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The '''Berlin Marathon''' is a major running and sporting event held annually in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]. The official [[marathon (sport)|marathon]] distance of 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 [[yard]]s) is set up as a city-wide [[Road running|road race]] where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate. First initiated in 1974, the event traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September.
The '''Berlin Marathon''' is a major running and sporting event held annually in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] with live elephants. The official [[marathon (sport)|marathon]] distance of 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 [[yard]]s) is set up as a city-wide [[Road running|road race]] where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate. First initiated in 1974, the event traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September.


With 40,827 enrolled starters from 107 countries, 35,913 official finishers and more than one million spectators for example in 2008 the Berlin marathon is one of the largest and most popular road races in the world.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.scc-events.com/news/news005411.htmlref=slogin|title=real,- BERLIN-MARATHON Fünftgrößter aller Zeiten|publisher=SCC Berlin|accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref>
With 40,827 enrolled starters from 107 countries, 35,913 official finishers and more than one million spectators for example in 2008 the Berlin marathon is one of the largest and most popular road races in the world.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.scc-events.com/news/news005411.htmlref=slogin|title=real,- BERLIN-MARATHON Fünftgrößter aller Zeiten|publisher=SCC Berlin|accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:09, 28 September 2011

Berlin Marathon
Berlin Marathon Logo
DateLate September
LocationBerlin, Germany
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1974
Course recordsMen: 2:03:38
Women: 2:19:12
Official sitebmw-berlin-marathon

The Berlin Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany with live elephants. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 yards) is set up as a city-wide road race where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate. First initiated in 1974, the event traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September.

With 40,827 enrolled starters from 107 countries, 35,913 official finishers and more than one million spectators for example in 2008 the Berlin marathon is one of the largest and most popular road races in the world.[1] Along with four other races, it forms the World Marathon Majors, a series offering a $1 million prize purse to be split equally between the top male and female marathoners.

The most marathon world records for men and women have been set at the Berlin course, which is known for its flat profile, even surface, a cheering spectator crowd, and its frequently mild autumn temperatures. The event is split in 2 days. About 8,000 additional inline skaters compete at the marathon course the Saturday before the running event. Power walkers, handbikers, wheelchair riders, and a children's marathon (4.2195 km) are also part of the marathon weekend, which is organised by SCC Running and currently sponsored by BMW.

Course

The course within the metropolis starts and finishes near the Brandenburg Gate. Because of the division of city, the marathon events before 1990 were limited to the area of West Berlin. Only on 30th September 1990, were athletes able to run through the Brandenburg Gate and the unified city saw its first race running through both halves. It was reported that a great many of the runners had tears in their eyes as they ran through the gate.[2]

Nowadays, after leaving Brandenburg Gate, the course passes Charlottenburg, around Tiergarten, along Moabit and Mitte, and then south to Friedrichshain. After that, it winds west between Kreuzberg and Neukölln, through Schöneberg, over to Steglitz and Zehlendorf, before turning north back toward the city's center. Looping above Schöneberg, the course comes full circle as it finishes by the Gate.[2]

