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2023 Berlin Marathon

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49th Berlin Marathon
Berlin-Marathon 2023 Tigist Assefa und Gebru Redahgn bei Kilometer 25 A.jpg
Winner Tigst Assefa (left) about 25 km (16 mi) into the race, alongside pacemaker Girmay Birhanu Gebru
LocationBerlin, Germany
Dates24 September 2023 (14 months ago) (2023-09-24)
Websitehttps://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com
Champions
MenEliud Kipchoge (2:02:42)
WomenTigst Assefa (2:11:53 WR)
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:23:07)
Wheelchair womenCatherine Debrunner (1:34:16 WR)
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External media
Images
image icon Tigst Assefa crossing the finish line[1]
image icon Tigst Assefa kneeling at the finish[3]
image icon Tigst Assefa raising a shoe into the air[4]
image icon Tigst Assefa with a lead car's clock[5]
Video
video icon Tigst Assefa crossing the finish line[2]
video icon Eliud Kipchoge crossing the finish line[2]
Winner Eliud Kipchoge (left) about 25 km (16 mi) into the race, behind pacemakers (in striped gear) and alongside Derseh Kindie (center midground), who did not finish the race
Second-place finisher Vincent Kipkemoi (center midground, in red) and third-place finisher Tadese Takele (right foreground), both about 25 km (16 mi) into their debut marathon, alongside eighth-place finisher Philemon Kiplimo (right midground, in black) and in front of fourteenth-place finisher Tadu Abate (left)

The 2023 Berlin Marathon was the 49th edition of the annual marathon race in Berlin, held on Sunday, 24 September 2023.[6][7][8][9] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the fourth of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2023.[10][11] Almost 48,000 runners from 156 countries took part in the event.[7]

Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa set a new marathon world record for women, winning the race with a time of 2:11:53, beating the previous world record of 2:14:04, set by Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei at the 2019 Chicago Marathon by over two minutes.[12][13][14][15] Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge achieved a record fifth Berlin Marathon victory, winning the men's race with a time of 2:02:42.[12][16][15]

Swiss wheelchair athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won their races with finish times of 1:23:07 and 1:34:16, respectively.[17] This was Hug's eighth and Debrunner's second win.

Runner's World reported at the start of the year that race organizers planned to include a non-binary division for this year's race.[18] The race site for 2023 mentions having separate ratings for both men and women.[19] The 2023 event featured, for the first time in Berlin Marathon's history, a woman on the finisher medal.[20]

Competitors

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Kipchoge was the holder of the marathon world record, which he had set with a finish time of 2:01:09 at this race the previous year.[21][22] He is the first runner to have won the Berlin Marathon five times.[23] Kipchoge stated that his main goal is to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals, and that he believed running in Berlin was the best way to prepare for this.[24]

Assefa won the race last year with a time of 2:15:37, breaking the previous course record by more than two minutes in what was only her second marathon ever.[25]

This record fast race scored record times for other runners: a record eight women achieved times below 2:20, and a record nine men below 2:05 and 15 finished inside 2:06.[26] Additionally there were national records for Amanal Petros (Germany, 2:04:58) and Tadesse Abraham (Switzerland, 2:05:10).

In the wheelchair race, Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) broke the world record in 1:34:16 hours.[27]

Results

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Results for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.

Men's race result
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:02:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vincent Kipkemoi  Kenya 2:03:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tadese Takele  Ethiopia 2:03:24
4 Ronald Korir  Kenya 2:04:22
5 Haftu Teklu  Ethiopia 2:04:42
6 Andualem Belay Shiferaw  Ethiopia 2:04:44
7 Amos Kipruto  Kenya 2:04:49
8 Philemon Kiplimo  Kenya 2:04:56
9 Amanal Petros  Germany 2:04:58
10 Bonface Kimutai Kiplimo  Kenya 2:05:05
Women's race result
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tigst Assefa  Ethiopia 2:11:53 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sheila Chepkirui  Kenya 2:17:49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Magdalena Shauri  Tanzania 2:18:41
4 Zeineba Yimer  Ethiopia 2:19:07
5 Senbere Teferi  Ethiopia 2:19:21
6 Dera Dida  Ethiopia 2:19:24
7 Workenesh Edesa  Ethiopia 2:19:40
8 Helen Bekele  Ethiopia 2:19:44
9 Charlotte Purdue  United Kingdom 2:22:17
10 Fikrte Wereta  Ethiopia 2:23:01
Wheelchair men's race result[17]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:23:07
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Romanchuk  United States 1:30:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:30:17
Wheelchair women's race result
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Catherine Debrunner  Switzerland 1:34:16 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eden Rainbow-Cooper  United Kingdom 1:34:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Manuela Schär  Switzerland 1:34:17

