Paris-Colmar


Paris-Colmar is an annual racewalking competition covering about 445 kilometers for men, and 300 kilometers for women and for men who participate for the first time. The competition began in 1926 as race from Strasbourg to Paris. The contest for women has been held since 1988.
The race presently starts in Neuilly-sur-Marne for the men and in Chalons-en-Champagne for the women. They arrive in Colmar after more than 50 hours of racewalking. Special breaks are included to exchange food and clothing. In 2007, the prize for the winner in the men's contest 8,000 euros and 5,000 euros for women. The current participants are largely from Eastern Europe. A prospective contestant must qualify for the Paris-Colmar competition by walking a certain distance in 24 hours.
Hervé Delarras and Roger Quemener, are respectively director and vice director of the event and of the Cercle des sports de France club.
The competition was stopped :
In 2015 the final destination will switch to Ribaeauville, a few miles North of Colmar. All races in the history of the event have been between Paris and the Alsace region bordering Germany.

Palmarès

1926 to 1937 : Paris-Strasbourg

YearNameNationalityDistance in kmTimePace km/h
1926Jean Lindner
504
78:47 h
6.397
1927Jean Lindner
504
72:01 h
6.998
1928Louis Godart
504
75:45 h
6.653
1929Louis Godart
506
72:48 h
6.951
1930Marceau Roger
506
69:44 h
7.256
1931Louis Godart
503
72:25 h
6.946
1932Victor Damas
506
68:33 h
7.381
1933Ernest Romens
535
79:11 h
6.756
1934Pierre Mouchkoff
523
74:08 h
7.055
1935Ernest Romens
524
71:53 h
7.290
1936Alfred Steinmetz
533
74:33 h
7.150
1937Ernest Romens
533
74:33 h
7.150

1949 to 1959 : Paris-Strasbourg or Strasbourg-Paris

1970 to 1980 : Paris-Strasbourg or Strasbourg-Paris

From 1981 : Paris-Colmar

RankMenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
WomenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
1.G. A. Urbanowski
515
66:40 h
7.725
Irina Poutintseva
340
48:56 h
6.948
2.Gilles Letessier
id.
+ 2:13 h
7.476
Marina Tarassevich
id.
+ 0:03 h
6.941
3.Jean Cecillon
id.
+ 3:22 h
7.354
Delcina Pajoul
id.
+ 2:10 h
6.656

RankMenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
WomenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
1.G. A. Urbanowski
440
55:00 h
8.000
Anne-Marie Mesmoudi
265
35:20 h
7.500
2.Alexseï Rodionov
id.
+ 0:49 h
7.883
Irina Poutintseva
id.
+ 0:31 h
7.392
3.Philippe Morel
id.
+ 1:39 h
7.670
Francine Lachia
id.
+ 3:39 h
6.798

RankMenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
WomenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
1.G. A. Urbanowski
448
54:13 h
8.263
Kora Boufflert
293
37:09 h
7.887
2.Sergueï Dvoretski
id.
+ 1:35 h
8.029
Irina Poutintseva
id.
+ 1:28 h
7.587
3.David Regy
id.
+ 2:04 h
7.960
Sylviane Varin
id.
+ 3:05 h
7.283

RankMenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
WomenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
1.G. A. Urbanowski
451
57:04 h
7.903
Anne-Marie Mesmoudi
306
38:09 h
8.021
2.Alexseï Rodionov
id.
+ 1:05 h
7.756
Irina Poutintseva
id.
+ 1:28 h
7.724
3.Philippe Morel
id.
+ 2:01 h
7.633
Marina Tarassevich
id.
+ 3:05 h
7.421

RankMenTimePace
km/h
WomenTimePace
km/h
PromotionTimePass
km/h
1. S. Dvoretski52:43 h
8.422
S. Varin41:52 h
7.302
Ph. Thibaux34:35 h
8.452
2. D. Osipov+ 0:40 h
8.317
C. Anxionnat+ 1:09 h
7.107
D. Ruelle+ 1:49 h
8.030
3. A. Rodionov+ 4:02 h
7.824
D. Alverhne+ 1:32 h
7.044
L. Schaerlaeckens+ 3:24 h
7.695

RankMenTimePace
km/h
WomenTimePace
km/h
PromotionTimePass
km/h
1. D. Osipov59:12 h
7.965
S. Varin41:38 h
7.609
B. Labarre46:39 h
6.791
2. P. Marechal+ 6:58 m D. Alverhne+ 1:37 h P. Asselos+ 1:32 h
3. P. Thibaux407.8 km
58:41 h
C. Dols+ 3 h F. Gauze304.6 km
48:48 h

RankMenTimePace
km/h
WomenTimePace
km/h
PromotionTimePass
km/h
1. D. Osipov56:46:11 h
7.738
D. Alverhne38:43:50 h
7.686
J.P. Meteau40:07:38 h
7.419
2. J.M. Rouault+ 1:01:43 h I. Poutintseva+ 2:16:38 h D. Grados+ 31:50 m
3. G. Letessier+ 1:50:30 h M. Labylle+ 2:39:49 h L. Bovin+ 1:35:12 h

RankMenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
WomenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
1.Dimitri Osipov
436.1
55:54:26 h
7.800
Dominique Alvernhe
288.9
36:33:18 h
7.903
2.Philippe Thibaux
id.
+ 0:08 hIrina Poutintseva
id.
+ 1:26:02 h
3.Dominique Bunel
id.
+ 2:10:47 hNicoletta Mizera
id.
+ 1:55:48 h

RankMenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
WomenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
1.Jean Marie Rouault
436.4
54:10:59 h
8.054
Irina Poutintseva
308.1
40:28:42 h
7.611
2.Dimitry Osipov
id.
+ 48:01 hNicoletta Mizera
id.
+ 48:34 h
3.Dominique Bunel
id.
+ 1:05:10 hCorinne Fauqueur
id.
+ 1:26:17 h

RankMenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
WomenNationalityDistance
km
TimePace
km/h
1.Dimitri Osipov
426.4
52:45:56 h
8.081
Olga Borisova
292.4
39:11:48 h
7.460
2.Emmanuel Lassalle
id.
+ 10:48 hMaggy Labylle
id.
+ 21:35 h
3.André Duterte
id.
+ 4:58:32 hIrina Poutintseva
id.
+ 59:34 h