2019 Berlin Marathon
46th Berlin Marathon | |
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![]() Runners in the mass race | |
Venue | Berlin, Germany |
Dates | 29 September 2019 |
Champions | |
Men | Kenenisa Bekele (2:01:41) |
Women | Ashete Bekere (2:20:14) |
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.
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 |
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1 | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
2:01:41 |
2 | Birhanu Legese | ![]() |
2:02:48 |
3 | Sisay Lemma | ![]() |
2:03:36 |
4 | Jonathan Korir | ![]() |
2:06:45 |
5 | Felix Kandie | ![]() |
2:08:07 |
6 | Yohanes Gebregergish | ![]() |
2:08:26 |
7 | Dong Guojian | ![]() |
2:08:28 |
8 | Bethwel Yegon | ![]() |
2:08:35 |
9 | Kenta Murayama | ![]() |
2:08:56 |
10 | Abel Kipchumba | ![]() |
2:09:39 |
Women
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Ashete Bekere | ![]() |
2:20:14 |
2 | Mare Dibaba | ![]() |
2:20:21 |
3 | Sally Chepyego Kaptich | ![]() |
2:21:06 |
4 | Helen Tola | ![]() |
2:21:36 |
5 | Sara Hall | ![]() |
2:22:16 |
6 | Melat Yisak Kejeta | ![]() |
2:23:57 |
7 | Sally Kipyego | ![]() |
2:25:10 |
8 | Haftamnesh Tesfaye | ![]() |
2:26:50 |
9 | Martina Strähl | ![]() |
2:31:24 |
10 | Nina Lauwaert | ![]() |
2:31:25 |
References
- ^ "Bekele verpasst Marathon-Weltrekord, Herzog schafft Olympialimit". derstandard.at. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Kenenisa Bekele fehlen zwei Sekunden zum Weltrekord – Melat Kejeta läuft 2:23:57 Stunden". www.leichtathletik.de. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- Results
- 2019 Berlin Marathon Leaderboard. Berlin Marathon. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
External links
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