The inaugural race was held on 15 October 1986 as the "COMAR Marathon".[1][7][a] Tunisian runner Houcine Makni won the marathon with a finish time of 2:46:48.[1][7][c]
Notes
^ ab"COMAR" is an acronym for "Compagnie Méditerranéenne d'Assurance et de Réassurance".[1]
^It is also known as the "Tunis–Carthage COMAR Marathon"[a] (French: Marathon de COMAR Tunis–Carthage) for sponsorship reasons.[2][3].