2021 Berlin Marathon

47th Berlin Marathon
Venue	Berlin, Germany
Dates	26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)
Champions
Men	Guye Adola (2:05:45)
Women	Gotytom Gebreslase (2:20:09)
Wheelchair men	Marcel Hug (1:24:03)
Wheelchair women	Manuela Schär (1:37:31)
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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 26 miles (42 km) 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
	Guye Adola	Ethiopia	2:05:45
	Bethwel Yegon	Kenya	2:06:14
	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	2:06:47
4	Tadu Abate	Ethiopia	2:08:24
5	Cosmas Muteti	Kenya	2:08:45
6	Philemon Kacheran	Kenya	2:09:29
7	Okubay Tsegay	Eritrea	2:10:37
8	Benard Kimeli	Kenya	2:10:50
9	Hidekazu Hijikata	Japan	2:11:47
10	Hosea Kipkemboi	Kenya	2:12:25

Women's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Gotytom Gebreslase	Ethiopia	2:20:09
	Hiwot Gebrekidan	Ethiopia	2:21:23
	Helen Tola	Ethiopia	2:23:05
4	Edith Chelimo	Kenya	2:24:33
5	Shure Demise	Ethiopia	2:24:43
6	Fancy Chemutai	Kenya	2:24:58
7	Izabela Paszkiewicz	Poland	2:27:41
8	Ruth Chebitok	Kenya	2:28:18
9	Rabea Schöneborn	Germany	2:28:49
10	Martina Strähl	Switzerland	2:30:37

Wheelchair men's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:24:03
	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	1:24:47
	Brent Lakatos	Canada	1:29:54

Wheelchair women's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Manuela Schär	Switzerland	1:37:31
	Tatyana McFadden	United States	1:38:54
	Aline Dos Santos Rocha	Brazil	1:41:39

References

1. "The 2021 NYC Marathon Fields Are Set. Here Are the Biggest Storylines". LetsRun.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
2. Middlebrook, Hailey (24 June 2020). "2020 Berlin Marathon Officially Canceled Because of Coronavirus Restrictions". RunnersWorld. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
3. "A look at the tightly packed fall marathon schedule". Running Magazine. 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
4. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON [@berlinmarathonE] (26 September 2021). "#restartrunning #berlinlegend Guye Adola takes the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in 2:05:45 (unofficial)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021– via Twitter.
5. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON [@berlinmarathonE] (26 September 2021). "#restartrunning #berlinlegend Gotytom Gebreslase wins the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON with 2:20:09 in her debut marathon!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021– via Twitter.
6. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON [@berlinmarathonE] (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" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021– via Twitter.
7. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON [@berlinmarathonE] (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" (Tweet) (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021– via Twitter.

External links

• Official website