Start from Strasbourg, 1957
Paris-Colmar is an annual racewalking competition covering about 445 kilometers for men, and 300 kilometers for women and for men who participate for the first time. The competition began in 1926 as race from Strasbourg to Paris. The contest for women has been held since 1988.
The race presently starts in Neuilly-sur-Marne (Seine-Saint-Denis) for the men and in Châlons-en-Champagne (Marne) for the women. They arrive in Colmar after more than 50 hours of racewalking. Special breaks are included to exchange food and clothing. In 2007, the prize for the winner in the men's contest 8,000 euros and 5,000 euros for women. The current participants are largely from Eastern Europe. A prospective contestant must qualify for the Paris-Colmar competition by walking a certain distance in 24 hours.
Hervé Delarras and Roger Quemener, are respectively director and vice director of the event and of the Cercle des sports de France club.
The competition was stopped :
- From 1938 to 1948,
- From 1960 to 1969,
- in 2004 and 2010.
In 2015 the final destination will switch to Ribaeauville, a few miles North of Colmar. All races in the history of the event have been between Paris and the Alsace region bordering Germany.
Start in 1932
Palmarès
1926 to 1937 : Paris-Strasbourg
| Year | Name | Nationality | Distance in km | Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Jean Lindner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 504 | 78:47 h | 6.397 |
| 1927 | Jean Lindner | Switzerland | 504 | 72:01 h | 6.998 |
| 1928 | Louis Godart |  France | 504 | 75:45 h | 6.653 |
| 1929 | Louis Godart | France | 506 | 72:48 h | 6.951 |
| 1930 | Marceau Roger | France | 506 | 69:44 h | 7.256 |
| 1931 | Louis Godart | France | 503 | 72:25 h | 6.946 |
| 1932 | Victor Damas | France | 506 | 68:33 h | 7.381 |
| 1933 | Ernest Romens | France | 535 | 79:11 h | 6.756 |
| 1934 | Pierre Mouchkoff |  Soviet Union | 523 | 74:08 h | 7.055 |
| 1935 | Ernest Romens | France | 524 | 71:53 h | 7.290 |
| 1936 | Alfred Steinmetz | France | 533 | 74:33 h | 7.150 |
| 1937 | Ernest Romens | France | 533 | 74:33 h | 7.150 |
1949 to 1959 : Paris-Strasbourg or Strasbourg-Paris
| Year | Name | Nationality | Distance in km | Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Gilbert Roger | France | 520 | 73:51 h | 7.041 |
| 1950 | Joseph Zami | France | 516 | 73:55 h | 6.981 |
| 1951 | Albert Seibert | France | 516 | 69:29 h | 7.426 |
| 1952 | Albert Seibert | France | 552 | 75:10 h | 7.344 |
| 1953 | Gilbert Roger | France | 515 | 66:50 h | 7.706 |
| 1954 | Gilbert Roger | France | 526 | 70:34 h | 7.454 |
| 1955 | Louis Godart (Fils) | France | 520 | 71:26 h | 7.280 |
| 1956 | Gilbert Roger | France | 522 | 68:31 h | 7.619 |
| 1957 | Gilbert Roger | France | 522 | 69:38 h | 7.496 |
| 1958 | Gilbert Roger | France | 537 | 71:13 h | 7.540 |
| 1959 | Edmond Guny | France | 529 | 70:42 h | 7.482 |
1970 to 1980 : Paris-Strasbourg or Strasbourg-Paris
| Year | Name | Nationality | Distance in km | Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Sammy Zaugg | France | 512 | 70:04 h | 7.307 |
| 1971 | Josy Simon |  Luxembourg | 520 | 73:08 h | 7.110 |
| 1972 | Josy Simon | Luxembourg | 513 | 73:03 h | 7.023 |
| 1973 | Robert Rinchard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 493 | 64:34 h | 7.636 |
| 1974 | Robert Rinchard | Belgium | 523 | 67:29 h | 7.750 |
| 1975 | Josy Simon | Luxembourg | 507 | 66:50 h | 7.586 |
| 1976 | Robert Rinchard | Belgium | 533 | 69:11 h | 7.704 |
| 1977 | Robert Schouckens | Belgium | 507 | 64:11 h | 7.899 |
| 1978 | Josy Simon | Luxembourg | 501 | 66:10 h | 7.572 |
| 1979 | Roger Quemener | France | 510 | 64:24 h | 7.919 |
| 1980 | Roger Pietquin | Belgium | 506 | 60:01 h | 8.431 |
From 1981 : Paris-Colmar
| Year | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distanz km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Roger Pietquin | Belgium | 513 | 65:11 h | 7.870 | |||||
| 1982 | Adrien Pheulpin | France | 508 | 66:30 h | 7.639 | |||||
| 1983 | Roger Quemener | France | 518 | 64:12 h | 8.069 | |||||
| 1984 | J.-C. Gouvenaux | France | 516 | 62:31 h | 8.254 | |||||
| 1985 | Roger Quemener | France | 518 | 64:57 h | 7.975 | |||||
| 1986 | Roger Quemener | France | 517 | 62:27 h | 8.279 | |||||
| 1987 | Roger Quemener | France | 518 | 64:59 h | 7.971 | |||||
| 1988 | Roger Quemener | France | 533 | 66:37 h | 8.001 | Édith Couhé | France | 368 | 55:27 h | 6.637 |
| 1989 | Roger Quemener | France | 524 | 64:35 h | 8.114 | Édith Couhé | France | 376 | 52:51 h | 7.114 |
| 1990 | Zbigniew Klapa |  Poland | 522 | 64:36 h | 8.080 | Édith Couhé | France | 340 | 50:30 h | 6.733 |
| 1991 | Zbigniew Klapa | Poland | 523 | 64:51 h | 8.065 | Édith Couhé | France | 340 | 51:15 h | 6.634 |
| 1992 | Zbigniew Klapa | Poland | 518 | 62:38 h | 8.270 | Édith Couhé | France | 333 | 47:38 h | 6.991 |
| 1993 | Noel Dufay | France | 518 | 62:18 h | 8.315 | Isabelle Duchêne | France | 334 | 42:59 h | 7.770 |
| 1994 | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 520 | 61:48 h | 8.414 | |||||
| 1995 | Zbigniew Klapa | Poland | 521 | 60:13 h | 8.652 | Kora Boufflert | France | 333 | 45:02 h | 7.395 |
| 1996 | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 520 | 60:29 h | 8.597 | Isabelle Duchêne | France | 331 | 41:58 h | 7.887 |
| 1997 | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 534 | 64:02 h | 8.339 | Marleen Radder |  Netherlands | 344 | 46:14 h | 7.441 |
| 1998 | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 521 | 62:26 h | 8.345 | Delcina Pajoul | France | 343 | 45:24 h | 7.555 |
| 1999 | Zbigniew Klapa | Poland | 521 | 58:53 h | 8.700 | Delcina Pajoul | France | 343 | 45:53 h | 7.475 |
| 2000 | Alexseï Rodionov |  Russia | 535 | 66:18 h | 8.069 | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | 360 | 47:35 h | 7.566 |
| 2001 | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 535 | 65:38 h | 8.151 | Marleen Radder | Netherlands | 360 | 49:24 h | 7.287 |
| 2002 | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 535 | 67:32 h | 7.922 | Marleen Radder | Netherlands | 360 | 50:23 h | 7.145 |
- 2003 start of Paris-Colmar from 4 to 7 June.
| Rank | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 515 | 66:40 h | 7.725 | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | 340 | 48:56 h | 6.948 |
| 2. | Gilles Letessier | France | id. | + 2:13 h | 7.476 | Marina Tarassevich |  Belarus | id. | + 0:03 h | 6.941 |
| 3. | Jean Cecillon | France | id. | + 3:22 h | 7.354 | Delcina Pajoul | France | id. | + 2:10 h | 6.656 |
- 2004 not occurred
- 2005 start Paris-Colmar from 8 to 11 June
| Rank | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 440 | 55:00 h | 8.000 | Anne-Marie Mesmoudi | France | 265 | 35:20 h | 7.500 |
| 2. | Alexseï Rodionov | Russia | id. | + 0:49 h | 7.883 | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | id. | + 0:31 h | 7.392 |
| 3. | Philippe Morel | France | id. | + 1:39 h | 7.670 | Francine Lachia | France | id. | + 3:39 h | 6.798 |
- 2006 start Paris-Colmar from 31 May to 3 June.
