| 51st Berlin Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Dates | 21 September 2025 |
| 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) |
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.
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.
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 for the top ten in the running races and top six in the wheelchair races are listed below.
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabastian Sawe | 2:02:16 | ||
| Akira Akasaki | 2:06:15 | ||
| Chimdessa Debele | 2:06:57 | ||
| 4 | Guye Adola | 2:07:11 | |
| 5 | Yuhei Urano | 2:07:35 | |
| 6 | Hassan Chahdi | 2:07:43 | |
| 7 | Shin Kimura | 2:08:37 | |
| 8 | Hendrik Pfeiffer | 2:09:14 | |
| 9 | Joseph Tiophil Panga | 2:09:35 | |
| 10 | Ahmed Ouhda | 2:10:39 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Wanjiru | 2:21:05 | ||
| Dera Dida | 2:21:08 | ||
| Azmera Gebru | 2:21:29 | ||
| 4 | Violah Cheptoo | 2:21:40 | |
| 5 | Fantu Worku | 2:21:57 | |
| 6 | Fabienne Königstein | 2:22:17 | |
| 7 | Degitu Azimeraw | 2:23:02 | |
| 8 | Domenika Mayer | 2:23:16 | |
| 9 | Honami Maeda | 2:24:36 | |
| 10 | Mestawut Fikir | 2:24:52 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Hug | 1:17:30 | ||
| David Weir | 1:23:13 | ||
| Geert Schipper | 1:24:14 | ||
| 4 | Jetze Plat | 1:24:14 | |
| 5 | Hiroki Nishida | 1:24:14 | |
| 6 | Ludwig Malter | 1:24:15 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuela Schär | 1:35:08 | ||
| Jade Hall | 1:40:18 | ||
| Eden Rainbow-Cooper | 1:40:19 | ||
| 4 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:40:22 | |
| 5 | Patricia Eachus | 1:47:25 | |
| 6 | Vanessa De Souza | 1:47:29 |