| 49th Berlin Marathon | |
|---|---|
 WinnerTigst Assefa (left) about 25 km (16 mi) into the race, alongside pacemakerGirmay Birhanu Gebru | |
| Location | Berlin,Germany |
| Dates | 24 September 2023 (2 years ago) (2023-09-24) |
| Website | https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com |
| Champions | |
| Men | Eliud Kipchoge (2:02:42) |
| Women | Tigst Assefa (2:11:53WR) |
| Wheelchair men | Marcel Hug (1:23:07) |
| Wheelchair women | Catherine Debrunner (1:34:16WR) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The2023 Berlin Marathon was the 49th edition of the annualmarathon race in Berlin, held on Sunday,24 September 2023.[6][7][8][9] APlatinum Label marathon, it was the fourth of sixWorld Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2023.[10][11] Almost 48,000 runners from 156 countries took part in the event.[7]
Ethiopian runnerTigst Assefa set a newmarathon 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 runnerBrigid Kosgei at the2019 Chicago Marathon by over two minutes.[12][13][14][15] Kenyan runnerEliud 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 athletesMarcel Hug andCatherine 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 anon-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 themarathon world record, which he had set with a finish time of 2:01:09 atthis 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 forAmanal Petros (Germany, 2:04:58) andTadesse Abraham (Switzerland, 2:05:10).
In thewheelchair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 | 2:11:53WR |
| 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 | 1:34:16WR |
| Eden Rainbow-Cooper | United Kingdom | 1:34:17 |
| Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 1:34:17 |