References

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  1. ^ https://archive.today/20230927071229/https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0437209EN/pure-joy-at-the-2023-bmw-berlin-marathon-assefa-storms-to-world-record-kipchoge-becomes-record-winner
  2. ^ a b https://archive.today/20230927072314/https://www.youtube.com/@berlin-marathon/videos
  3. ^ https://archive.today/20230927071241/https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a45286332/tigist-assefa-world-record-2023-berlin-marathon/
  4. ^ https://archive.today/20230927071254/https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/09/tigist-assefa-obliterates-womens-marathon-world-record-with-21153-in-berlin/
  5. ^ https://archive.today/20230927071315/https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-marathon-assefa-smashes-womens-world-record/a-66910173
  6. ^ https://archive.today/20230716213428/https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/
  7. ^ a b https://archive.today/20230716204711/https://www.morgenpost.de/sport/berlinmarathon/article236290545/berlin-marathon-2023-termin-strecke-sperrungen.html
  8. ^ https://archive.today/20230716213413/https://www.scc-berlin.de/component/dpcalendar/location/33
  9. ^ https://archive.today/20230716205159/https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-2023-most-important-events
  10. ^ https://archive.today/20230115101513/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results?season=2023
  11. ^ https://archive.today/20230716204910/https://olympics.com/en/news/what-are-the-six-world-marathon-majors
  12. ^ a b https://archive.today/20230924103203/https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/38477116/tigst-assefa-shatters-women-marathon-world-record-berlin
  13. ^ https://archive.today/20230924103210/https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2023-berlin-marathon-results-tigst-assefa-21153-world-record-kipchoge-wins/
  14. ^ https://archive.today/20230924104030/https://olympics.com/en/news/berlin-marathon-2023-eliud-kipchoge-fifth-race-win-tigist-assefa-women-world-record
  15. ^ a b https://archive.today/20230924103217/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/tigst-assefa-world-marathon-record-berlin-kipchoge-2023
  16. ^ https://archive.today/20230924103400/https://berlin.r.mikatiming.com/2023/?pid=leaderboard
  17. ^ a b https://archive.today/20230924103341/https://berlin.r.mikatiming.com/2023/?pid=leaderboard&event=BMR
  18. ^ https://archive.today/20230122233837/https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a42363195/nonbinary-marathon-divisions/
  19. ^ https://archive.today/20230716214020/https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/your-registration/registration-information/
  20. ^ https://thegloryboard.com/blogs/news/revealed-berlin-marathon-medal
  21. ^ https://archive.today/20230716204722/https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a44532285/eliud-kipchoge-will-run-2023-berlin-marathon/
  22. ^ https://archive.today/20230716221606/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kipchoge-assefa-to-defend-berlin-marathon-titles
  23. ^ https://archive.today/20230716204738/https://www.nnrunningteam.com/news/2023-07-13-nn-running-team-athlete-eliud-kipchoge-set-to-make-berlin-marathon-return/
  24. ^ https://archive.today/20230716204805/https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/07/eliud-kipchoge-explains-berlin-decision-says-he-will-eventually-run-3-marathons-per-year/
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  26. ^ Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, Kipchoge achieves record fifth win WORLD ATHLETICS
  27. ^ Catherine Debrunner pulverises world record at Berlin Marathon World Para Athletics
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