Košice Peace Marathon
The Košice Peace Marathon is the oldest marathon in Europe and the second-oldest in the world.
The first course was held in 1924. The marathon takes place each year on the first October Sunday. The first women's race was held in 1980.
It is an AIMS-certified race and received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status in 2016 and IAAF Silver Label Road Race status in 2018. It has also been certified as a 5-Star Quality Road Race by European Athletics Running for All in 2015
The course is flat, completely asphalted and traffic free, two laps in the historic city center of Košice, Slovakia.
The course records are 2:26:01 for women and 2:07:01 hours for men.
List of winners
Note: winners are listed below for five of the seven war years, five war winners are listed at official homepage too, although the history provided by the Košice Peace Marathon states: "The Slovakian Marathon suffered a cleft seven years wide. To some extent this was patched up with five marathons organized under the Hungarian flag during the Horthy occupation of Košice – without a single foreign runner..." Its status as the oldest marathon in Europe, and second-oldest in the world, remains undiminished by this break.Key:
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
| 1st | 1924 | 3:01:35 | — | — | |
| 2nd | 1925 | 2:41:55 | — | — | |
| 3rd | 1926 | 2:57:02 | — | — | |
| 4th | 1927 | 2:48:25.2 | — | — | |
| 5th | 1928 | 2:55:45 | — | — | |
| 6th | 1929 | 2:51:31 | — | — | |
| 7th | 1930 | 2:50:59 | — | — | |
| 8th | 1931 | 2:33:19 | — | — | |
| 9th | 1932 | 2:43:15 | — | — | |
| 10th | 1933 | 2:37:54 | — | — | |
| 11th | 1934 | 2:41:26.3 | — | — | |
| 12th | 1935 | 2:44:58 | — | — | |
| 13th | 1936 | 2:41:08 | — | — | |
| 14th | 1937 | 2:43:41.7 | — | — | |
| 15th | 1938 | Not held due to World War II | — | — | — |
| 16th | 1939 | 2:47:47.6 | — | — | |
| 17th | 1940 | Not held due to World War II | — | — | — |
| 18th | 1941 | 2:56:17.8 | — | — | |
| 19th | 1942 | 3:02:27 | — | — | |
| 20th | 1943 | 2:50:14.0 | — | — | |
| 21st | 1944 | 2:58:49 | — | — | |
| 22nd | 1945 | 2:47:21.8 | — | — | |
| 23rd | 1946 | 2:35:02.4 | — | — | |
| 24th | 1947 | 2:36:06.0 | — | — | |
| 25th | 1948 | 2:34:46.4 | — | — | |
| 26th | 1949 | 2:33:45.6 | — | — | |
| 27th | 1950 | 2:31:20.2 | — | — | |
| 28th | 1951 | 2:41:07.8 | — | — | |
| 29th | 1952 | 2:29:10 | — | — | |
| 30th | 1953 | 2:53:33 | — | — | |
| 31st | 1954 | 2:27:21 | — | — | |
| 32nd | 1955 | 2:25:40 | — | — | |
| 33rd | 1956 | 2:22:05.4 | — | — | |
| 34th | 1957 | 2:23:57.8 | — | — | |
| 35th | 1958 | 2:29:37.2 | — | — | |
| 36th | 1959 | 2:17:45.2 | — | — | |
| 37th | 1960 | 2:26:46.8 | — | — | |
| 38th | 1961 | 2:20:12.0 | — | — | |
| 39th | 1962 | 2:28:29.8 | — | — | |
| 40th | 1963 | 2:15:09.6 | — | — | |
| 41st | 1964 | 2:25:55.4 | — | — | |
| 42nd | 1965 | 2:23:47 | — | — | |
| 43rd | 1966 | 2:19:11.2 | — | — | |
| 44th | 1967 | 2:20:53.8 | — | — | |
| 45th | 1968 | 2:26:28.4 | — | — | |
| 46th | 1969 | 2:15:37 | — | — | |
| 47th | 1970 | 2:16:26.2 | — | — | |
| 48th | 1971 | 2:21:43.6 | — | — | |
| 49th | 1972 | 2:17:34.4 | — | — | |
| 50th | 1973 | 2:19:01.2 | — | — | |
| 51st | 1974 | 2:20:10 | — | — | |
| 52nd | 1975 | 2:15:47.8 | — | — | |
| 53rd | 1976 | 2:18:42.4 | — | — | |
| 54th | 1977 | 2:15:19.4 | — | — | |
| 55th | 1978 | 2:13:34.5 | — | — | |
| 56th | 1979 | 2:15:12 | — | — | |
| 57th | 1980 | 2:15:25 | 2:50:15 | ||
| 58th | 1981 | 2:16:58 | 2:37:46 | ||
| 59th | 1982 | 2:18:48 | 2:43:26 | ||
| 60th | 1983 | 2:16:52 | 2:34:41 | ||
| 61st | 1984 | 2:18:59 | 2:36:56 | ||
| 62nd | 1985 | 2:17:13 | 2:38:19 | ||
| 63rd | 1986 | 2:18:43 | 2:41:08 | ||
| 64th | 1987 | 2:14:59 | 2:38:40 | ||
| 65th | 1988 | 2:17:52 | 2:39:03 | ||
| 66th | 1989 | 2:18:39 | 2:31:28 | ||
| 67th | 1990 | 2:20:28 | 2:46:00 | ||
| 68th | 1991 | 2:18:21 | 2:46:00 | ||
| 69th | 1992 | 2:16:24 | 2:43:27 | ||
| 70th | 1993 | 2:14:11 | 2:42:11 | ||
| 71st | 1994 | 2:15:03 | 2:40:27 | ||
| 72nd | 1995 | 2:13:57 | 2:43:03 | ||
| 73rd | 1996 | 2:17:41 | 2:44:28 | ||
| 74th | 1997 | 2:16:22 | 2:38:56 | ||
| 75th | 1998 | 2:14:29 | 2:46:23 | ||
| 76th | 1999 | 2:14:10 | 2:55:39 | ||
| 77th | 2000 | 2:14:35 | 2:46:17 | ||
| 78th | 2001 | 2:13:27 | 2:36:55 | ||
| 79th | 2002 | 2:12:40 | 2:36:49 | ||
| 80th | 2003 | 2:13:24 | 2:39:23 | ||
| 81st | 2004 | 2:12:35 | 2:33:52 | ||
| 82nd | 2005 | 2:16:07 | 2:37:48 | ||
| 83rd | 2006 | 2:12:53 | 2:36:47 | ||
| 84th | 2007 | 2:09:53 | 2:34:50 | ||
| 85th | 2008 | 2:10:51 | 2:34:23 | ||
| 86th | 2009 | 2:10:59 | 2:30:50 | ||
| 87th | 2010 | 2:08:33 | 2:36:35 | ||
| 88th | 2011 | 2:11:15 | 2:33:53 | ||
| 89th | 2012 | 2:07:01 | 2:29:59 | ||
| 90th | 2013 | 2:09:36 | 2:27:44 | ||
| 91st | 2014 | 2:08:26 | 2:28:48 | ||
| 92nd | 2015 | 2:07:07 | 2:35:33 | ||
| 93rd | 2016 | 2:08:57 | 2:32:19 | ||
| 94th | 2017 | 2:08:12 | 2:27:34 | ||
| 95th | 2018 | 2:08:11 | 2:27:16 | ||
| 96th | 2019 | 2:09:33 | 2:26:01 |