WHAT HAPPENED AT KOŠICE MARATHON 30 YEARS AGO (1987)- TWO GERMAN TRIUMPHS

It is very likely that during marathon in 1987 no one guess it would be the last one on the course with half-turn in Seňa where marathon has been run since 1926.

The new era of Košice Marathon city circuit was about to start.

In 1987 women participated in the race for the eight time after their premiere in 1980.

German Christa Vahlensieck  became the 4 time winner still unware of her fifth victory in 1988. Christa as former marathon world record holder even Berlin and Vienna Marathon winner has been coming back to Košice quite often even after her professional career.

Jörg Peter, also German athlete, dominated the men´s race. He came to Košice with PB 2:09:14 and proved the role of favourite fully as he bet the Russian Porotov and local  marathon star Karel David. The winning time of Jörg Peter was the second fastest marathon time in the overall Košice Marathon history. In the same year this talented athlete from Dresden introduced himself in Japanese Fukuoka Marathon where he finished third in 2:11:22. He improved his PB to 2:08:47 year after in Tokio and later on he bacame winner of Hamburg Marathon in 1990 and 1991.

Results:

Košice Peace Marathon, October 4, 1987

Men

1.       Jörg Peter (GER) 2:14:59

2.       Jurij Porotov (USR) 2:15:04

3.       Karel David (TCH) 2:15:20

Women

1.       Christa Vahlensieck (GER) 2:38:40

2.       Rosemary Ellis (GBR) 2:39:58

3.       Chun-Hui Sim (PRK) 2:47:04

Brano Koniar
Race director

Upcoming Košice Peace Marathon will be held on October 1, 2017.

Kosice Marathon