Berlin Marathon 2018
| 45th Berlin Marathon | |
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.jpg) Chasing group around Zersenay Tadese and Daisuke Uekado |
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| city |
 Berlin , Germany
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| Participating athletes | 40,650 finishers (28,377 ♂ and 12,273 ♀) |
| opening | 15th September 2018 |
| Final day | 16th September 2018 |
| timeline | |
| ← Berlin Marathon 2017 | Berlin Marathon 2019 → |
The Berlin Marathon 2018 (officially: BMW Berlin Marathon 2018 ) was the 45th edition of the annual running event in Berlin , Germany . The marathon took place on September 16, 2018. It was the first run of the World Marathon Majors 2018/19 and had the gold label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events 2018 .
In the men's race, defending champion Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record with his winning time of 2:01:39 hours and undercut the old record set by his compatriot Dennis Kipruto Kimetto at the 2014 Berlin Marathon by 1:18 minutes. It was the biggest improvement in a marathon world record since 1967, when Australian Derek Clayton broke the world record by 2:23 minutes.
Last year's winner, Gladys Cherono from Kenya , prevailed in the women's race in a track record time of 2:18:11 hours. The Ethiopians Ruti Aga and Tirunesh Dibaba in second and third also stayed below the old course record set by the Japanese Mizuki Noguchi with 2:19:12 hours in 2005. For the first time in history, three women undercut the 2:19 hour mark in one and the same race.
According to the organizers, the 2018 Berlin Marathon recorded 40,650 participants (28,377 men and 12,273 women) at the finish.
Results
Men
| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliud Kipchoge |
 Kenya
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2:01:39 
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| 2 | Amos Kipruto |
Kenya
|
2:06:23 |
| 3 | Wilson Kipsang |
Kenya
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2:06:48 |
| 4th | Shogo Nakamura |
 Japan
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2:08:16 |
| 5 | Zersenay Tadese |
 Eritrea
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2:08:46 |
| 6th | Yūki Satō |
Japan
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2:09:18 |
| 7th | Okubay Tsegay Gebretnsae |
Eritrea
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2:09:56 |
| 8th | Daisuke Uekado |
Japan
|
2:11:07 |
| 9 | Willy Canchanya |
 Peru
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2:12:57 |
| 10 | Bart van Nunen |
 Netherlands
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2:13:09 |
Women
| space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Cherono |
Kenya
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2:18:11 |
| 2 | Ruti Aga |
 Ethiopia
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2:18:34 |
| 3 | Tirunesh Dibaba |
Ethiopia
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2:18:55 |
| 4th | Edna Kiplagat |
Kenya
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2:21:18 |
| 5 | Mizuki Matsuda |
Japan
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2:22:23 |
| 6th | Helen Tola |
Ethiopia
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2:22:48 |
| 7th | Honami Maeda |
Japan
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2:25:23 |
| 8th | Carla Salomé Rocha |
 Portugal
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2:25:27 |
| 9 | Miyuki Uehara |
Japan
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2:25:46 |
| 10 | Rei Ohara |
Japan
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2:27:29 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kipchoge breaks marathon world record in Berlin with stunning 2:01:39. In: iaaf.org. September 16, 2018, accessed February 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Numbers and Records. In: BMW Berlin Marathon. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .