Gold Coast Marathon
| Gold Coast Marathon | |
|---|---|
Starting line of the 1986 race | |
| Date | July |
| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, half marathon |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:07:50 (2019) Yuta Shitara Women's: 2:24:22 (2024) Yuki Nakamura |
| Official site | Official website |
| Participants | 5,769 (2019) |
The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual road marathon on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, first held in 1979. Marketed as "Australia's premier road race", the marathon is one of two races in Australia to hold World Athletics Label status, the other being Sydney Marathon. The marathon is held on the first Sunday of July each year, with other races held the day before.
The men's course record of 2:07:40 was achieved by Naoki Koyama in 2023. Lindsay Flanagan is the women's course record holder with her run of 2:24:43 in 2022.