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Christopher Kalev and Tatjana Mannima win Tartu Maraton 2026

February 15, 2026

Today the 52nd Tartu Maraton has been taking place on the traditional 63km course between Otepää and Elva. Despite the cold temperatures, today’s Tartu Maraton classic races took place as planned. In the men’s competition, victory went to Christopher Kalev (EST), while Tatjana Mannima (EST)  was the fastest among the women. It was one of the coldest race days in Tartu Maraton’s history with about minus 20 degrees at the start. The sun has done its best, to make the race more convenient for the 3.500 skiers.

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Tartu Maraton 2026 Results Men

The finish offered the expected excitement, with the winner decided by a hundredth of a second. Christopher Kalev crossed the line first (time: 02:49:57.4), just one tenth of a second ahead of Henri Roos (EST) (time: 02:49:57.5), while Czech skier Fabian Stocek secured third place (time: 02:49:57.6).

The leading trio broke away from the rest of the field already early in the race and gradually increased their advantage throughout the course. “Absolutely amazing! The course was very well prepared considering the snow conditions in South Estonia. Roos and I have battled it out on the finishing straight in several recent races, and so far he has had the upper hand, but today I still had some freshness left in my legs,” commented the newly crowned winner, Christopher Kalev.

  1. Christopher Kalev (EST) 02:49:57.4
  2. Henri Roos (EST) + 00:00.1
  3. Fabian Stocek (EST) + 00:00.3

Tartu Maraton 2026 Results Ladies

According to women’s winner Tatjana Mannima, the most difficult part was skiing alone, though she had no complaints about the cold. The women’s race did not offer the same finishing straight drama as the men’s event. Mannima crossed the line first (time: 03:26:02.4), followed by Merilin Jürisaar (EST) (time: 03:34:52.0), with Kaisa Rooba (EST) finishing third (time: 03:36:01.9).

  1. Tatjana Mannima (EST) 03:26:02.4
  2. Merilin Jürisaar (EST) + 08:49.7
  3. Kaisa Rooba (EST) + 09:59.5

Full Results

A total of 3,661 participants were registered for today’s classic races: 2,735 for the longer 63 km distance and 926 for the shorter 31 km course.

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