Berlin Marathon 2019
| 46th Berlin Marathon | |
|---|---|
| city |
 Berlin , Germany
|
| opening | September 28, 2019 |
| Final day | 29th September 2019 |
| timeline | |
| ← Berlin Marathon 2018 | Berlin Marathon 2020 → |
The Berlin Marathon 2019 (officially: BMW Berlin Marathon 2019 ) was the 46th edition of the annual running event in Berlin , Germany . The marathon took place on September 29, 2019. It was the last run of the World Marathon Majors 2018/19 and had the gold label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events 2019 .
In the men's category , the Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele missed the world record set by Eliud Kipchoge in the same place last year by just two seconds with his victory time of 2:01:41 hours . His second-placed compatriot Birhanu Legese moved up to third place in the all-time world best list with 2:02:48 hours, Sisay Lemma completed the purely Ethiopian podium with 2:03:36 hours. The Austrian Peter Herzog was the best European in twelfth place with a time of 2:10:57 hours.
The women also saw an Ethiopian duel for victory, which Ashete Bekere won in 2:20:14 hours in the sprint against Mare Dibaba (2:20:21 hours). The Kenyan Selly Chepyego was third in 2:21:06, followed by Melat Yisak Kejeta , who has been eligible to start for Germany since spring 2019, was sixth overall in 2:23:57 hours on the all-time German best list in the marathon .
Results
Men
| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenenisa Bekele |
 Ethiopia
|
2:01:41 |
| 2 | Birhanu Legese |
Ethiopia
|
2:02:48 |
| 3 | Sisay Lemma |
Ethiopia
|
2:03:36 |
| 4th | Jonathan Korir |
 Kenya
|
2:06:45 |
| 5 | Felix Kandie |
Kenya
|
2:08:07 |
| 6th | Yohanes Gebregergish |
 Eritrea
|
2:08:26 |
| 7th | Dong Guojian |
 People's Republic of China
|
2:08:28 |
| 8th | Bethwel Yegon |
Kenya
|
2:08:35 |
| 9 | Kenta Murayama |
 Japan
|
2:08:56 |
| 10 | Abel Kipchumba |
Kenya
|
2:09:39 |
Women
| space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashete Bekere |
Ethiopia
|
2:20:14 |
| 2 | Mare Dibaba |
Ethiopia
|
2:20:21 |
| 3 | Selly Chepyego |
Kenya
|
2:21:06 |
| 4th | Helen Tola |
Ethiopia
|
2:21:36 |
| 5 | Sara Hall |
 United States
|
2:22:16 |
| 6th | Melat Yisak Kejeta |
Germany
|
2:23:57 |
| 7th | Sally Kipyego |
United States
|
2:25:10 |
| 8th | Haftamnesh Tesfaye |
Ethiopia
|
2:26:50 |
| 9 | Martina Strähl |
 Switzerland
|
2:31:24 |
| 10 | Nina Lauwaert |
 Belgium
|
2:31:25 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bekele misses marathon world record, Herzog creates Olympic limit. In: derstandard.at. September 29, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Kenenisa Bekele is two seconds short of the world record - Melat Kejeta runs 2:23:57 hours. In: www.leichtathletik.de. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .