Berlin Marathon

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Key People:
Eliud Kipchoge
Related Topics:
marathon
running
Notable Honorees:
Kenenisa Bekele

Berlin Marathon, annual 26.2-mile (42.2-km) footrace through the streets of Berlin that traditionally takes place in late September. The Berlin Marathon is considered to have the fastest course of the world’s six major marathons—a group that also includes the New York City, Boston, Chicago, London, and Tokyo marathons—and it has been the site of numerous world-record times since it was first held in 1974.

The route of the Berlin Marathon was restricted to West Berlin until the 1990 marathon, which took place just three days before German reunification. The current course begins in Tiergarten and circles through the city before ending near its beginning at the Brandenburg Gate. Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie has won the most Berlin Marathons, four, and the women’s record for victories is three, shared by Renata Kokowska of Poland and Uta Pippig of Germany.

Winners of the Berlin Marathon are provided in the table.

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Berlin Marathon
year men hr:min:sec women hr:min:sec
*A second Berlin Marathon was run in 1977 and served as the West German national championship.
1974 Günter Hallas (W.Ger.) 2:44:53 Jutta von Haase (W.Ger.) 3:22:01
1975 Raif Bochröder (W.Ger.) 2:47:08 Kristin Bochröder (W.Ger.) 3:59:15
1976 Ingo Sensburg (W.Ger.) 2:23:08 Ursula Blaschke (W.Ger.) 3:04:12
1977 Norman Wilson (U.K.) 2:16:20 Angelika Brandt (W.Ger.) 3:10:27
1977* Günter Mielke (W.Ger.) 2:15:19 Christa Vahlensieck (W.Ger.) 2:34:48
1978 Michael Spöttel (W.Ger.) 2:20:03 Ursula Blaschke (W.Ger.) 2:57:09
1979 Ingo Sensburg (W.Ger.) 2:21:09 Jutta von Haase (W.Ger.) 3:07:07
1980 Ingo Sensburg (W.Ger.) 2:16:48 Gerlinde Püttmann (W.Ger.) 2:47:18
1981 Ian Ray (U.K.) 2:15:42 Angelika Stephan (W.Ger.) 2:47:24
1982 Domingo Tibaduiza (Colom.) 2:14:46 Jean Lockhead (U.K.) 2:47:05
1983 Karel Lismont (Belg.) 2:13:37 Karen Holdsworth (U.K.) 2:40:32
1984 John Skovbjerg (Den.) 2:13:35 Agnes Jakab (Hung.) 2:39:32
1985 James Ashworth (U.K.) 2:11:43 Magda Ilands (Belg.) 2:34:10
1986 Bogusław Psujek (Pol.) 2:11:03 Charlotte Teske (W.Ger.) 2:32:10
1987 Suleiman Nyambui (Tanz.) 2:11:11 Kerstin Pressler (W.Ger.) 2:31:22
1988 Suleiman Nyambui (Tanz.) 2:11:45 Renata Kokowska (Pol.) 2:29:16
1989 Alfredo Shahanga (Tanz.) 2:10:11 Paivi Tikkanen (Fin.) 2:28:45
1990 Steve Moneghetti (Austl.) 2:08:16 Uta Pippig (E.Ger.) 2:28:37
1991 Steve Brace (U.K.) 2:10:57 Renata Kokowska (Pol.) 2:27:36
1992 David Tsebe (S.Af.) 2:08:07 Uta Pippig (E.Ger.) 2:30:22
1993 Xolile Yawa (S.Af.) 2:10:57 Renata Kokowska (Pol.) 2:26:20
1994 António Pinto (Port.) 2:08:31 Katrin Dörre-Heinig (Ger.) 2:25:15
1995 Sammy Lelei (Kenya) 2:07:02 Uta Pippig (Ger.) 2:25:37
1996 Abel Anton (Spain) 2:09:15 Colleen De Reuck (S.Af.) 2:26:35
1997 Elijah Lagat (Kenya) 2:07:41 Catherina McKiernan (Ire.) 2:23:44
1998 Ronaldo da Costa (Braz.) 2:06:05 Marleen Renders (Belg.) 2:25:22
1999 Josephat Kiprono (Kenya) 2:06:44 Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) 2:20:43
2000 Simon Biwott (Kenya) 2:07:42 Matsuo Kazumi (Japan) 2:26:15
2001 Joseph Ngolepus (Kenya) 2:08:47 Takahashi Naoko (Japan) 2:19:46
2002 Raymond Kipkoech (Kenya) 2:06:47 Takahashi Naoko (Japan) 2:21:49
2003 Paul Tergat (Kenya) 2:04:55 Hashimoto Yasuko (Japan) 2:26:32
2004 Felix Limo (Kenya) 2:06:44 Shibui Yoko (Japan) 2:19:41
2005 Philip Manyim (Kenya) 2:07:41 Noguchi Mizuki (Japan) 2:19:12
2006 Haile Gebrselassie (Eth.) 2:05:56 Gete Wami (Eth.) 2:21:34
2007 Haile Gebrselassie (Eth.) 2:04:26 Gete Wami (Eth.) 2:23:17
2008 Haile Gebrselassie (Eth.) 2:03:59 Irina Mikitenko (Ger.) 2:19:19
2009 Haile Gebrselassie (Eth.) 2:06:08 Atsede Habtamu Besuye (Eth.) 2:24:47
2010 Patrick Makau Musyoki (Kenya) 2:05:08 Aberu Kebede (Eth.) 2:23:58
2011 Patrick Makau Musyoki (Kenya) 2:03:38 Florence Kiplagat (Kenya) 2:19:44
2012 Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) 2:04:15 Aberu Kebede (Eth.) 2:20:30
2013 Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) 2:03:23 Florence Kiplagat (Kenya) 2:21:13
2014 Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) 2:02:57 Tirfi Tsegaye (Eth.) 2:20:18
2015 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:04:00 Gladys Cherono (Kenya) 2:19:25
2016 Kenenisa Bekele (Eth.) 2:03:03 Aberu Kebede (Eth.) 2:20:45
2017 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:03:32 Gladys Cherono (Kenya) 2:20:23
2018 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:01:39 Gladys Cherono (Kenya) 2:18:11
2019 Kenenisa Bekele (Eth.) 2:01:41 Ashete Bekere (Eth.) 2:20:14
2020 not held
2021 Guye Adola (Eth.) 2:05:45 Gotytom Gebreslase (Eth.) 2:20:09
2022 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:01:09 Tigist Assefa (Eth.) 2:15:37
2023 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:02:42 Tigist Assefa (Eth.) 2:11:53
Adam Augustyn