2021 Berlin Marathon Explained
The 2021 Berlin Marathon was a marathon race held on 26 September 2021.[1] It was the 47th edition of the annual Berlin Marathon. It was the first edition of the Berlin Marathon to take place after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The 2020 Berlin Marathon was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The race was the first of the five World Marathon Majors held in 2021; all the events in the series took place in the space of six weeks between late September and early November.[3] The marathon distance is just over 26miles in length and the course is run around the city and starts and finishes in the Tiergarten.
The marathon was won by Guye Adola and Gotytom Gebreslase, both of Ethiopia, in 2:05:45 and 2:20:09, respectively, while the wheelchair race was won by Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär, both of Switzerland, in 1:24:03 and 1:37:31, respectively.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Results
Results for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.
Men's race result| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|
| | | 2:05:45 |
| | | 2:06:14 |
| | | 2:06:47 |
| 4 | | | 2:08:24 |
| 5 | | | 2:08:45 |
| 6 | | | 2:09:29 |
| 7 | | | 2:10:37 |
| 8 | | | 2:10:50 |
| 9 | | | 2:11:47 |
| 10 | | | 2:12:25 | |
Women's race result| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|
| | | 2:20:09 |
| | | 2:21:23 |
| | | 2:23:05 |
| 4 | | | 2:24:33 |
| 5 | | | 2:24:43 |
| 6 | | | 2:24:58 |
| 7 | | | 2:27:41 |
| 8 | | | 2:28:18 |
| 9 | | | 2:28:49 |
| 10 | | | 2:30:37 | |
Wheelchair men's race result| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|
| | | 1:24:03 |
| | | 1:24:47 |
| | | 1:29:54 | |
Wheelchair women's race result| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|
| | | 1:37:31 |
| | | 1:38:54 |
| | | 1:41:39 | |
External links
Notes and References
- News: 19 August 2021. The 2021 NYC Marathon Fields Are Set. Here Are the Biggest Storylines.. LetsRun.com. 9 September 2021.
- News: Middlebrook. Hailey. 24 June 2020. 2020 Berlin Marathon Officially Canceled Because of Coronavirus Restrictions. RunnersWorld. 10 September 2021.
- A look at the tightly packed fall marathon schedule. Running Magazine. 31 January 2021. 12 August 2021. 12 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812154447/https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/a-look-at-the-tightly-packed-fall-marathon-schedule/. live.
- BMW BERLIN-MARATHON . berlinmarathonE . 1442056764162134016 . 26 September 2021 .
- restartrunning #berlinlegend Guye Adola takes the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in 2:05:45 (unofficial).
. en . 3 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926092146/https://twitter.com/berlinmarathonE/status/1442056764162134016 . 26 September 2021 . live.
- BMW BERLIN-MARATHON . berlinmarathonE . 1442060435360923655 . 26 September 2021 .
- restartrunning #berlinlegend Gotytom Gebreslase wins the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON with 2:20:09 in her debut marathon!
. en . 3 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926093630/https://twitter.com/berlinmarathonE/status/1442060435360923655 . 26 September 2021 . live.
- BMW BERLIN-MARATHON . berlinmarathonE . 1442043627295760386 . 26 September 2021 .
- restartrunning #berlinlegend Men’s Wheelchair results: (unofficial) 1. Marcel Hug (SUI) 01:24:03 2. Daniel Romanchuk (USA) 01:24:47 3. Brent Lakatos (CAN) 01:29:54
. en . 3 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926082939/https://twitter.com/berlinmarathonE/status/1442043627295760386 . 26 September 2021 . live.
- BMW BERLIN-MARATHON . berlinmarathonE . 1442053227160109058 . 26 September 2021 .
- restartrunning #berlinlegend correction ! Women’s Wheelchair results: (unofficial): 1. Manuela Schär (SUI) 1:37:31 2. Tatyana Mcfadden (USA) 1:38:54 3. Aline Dos Santos Rocha (BRA) 1:41:39
. ca . 3 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926090749/https://twitter.com/berlinmarathonE/status/1442053227160109058 . 26 September 2021 . live.
