2014 Berlin Marathon

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41st Berlin Marathon
2014 Berlin Marathon logo.svg
2014 Berlin Marathon logo
Venue Berlin, Germany
Dates28 September 2014 (2014-09-28)
Champions
Men Dennis Kimetto (2:02:57 WR)
Women Tirfi Tsegaye (2:20:18)
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The 2014 Berlin Marathon was the 41st edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 28 September 2014 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year.

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The men's race was won by Kenyan athlete Dennis Kimetto in a world record time of 2:02:57, breaking the previous record of Wilson Kipsang by 26 seconds. Kimetto's performance means that the last six men's world records at the distance have all been set at the Berlin Marathon. Runner-up Emmanuel Mutai also surpassed Kipsang's old mark, finishing in 2:03:13. [1] En route to his second-place finish, Mutai set a world record at the 30K distance (1:27:37). [2]

The women's race was won by Tirfi Tsegaye of Ethiopia in a time of 2:20:18 hours.

Finishing third in a time of 2:21:14, Shalane Flanagan became the second fastest American woman at the marathon distance. [2] Flanagan passed the 25K mark in 1:22:36, surpassing Janet Bawcom's previous American 25K record of 1:24:36. [2]

Results

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Dennis Kimetto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:02:57 WR CR
Silver medal icon.svg Emmanuel Mutai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:03:13
Bronze medal icon.svg Abera Kuma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:05:56
4 Geoffrey Kamworor Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:39
5 Eliud Kiptanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:28
6 Frankline Chepkwony Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:35
7 Levy Matebo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:33
8 Maswai Kiptanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:18
9 Tsegaye Kebede Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:10:27
10 Kazuki Tamaru Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:11:25
11 Fernando Cabada Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:11:36
12 Abdelhadi El Hachimi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:12:45
Other notable finishers

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Tirfi Tsegaye Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:20:18
Silver medal icon.svg Feyse Tadese Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:20:27
Bronze medal icon.svg Shalane Flanagan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:21:14
4 Tadelech Bekele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:23:02
5 Abebech Afework Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:25:02
6 Kayoko Fukushi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:26:25
7 Anna Hahner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:26:44
8 Ines Melchor Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:26:48
9 Rene Kalmer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:29:27
10 Adriana da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:38:05
11 Karina Neipan Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:41:21
12 Michele Das Chagas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:42:19
Other notable finishers

Wheelchair men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Kota Hokinoue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:32:25
Silver medal icon.svg Heinz Frei Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:36:12
Bronze medal icon.svg Tobias Lötscher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:37:21

Wheelchair women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Shelly Woods Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:47:56
Silver medal icon.svg Margriet van den Broek Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:04:57
Bronze medal icon.svgAnnika ZetterlundFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:40:22

References

  1. Mulkeen, Jon & Minshull, Phil (28 September 2014). Kimetto breaks marathon world record in Berlin with 2:02:57. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
  2. 1 2 3 Gambaccini, Peter (2 October 2014). "Shalane Flanagan Set U.S. 25K Record at Berlin Marathon; Split en route bettered old mark by 2 minutes". Runners World. Retrieved 4 October 2014.