Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon

Template:Short description Template:Coord Template:Infobox athletics race The Midnight Sun Marathon is the world’s northernmost marathon certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Held annually in June in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, the race starts and finishes in Tromsø’s city center with a scenic course that includes two crossings of the iconic Tromsø Bridge.

Due to the city's location about 350 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, the event is known for offering runners the rare experience of racing under the natural phenomenon of the midnight sun.

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Temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia. It was used as a shelter during the midnight sun marathon.

History

Organized by the Midnight Sun Marathon Foundation, the first event was held in 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.<ref name="2020.cancellation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Winners

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Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2025	Template:Flagathlete	2:20:27	Template:Flagathlete	2:36:11
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2024	Template:Flagathlete	2:21:29	Template:Flagathlete	2:43:42
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2023	Template:Flagathlete	2:20:24	Template:Flagathlete	2:38:08
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2022	Template:Flagathlete	2:20:03	Template:Flagathlete	2:45:13
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2021	Template:Flagathlete	2:24:36	Template:Flagathlete	3:03:07
	2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic<ref name="2020.cancellation"></ref>
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2019	Template:Flagathlete	2:20:32	Template:Flagathlete	2:50:50
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2018	Template:Flagathlete	2:23:01	Template:Flagathlete	3:09:32
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2017	Template:Flagathlete	2:26:31	Template:Flagathlete	3:00:33
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2016	Template:Flagathlete	2:31:54	Template:Flagathlete	2:59:34
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2015	Template:Flagathlete	2:26:15	Template:Flagathlete	2:49:07
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2014	Template:Flagathlete	2:28:54	Template:Flagathlete	2:46:48
24th	2013	Template:Flagathlete	2:25:20	Template:Flagathlete	2:53:33
23rd	2012	Template:Flagathlete	2:29:37	Template:Flagathlete	2:45:13
22nd	2011	Template:Flagathlete	2:34:17	Template:Flagathlete	2:58:01
21st	2010	Template:Flagathlete	2:28:42	Template:Flagathlete	2:59:17
20th	2009	Template:Flagathlete	2:31:20	Template:Flagathlete	2:47:15
19th	2008	Template:Flagathlete	2:23:14	Template:Flagathlete	3:17:51
18th	2007	Template:Flagathlete	2:36:19	Template:Flagathlete	3:15:30
17th	2006	Template:Flagathlete	2:43:12	Template:Flagathlete	3:18:20
16th	2005	Template:Flagathlete	2:36:11	Template:Flagathlete	2:54:45
15th	2004	Template:Flagathlete	2:27:48	Template:Flagathlete	2:59:55
14th	2003	Template:Flagathlete	2:30:25	Template:Flagathlete	3:22:42
13th	2002	Template:Flagathlete	2:24:24	Template:Flagathlete	3:27:25
12th	2001	Template:Flagathlete	2:25:11	Template:Flagathlete	2:38:22
11th	2000	Template:Flagathlete	2:33:25	Template:Flagathlete	3:27:20
10th	1999	Template:Flagathlete	2:26:48	Template:Flagathlete	2:46:03
9th	1998	Template:Flagathlete	2:29:26	Template:Flagathlete	2:42:12
8th	1997	Template:Flagathlete	2:30:54	Template:Flagathlete	3:04:25
7th	1996	Template:Flagathlete	2:20:56	Template:Flagathlete	3:07:09
6th	1995	Template:Flagathlete	2:23:51	Template:Flagathlete	3:13:33
5th	1994	Template:Flagathlete	2:23:49	Template:Flagathlete	2:54:55
4th	1993	Template:Flagathlete	2:23:21	Template:Flagathlete	2:47:25
3rd	1992	Template:Flagathlete	2:26:12	Template:Flagathlete	2:54:23
2nd	1991	Template:Flagathlete	2:29:33	Template:Flagathlete	2:53:13
1st	1990	Template:Flagathlete	2:30:13	Template:Flagathlete	2:49:08

See also

• Midnight Sun Run

External links

• Official pages online in Norwegian and English
• Picture Gallery

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