49th Berlin Marathon | |
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Winner Tigst Assefa (left) about 25 km (16 mi) into the race, alongside pacemaker Girmay Birhanu Gebru | |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Dates | 24 September 2023 |
Website | https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com |
Champions | |
Men | Eliud Kipchoge (2:02:42) |
Women | Tigst Assefa (2:11:53 WR) |
Wheelchair men | Marcel Hug (1:23:07) |
Wheelchair women | Catherine Debrunner (1:34:16 WR) |
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]
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 for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
2:02:42 |
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Vincent Kipkemoi | ![]() |
2:03:13 |
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Tadese Takele | ![]() |
2:03:24 |
4 | Ronald Korir | ![]() |
2:04:22 |
5 | Haftu Teklu | ![]() |
2:04:42 |
6 | Andualem Belay Shiferaw | ![]() |
2:04:44 |
7 | Amos Kipruto | ![]() |
2:04:49 |
8 | Philemon Kiplimo | ![]() |
2:04:56 |
9 | Amanal Petros | ![]() |
2:04:58 |
10 | Bonface Kimutai Kiplimo | ![]() |
2:05:05 |
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Tigst Assefa | ![]() |
2:11:53 WR |
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Sheila Chepkirui | ![]() |
2:17:49 |
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Magdalena Shauri | ![]() |
2:18:41 |
4 | Zeineba Yimer | ![]() |
2:19:07 |
5 | Senbere Teferi | ![]() |
2:19:21 |
6 | Dera Dida | ![]() |
2:19:24 |
7 | Workenesh Edesa | ![]() |
2:19:40 |
8 | Helen Bekele | ![]() |
2:19:44 |
9 | Charlotte Purdue | ![]() |
2:22:17 |
10 | Fikrte Wereta | ![]() |
2:23:01 |
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Marcel Hug | ![]() |
1:23:07 |
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Daniel Romanchuk | ![]() |
1:30:16 |
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David Weir | ![]() |
1:30:17 |
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Catherine Debrunner | ![]() |
1:34:16 WR |
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Eden Rainbow-Cooper | ![]() |
1:34:17 |
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Manuela Schär | ![]() |
1:34:17 |