Berlin Marathon
| Berlin Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Berlin Marathon Logo | |
| Date | Late September |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1974 |
| Course records | Men: 2:03:38 (2011) Patrick Makau Musyoki Women: 2:19:12 (2005) Mizuki Noguchi |
| Official site | bmw-berlin-marathon |
The Berlin Marathon (branded BMW Berlin Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 yards) is set up as a city-wide road race where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate. First initiated in 1974, the event traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September.
The Berlin marathon is one of the largest and most popular road races in the world. In 2008 alone the race had 40,827 enrolled starters from 107 countries, 35,913 official finishers and more than one million spectators. [1] Along with four other races, it forms the World Marathon Majors, a series offering a $1 million prize purse to be split equally between the top male and female marathoners.
The most marathon world records for men and women have been set at the Berlin course, which is known for its flat profile, even surface, cheering spectators, and its frequently mild autumn temperatures. The event is split over 2 days. About 8,000 additional inline skaters compete at the marathon course the Saturday before the running event. Power walkers, handbikers, wheelchair riders, and a children's marathon (4.2195 km) are also part of the marathon weekend, which is organised by SCC EVENTS and currently sponsored by BMW.
Course
The course within the metropolis starts and finishes near the Brandenburg Gate. Because of the division of city, the marathon events before 1990 were limited to the area of West Berlin. Only on 30 September 1990, were athletes able to run through the Brandenburg Gate and the unified city saw its first race running through both halves. It was reported that a great many of the runners had tears in their eyes as they ran through the gate.[2]
Nowadays, after leaving Brandenburg Gate, the course passes Charlottenburg, around Tiergarten, along Moabit and Mitte, and then south to Friedrichshain. After that, it winds west between Kreuzberg and Neukölln, through Schöneberg, over to Steglitz and Zehlendorf, before turning north back toward the city's center. Looping above Schöneberg, the course comes full circle as it finishes by the Gate.[2]
Results
- World records
Men
- 2011 — Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) → 2:03:38
- 2008 — Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) → 2:03:59
- 2007 — Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) → 2:04:26
- 2003 — Paul Tergat (KEN) → 2:04:55
- 1998 — Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) → 2:06:05
Women
- 2001 — Naoko Takahashi (JPN) → 2:19:46
- 1999 — Tegla Loroupe (KEN) → 2:20:43
- 1977 — Christa Vahlensieck (GER) → 2:34:48
Key: Course record German championship race
Finishers
In terms of finishing athletes the 2008 Berlin marathon was the 5th largest marathon run of all times. 35,913 athletes including 130 power walkers (not including handbiker or wheelchair competitors) reached the finish in under 6 hours.[4]
| Year | Finishers | Shares | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| 2012 | 40.987 | ||||
| 2011 | 32,991 | 25,577 | 7,414 | 77% | 23% |
| 2010 | 33,625 | 26,410 | 7,215 | 78% | 22% |
| 2009 | 34,994 | 27,934 | 7,060 | 79% | 21% |
| 2008 | 35,786 | 28,357 | 7,429 | 79% | 21% |
| 2007 | 32,486 | 25,994 | 6,492 | 80% | 20% |
| 2006 | 30,182 | 24,094 | 6,088 | 80% | 20% |
| 2005 | 30,373 | 24,501 | 5,872 | 81% | 19% |
| 2004 | 28,022 | 22,800 | 5,222 | 81% | 19% |
| 2003 | 30,709 | 25,108 | 5,601 | 82% | 18% |
| 2002 | 25,286 | 20,880 | 4,406 | 83% | 17% |
| 2001 | 25,792 | 21,669 | 4,123 | 84% | 16% |
| 2000 | 22,879 | 19,332 | 3,547 | 84% | 16% |
| 1999 | 19,129 | 16,537 | 2,592 | 87% | 13% |
| 1998 | 21,004 | 17,795 | 3,209 | 85% | 15% |
| 1997 | 14,982 | 13,120 | 1,862 | 88% | 12% |
| 1996 | 16,529 | 14,489 | 2,040 | 88% | 12% |
| 1995 | 13,088 | 11,682 | 1,406 | 89% | 11% |
| 1994 | 12,263 | 10,980 | 1,283 | 90% | 10% |
| 1993 | 14,107 | 12,586 | 1,521 | 89% | 11% |
| 1992 | 13,225 | 11,918 | 1,307 | 90% | 10% |
| 1991 | 14,849 | 13,456 | 1,393 | 91% | 9% |
| 1990 | 22,806 | 20,415 | 2,391 | 90% | 10% |
| 1989 | 13,433 | 12,233 | 1,200 | 91% | 9% |
| 1988 | 13,117 | 11,986 | 1,131 | 91% | 9% |
| 1987 | 12,674 | 11,651 | 1,023 | 92% | 8% |
| 1986 | 11,450 | 10,574 | 876 | 92% | 8% |
| 1985 | 9,810 | 9,146 | 664 | 93% | 7% |
| 1984 | 7,297 | 6,875 | 422 | 94% | 6% |
| 1983 | 5,121 | 4,886 | 235 | 95% | 5% |
| 1982 | 3,448 | unknown | |||
| 1981 | 2,583 | unknown | |||
| 1980 | 294 | 276 | 18 | 94% | 6% |
| 1979 | 222 | 207 | 15 | 93% | 7% |
| 1978 | 197 | 187 | 10 | 95% | 5% |
| 1977 | 230 | 219 | 11 | 95% | 5% |
| 1976 | 311 | 296 | 15 | 95% | 5% |
| 1975 | 236 | 232 | 4 | 98% | 2% |
| 1974 | 244 | 234 | 10 | 96% | 4% |
Skater-Marathon
The 2008 skater marathon had numbered 7,685 participants and counted around 200,000 spectators along the course. It is considered the largest inline skater marathon in the world and is the final venue of the World Inline Cup.
