A record number of 18.231 runners – The 30th edition of the Stockholm Marathon – Saturday 31 May at 2 pm. 8.556 foreign runners have entered. https://www.stockholmmarathon.se
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20
05
2008

The 30th edition of the Stockholm Marathon has entries from 18.231 runners representing 61 nations.The international field starts from the street Lidingövägen, just outside the Olympic Stadium, Saturday 31 May at 2 pm. 8.556 foreign runners have entered.After Sweden, the nation with the largest number of participants is Finland with

A record number of 18.231 runners – The 30th edition of the Stockholm Marathon – Saturday 31 May at 2 pm. 8.556 foreign runners have entered. https://www.stockholmmarathon.se

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The 30th edition of the Stockholm Marathon has entries from 18.231 runners representing 61 nations.
The international field starts from the street Lidingövägen, just outside the Olympic Stadium, Saturday 31 May at 2 pm. 8.556 foreign runners have entered.

After Sweden, the nation with the largest number of participants is Finland with the impressive figure of 5.354 followed by Germany with 919 runners, Great Britain 414, Denmark 286, Norway 255, Italy 228, France 167 and USA with 117 runners.

When the first Stockholm Marathon was held in 1979, 2 155 runners from 9 countries entered. Among them 69 female runners. This year Stockholm Marathon has a record number of 4.320 women, representing 24 per cent of all participants. Both figures are records for the race.

8.861 of the entered runners are first time runners of Stockholm Marathon but many of them have completed other marathons. The start list includes 40 runners who so far have finished all 29 Stockholm Marathons.
2.696 volunteers are working during the marathon to give good service to all runners.
Stockholm Marathon is broadcasted live by TV4 from 1.45 p.m. For 4 hours viewers can follow the elite in the lead and also the masses further back.

The race is organized by two of the leading athletic clubs in Sweden, Hässelby SK and Spårvägens FK.

Stockholm Marathon

author: GRR