Results

World records

Men

Women

Key:   Course record   German championship race

Edition Date Men's winner Country Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Country Time (h:m:s)
38th 25 September 2011 Patrick Makau Musyoki  Kenya 2:03:38 WR Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 2:19:44
37th 26 September 2010 Patrick Makau Musyoki  Kenya 2:05:08 Aberu Kebede  Ethiopia 2:23:58
36th 20 September 2009 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:06:08 Atsede Habtamu Besuye  Ethiopia 2:24:46
35th 28 September 2008 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:03:59 WR Irina Mikitenko  Germany 2:19:19
34th 30 September 2007 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:04:26 WR Gete Wami  Ethiopia 2:23:17
33rd 24 September 2006 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:05:56 Gete Wami  Ethiopia 2:21:34
32nd 25 September 2005 Philip Manyim  Kenya 2:07:41 Mizuki Noguchi  Japan 2:19:12
31st 26 September 2004 Felix Limo  Kenya 2:06:44 Yoko Shibui  Japan 2:19:41
30th 28 September 2003 Paul Tergat  Kenya 2:04:55 WR Yasuko Hashimoto  Japan 2:26:32
29th 29 September 2002 Raymond Kipkoech  Kenya 2:06:47 Naoko Takahashi  Japan 2:21:49
28th 30 September 2001 Joseph Ngolepus  Kenya 2:08:47 Naoko Takahashi  Japan 2:19:46 WR
27th 10 September 2000 Simon Biwott  Kenya 2:07:42 Kazumi Matsuo  Japan 2:26:15
26th 26 September 1999 Josephat Kiprono  Kenya 2:06:44 Tegla Loroupe  Kenya 2:20:43 WR
25th 20 September 1998 Ronaldo da Costa  Brazil 2:06:05 WR Marleen Renders  Belgium 2:25:22
24th 28 September 1997 Elijah Lagat  Kenya 2:07:41 Catherina McKiernan  Ireland 2:23:44
23rd 29 September 1996 Abel Anton  Spain 2:09:15 Colleen De Reuck  South Africa 2:26:35
22nd 24 September 1995 Sammy Lelei  Kenya 2:07:02 Uta Pippig  Germany 2:25:37
21st 25 September 1994 António Pinto  Portugal 2:08:31 Katrin Dörre-Heinig  Germany 2:25:15
20th 26 September 1993 Xolile Yawa  South Africa 2:10:57 Renata Kokowska  Poland 2:26:20
19th 27 September 1992 David Tsebe  South Africa 2:08:07 Uta Pippig  Germany 2:30:22
18th 29 September 1991 Steve Brace  United Kingdom 2:10:57 Renata Kokowska  Poland 2:27:36
17th 30 September 1990 Steve Moneghetti  Australia 2:08:16 Uta Pippig  East Germany 2:28:37
16th 1 October 1989 Alfredo Shahanga  Tanzania 2:10:11 Päivi Tikkanen  Finland 2:28:45
15th 9 October 1988 Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania 2:11:45 Renata Kokowska  Poland 2:29:16
14th 4 October 1987 Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania 2:11:11 Kerstin Pressler  West Germany 2:31:22
13th 28 September 1986 Bogusław Psujek  Poland 2:11:03 Charlotte Teske  West Germany 2:32:10
12th 29 September 1985 Jimmy Ashworth  United Kingdom 2:11:43 Magda Ilands  Belgium 2:34:10
11th 30 September 1984 John Skovbjerg  Denmark 2:13:35 Ágnes Sipka  Hungary 2:39:32
10th 25 September 1983 Karel Lismont  Belgium 2:13:37 Karen Holdsworth  United Kingdom 2:40:32
9th 26 September 1982 Domingo Tibaduiza  Colombia 2:14:47 Jean Lochhead  United Kingdom 2:47:05
8th 27 September 1981 Ian Ray  United Kingdom 2:15:42 Angelika Stephan  West Germany 2:47:24
7th 28 September 1980 Ingo Sensburg  West Germany 2:16:48 Gerlinde Püttmann  West Germany 2:47:18
6th 30 September 1979 Ingo Sensburg  West Germany 2:21:09 Jutta von Haase  West Germany 3:07:07
5th 3 September 1978 Michael Spöttel  West Germany 2:20:03 Ursula Blaschke  West Germany 2:57:09
4th 10 September 1977 Günter Mielke  West Germany 2:15:19 Christa Vahlensieck  West Germany 2:34:48 WR
3rd 26 September 1976 Ingo Sensburg  West Germany 2:23:08 Jutta von Haase  West Germany 3:05:19
2nd 28 September 1975 Ralf Bochröder  West Germany 2:47:08 Christin Bochröder  West Germany 2:59:15
1st 13 October 1974 Günter Hallas  West Germany 2:44:53 Jutta von Haase  West Germany 3:22:01