Records
- Men: 1:00:04, Ewen Fernandez (FRA), 2012
- Women: 1:08:29, Angèle Vaudan (FRA), 2000
| Year | Men | Time | Women | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ewen Fernandez (FRA) | 1:00:04 | Sabine Berg (GER) | 1:14:13 |
| 2011 | Ewen Fernandez (FRA) | 1:01:26 | Sabine Berg (GER) | 1:14:56 |
| 2010 | Severin Widmer (SUI) | 1:09:19 | Giovanna Turchiarelli (ITA) | 1:22:25 |
| 2009 | Luca Saggiorato (ITA) | 1:02:50 | Cecilia Baena (COL) | 1:14:47 |
| 2008 | Joey Mantia (USA) | 1:00:33 | Cecilia Baena (COL) | 1:13:24 |
| 2007 | Nicolas Iten (SUI) | 1:12:30 | Hilde Goovaerts (BEL) | 1:23:20 |
| 2006 | Luca Saggiorato -2- | 1:02:25 | Giovanna Tuchiarelli (ITA) | 1:14:02 |
| 2005 | Luca Saggiorato (ITA) | 1:01:21 | Brigitte Mendez (COL) | 1:10:43 |
| 2004 | Roger Schneider (SUI) | 1:04:43 | Cecilia Baena (COL) | 1:17:08 |
| 2003 | Juan Carlos Betancur (COL) | 1:02:03 | Julie Glass (USA) | 1:11:28 |
| 2002 | Juan Carlos Betancur (COL) | 1:04:44 | Angèle Vaudan -2- | 1:13:59 |
| 2001 | Arnaud Gicquel (FRA) | 1:04:17 | Sheila Herrero (ESP) | 1:12:57 |
| 2000 | Chad Hedrick (USA) | 1:01:45 | Angèle Vaudan (FRA) | 1:08:29 |
| 1999 | Tristan Loy (FRA) | 1:01:08 | Anne Titze (GER) | 1:09:32 |
| 1998 | Johann Langenberg (FRA) | 1:07:32 | Caroline Lagree (FRA) | 1:14:20 |
| 1997 | Pascal Briand (FRA) | 1:07:52 | Caroline Jean (FRA) | 1:15:30 |
Wheelchair/Handbiker-Marathon
In 2008, 166 handbiker and 34 wheelchair athletes participated at the Berlin marathon. The athletes start at the same day, usually at Sunday, like the runners and power walkers.
Records
- Wheelchair race
- Men: 1:21:39, Heinz Frei (SUI), 1997
- Women: 1:42:07, Janette Jansen (NED), 1992
- Handbiker race
- Men: 1:05:46, Bernd Jeffré (GER), 2008
- Women: 1:13:55, Dorothee Vieth (GER), 2008
References
- ^ "real,- BERLIN-MARATHON Fünftgrößter aller Zeiten". SCC Berlin. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ a b Marius Bakken. "Berlin Marathon". Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/
- ^ "BERLIN-MARATHON". SCC Berlin. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
External links
- www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com - Official Homepage
- World Marathon Majors - Berlin Marathon at the World Marathon Majors
- Berlin Marathon at YouRace - Interactive course map and elevation profile
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