Berlin Marathon

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Berlin Marathon
Berlin Marathon Logo
Date and location	27th + 28th September 2008 Berlin, Germany
Race type	Road
Distance	Marathon
Established	1974
Official site	www.real-berlin-marathon.com

The Berlin Marathon is an annual marathon in Berlin, the capital of Germany. It usually takes place on the last weekend in September. The "33rd Berlin Marathon" took place on September 24, 2006 for the runners, and on September 23 for inline skaters, power walkers, handbikers, wheelchair riders, and for the children's marathon (4.2195 km, or one-tenth of a full marathon). The first Berlin Marathon took place in 1974. On January 23, 2006 the five biggest marathons - Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon and New York City Marathon collectively launched the World Marathon Majors – a new series offering a $1 million prize purse to be split equally between the top male and female marathoners in the world.

The Berlin marathon has a flat course, which makes for a very fast race when the weather is right. Five times have world record times for marathon running been set in Berlin.

Contents 1 World Records in Berlin 1.1 Men's Race 1.2 Women's Race 2 Men's Winners 3 Women's Winners 4 Finishers 5 Skater-Marathon 5.1 Results 6 Wheelchair- and Handbiker-Marathon 7 External links

[edit] World Records in Berlin

[edit] Men's Race

• 1998 — Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) → 2:06:05
• 2003 — Paul Tergat (KEN) → 2:04:55
• 2007 — Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) → 2:04:26

[edit] Women's Race

• 1999 — Tegla Loroupe (KEN) → 2:20:43
• 2001 — Naoko Takahashi (JPN) → 2:19:46

[edit] Men's Winners

DATE	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	WINNING TIME
June 12, 2011
June 13, 2010
June 14, 2009
September 28, 2008
September 30, 2007	Haile Gebrselassie[1]	Ethiopia	2:04:26 WR
September 24, 2006	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	2:05:56
September 25, 2005	Philip Manyim	Kenya	2:07:41
September 26, 2004	Felix Limo	Kenya	2:06:44
September 28, 2003	Paul Tergat	Kenya	2:04:55 WR
September 29, 2002	Raymond Kipkoech	Kenya	2:06:47
September 30, 2001	Joseph Ngolepus	Kenya	2:08:47
September 10, 2000	Simon Biwott	Kenya	2:07:42
September 26, 1999	Josephat Kiprono	Kenya	2:06:44
September 20, 1998	Ronaldo da Costa	Brazil	2:06:05 WR
September 28, 1997	Elijah Lagat	Kenya	2:07:41
September 29, 1996	Abel Anton	Spain	2:09:15
September 24, 1995	Sammy Lelei	Kenya	2:07:02
September 25, 1994	António Pinto	Portugal	2:08:31
September 26, 1993	Xolile Yawa	South Africa	2:10:57
September 27, 1992	David Tsebe	South Africa	2:08:07
September 29, 1991	Steve Brace	Wales	2:10:57
September 30, 1990	Steve Moneghetti	Australia	2:08:16
October 1, 1989	Alfredo Shahanga	Tanzania	2:10:11
October 9, 1988	Suleiman Nyambui	Tanzania	2:11:45
October 4, 1987	Suleiman Nyambui	Tanzania	2:11:11
September 28, 1986	Boguslaw Psujek	Poland	2:11:03
September 29, 1985	Jimmy Ashworth	England	2:11:43
September 30, 1984	John Skovbjerg	Denmark	2:13:35
September 25, 1983	Karel Lismont	Belgium	2:13:37
September 26, 1982	Domingo Tibaduiza	Colombia	2:14:47
September 27, 1981	Ian Ray	England	2:15:42
September 28, 1980	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:16:48
September 30, 1979	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:21:09
September 3, 1978	Michael Spöttel	West Germany	2:20:03
September 10, 1977	Günter Mielke	West Germany	2:15:19
September 26, 1976	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:23:08
September 28, 1975	Ralf Bochröder	West Germany	2:47:08
October 13, 1974	Günter Hallas	West Germany	2:44:53

1. ^ Although the Mexican politician Roberto Madrazo came first, it has been confirmed that he illegally took a shortcut: [1] (article in Spanish).

