Английская Википедия:Avon International Marathon

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The Avon International Marathon was an annual women's marathon event that was held at various locations from 1978 to 1984. Sponsored and organised by Avon Products, a beauty and household goods company, it was the longest distance race within the Avon International Women's Running Circuit, which was created with the aim of promoting elite and grassroots road running for women.[1] The circuit was headed by former runner Kathrine Switzer, whose efforts had led to the formal acceptance of women at the Boston Marathon.[2]

The International Olympic Committee required the participation of a minimum of 25 countries in international competition in order to accept new events to the Olympic schedule, thus Avon focused on attracting runners from many nations.[3] The series was successful in its aim of establishing the marathon as a women's discipline, led by the International Runners' Committee,[4] with the inaugural women's marathons at the 1982 European Championships and 1983 World Championship preceding the first women's Olympic marathon in 1984.[5] The 1983 Avon International Marathon took place in Los Angeles, where the Olympic marathon race was hosted the following year.[6]

Although the Avon marathon was exclusively hosted in North America and Western Europe, its international focus was a boost to elite women's running outside of these regions – the Tokyo International Women's Marathon was established as the first women's race to receive sanction by the International Amateur Athletic Federation in 1979.[7]

The competition was one of several initiatives for women's sport by Avon during the period, which also included the Avon Futures Tennis Championships.[3]

Past events

Edition Year Date Participation Location Winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1978 19 March 136, 9 nations[8] Atlanta, United States Шаблон:Flagathlete 2:46:26
2nd 1979 22 September 250+, 25 nations[9] Waldniel, West Germany Шаблон:Flagathlete 2:36:27
3rd 1980 3 August 155[10] London, United Kingdom Шаблон:Flagathlete 2:35:11
4th 1981 23 August 340[11] Ottawa, Canada Шаблон:Flagathlete 2:36:46
5th 1982 6 June 477[12] San Francisco, United States Шаблон:Flagathlete 2:36:13
6th 1983 6 June 936[13] Los Angeles, California Шаблон:Flagathlete 2:26:26
7th 1984 23 September [14] Paris, France Шаблон:Flagathlete 2:32:44

References

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Editions

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