Gold Coast Marathon 2026 Results: Strintzos Breaks Course Record in 2:06:20
Haftu Strintzos ran 2:06:20 to break the Gold Coast Marathon course record on 5 July 2026. Full men's and women's top-20 results from Australia's flattest major marathon.
· 7 min read · Athletics News
The 46th ASICS Gold Coast Marathon 2026 delivered a historic men's race on Sunday 5 July 2026. Australia's Haftu Strintzos crossed the line in 2:06:20, breaking Yuki Takei's course record of 2:07:33 from 2025 by more than a minute. Japan still filled the depth behind him - six of the top ten were Japanese - but the headline time belongs to the home winner on Australia's flattest major marathon course.
More than 42,000 entries started across the weekend, with the China Airlines Half Marathon having gone out on Saturday 4 July. Below are the confirmed marathon finishing times from the official timing provider.
Men's marathon results
Strintzos breaks the course record
Strintzos led a fast front pack through the flat coastal out-and-back from Southport to Miami and back. His 2:06:20 is the fastest time ever run on this course, eclipsing Takei's 2:07:33 from 2025.
Hidekazu Hijikata (JPN) finished second in 2:07:20 - also under the old course record - and Jinya Ozaki (JPN) took third in 2:07:48. The top five all broke 2:09, with Ryoma Takeuchi (2:08:20) and Kaisei Sugiyama (2:09:03) completing a Japanese-dominated podium chase. Kenya's Benson Tunyo Murkomen was the best non-Japanese/Australian finisher in sixth at 2:09:18.
Alex Harvey was the second Australian across the line in 2:15:11 (16th), with Jacob Cocks 22nd in 2:19:15.
Full men's top 20
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Div | Time | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | Haftu Strintzos ⭐ CR | 🇦🇺 AUS | 25-29 | 2:06:20 | | 2 | Hidekazu Hijikata | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:07:20 | | 3 | Jinya Ozaki | 🇯🇵 JPN | 18-24 | 2:07:48 | | 4 | Ryoma Takeuchi | 🇯🇵 JPN | 30-34 | 2:08:20 | | 5 | Kaisei Sugiyama | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:09:03 | | 6 | Benson Tunyo Murkomen | 🇰🇪 KEN | 30-34 | 2:09:18 | | 7 | Naoki Tomita | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:09:28 | | 8 | Ryuichi Hashimoto | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:10:18 | | 9 | Ryuichi Yoshioka | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:10:26 | | 10 | Patrick Cullen | 🇺🇸 USA | 18-24 | 2:12:15 | | 11 | Mizuki Higashi | 🇯🇵 JPN | 30-34 | 2:12:48 | | 12 | Sydney Gidabuday | 🇺🇸 USA | 25-29 | 2:12:49 | | 13 | Ilham Tanui Ozbilen | 🇹🇷 TUR | 35-39 | 2:13:09 | | 14 | Hiromasa Kumahashi | 🇯🇵 JPN | 30-34 | 2:13:39 | | 15 | Tomohiro Kaijo | 🇯🇵 JPN | 35-39 | 2:15:04 | | 16 | Alex Harvey | 🇦🇺 AUS | 30-34 | 2:15:11 | | 17 | Yudai Fukuda | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:15:45 | | 18 | Yuya Yamashita | 🇯🇵 JPN | 30-34 | 2:16:55 | | 19 | Rikki Marthin Luther Simbolon | 🇮🇩 INA | 30-34 | 2:16:59 | | 20 | Christopher Dryden | 🇳🇿 NZL | 25-29 | 2:17:56 |
Women's marathon results
Kebebe wins; Australians fill the depth
Ethiopia's Almaz Kebebe won the women's race in 2:24:53, just 31 seconds outside Yuki Nakamura's course record of 2:24:22 from 2024. Kenya's Antonina Kwambai was second in 2:25:41, and Japan's Kaede Kawamura third in 2:28:00.
Australian runners featured strongly through the field. Abigail Nordberg was fourth in 2:30:22, Milly Clark sixth in 2:31:18, and four more Australians - Simone McInnes, Riine Ringi, Alexandra Lyndon, and Danette Sheehan - finished inside the top twelve.
Full women's top 15
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Div | Time | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | Almaz Kebebe | 🇪🇹 ETH | 18-24 | 2:24:53 | | 2 | Antonina Kwambai | 🇰🇪 KEN | 30-34 | 2:25:41 | | 3 | Kaede Kawamura | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:28:00 | | 4 | Abigail Nordberg | 🇦🇺 AUS | 35-39 | 2:30:22 | | 5 | Khishigsaikhan Galbadrakh | 🇲🇳 MGL | 35-39 | 2:30:46 | | 6 | Milly Clark | 🇦🇺 AUS | 35-39 | 2:31:18 | | 7 | Aika Murakami | 🇯🇵 JPN | 25-29 | 2:32:32 | | 8 | Nichola Sheridan | 🇮🇪 IRL | 25-29 | 2:33:26 | | 9 | Simone McInnes | 🇦🇺 AUS | 30-34 | 2:34:46 | | 10 | Riine Ringi | 🇦🇺 AUS | 35-39 | 2:36:19 | | 11 | Alexandra Lyndon | 🇦🇺 AUS | 30-34 | 2:36:22 | | 12 | Danette Sheehan | 🇦🇺 AUS | 35-39 | 2:37:20 | | 13 | Joyline Chemutai | 🇰🇪 KEN | 30-34 | 2:38:15 | | 14 | Natasha Richards | 🇦🇺 AUS | 30-34 | 2:41:40 | | 15 | Mazie Russell | 🇦🇺 AUS | 18-24 | 2:42:34 |
*Full marathon results, age-group placings, and splits: Multisport Australia - Gold Coast Marathon 2026.*
Course records
| Race | Previous CR | 2026 result | Broken? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Men's marathon | 2:07:33 (Yuki Takei, JPN, 2025) | 2:06:20 (Haftu Strintzos, AUS) | ✅ Yes | | Women's marathon | 2:24:22 (Yuki Nakamura, JPN, 2024) | 2:24:53 (Almaz Kebebe, ETH) | No | | Men's half (Sat 4 Jul) | 1:01:08 (Andy Buchanan, 2025) | *See official portal* | - | | Women's half (Sat 4 Jul) | 1:06:39 (Keira D'Amato, USA, 2023) | *See official portal* | - |
Saturday's China Airlines Half Marathon
The half marathon on 4 July drew one of the deepest fields in the event's history, with Izzi Batt-Doyle, Sinead Diver, Eloise Wellings, and Gen Gregson in the women's race and Andy Buchanan and Jack Rayner chasing a third men's title.
Half marathon winners and times are published on the official Gold Coast Marathon results portal - filter to the China Airlines Half Marathon event.
Where to find your own result
Age-group and recreational runners can search full results, splits, and finisher certificates on the official results portal or the Multisport Australia timing page. If you raced this weekend, compare your finish against average marathon time and average half marathon time benchmarks for your age group.
Planning your own Gold Coast attempt
The course helps but does not run the race for you - around 60% of participants record a personal best here, but morning humidity and coastal wind still decide most outcomes. Build toward a future attempt with the marathon training plan or a personalised plan from the run planner, and use the marathon pace calculator to set flat-course splits.
For more context, read our Gold Coast Marathon 2026 preview and Gold Coast scenic running routes.
Find races: Browse marathons and road races on the Gold Coast or filter to Gold Coast marathons on Your Run Guide.