| Berlin Marathon | |
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| Date | Last weekend of September |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | BMW |
| Established | 1974 |
| Course records | Men: 2:01:09 (2022)  Eliud Kipchoge Women: 2:11:53 (2023, WR)  Tigist Assefa |
| Official site | Berlin Marathon |
| Participants | 54,062 finishers (2024)[1] 43,050 finishers (2023)[1] 34,752 finishers (2022)[2] |
 2024 Berlin Marathon | |
The Berlin Marathon (German: Berlin-Marathon, pronounced [bɛʁˈliːn ˈmaʁatɔn]) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. Held annually since 1974,[a] 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.
Events are 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)[4] are also part of the marathon weekend, which is organised by SCC EVENTS. The elite running and wheelchair races are part of the World Marathon Majors, an annual series of top level races offering a $1 million prize purse. BMW is the current title sponsor for the race.
The city's flat course regularly produces fast performances: 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.[5] The marathon world record has been broken in Berlin on thirteen occasions, particularly the most recent eight instances on the men's progression (as of September 2022[update]). The current record was set at the 2022 edition, where Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race in 2:01:09. Tigist Assefa set a new women's world record in 2023 with 2:11:53. In the wheelchair race, Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) 2023 broke the world record in 1:34:16 hours, with two women just one second behind.[6]
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- ^ Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, Kipchoge achieves record fifth win WORLD ATHLETICS
- ^ Catherine Debrunner pulverises world record at Berlin Marathon World Para Athletics
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