Berlin Marathon 2023 results; WR for Assefa, 5th title for Kipchoge | World-Track and Field News and Results

Tigst Assefa breaks marathon world record at Berlin Marathon 2023 results

BERLIN (Sept. 24) — Results from the women’s and men’s races at the Berlin Marathon 2023 on Sunday. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s world record with a brilliant 2:11:53, while Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won a 5th title in the German capital.

Assefa entered the race in prime shape, and the 29-year-old bolted home to a new benchmark after taking more than two minutes off the previous world record time of 2:14:04 set by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei in the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

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Kenyan runner Sheila Chepkirui was nearly six minutes behind today in second place in 2:17:49, while third went to Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania in 2:18:41.

Meanwhile, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge secured a record fifth Berlin Marathon title, clocking in at 2:02:42 to beat countryman Vincent Kipkemoi, who posted 2:03:13 for second place and Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele, who ended at 2:03:24.

Berlin Marathon 2023 Results – Men

Place	Name	Country	Time
1	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	2:02:42
2	Vincent Kipkemoi	Kenya	2:03:13
3	Tadese Takele	Ethiopia	2:03:24
4	Ronald Korir	Kenya	2:04:22
5	Haftu Teklu	Ethiopia	2:04:42
6	Andualem Belay Shiferaw	Ethiopia	2:04:44
7	Amos Kipruto	Kenya	2:04:49
8	Philemon Kiplimo	Kenya	2:04:56
9	Amanal Petros	Germany	2:04:58
10	Bonface Kimutai Kiplimo	Kenya	2:05:05
11	Tadesse Abraham	Switzerland	2:05:10
12	Okubay Tsegay	Eritrea	2:05:20
13	Josphat Boit	Kenya	2:05:42
14	Tadu Abate	Ethiopia	2:05:44
15	Justus Kangogo	Kenya	2:05:57
16	Michael Somers	Belgium	2:08:09
17	Denis Chirchir	Kenya	2:08:22
18	Samuel Fitwi	Germany	2:08:28
19	Dominic Nyairo	Kenya	2:08:47
20	Hendrik Pfeiffer	Germany	2:08:48
21	Silas Sugut	Kenya	2:09:32
22	Weynay Ghebresilasie	United Kingdom	2:09:50
23	Erenjia Jia	China	2:09:54
24	Teshome Mekonen	United States	2:10:16
25	Samuel Russom	Sweden	2:10:24

Berlin Marathon 2023 Results – Women

Place	Name	Country	Time
1	Tigst Assefa	Ethiopia	2:11:53 WR
2	Sheila Chepkirui	Kenya	2:17:49
3	Magdalena Shauri	Tanzania (Arusha Club)	2:18:41
4	Zeineba Yimer	Ethiopia	2:19:07
5	Senbere Teferi	Ethiopia	2:19:21
6	Dera Dida	Ethiopia	2:19:24
7	Workenesh Edesa	Ethiopia	2:19:40
8	Helen Bekele	Ethiopia	2:19:44
9	Charlotte Purdue	United Kingdom (Melbourne Track Club)	2:22:17
10	Fikrte Wereta	Ethiopia	2:23:01
11	Hitomi Niiya	Japan	2:23:08
12	Delvine Meringor	Romania	2:23:25
13	Malindi Elmore	Canada	2:23:30
14	Domenika Mayer	Germany (Polizei Bayern)	2:23:47
15	Fabienne Schlumpf	Switzerland	2:25:27
16	Angie Orjuela	Colombia	2:25:35
17	Annie Frisbie	USA (Minnesota Distance Elite)	2:27:02
18	Jacqueline Gaughan	USA	2:27:08
19	Debbie Schöneborn	Germany (Marathon Team Berlin)	2:27:35
20	Yevheniia Prokofieva	Ukraine	2:28:59
21	Jane Bareikis	USA (Nameless TC)	2:29:00
22	Anaïs Quemener	France (La Meute Running)	2:29:32
23	Marina Khmelevskaya	Uzbekistan (Athletics UZB)	2:29:28
24	Laura Hottenrott	Germany (PSV Grün Weiß Kassel)	2:29:38
25	Louise Small	United Kingdom (Aldershot Farnham & Distr)	2:30:54

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Glen Andrews

Glen Andrews is one of World-Track main writers for long distance and marathon running. Andrews, who competed in cross country during his High School and college years finds passion covering these events. He's also run a few marathons in his time, and still hopes to qualify for Boston.