BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2023: The Finisher Magazine
What was that BMW BERLIN-MARATHON like? September 24th will go down in history as one of the greatest festive days in running: Even before the first starting shot was fired, a record number of 47,912 entries from 156 nations had been allocated. And that is just the marathon runners. Of these, 43,010 reached the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate. This is the second highest number of finishers in the history of the race. Tigst Assefa runs into completely new dimensions with a world record. Eliud Kipchoge wins for the fifth time. Amanal Petros pulverises the German record. And Domenika Mayer becomes the second-best German of all time. In this digital finisher magazine we have compiled all the stories and the best photos from the 49th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON for you. We hope you enjoy reading, looking at the photos and reminiscing!
What was that BMW BERLIN-MARATHON like? September 24th will go down in history as one of the greatest festive days in running: Even before the first starting shot was fired, a record number of 47,912 entries from 156 nations had been allocated. And that is just the marathon runners. Of these, 43,010 reached the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate. This is the second highest number of finishers in the history of the race. Tigst Assefa runs into completely new dimensions with a world record. Eliud Kipchoge wins for the fifth time. Amanal Petros pulverises the German record. And Domenika Mayer becomes the second-best German of all time. In this digital finisher magazine we have compiled all the stories and the best photos from the 49th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON for you. We hope you enjoy reading, looking at the photos and reminiscing!
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“I have been preparing for<br />
the marathon in Berlin for<br />
half a year.”<br />
Tigst Assefa had her breakthrough<br />
race here a year ago,<br />
and now the 29-year-old captured<br />
the world record. “I hope<br />
that my performance will also<br />
be a motivation for young female<br />
athletes in Ethiopia and<br />
that this world record one year<br />
before the Olympic Games will<br />
give our country a boost for<br />
Paris. I now expect to be nominated<br />
for the Games,” said<br />
Tigst Assefa.<br />
<strong>The</strong> evolution of the world record*<br />
Time Runner Location Year<br />
2:34:47 Christa Vahlensieck (GER) Berlin 1977<br />
2:32:29 Grete Waitz (NOR) New York 1978<br />
2:27:32 Grete Waitz (NOR) New York 1979<br />
2:25:41 Grete Waitz (NOR) New York 1980<br />
2:25:28 Grete Waitz (NOR) London 1983<br />
2:22:43 Joan Benoit (USA) Boston 1983<br />
2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) London 1985<br />
2:20:47 Tegla Loroupe (KEN) Rotterdam 1998<br />
2:20:43 Tegla Loroupe (KEN) Berlin 1999<br />
2:19:46 Naoko Takahashi (JPN) Berlin 2001<br />
2:18:47 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) Chicago 2001<br />
2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Chicago 2002<br />
2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) London 2003<br />
2:14:04 Brigid Kosgei (KEN) Chicago 2019<br />
2:11:53 Tigst Assefa (ETH) Berlin <strong>2023</strong><br />
*) since 1977
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