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]
| 49th Berlin Marathon | |
|---|---|
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) |
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 edit
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 edit
Results for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Eliud Kipchoge |  Kenya
|
2:02:42 |
|
Vincent Kipkemoi | Kenya
|
2:03:13 |
|
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 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Tigst Assefa | Ethiopia
|
2:11:53 WR |
|
|
Sheila Chepkirui | Kenya
|
2:17:49 |
|
|
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 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Marcel Hug |  Switzerland |
1:23:07 |
| |
Daniel Romanchuk |  United States |
1:30:16 |
| |
David Weir | United Kingdom |
1:30:17 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland |
1:34:16 WR |
| |
Eden Rainbow-Cooper | United Kingdom |
1:34:17 |
| |
Manuela Schär | Switzerland |
1:34:17 |
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ a b https://archive.today/20230927072314/https://www.youtube.com/@berlin-marathon/videos
- ^ https://archive.today/20230927071241/https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a45286332/tigist-assefa-world-record-2023-berlin-marathon/
- ^ https://archive.today/20230927071254/https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/09/tigist-assefa-obliterates-womens-marathon-world-record-with-21153-in-berlin/
- ^ https://archive.today/20230927071315/https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-marathon-assefa-smashes-womens-world-record/a-66910173
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716213428/https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/
- ^ a b https://archive.today/20230716204711/https://www.morgenpost.de/sport/berlinmarathon/article236290545/berlin-marathon-2023-termin-strecke-sperrungen.html
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716213413/https://www.scc-berlin.de/component/dpcalendar/location/33
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716205159/https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-2023-most-important-events
- ^ https://archive.today/20230115101513/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results?season=2023
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716204910/https://olympics.com/en/news/what-are-the-six-world-marathon-majors
- ^ a b https://archive.today/20230924103203/https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/38477116/tigst-assefa-shatters-women-marathon-world-record-berlin
- ^ https://archive.today/20230924103210/https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2023-berlin-marathon-results-tigst-assefa-21153-world-record-kipchoge-wins/
- ^ https://archive.today/20230924104030/https://olympics.com/en/news/berlin-marathon-2023-eliud-kipchoge-fifth-race-win-tigist-assefa-women-world-record
- ^ a b https://archive.today/20230924103217/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/tigst-assefa-world-marathon-record-berlin-kipchoge-2023
- ^ https://archive.today/20230924103400/https://berlin.r.mikatiming.com/2023/?pid=leaderboard
- ^ a b https://archive.today/20230924103341/https://berlin.r.mikatiming.com/2023/?pid=leaderboard&event=BMR
- ^ https://archive.today/20230122233837/https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a42363195/nonbinary-marathon-divisions/
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716214020/https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/your-registration/registration-information/
- ^ https://thegloryboard.com/blogs/news/revealed-berlin-marathon-medal
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716204722/https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a44532285/eliud-kipchoge-will-run-2023-berlin-marathon/
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716221606/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kipchoge-assefa-to-defend-berlin-marathon-titles
- ^ https://archive.today/20230716204738/https://www.nnrunningteam.com/news/2023-07-13-nn-running-team-athlete-eliud-kipchoge-set-to-make-berlin-marathon-return/
- ^ 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/
- ^ https://archive.today/20220925160648/https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a41372784/berlin-marathon-2022-womens-winner-tigist-assefa/
- ^ Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, Kipchoge achieves record fifth win WORLD ATHLETICS
- ^ Catherine Debrunner pulverises world record at Berlin Marathon World Para Athletics
External links edit
- Official site (in German and English)