2025 Berlin Marathon

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51st Berlin Marathon
Location Berlin, Germany
Dates21 September 2025 (2025-09-21)
Website https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com
Champions
Men Sabastian Sawe (2:02:16)
Women Rosemary Wanjiru (2:21:05)
Wheelchair men Marcel Hug (1:17:30)
Wheelchair women Manuela Schär (1:35:08)
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The 2025 Berlin Marathon was the 51st edition of the annual marathon race in Berlin, held on Sunday, September 21, 2025. A Platinum Label marathon, it was one of the six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2025.

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Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe won the men's race with a world-leading time of 2:02:16. [1] Fellow Kenyan runner Rosemary Wanjiru won the women's race with a time of 2:21:05. [1] Swiss wheelchair athletes Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär won their respective races. [2] This was Hug's tenth and Schär's seventh win at the Berlin Marathon.

Competitors

The elite field for the 2025 edition was noted for its depth. The men's race featured defending champion Milkesa Mengesha, but the favorite was Sabastian Sawe, who had a phenomenal start to his marathon career with two wins in two major races. [3] Despite very warm conditions, Sawe ran a solo race for the final 17 kilometers to secure the victory. [1]

The women's elite field was headlined by Rosemary Wanjiru, who had an impressive debut at the Berlin Marathon in 2022. Wanjiru won after a dramatic finish, holding off a late surge from Ethiopian runner Dera Dida to win by three seconds. [1] The race also featured both Japanese national record holders, Kengo Suzuki and Honami Maeda, a rare occurrence for a marathon outside of Japan. [3]

Results

Results for the top ten in the running races and top six in the wheelchair races are listed below.

Men's race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Sabastian Sawe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:02:16
Silver medal icon.svg Akira Akasaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:06:15
Bronze medal icon.svg Chimdessa Debele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:06:57
4 Guye Adola Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:07:11
5 Yuhei Urano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:07:35
6 Hassan Chahdi Flag of France.svg  France 2:07:43
7 Shin Kimura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:08:37
8 Hendrik Pfeiffer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:09:14
9 Joseph Tiophil Panga Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:09:35
10 Ahmed Ouhda Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:10:39
Women's race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Rosemary Wanjiru Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:21:05
Silver medal icon.svg Dera Dida Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:21:08
Bronze medal icon.svg Azmera Gebru Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:21:29
4 Violah Cheptoo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:21:40
5 Fantu Worku Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:21:57
6 Fabienne Königstein Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:22:17
7 Degitu Azimeraw Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:23:02
8 Domenika Mayer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:23:16
9 Honami Maeda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:24:36
10 Mestawut Fikir Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:24:52
Wheelchair men's race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:17:30
Silver medal icon.svg David Weir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:23:13
Bronze medal icon.svg Geert Schipper Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:24:14
4 Jetze Plat Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:24:14
5 Hiroki Nishida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:24:14
6 Ludwig Malter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:24:15
Wheelchair women's race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:35:08
Silver medal icon.svg Jade Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:40:18
Bronze medal icon.svg Eden Rainbow-Cooper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:40:19
4 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:40:22
5 Patricia Eachus Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:47:25
6 Vanessa De Souza Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:47:29

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sawe and Wanjiru secure Kenyan double at Berlin Marathon". worldathletics.org. 2025-09-21. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Berlin Marathon 2025: all results, times and standings - full list". Olympics.com. 2025-09-21. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  3. 1 2 "Elite Race Preview for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2025". www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

See also

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