Results
On this page you will find result lists dating back to 1994, and for both our physical and virtual races.
Are there any result lists you are looking for but can't find? Feel free to contact us by e-mail info@oslomaraton.no , maybe we can help.
In these reports you will find results from previous National Championships:
The history of the Oslo Marathon
1981
The Oslo Marathon is being held for the first time.
Fred Lebow, founder and chairman of the New York Marathon, participated and described the race as one of the best events he had participated in, and an example for other organizers to follow.
1981
The Oslo Marathon is being held for the first time.
Fred Lebow, founder and chairman of the New York Marathon, participated and described the race as one of the best events he had participated in, and an example for other organizers to follow.
1982-1990
Grete Waitz set an unofficial world record for a half marathon in 1982, with a time of 01:07:50.
In 1983, Grete Waitz and Ingrid Kristiansen crossed the finish line together and shared the victory in the half marathon distance with a time of 01:10:32.
The two ladies helped spark the joy of running among women. In 1984, the proportion of girls increased significantly and the jogging wave spread quickly.
In 1887, “Sure, I’ll run the Oslo Marathon” was the slogan, with more spectators and cheerleaders than ever before. The Oslo Marathon was no longer just a race, it was seen as “Norway’s third national day”, along with May 17th and Holmenkoll Sunday!
1990 was the year Oslo Marathon began encouraging runners to run for the cancer cause, and we have raised several million since then.
1992
In 1992, a huge police blunder caused the Oslo full marathon to be 1 km too short. Three police motorcycles were supposed to lead the marathon runners through the streets of Oslo, but they drove the wrong way in the middle of Karl Johan!
1992
In 1992, a huge police blunder caused the Oslo full marathon to be 1 km too short. Three police motorcycles were supposed to lead the marathon runners through the streets of Oslo, but they drove the wrong way in the middle of Karl Johan!
1993-2003
In 1993, the jogging wave reached new heights, and the Oslo Marathon had a record number of participants ! 14,200 became the magic number, and it would be 15 years until the next time this record was broken.
The jogging wave ended abruptly in 1998 in Norway. People preferred to go to the gym rather than run long distances.
In the rest of the world this was not the case.
After several years of decline, the Bislett Alliance was forced to cancel the marathon distance in 2001 due to low registration numbers. The half marathon and mini marathon still went ahead as planned, with 1,300 participants eagerly taking part. In 2002, the half and mini marathon were held with only 1,000 participants. In 2003, registration numbers were so low that the Bislett Alliance was forced to cancel the Oslo Marathon!
2004
The Vidar Sports Club takes over the responsibility for organizing the Oslo Marathon!
The trend turned, and the Oslo Marathon was organized again. It was a great start with three distances; marathon, half marathon and 5km. Jasper Buitink from SK Vidar and Tim Bennet from Kondis were ready for a new running wave in Norway.
2004
The Vidar Sports Club takes over the responsibility for organizing the Oslo Marathon!
The trend turned, and the Oslo Marathon was organized again. It was a great start with three distances; marathon, half marathon and 5km. Jasper Buitink from SK Vidar and Tim Bennet from Kondis were ready for a new running wave in Norway.
2005-2010
Grete and Jack Waitz were the front figures of Sportsklubben Vidar. Grete Waitz particularly emphasized that the most important thing was to participate, not to win. This is a race for everyone. In 2010, all records were broken again. Running a marathon had become popular again, and the Oslo Marathon was once again at a high international level. The atmosphere around the course was also nothing to be ashamed of, where more than 100,000 people cheered on friends, family and the brave participants.
2011
In 2011, the queen of running, Grete Waitz, passed away after a battle with cancer. The 10 kilometer of the Oslo Marathon was renamed “10 for Grete” after a naming contest. The distance is a tribute to her, as well as to all those who want to embrace physical activity, set goals and achieve them.
2011
In 2011, the queen of running, Grete Waitz, passed away after a battle with cancer. The 10 kilometer of the Oslo Marathon was renamed “10 for Grete” after a naming contest. The distance is a tribute to her, as well as to all those who want to embrace physical activity, set goals and achieve them.
2012-2016
We have arrived at 2013 – and all expectations were exceeded when over 23,000 registered. SK Vidar had to set a limit on the number of registrations as the desire was to arrange a successful race where the runner is in focus.
2014 brought another new participant record! The event was now called the Danske Bank Oslo Marathon, and was broadcast live for the first time on NRK. The slogan #jegermed was established, we focused on the runner and that anyone who wanted to could participate.
In 2015, the Oslo Triple was held for the first time! This year, our charitable partner Right to Play also organized a 24-hour run in the Sports and Health Fair, to raise money for Syrian children. This was broadcast live on our YouTube channel.