| Rank | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 448 | 54:13 h | 8.263 | Kora Boufflert | France | 293 | 37:09 h | 7.887 |
| 2. | Sergueï Dvoretski | Russia | id. | + 1:35 h | 8.029 | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | id. | + 1:28 h | 7.587 |
| 3. | David Regy | France | id. | + 2:04 h | 7.960 | Sylviane Varin | France | id. | + 3:05 h | 7.283 |
- 2007 start Paris-Colmar from 7 to 10 June.
| Rank | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G. A. Urbanowski | Poland | 451 | 57:04 h | 7.903 | Anne-Marie Mesmoudi | France | 306 | 38:09 h | 8.021 |
| 2. | Alexseï Rodionov | Russia | id. | + 1:05 h | 7.756 | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | id. | + 1:28 h | 7.724 |
| 3. | Philippe Morel | France | id. | + 2:01 h | 7.633 | Marina Tarassevich | Belarus | id. | + 3:05 h | 7.421 |
- 2008 start Paris-Colmar from 18 to 21 June.
- Distance 444 km, women 305.7 km, and Promotion 292.3 km.
| Rank | Men | Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Time | Pace km/h |
Promotion | Time | Pass km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | S. Dvoretski | 52:43 h | 8.422 | S. Varin | 41:52 h | 7.302 | Ph. Thibaux | 34:35 h | 8.452 |
| 2. | D. Osipov | + 0:40 h | 8.317 | C. Anxionnat | + 1:09 h | 7.107 | D. Ruelle | + 1:49 h | 8.030 |
| 3. | A. Rodionov | + 4:02 h | 7.824 | D. Alverhne | + 1:32 h | 7.044 | L. Schaerlaeckens | + 3:24 h | 7.695 |
- 2009 start Paris-Colmar from 18 to 21 June.
- Distance 471.5 km, women and promotion 316.8 km.
| Rank | Men | Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Time | Pace km/h |
Promotion | Time | Pass km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | D. Osipov | 59:12 h | 7.965 | S. Varin | 41:38 h | 7.609 | B. Labarre | 46:39 h | 6.791 |
| 2. | P. Marechal | + 6:58 m | D. Alverhne | + 1:37 h | P. Asselos | + 1:32 h | |||
| 3. | P. Thibaux | 407.8 km 58:41 h | C. Dols | + 3 h | F. Gauze | 304.6 km 48:48 h |
- 2010 did not occur
- 2011 start Paris-Colmar from 22 to 25 June.
- Distance 439.3 km, women and promotion 297.7 km.
| Rank | Men | Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Time | Pace km/h |
Promotion | Time | Pass km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | D. Osipov | 56:46:11 h | 7.738 | D. Alverhne | 38:43:50 h | 7.686 | J.P. Meteau | 40:07:38 h | 7.419 |
| 2. | J.M. Rouault | + 1:01:43 h | I. Poutintseva | + 2:16:38 h | D. Grados | + 31:50 m | |||
| 3. | G. Letessier | + 1:50:30 h | M. Labylle | + 2:39:49 h | L. Bovin | + 1:35:12 h |
- 2012
| Rank | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dimitri Osipov | Russia | 436.1 | 55:54:26 h | 7.800 | Dominique Alvernhe | France | 288.9 | 36:33:18 h | 7.903 |
| 2. | Philippe Thibaux | France | id. | + 0:08 h | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | id. | + 1:26:02 h | ||
| 3. | Dominique Bunel | France | id. | + 2:10:47 h | Nicoletta Mizera |  Italy | id. | + 1:55:48 h |
- 2013
| Rank | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jean Marie Rouault | France | 436.4 | 54:10:59 h | 8.054 | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | 308.1 | 40:28:42 h | 7.611 |
| 2. | Dimitry Osipov | Russia | id. | + 48:01 h | Nicoletta Mizera | Italy | id. | + 48:34 h | ||
| 3. | Dominique Bunel | France | id. | + 1:05:10 h | Corinne Fauqueur | France | id. | + 1:26:17 h |
- 2014
| Rank | Men | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
Women | Nationality | Distance km |
Time | Pace km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dimitri Osipov | Russia | 426.4 | 52:45:56 h | 8.081 | Olga Borisova | Russia | 292.4 | 39:11:48 h | 7.460 |
| 2. | Emmanuel Lassalle | France | id. | + 10:48 h | Maggy Labylle | France | id. | + 21:35 h | ||
| 3. | André Duterte | France | id. | + 4:58:32 h | Irina Poutintseva | Russia | id. | + 59:34 h |
- 2015 start Paris-Ribeauville from 3 to 6 June
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