2019 Berlin Marathon

The 2019 Berlin Marathon was the 46th edition of the marathon race held in Berlin, Germany. The event featured elite marathon races for men and women, a mass marathon event, as well as categories for handbikes, wheelchair racing and inline skating. The competition was supported by BMW as title sponsor.

46th Berlin Marathon
Runners in the mass race
VenueBerlin, Germany
Dates29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
Champions
MenKenenisa Bekele (2:01:41)
WomenAshete Bekere (2:20:14)

The elite races were the final leg of the World Marathon Majors for the 2018–19 season and were also Gold Label races for the 2019 IAAF Road Race Label Events series. In the men's race, Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele won in a time of 2:01:41 hours, which fell short of the world record time set by Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin the previous year by just two seconds. His second placed countryman Birhanu Legese moved up to third place in the all-time lists with 2:02:48 hours and a third Ethiopian, Sisay Lemma, made it a sweep of the podium with 2:03:36 hours for third. The Austrian Peter Herzog was twelfth with a time of 2:10:57 hours – the best among Europeans.[1] The women's elite race also featured an Ethiopian duel, which saw Ashete Bekere win in 2:20:14 over Mare Dibaba (2:20:21 hours). The Kenyan Selly Chepyego Kaptich was third in 2:21:06, preventing four-placer Helen Tola from sweeping the top three for Ethiopia. German Melat Yisak Kejeta placed sixth in 2:23:57 hours, which was the best European performance and moved her to third on the all-time German lists.[2]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
01 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 2:01:41
02 Birhanu Legese  Ethiopia 2:02:48
03 Sisay Lemma  Ethiopia 2:03:36
04 Jonathan Korir  Kenya 2:06:45
05 Felix Kandie  Kenya 2:08:07
06 Yohanes Gebregergish  Eritrea 2:08:26
07 Dong Guojian  China 2:08:28
08 Bethwel Yegon  Kenya 2:08:35
09 Kenta Murayama  Japan 2:08:56
10 Abel Kipchumba  Kenya 2:09:39

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
01 Ashete Bekere  Ethiopia 2:20:14
02 Mare Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:20:21
03 Sally Chepyego Kaptich  Kenya 2:21:06
04 Helen Tola  Ethiopia 2:21:36
05 Sara Hall  United States 2:22:16
06 Melat Yisak Kejeta  Germany 2:23:57
07 Sally Kipyego  United States 2:25:10
08 Haftamnesh Tesfaye  Ethiopia 2:26:50
09 Martina Strähl   Switzerland 2:31:24
10 Nina Lauwaert  Belgium 2:31:25

References
  1. "Bekele verpasst Marathon-Weltrekord, Herzog schafft Olympialimit". derstandard.at. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. "Kenenisa Bekele fehlen zwei Sekunden zum Weltrekord – Melat Kejeta läuft 2:23:57 Stunden". www.leichtathletik.de. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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