Berlin Marathon List Of Winners And Record Breakers

The Berlin Marathon, one of the seven marathon majors, is a held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. Held annually since 1974, the event includes multiple races over the marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi), including elite level road running competitions for men and women, a race for the public, an inline skating race, a wheelchair race, and a handcycle race.

The competition is split over two days, with skaters competing on the marathon course on Saturday before the running events. Power walkers, hand-bikers, wheelchair riders, and a children’s marathon (4.2195 kilometres (2.6219 mi), 1/10 of the regular distance) are also part of the Berlin Marathon weekend. The elite running and wheelchair races are part of the World Marathon Majors, an annual series of top level races.

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Berlin Marathon offers a flat course providing opportunity for runners to create new records. A record eight women scored times below 2:20 in the 2023 race, and a record nine men were below 2:05 and 15 finished inside 2:06. The marathon world record has been broken in Berlin on thirteen occasions. Most recently, Eliud Kipchoge set a new men’s world record in 2022 (2:01:09). Tigist Assefa set a new women’s world record in 2023 (2:11:53). Since then, both records have been broken at the Chicago Marathon.

In the wheelchair race, Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) 2023 broke the world record in 1:34:16 hours, with two women just one second behind.

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Also Read: List Of Records At Each Of The 7 Marathon Majors

Berlin Marathon: List Of Winners

Men Berlin Marathon Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Time
1974	Günter Hallas	West Germany	2:44:53
1975	Ralf Bochröder	West Germany	2:47:08
1976	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:23:08
1977	Günter Mielke	West Germany	2:15:19
1978	Michael Spöttel	West Germany	2:20:03
1979	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:21:09
1980	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:16:48
1981	Ian Ray	United Kingdom	2:15:42
1982	Domingo Tibaduiza	Colombia	2:14:47
1983	Karel Lismont	Belgium	2:13:37
1984	John Skovbjerg	Denmark	2:13:35
1985	Jimmy Ashworth	United Kingdom	2:11:43
1986	Bogusław Psujek	Poland	2:11:03
1987	Suleiman Nyambui	Tanzania	2:11:11
1988	Suleiman Nyambui	Tanzania	2:11:45
1989	Alfredo Shahanga	Tanzania	2:10:11
1990	Steve Moneghetti	Australia	2:08:16
1991	Steve Brace	United Kingdom	2:10:57
1992	David Tsebe	South Africa	2:08:07
1993	Xolile Yawa	South Africa	2:10:57
1994	António Pinto	Portugal	2:08:31
1995	Sammy Lelei	Kenya	2:07:02
1996	Abel Antón	Spain	2:09:15
1997	Elijah Lagat	Kenya	2:07:41
1998	Ronaldo da Costa	Brazil	2:06:05
1999	Josephat Kiprono	Kenya	2:06:44
2000	Simon Biwott	Kenya	2:07:42
2001	Joseph Ngolepus	Kenya	2:08:47
2002	Raymond Kipkoech	Kenya	2:06:47
2003	Paul Tergat	Kenya	2:04:55
2004	Felix Limo	Kenya	2:06:44
2005	Philip Manyim	Kenya	2:07:41
2006	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	2:05:56
2007	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	2:04:26
2008	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	2:03:59
2009	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	2:06:08
2010	Patrick Musyoki	Kenya	2:05:08
2011	Patrick Musyoki	Kenya	2:03:38
2012	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	2:04:15
2013	Wilson Kipsang	Kenya	2:03:23
2014	Dennis Kimetto	Kenya	2:02:57
2015	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2:04:00
2016	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	2:03:03
2017	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2:03:32
2018	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2:01:39
2019	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	2:01:41
2020	Cancelled (COVID-19)	—	—
2021	Guye Adola	Ethiopia	2:05:45
2022	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2:01:09
2023	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2:02:42
2024	Milkesa Mengesha	Ethiopia	2:03:17

Women Berlin Marathon Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Time
1974	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	3:22:01
1975	Kristin Bochröder	West Germany	2:59:15
1976	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	3:05:19
1977	Christa Vahlensieck	West Germany	2:34:48 WR
1978	Ursula Blaschke	West Germany	2:57:09
1979	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	3:07:07
1980	Gerlinde Püttmann	West Germany	2:47:18
1981	Angelika Stephan	West Germany	2:47:24
1982	Jean Lochhead	United Kingdom	2:47:05
1983	Karen Holdsworth	United Kingdom	2:40:32
1984	Ágnes Sipka	Hungary	2:39:32
1985	Magda Ilands	Belgium	2:34:10
1986	Charlotte Teske	West Germany	2:32:10
1987	Kerstin Preßler	West Germany	2:31:22
1988	Renata Kokowska	Poland	2:29:16
1989	Päivi Tikkanen	Finland	2:28:45
1990	Uta Pippig	East Germany	2:28:37
1991	Renata Kokowska	Poland	2:27:36
1992	Uta Pippig	Germany	2:30:22
1993	Renata Kokowska	Poland	2:26:20
1994	Katrin Dörre-Heinig	Germany	2:25:15
1995	Uta Pippig	Germany	2:25:37
1996	Colleen De Reuck	South Africa	2:26:35
1997	Catherina McKiernan	Ireland	2:23:44
1998	Marleen Renders	Belgium	2:25:22
1999	Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	2:20:43 WR
2000	Kazumi Matsuo	Japan	2:26:15
2001	Naoko Takahashi	Japan	2:19:46 WR
2002	Naoko Takahashi	Japan	2:21:49
2003	Yasuko Hashimoto	Japan	2:26:32
2004	Yoko Shibui	Japan	2:19:41
2005	Mizuki Noguchi	Japan	2:19:12
2006	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	2:21:34
2007	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	2:23:17
2008	Irina Mikitenko	Germany	2:19:19
2009	Atsede Habtamu	Ethiopia	2:24:47
2010	Aberu Kebede	Ethiopia	2:23:58
2011	Florence Kiplagat	Kenya	2:19:44
2012	Aberu Kebede	Ethiopia	2:20:30
2013	Florence Kiplagat	Kenya	2:21:13
2014	Tirfi Tsegaye	Ethiopia	2:20:18
2015	Gladys Cherono	Kenya	2:19:25
2016	Aberu Kebede	Ethiopia	2:20:45
2017	Gladys Cherono	Kenya	2:20:23
2018	Gladys Cherono	Kenya	2:18:11
2019	Ashete Bekere	Ethiopia	2:20:14
2020	Cancelled (COVID-19)	—	—
2021	Gotytom Gebreslase	Ethiopia	2:20:09
2022	Tigst Assefa	Ethiopia	2:15:37
2023	Tigst Assefa	Ethiopia	2:11:53 WR
2024	Tigist Ketema	Ethiopia	2:16:42