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Kipchoge was the holder of the marathon world record, which he had set with a finish time of 2:01:09 at this race the previous year. [21] [22] He is the first runner to have won the Berlin Marathon five times. [23]
The Berlin Marathon was established in 1974 by Horst Milde, a baker and running enthusiast in the city. The race had 244 finishers; 234 men and 10 women, and was won by Günter Hallas and Jutta von Haase in times of 2:44:53 and 3:22:01 respectively. In 1977, Christa Vahlensieck established a new women's world record at the Berlin Marathon ...
48th Berlin Marathon. Winner Eliud Kipchoge (back center) about 14.5 km (9.0 mi) into the race, behind pacemakers (in striped gear) and followed closely by Andamlak Belihu, who finished fourth. Location. Berlin, Germany. Dates. 25 September 2022. ( 2022-09-25) Website. https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com.
The World Marathon Majors (WMM) (known for sponsorship reasons as the Abbott World Marathon Majors) is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on six major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile on the calendar, the series comprises annual races for the cities of ...
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The 2023 Chicago Marathon was the 45th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, held on Sunday, October 8, 2023. [ 1][ 2] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the fifth of six World Marathon Majors events that were held in 2023. [ 3][ 4][ 5] The race also hosted the age group world championships for the year. [ 6][ 7]
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
Tigst ran then the third-fastest female marathon in history at the 2022 Berlin Marathon [4] and obliterated the world record by 2 minutes and 11 seconds at the 2023 Berlin Marathon, on 24 September, with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds, [5] [6] becoming the first woman to break the 2:14, 2:13, and 2:12 barriers in a marathon.