In 2016, BMW became the new title sponsor and the name was changed to BMW Oslo Marathon. Triple teams are being organized for the first time, where three participants each run a different distance – a pilot project that was only organized this year. A difficult logistics to achieve in an already very complex event – but it was fun to try!
2017
Japanese Yuki Kawauchi won the BMW Oslo Marathon 2017 as expected. He ran in 2:15:57. He had hoped to finish a few minutes faster, but after running alone the whole way in tough conditions he was very pleased with both the race and the atmosphere around it!
2017
Japanese Yuki Kawauchi won the BMW Oslo Marathon 2017 as expected. He ran in 2:15:57. He had hoped to finish a few minutes faster, but after running alone the whole way in tough conditions he was very pleased with both the race and the atmosphere around it!
2017-2020
In 2017 we continued to try new things, and Rollerskiing was launched as a distance for the first time, a pilot with only invited participants for this event. This was also only organized this year. The course was changed to a more central route.
Oslo Marathon puts the environment on the starting list and in 2018 we organized 10 km plogging for the first time, in collaboration with Gjensidige and the Plogger app. Plogging is a combination of litter picking and jogging, you do something good for the planet and something good for yourself. This pilot project was a success, and stayed with us for several years.
In 2019 we set another new participant record, never before had so many completed their distance during the race!
The Oslo Marathon was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid, and we had to find alternative ways to run together. We organised several virtual races, and the first was the 17th Mairaton. A free race where we wanted to contribute to joy and community on a different national day. We ran alone – but still together. We also organised the BMW Oslo Marathon Virtual Edition in September, as an alternative to this year's physical event.
In December, we organized the Romjulsløpet, where everyone who registered contributed to the Church City Mission's campaign "Bring joy to someone who dreads Christmas," and each gave a hot meal to someone in need.
2021
In 2021, the Oslo Marathon celebrated 40 years! On that occasion, we brushed the dust off and renewed the logo from 1981, and marked the anniversary by renewing the profile for the event.
But the celebration did not turn out as we had imagined, as Covid-19 was still affecting society and placing limitations on how the event could be held. There were still strict restrictions, and requirements for corona passports or negative tests for all participants. We were only allowed to have 3,000 participants at each distance, and the participants had to be divided into cohorts with a good distance. In order to be able to hold the race, we had to cancel the Marathon, the Oslo Triple and the Children's Marathon for infection control reasons. The course was shortened from 21 kilometers to 10 kilometers, where the half marathon had to run two laps. This course set many new records, especially for the participants in the Half Marathon, as it was much flatter than before – this created a lot of joy in the finish area! 😀
In 2021, we also arranged several virtual races, and the Easter race was arranged for the first time. The 17th marathon, the BMW Oslo Marathon Virtual Edition and the Romjulsløpet were also arranged.
In addition, we arranged a Running Weekend for the first time in June. This was held at Vestlia Resort in Geilo, and was a great success we will continue with. It was a weekend packed with inspiration and joy of running.
2021
In 2021, the Oslo Marathon celebrated 40 years! On that occasion, we brushed the dust off and renewed the logo from 1981, and marked the anniversary by renewing the profile for the event.
But the celebration did not turn out as we had imagined, as Covid-19 was still affecting society and placing limitations on how the event could be held. There were still strict restrictions, and requirements for corona passports or negative tests for all participants. We were only allowed to have 3,000 participants at each distance, and the participants had to be divided into cohorts with a good distance. In order to be able to hold the race, we had to cancel the Marathon, the Oslo Triple and the Children's Marathon for infection control reasons. The course was shortened from 21 kilometers to 10 kilometers, where the half marathon had to run two laps. This course set many new records, especially for the participants in the Half Marathon, as it was much flatter than before – this created a lot of joy in the finish area! 😀
In 2021, we also arranged several virtual races, and the Easter race was arranged for the first time. The 17th marathon, the BMW Oslo Marathon Virtual Edition and the Romjulsløpet were also arranged.
In addition, we arranged a Running Weekend for the first time in June. This was held at Vestlia Resort in Geilo, and was a great success we will continue with. It was a weekend packed with inspiration and joy of running.
2022-2025
2022 came and we were finally back in normal shape, with all our distances on the program and several thousand participants at the starting line! In addition, we had "3 for alle" back on the program on Friday, with a new distance: "3 on wheels". It was a public festival and running party both Friday and Saturday!
The running wave was back in full force, and in 2023 and 2024, several or all of our distances were sold out. Once again, we broke several records because a record number of people wanted to join the running party – and in 2025, we sold out the half marathon already in March! The marathon sold out in April and 10 for Grete in May, and over 8,000 people put themselves on the waiting list for the three distances!
For the first time in 10 years, it rained when the participants ran the last kilometers on the event day, but the atmosphere was still great.
We are excited about the continuation!