Finishers

In terms of finishing athletes the 2008 Berlin marathon was the 5th largest marathon run of all times. 35,913 athletes including 130 power walkers (not including handbiker or wheelchair competitors) reached the finish in under 6 hours.[3]

Berlin-Marathon 2009
The Berlin Marathon is known as a flat and fast course.
Year Finishers Shares
Total Men Women Men Women
2010 33,625 26,410 7,215 78% 22%
2009 34,994 27,934 7,060 78% 21%
2008 35,786 28,357 7,429 79% 21%
2007 32,486 25,994 6,492 80% 20%
2006 30,182 24,094 6,088 80% 20%
2005 30,373 24,501 5,872 81% 19%
2004 28,022 22,800 5,222 81% 19%
2003 30,709 25,108 5,601 82% 18%
2002 25,286 20,880 4,406 83% 17%
2001 25,792 21,669 4,123 84% 16%
2000 22,879 19,332 3,547 84% 16%
1999 19,129 16,537 2,592 87% 13%
1998 21,004 17,795 3,209 85% 15%
1997 14,982 13,120 1,862 88% 12%
1996 16,529 14,489 2,040 88% 12%
1995 13,088 11,682 1,406 89% 11%
1994 12,263 10,980 1,283 90% 10%
1993 14,107 12,586 1,521 89% 11%
1992 13,225 11,918 1,307 90% 10%
1991 14,849 13,456 1,393 91% 9%
1990 22,806 20,415 2,391 90% 10%
1989 13,433 12,233 1,200 91% 9%
1988 13,117 11,986 1,131 91% 9%
1987 12,674 11,651 1,023 92% 8%
1986 11,450 10,574 876 92% 8%
1985 9,810 9,146 664 93% 7%
1984 7,297 6,875 422 94% 6%
1983 5,121 4,886 235 95% 5%
1982 3,448 unknown
1981 2,583 unknown
1980 294 276 18 94% 6%
1979 222 207 15 93% 7%
1978 197 187 10 95% 5%
1977 230 219 11 95% 5%
1976 311 296 15 95% 5%
1975 236 232 4 98% 2%
1974 244 234 10 96% 4%

Skater-Marathon

The 2008 skater marathon had numbered 7,685 participants and counted around 200,000 spectators along the course. It is considered the largest inline skater marathon in the world and is the final venue of the World Inline Cup.

The skater marathon is considered to be largest inline marathon in the world with around 8,000 participants in 2008

Records

Year Men Time Women Time
2010 Severin Widmer (SUI) 1:09:19 Giovanna Turchiarelli (ITA) 1:22:25
2009 Luca Saggiorato (ITA) 1:02:50 Cecilia Baena (COL) 1:14:47
2008 Joey Mantia (USA) 1:00:33 Cecilia Baena (COL) 1:13:24
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 Brigitte Mendez (COL) 1:10:43
2004 Roger Schneider (SUI) 1:04:43 Cecilia Baena (COL) 1:17:08
2003 Juan Carlos Betancur (COL) 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

Wheelchair/Handbiker-Marathon

Wheelchair athlete in 2009

In 2008, 166 handbiker and 34 wheelchair athletes participated at the Berlin marathon. The athletes start at the same day, usually at Sunday, like the runners and power walkers.

Records

Wheelchair race
Men: 1:21:39, Heinz Frei (SUI), 1997
Women: 1:42:07, Janette Jansen (NED), 1992
Handbiker race
Men: 1:05:46, Bernd Jeffré (GER), 2008
Women: 1:13:55, Dorothee Vieth (GER), 2008

References

  1. ^ "real,- BERLIN-MARATHON Fünftgrößter aller Zeiten". SCC Berlin. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  2. ^ a b Marius Bakken. "Berlin Marathon". Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  3. ^ "BERLIN-MARATHON". SCC Berlin. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
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