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Winners of the Amsterdam Marathon are champions of a road race of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd) across the city of Amsterdam that has been contested by men and women annually since 1975. In the inaugural edition of 1975, Jørgen Jensen was the male winner in a time of 2:16:51 (h:m:s), while Plonie Scheringa was the first female finishing in 3:13:38. Gerard Nijboer (pictured) won the 1980 race in 2:09:01, which was recognized as a world best performance by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians until 1981. Nijboer won the Amsterdam Marathon four times, more than any other runner, in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1989. in the women's category, Scheringa, Marja Wokke, and Tadelech Bekele each won twice. Over the years, runners representing Kenya, Ethiopia, and the Netherlands have been the most successful in winning this marathon. (Full list...)