From the history of Energa Gdańsk Marathon

Z kart historii Energa Gdańsk Maraton

The first Energa Gdańsk Marathon took place on 17 May 2015 under the name PZU Energa Gdańsk Marathon, with 1,825 runners, including 277 women, finishing the first edition of the event. The previous six editions of the race have been completed by over 11,000 runners, including almost 2,000 women.

In the first edition of the Energa Gdańsk Marathon, the fastest were Piotr Szpigiel (2:37:27) and Ewa Huryń (3:03:41). The third edition of the Energa Gdańsk Marathon was the most numerous, with 2,375 runners finishing.

In the previous six editions, Rafał Czarnecki triumphed three times (2017, 2018, 2019), and this runner also holds the Energa Gdańsk Marathon course record, which is 2:23:14.

Among the women, the fastest in 2019 was Rafał Czarnecki’s wife – Lidia Czarnecka, who covered 42,195 in 2:49:05. Among the women, it is also worth mentioning the first winner of the Energa Gdańsk Marathon, Ewa Huryń, who won in Gdańsk twice in 2015 and 2016.

Winners of the Energa Gdańsk Marathon:

YearMW
2015Piotr Szpigiel (2:37:27)Ewa Huryń (3:03:41)
2016Paweł Piotraschke (2:36:15)Ewa Huryń (3:01:17)
2017Rafał Czarnecki (2:24:32)Katarzyna Pobłocka (2:51:41)
2018Rafał Czarnecki (2:23:36)Justyna Śliwiak (2:53:59)
2019Rafał Czarnecki (2:23:14)Lidia Czarnecka (2:49:05)
2022Andrzej Rogiewicz (2:25:06)Agata Długosz (2:58:25)

Athletes at the finish line of the Energa Gdańsk Marathon:

YearMWTOTAL
201515482771825
201613232421565
201719644112375
201813953061701
201916293421971
202215763571933
TOTAL9435193511370

Since the third edition of the Energa Gdańsk Marathon, four-person marathon relay teams have been introduced to the competition, which have always been very popular among runners. 2019 was a record year in this respect, when over 200 relay teams reported to the finish line.