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Watch
the
Amsterdam marathon live stream. The
Amsterdam Marathon is an annual
marathon race over the classic
distance of 42.195km held in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands since
1975. It is one of the top ten
marathons in the world. The first
marathon in Amsterdam was held on
August 5, 1928, during the 1928
Summer Olympics. It was won by
Boughera El Ouafi in 2:32:57.
After
the Olympics there were no marathons
in Amsterdam until 1975. Since that
year the marathon was held annually,
with the exception of 1978. The 1980
course record of 2:09:01 ran by
Dutchman Gerard Nijboer could be
considered an unofficial world
record as the generally recognized
record at that time, 2:08:34 in
Antwerp, had been run on a course
that was 500 meters short.
In
2005, the current world record
holder on the marathon, Haile
Gebrselassie earned his first win in
the Amsterdam Marathon in the
fastest marathon time in the world
for the 2006 season (2:06.20). In
2010, Getu Feleke finished in
2:05:44, which is the best time ever
in Amsterdam. The route starts and
finishes in the Olympic Stadium. The
course is flat, with a maximum
elevation of 33ft at the 23rd mile
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