[edit] Women's Winners

DATE	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	WINNING TIME
June 12, 2011
June 13, 2010
June 14, 2009
September 28, 2008
September 30, 2007	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	2:23:17
September 24, 2006	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	2:21:34
September 25, 2005	Mizuki Noguchi	Japan	2:19:12
September 26, 2004	Yoko Shibui	Japan	2:19:41
September 28, 2003	Yasuko Hashimoto	Japan	2:26:32
September 29, 2002	Naoko Takahashi	Japan	2:21:49
September 30, 2001	Naoko Takahashi	Japan	2:19:46 WR
September 10, 2000	Kazumi Matsuo	Japan	2:26:15
September 26, 1999	Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	2:20:43 WR
September 20, 1998	Marleen Renders	Belgium	2:25:22
September 28, 1997	Catherina McKiernan	Ireland	2:23:44
September 29, 1996	Colleen De Reuck	South Africa	2:26:35
September 24, 1995	Uta Pippig	Germany	2:25:37
September 25, 1994	Katrin Dörre-Heinig	Germany	2:25:15
September 26, 1993	Renata Kokowska	Poland	2:26:20
September 27, 1992	Uta Pippig	Germany	2:30:22
September 29, 1991	Renata Kokowska	Poland	2:27:36
September 30, 1990	Uta Pippig	East Germany	2:28:37
October 1, 1989	Päivi Tikkanen	Finland	2:28:45
October 9, 1988	Renata Kokowska	Poland	2:29:16
October 4, 1987	Kerstin Pressler	West Germany	2:31:22
September 28, 1986	Charlotte Teske	West Germany	2:32:10
September 29, 1985	Magda Ilands	Belgium	2:34:10
September 30, 1984	Agnes Jakab	Hungary	2:39:32
September 25, 1983	Karen Holdsworth	United Kingdom	2:40:32
September 26, 1982	Jean Lochhead	United Kingdom	2:47:05
September 27, 1981	Angelika Stephan	West Germany	2:47:24
September 28, 1980	Gerlinde Püttmann	West Germany	2:47:18
September 30, 1979	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	3:07:07
September 3, 1978	Ursula Blaschke	West Germany	2:57:09
September 10, 1977	Christa Vahlensieck	West Germany	2:34:48
September 26, 1976	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	3:05:19
September 28, 1975	Christin Bochröder	West Germany	2:59:15
October 13, 1974	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	3:22:01

[edit] Finishers

Year	Finishers			Shares
	Total	Men	Women	Men	Women
1974	244	234	10	96%	4%
1975	236	232	4	98%	2%
1976	311	296	15	95%	5%
1977	230	219	11	95%	5%
1978	197	187	10	95%	5%
1979	222	207	15	93%	7%
1980	294	276	18	94%	6%
1981	2.583	unknown
1982	3.448	unknown
1983	5.121	4.886	235	95%	5%
1984	7.297	6.875	422	94%	6%
1985	9.810	9.146	664	93%	7%
1986	11.450	10.574	876	92%	8%
1987	12.674	11.651	1.023	92%	8%
1988	13.117	11.986	1.131	91%	9%
1989	13.433	12.233	1.200	91%	9%
1990	22.806	20.415	2.391	90%	10%
1991	14.849	13.456	1.393	91%	9%
1992	13.225	11.918	1.307	90%	10%
1993	14.107	12.586	1.521	89%	11%
1994	12.263	10.980	1.283	90%	10%
1995	13.088	11.682	1.406	89%	11%
1996	16.529	14.489	2.040	88%	12%
1997	14.982	13.120	1.862	88%	12%
1998	21.004	17.795	3.209	85%	15%
1999	19.129	16.537	2.592	87%	13%
2000	22.879	19.332	3.547	84%	16%
2001	25.792	21.669	4.123	84%	16%
2002	25.286	20.880	4.406	83%	17%
2003	30.709	25.108	5.601	82%	18%
2004	28.022	22.800	5.222	81%	19%
2005	30.373	24.501	5.872	81%	19%
2006	30.182	24.094	6.088	80%	20%
2007	32.486	25.994	6.492	80%	20%

[edit] Skater-Marathon

Records

• Men: 1:01:08, Tristan Loy (FRA), 1999
• Women: 1:08:29, Angèle Vaudan (FRA), 2000

[edit] Results

Year	Men	Time	Women	Time
2007	Nicolas Iten (SUI)	1:12:30	Hilde Goovaerts (BEL)	1:23:20
2006	Luca Saggiorato -2-	1:02:25	Giovanna Tuchiarelli (ITA)	1:14:02
2005	Luca Saggiorato (ITA)	1:01:21	Brigytte Mendez (COL)	1:10:43
2004	Roger Schneider (SUI)	1:04:43	Cecilia Baena (COL)	1:17:08
2003	Juan Carlos Betancur -2-	1:02:03	Julie Glass (USA)	1:11:28
2002	Juan Carlos Betancur (COL)	1:04:44	Angèle Vaudan -2-	1:13:59
2001	Arnaud Gicquel (FRA)	1:04:17	Sheila Herrero (ESP)	1:12:57
2000	Chad Hedrick (USA)	1:01:45	Angèle Vaudan (FRA)	1:08:29
1999	Tristan Loy (FRA)	1:01:08	Anne Titze (GER)	1:09:32
1998	Johann Langenberg (FRA)	1:07:32	Caroline Lagree (FRA)	1:14:20
1997	Pascal Briand (FRA)	1:07:52	Caroline Jean (FRA)	1:15:30

[edit] Wheelchair- and Handbiker-Marathon

Records

Wheelchair race

Men: 1:21:39, Heinz Frei (SUI), 1997

Women: 1:42:07, Janette Jansen (NED), 1992

Handbiker

Men: 1:13:32, Wim Decleir (BEL), 2005

Women: 1:15:50, Andrea Eskau (GER), 2005

[edit] External links

• www.berlin-marathon.com - Homepage
• World Marathon Majors - Berlin Marathon is one of the 5 founders of the World Marathon Majors, a new series offering a $1 million prize purse
• www.Berlin-Motive.com
• Run the Berlin Marathon for charity - UK children's charity which sends people to Berlin each year.