1999 Berlin Marathon Explained

Competition:26th Berlin Marathon
Venue:Berlin, Germany
Men:Josephat Kiprono
Men Win Value:2:06:44
Women:Tegla Loroupe
Women Win Value:2:26:15
Prev:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 Berlin Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, Germany, held on 26 September 1999. Kenya's Josephat Kiprono won the men's race in 2:06:44 hours, while the women's race was won by his compatriot Tegla Loroupe in 2:20:43, which lowered her own marathon world record by four seconds.[1]

Results

Men

Position Athlete NationalityTime
1 Josephat Kiprono2:06:44
2 Takayuki Inubushi2:06:57
3 Samson Kandie2:08:31
4 Hicham Chatt2:09:56
5 Henry Kipkosgei2:10:37
6 Waldemar Glinka2:11:53
7 Eduardo do Nascimento2:12:12
8 Stephen Ndungu2:12:23
9 Daisuke Tokunaga2:13:09
10Jose Telles2:13:25

Women

Position Athlete NationalityTime
1 Tegla Loroupe2:20:43
2 Marleen Renders2:23:58
3 Svetlana Zakharova2:27:08
4 Małgorzata Sobańska2:27:30
5 Aniela Nikiel2:29:27
6 Shiki Sekiuchi2:30:42
7 Serap Aktaş2:31:43
8 Daria Nauer2:32:38
9 Milkah Chepkieny2:32:46
10Simona Viola2:33:33

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/27/sports/plus-running-berlin-marathon-loroupe-lowers-world-record.html PLUS: RUNNING -- BERLIN MARATHON; Loroupe Lowers World Record