List of winners of the Amsterdam Marathon

In its 50-year existence, the event has been cancelled twice: in 1978, after the sponsor withdrew, and in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.

Gerard Nijboer won the 1980 race in 2:09:01, which was recognized as a world-best marathon performance by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians until 1981[1] and remained a Dutch marathon record until 2003.

[2] The current men's course record (CR) is 2:03:39, set by Tamirat Tola in 2021, and the current women's course record is 2:16:52, set by Yalemzerf Yehualaw in 2024.

The two-time winners in the men's category are Ferenc Szekeres, Cor Vriend, Sammy Korir, Bernard Kipyego, Lawrence Cherono, and Tsegaye Getachew.

In the women's category Scheringa, Marja Wokke, and Tadelech Bekele have each won twice.

Photo of Gerard Nijboer running on the street and raising one hand as he reaches the finish line ribbon
Gerard Nijboer at the finish line of the 1984 Amsterdam Marathon. He has the most victories in this marathon, winning in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1989.
Photo of Jørgen Jensen wearing sunglasses
First winner Jørgen Jensen after his victory in 1975
Photo of Cor Vriend running on the street with an audience behind fences
Cor Vriend shortly before the finish of his second winning race in 1983
Photo of Haile Gebrselassie running on the street with some bystanders
Haile Gebrselassie during his winning race in 2005
Photo of Wilson Chebet holding his arms wide with an audience behind fences
Wilson Chebet during his first winning race in 2011
Photo of Lydia Cheromei running on the street and holding a drinking bottle with both hands
Lydia Cheromei during her winning race in 2008
Photo of Eyerusalem Kuma running on tracks and reaching the finish line ribbon
Eyerusalem Kuma at the finish of her winning race in 2009
Photo of Meseret Hailu running and reaching the finish line ribbon
Meseret Hailu at the finish of her winning race in 2012
Photo of Betelhem Moges running
Betelhem Moges during her winning race in 2014