the age of fifteen, having entered the race while holidaying in the Netherlands. The race was used as the test event for the development of the ChampionChip personal RFID timing system.[9]

Winners[edit]

Haile Gebrselassie first won in 1994 and won for a third time in 2011.
Kenya's Tegla Loroupe won the race three times in the 1990s.
Winners of the Zevenheuvelenloop
Year Men's winner Time Note Women's winner Time Note Ref
1984  Leon Wijers (NED) 36:55 12 km  Anne Rindt (NED) 45:48 12 km
1985  Klaas Lok (NED) 45:28 CR  Joke Menkveld (NED) 57:28 CR
1986  Sam Carey (GBR) 46:2  Denise Verhaert (BEL) 53:33 CR
1987  Marti ten Kate (NED) 45:11 CR  Gerrie Timmermans (NED) 57:16
1988  Robin Bergstrand (GBR) 46:20  Marianne van de Linde (NED) 52:53 CR
1989  Tonnie Dirks (NED) 43:31 CR  Carla Beurskens (NED) 50:36 CR
1990  Tonnie Dirks (NED) 44:53  Carla Beurskens (NED) 52:06
1991  Tonnie Dirks (NED) 44:09  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 48:46 CR
1992  Carl Thackery (GBR) 43:54  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 50:53
1993  Khalid Skah (MAR) 43:35  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 50:06
1994  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 43:00 CR  Liz McColgan (GBR) 49:56
1995  Josephat Machuka (KEN) 42:23 CR  Hellen Kimaiyo (KEN) 49:44
1996  Josephat Machuka (KEN) 43:06  Marleen Renders (BEL) 50:09
1997  Worku Bikila (ETH) 42:20 CR  Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 48:30 CR
1998  Worku Bikila (ETH) 42:24  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 50:06
1999  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) 43:30  Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) 49:45
2000  Felix Limo (KEN) 42:53  Berhane Adere (ETH) 48:06 CR
2001  Felix Limo (KEN) 41:29 WB  Rose Cheruiyot (KEN) 48:40
2002  Kamiel Maase (NED) 43:41  Irvette van Blerk (RSA) 51:06
2003  Richard Yatich (KEN) 42:43  Mestawet Tufa (ETH) 49:06
2004  Sileshi Sihine (ETH) 41:38  Lydia Cheromei (KEN) 47:02 CR
2005  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 41:56  Berhane Adere (ETH) 47:46
2006  Micah Kogo (KEN) 42:42  Mestawet Tufa (ETH) 47:22
2007  Sileshi Sihine (ETH) 42:24  Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 47:36
2008  Ayele Abshero (ETH) 42:17  Mestawet Tufa (ETH) 46:57 CR
2009  Sileshi Sihine (ETH) 42:14  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 46:29 CR
2010  Leonard Komon (KEN) 41:13 WB  Genet Getaneh (ETH) 47:53
2011  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 42:44  Waganesh Mekasha (ETH) 48:33 [10]
2012  Nicholas Kipkemboi (KEN) 42:01  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 47:08
2013  Leonard Komon (KEN) 42:15  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 48:43
2014  Abera Kuma (ETH) 42:18  Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 46:56
2015  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 42:39  Yenenesh Tilahun (ETH) 50:05
2016  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 42:08  Susan Krumins (NED) 49:30
2017  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 41:16  Birke Debele (ETH) 48:52
2018  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 41:05 WB  Stella Chesang (UGA) 47:19 [11]
2019  Stephen Kissa (UGA) 41:49  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 44:20 WB [12]
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 [13]
2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 [14]
2022  Rogers Kibet (UGA) 42:08  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 47:18 [15]
2023  Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 41:05 =WB  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 47:12 [16]

Statistics[edit]

References[edit]

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b van Hemert, Wim & Turner, Chris (2008-11-03). Bekele lines-up for 'first serious' road race at 25th anniversary edition of the Seven Hills. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  2. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2008-11-16). Tufa just shy of 15Km World record in Nijmegen - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  3. ^ Krol, Maarten & van Hemert, Wim (2008-11-17). Zevenheuvelenloop 15 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  4. ^ Dibaba shatters 15Km World record in Nijmegen. IAAF (2009-11-15). Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  5. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2009-11-13). Dibaba and Sihine lead the fields in Nijmegen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  6. ^ "Komon breaks World 15Km record in Nijmegen". www.iaaf.org. IAAF. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  7. ^ "Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course record". IAAF. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  8. ^ "Weekend road round-up: Gidey smashes 15km world best, Lonyangata and Melese win in Shanghai". worldathletics.org. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  9. ^ Hetger, Colin (2002-11-17). South African wins Netherlands Race. ChampionChip. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
  10. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2011-11-20). Gebrselassie heads Ethiopian double in Nijmegen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
  11. ^ "Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course record", World Athletics, 18 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ^ Jason Henderson, "Letesenbet Gidey smashes world 15km record", Athletics Weekly, 17 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Streep door Zevenheuvelenloop na strengere coronamaatregelen" (in Dutch), NOS, 14 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Streep door Zevenheuvelenloop vanwege coronamaatregelen " (in Dutch), NOS, 16 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Oegandees Kibet wint Zevenheuvelenloop, Chepkoech snelste vrouw" (in Dutch), RTL Nieuws, 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Kiplimo wint Zevenheuvelenloop en evenaart wereldrecord, Tesfu beste Nederlander" (in Dutch), NOS, 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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