Swedish marathon debutant Almgren wins New York City Marathon

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 1 Nov, 22:50 · Archive

Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the New York City Marathon on his marathon debut, finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second.

Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York City Marathon on Sunday in his debut at the 26.2-mile distance, finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second. The Swedish half-marathon star pulled away from Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa in the final mile to secure victory. Crippa, also making his New York City debut, finished 13 seconds behind. Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho took third place, edging out defending champion Benson Kipruto. Almgren ran the third-fastest time in race history.

Almgren watched the race a year earlier from three different locations around the course—Brooklyn around Mile 8, the Manhattan bridge entrance, and Central Park for the final miles. He said that night he decided to make his debut in the event. "Started talking about plans, my long-term plans, in my mind I thought it was a good plan," he said. "Here we are a year later and I won this race." He became the first Swedish runner to win the event.

In the women's race, Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui won for the second time, having also won in 2024. She pulled away from Kenyan countrymate Hellen Obiri in the final 150 metres to win in 2:24:36. American Jessica McClain finished second, 6 seconds behind Chepkirui, marking the first time a U.S. woman finished in the top three since 2018. About 60,000 runners competed on Sunday, with nearly half of them women.

How it is being reported

• Andreas Almgren wins the New York City Marathon in his debut at the distanceAndreas Almgren came to watch the New York City Marathon a year ago and decided that night he was going to make his debut in the event this year.Clickorlando · 1 Nov, 18:14
• Andreas Almgren wins the New York City Marathon in his debut at the distanceAndreas Almgren came to watch the New York City Marathon a year ago and decided that night he was going to make his debut in the event this year.News4Jax · 1 Nov, 18:14
• Andreas Almgren wins men's race in NYC in marathon debut, Sheila Chepkirui wins women's race againAndreas Almgren of Sweden won the men’s race of the New York City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women’s race on Sunday for the second time.News4Jax · 1 Nov, 16:02
• Andreas Almgren of Sweden finishes first in his marathon debut, taking the New York City MarathonAndreas Almgren of Sweden finishes first in his marathon debut, taking the New York City Marathon.Clickorlando · 1 Nov, 16:02

In this story: Andreas Almgren · Sweden · New York City · Sheila Chepkirui · Kenya · Yemaneberhan Crippa · Italy · Jessica McClain

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