The Athens Classic Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race held in Athens, Greece. It was established in 1982 and has been run annually since, normally in November. It attracts about 3,000 participants from as many as 47 countries. Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, AthÃna IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The marathon is dedicated to the memory of Gregoris Lambrakis, an athlete, a scientist and Member of Greek Parliament, who was murdered in the 1960s and has since become a symbol for human rights. Gregoris Lambrakis (ΓÏηγόÏης ΛαμπÏάκης) (April 3, 1912–May 27, 1963) was a Greek politician, physician, and member of the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Athens. ...
The 2005 winner of the marathon was James Saina (Kenya) in a time of 2:16:04, whilst the first female over the line was Sisay Measo (Ethiopia) in a time of 2:38:39. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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