The Amsterdam Marathon is a full road marathon held annually in Amsterdam, with origins dating to 1975. It is considered a top European city marathon, and its winner lists indicate a race that has attracted strong international fields, not solely local participants.
The course follows an Amsterdam city route, although specific landmarks or neighborhoods are not detailed. Its history notes one skipped edition, early course records set by Bill Rodgers and Gerard Nijboer, four men's victories for Nijboer, multiple wins by Ferenc Szekeres, Cor Vriend, and Sammy Korir, and a series of rapid Kenyan victories that significantly lowered the men's record.