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Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena Storms to a Sydney Marathon Record
The 21-year-old Ethiopian won in 2:04:42 and earned a $35,000 bonus after breaking the previous course mark by more than a minute.
- Ethiopian athlete Addisu Gobena won the 2026 Sydney Marathon on Sunday, setting a new course record of 2:04:42 with 40,000 competitors tackling the 42.2-kilometre route from North Sydney to the Opera House.
- After finishing second last year, Gobena strategically broke away with compatriot Chimdessa Debele Gudeta inside the final two kilometres and surged ahead on the downhill finish to secure victory by three seconds.
- Wheelchair marathoner Daniel Romanchuk of the United States smashed the course record in 1:26:50, while Manuela Schar of Switzerland set a new record in the women's wheelchair event with a time of 1:42:04.
- For his victory, Gobena earned $139,000 Australian dollars, including a $35,000 bonus for breaking the record; organizers acknowledged a design error that etched Munich's Allianz Arena onto medals instead of Sydney's Allianz Stadium.
- Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir claimed the women's title in 2:18:31, as this is the second year the Sydney Marathon has operated as an Abbott World Marathon Major, drawing elite competitors globally.
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Gobena smashes Sydney Marathon record
Ethiopian Addisu Gobena smashed 90 seconds off the course record on his way to victory in the Sydney Marathon.
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Ethiopian Gobena and Kenya’s Jepchirchir take Sydney marathon honours
SYDNEY, Aug 30 : Ethiopian Addisu Gobena smashed the course record to win the men’s title before Kenya’s world and former Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir dominated the women’s race at the Sydney Marathon on the penultimate day of the Australian winter on Sunday. Gobena, second last year, crossed the line at the city’s Opera House […]
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