| 4th Berlin Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Berlin, West Germany |
| Date | 10 September |
| Champions | |
| Men | Günter Mielke (2:15:19, NC) Norman Wilson (2:16:21) |
| Women | Christa Vahlensieck (2:34:48 NC) Angelika Brandt 3:10:27 |
The 1977 Berlin Marathon was the fourth running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 10 September. There were two sections to the marathon in that year's running. The Berlin race hosted the West German national championship, which was started an hour after the regular mass race.
The men's and women's winners of the mass race were Great Britain's Norman Wilson (2:16:21) and West Germany's Angelika Brandt (3:10:27) while better results came in the West German championship through Günter Mielke (2:15:19) and Christa Vahlensieck (2:34:48). Vahlensieck's time was a marathon world record. A total of 230 runners finished the mass race, comprising 219 men and 11 women.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Norman Wilson |  United Kingdom | 2:16:21 |
 | Michael Hurd | United Kingdom | 2:17:03 |
 | George Edgington | United Kingdom | 2:19:11 |
| 4 | Tom Fleming |  United States | 2:20:27 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelika Brandt |  West Germany | 3:10:27 |
| Ingrid Winter | West Germany | 3:50:43 |
| Ingrid Stöbe | West Germany | 3:54:11 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Günter Mielke | West Germany | 2:15:19 |
| Winfried Hellwig | West Germany | 2:15:37 |
| Paul Angenvoorth | West Germany | 2:15:42 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christa Vahlensieck | West Germany | 2:34:48 |
| Manuela Angenvoorth | West Germany | 2:38:10 |
| Ingrid Stöbe | West Germany | 2:55:10 |
Jacqueline Hansen is a former long-distance runner from the United States who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on two occasions.
Liane Winter was a former West German long-distance runner, who was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best at the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1975 with a time of 2:42:24. Winter, the first woman from outside the United States to win Boston, only briefly held the mark as her countrywoman, Christa Vahlensieck, turned in a 2:40:16 performance in Dülmen twelve days later. Winter's 1975 performance at Boston was aided by a "25-mile-an-hour tailwind", after which she asked for a beer through her translator. At the 1976 Boston Marathon, she finished in tenth place.
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The 1987 Berlin Marathon was the 14th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 4 October. Tanzania's Suleiman Nyambui won the men's race in 2:11:11 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's Kerstin Preßler in 2:31:22. Gregor Golombek (1:46:52) and Margit Quell (2:21:29), both of West Germany, won the men's and women's wheelchair races. A total of 12,674 runners finished the race, comprising 11,651 men and 1023 women.
The 1986 Berlin Marathon was the 13th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 28 September. Poland's Bogusław Psujek won the men's race in 2:11:03 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's Charlotte Teske in 2:32:10. Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:46:44) and Denmark's Connie Hansen (2:32:23), won the men's and women's wheelchair races. A total of 11,450 runners finished the race, comprising 10,574 men and 876 women.
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