2023 Berlin Marathon facts for kids

The 2023 Berlin Marathon was the 49th edition of the annual marathon race in Berlin, held on Sunday, 24 September 2023. A Platinum Label marathon, it was the fourth of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2023. Almost 48,000 runners from 156 countries took part in the event.

Ethiopian runner Tigist 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. Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge achieved a record fifth Berlin Marathon victory, winning the men's race with a time of 2:02:42.

Swiss wheelchair athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won their races with finish times of 1:23:07 and 1:34:16, respectively.

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. The race site for 2023 mentions having separate ratings for both men and women.

Competitors

Kipchoge is 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. He is the first runner to have won the Berlin Marathon five times. 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.

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.

Results

Results for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.

Men's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Kipchoge, EliudEliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2:02:42
2	Kipkemoi, VincentVincent Kipkemoi	Kenya	2:03:13
3	Takele, TadeseTadese Takele	Ethiopia	2:03:24
4	Korir, RonaldRonald Korir	Kenya	2:04:22
5	Teklu, HaftuHaftu Teklu	Ethiopia	2:04:42
6	Shiferaw, Andualem BelayAndualem Belay Shiferaw	Ethiopia	2:04:44
7	Kipruto, AmosAmos Kipruto	Kenya	2:04:49
8	Kiplimo, PhilemonPhilemon Kiplimo	Kenya	2:04:56
9	Petros, AmanalAmanal Petros	Germany	2:04:58
10	Kiplimo, Bonface KimutaiBonface Kimutai Kiplimo	Kenya	2:05:05

Women's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Assefa, TigistTigist Assefa	Ethiopia	2:11:53 WR
2	Chepkirui, SheilaSheila Chepkirui	Kenya	2:17:49
3	Shauri, MagdalenaMagdalena Shauri	Tanzania	2:18:41
4	Yimer, ZeinebaZeineba Yimer	Ethiopia	2:19:07
5	Teferi, SenbereSenbere Teferi	Ethiopia	2:19:21
6	Dida, DeraDera Dida	Ethiopia	2:19:24
7	Edesa, WorkeneshWorkenesh Edesa	Ethiopia	2:19:40
8	Bekele, HelenHelen Bekele	Ethiopia	2:19:44
9	Purdue, CharlotteCharlotte Purdue	United Kingdom	2:22:17
10	Wereta, FikrteFikrte Wereta	Ethiopia	2:23:01

Wheelchair men's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug	Switzerland	1:23:07
2	Romanchuk, DanielDaniel Romanchuk	United States	1:30:16
3	Weir, DavidDavid Weir	United Kingdom	1:30:17

Wheelchair women's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Debrunner, CatherineCatherine Debrunner	Switzerland	1:34:16
2	Rainbow-Cooper, EdenEden Rainbow-Cooper	United Kingdom	1:34:17
3	Schär, ManuelaManuela Schär	Switzerland	1:34:17

See also

In Spanish: Maratón de Berlín de 2023 para niños