Olympus Marathon 2024 Documentary (EN)

Olympus Marathon (June 28-30, 2024)
A new course record of 04:44:26 was set by Vassilis Balamotis. Christina Giazitzidou finished with a time of 05:43:44, which is a new course record in the general women's category.
The first Greek man winner and the first Greek woman winner of the Olympus Marathon 2024 race have won a 10-day trip to Switzerland with free participation in the races Thyon-Dixence (on 04/08/24) and Sierre-Zinal (on 10/08/24), with travel, accommodation and food expenses covered (cooperation with the organization of Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland).
Olympus Marathon 44km, +3350m, 12h
Men’s podium:
1. Vasilis Balamotis (Salomon Hellas) 04:44:26 (Greece)
1. Dimitris Seletis (Kasimis Training - LaSportiva Greece) 04:45:13 (Greece)
3. Dimitris Theodorakakos (Salomon Hellas) 04:59:47 (Greece)
Women’s podium:
1. Christina Giazitzidou (Salomon Hellas) 05:43:44 (Greece)
2. Maria Papapastolou (Dynafit - Ursa Team) 05:56:07 (Greece)
3. Marialena Barouti 06:00:44 (Greece)
Olympus Ultra 71km, +5550m, 22h
Men’s podium:
1. Antoine Guillon (Team Globetrailer - Unifer) 10:57:52 (France)
2. Georgios Dimoulas 11:00:13 (Greece)
3. Stelios Petroutsos 11:04:41 (Greece)
Women’s podium:
1. Victoria Georgopoulou 14:53:15 (Greece)
2. Marcela Van Hemert 15:26:15 (Holland)
3. Vasilia Panteri 15:45:44 (Greece)
Olympus Vertical 4.25km, +1024m
Men’s podium:
1. Giorgos Dialektos (Salomon Hellas) 00:44:12 (Greece)
2. Christos Sakkas (Freedom Running Team) 00:46:27 (Greece)
3. Manolos Xintarakos (Salomo Hellas - Krommidas Trail) 00:48:15 (Greece)
Women’s podium:
1. Foteini Mentani (Salomon Hellas) 00:53:15 (Greece)
2. Chrysoula Vlisarouli (Vmaxtraining) 00:55:04 (Greece)
3. Maria Loufeki (MPP - Scott Running Greece) 00:55:57 (Greece)
Eagles’ Ridge 14km, +600m, 5h
Men’s podium 2024:
1. Emmanouil Pourikas (Saucony Greece) 01:08:02 (Greece)
2. Andreas Manetas (Kasimis Training) 01:09:06 (Greece)
3. Christos Paraskevas 01:14:00 (Greece)
Women’s podium:
1. Foteini Mentani (Salomon Hellas) 01:20:03 (Greece)
2. Marina Boufeti (Baliotis Natural Trail) 01:33:11 (Greece)
3. Rodanthi Niki Diamantea (Santa Running Team) 01:35:31 (Greece)
Melindra Trail 5km, ‪@180mm‬+180m, 2h
Men’s podium2024:
1. Christos Sakkas (Freedom Running Team) 00:22:33 (Greece)
2. Dorian Pol Michailidis 00:24:00 (Greece)
3. Apostolos Tsianakas 00:30:14 (Greece)
Women’s podium:
1. Nektaria Moutsi (VG Distance Running) 00:31:02 (Greece)
2. Aggeliki Alkistis Zografou 00:33:24 (Greece)
3. Maria Afentaki 00:33:59 (Greece)
Sponsors:
the company P. Development Services,
the company Konstantopoulos S.A. Olymp,
the Novo Nordisk company, the Nitecore and Vasilikos companies,
the Polo company,
the Performance-Store,
the Anthrax company,
the "Vikos" company,
the Divine Forest accommodation (Litochoro),
the Salomon & Suunto companies that have always supported the organization,
the Camelbak company,
the Desocks company,
the Fylliana company,
the Melissa company
the Antonis & Ioannis Angelikousis Foundation
Supporters:
the company "Epiros", the company S&E Kulkoudinas, the company FIX Hellas, the Federation of People's Markets of Thessaly-Macedonia-Thrace, the company Tsakiris Chips, the company Maurten, the company "Apo Kardias Bardakis" (Katerini}, KTEL N. Pieria, the Violanda company, the "Gastrodromio en Olympou" restaurant (Litochoro), the Sunday's pizza kouzina bar restaurant (Litochoro), the "Erato" restaurant (Litochoro), the "To Tzaki" pizzeria (Litochoro), the Coffee Mountain cafe (Litochoro), the Mple cafe (Litochoro), the company Dilos Oikodomiki (Katerini), the company "Aegean Motorway" and Bitopoulos Stefanos & Bitopoulou Stefania (Katerini), Nika Stella (Litochoro).
Media sponsors:
ADVENDURE Adventure Endurance Network, Trailgirl.gr, Palmos 96.5, Thomaidis Trail.
The 20th edition of the Olympus Marathon is held under the auspice of the Ministry of Tourism, the Hellenic Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports.