Berlin Half Marathon 2026 Results – Wins for Andrea Kiptoo and Likina Amebaw

BERLIN — Kenya’s Andrea Kiptoo and Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw won the Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday, as cold conditions shaped the elite races in the German capital.

Kiptoo won the men’s title in 59:11, with pacemaker Dennis Kipkemoi finishing second in the same time and Germany’s Amanal Petros taking third in a national record of 59:22. Amebaw captured the women’s race in 1:05:07, ahead of Kenya’s Daisilah Jerono and Veronica Loleo.

Petros’ mark bettered his previous German record of 59:31 and moved him to fourth on the European all-time list, according to the race guide. Esther Pfeiffer was the top European woman, placing fifth in a lifetime best of 1:07:25.

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Key local results: Amanal Petros was third in 59:22, a German record, and Esther Pfeiffer was fifth in the women’s race in 1:07:25.

Results

Men

1. Andrea Kiptoo (Kenya) — 59:11.
2. Dennis Kipkemoi (Kenya) — 59:11.
3. Amanal Petros (Germany) — 59:22.
4. Dominic Lobalu (South Sudan) — 59:23.
5. Etienne Daguinos (France) — 59:27.
6. Bereket Nega (Ethiopia) — 59:43.
7. Robert Kiprop Koech (Kenya) — 59:51.
8. Bastien Augusto (France) — 1:00:09.
9. Célestin Ndikumana (Burundi) — 1:00:23.
10. Said Mechaal (Spain) — 1:00:24.
11. Hikaru Tsujihara (Japan) — 1:00:33.
12. Ayensa Alemu (Ethiopia) — 1:00:33.
13. Gideon Kiprotich Rop (Kenya) — 1:01:06.
14. Yuta Asano (Japan) — 1:01:12.
15. Weldon Langat (Kenya) — 1:01:13.
16. Philip Sesemann (Great Britain) — 1:01:21.
17. Alberto Gonzalez Mindez (Guatemala) — 1:01:24.
18. Andrew Alexander (Canada) — 1:01:29.
19. Matthias Kyburz (Switzerland) — 1:01:29.
20. Hikaru Ogawara (Japan) — 1:01:30.

Women

1. Likina Amebaw (Ethiopia) — 1:05:07.
2. Daisilah Jerono (Kenya) — 1:05:21.
3. Veronica Loleo (Kenya) — 1:05:35.
4. Florence Niyonkuru (Rwanda) — 1:07:22.
5. Esther Pfeiffer (Germany) — 1:07:25.
6. Chloé Herbiet (Belgium) — 1:07:32.
7. Eva Dieterich (Germany) — 1:07:56.
8. Carla Gallardo (Spain) — 1:08:30.
9. Domenika Mayer (Germany) — 1:08:35.
10. Elvanie Nimbona (Italy) — 1:08:38.
11. Samantha Harrison (Great Britain) — 1:08:38.
12. Lisa Rooms (Belgium) — 1:08:40.
13. Gesa Krause (Germany) — 1:08:59.
14. Leonie Periault (France) — 1:09:25.
15. Meritxell Soler (Spain) — 1:09:30.
16. Christine Komen (Kenya) — 1:09:52.
17. Lara Kiene (Germany) — 1:09:56.
18. Sheyla Eulogio Paucar (Peru) — 1:10:03.
19. Heloise Laigle (France) — 1:10:21.
20. Ester Navarrete (Spain) — 1:10:22.

Race podium key notes

The men’s podium featured Kiptoo, Kipkemoi and Petros, with Petros delivering the standout national-performance storyline thanks to his German record. In the women’s race, Amebaw controlled the podium ahead of the Kenyan pair of Jerono and Loleo, while Pfeiffer was the leading European athlete.