Here Are the Results from the 2026 Berlin Marathon

The 2026 Berlin Marathon kicked off on Sunday morning local time. This is the 52nd edition of the race, which has produced world records on the men’s and women’s sides in recent years. More than 56,000 people were expected to participate.Ethiopia’s Guye Adola won the men’s race, breaking the 2:03 barrier in 2:02:51. On the women’s side, Tigst Assefa gave the world record a scare, coming through 40K on pace to break Ruth Chepngetich’s mark of 2:09:56, but she faded in the final stages, ultimately finishing in 2:11:04 to earn the win.Here are the results from the 2026 Berlin Marathon.Live tracking and leaderboardMen’s top finishersGuye Adola (ETH) — 2:02:51Gemechu Dida Diriba (ETH) — 2:03:19Gabriel Geay (TAN) — 2:03:59Getaneh Molla (ETH) — 2:04:55Selemon Barega (ETH) — 2:04:59Asefa Boki (ETH) — 2:05:33Andamlak Belihu (ETH) — 2:05:54Shura Kitata (ETH) — 2:06:04Yuhei Urano (JPN) — 2:06:09Tadu Abate (ETH) — 2:07:16Women’s top finishers Tigst Assefa (ETH) — 2:11:04Bedatu Hirpa (ETH) — 2:16:53Dera Dida (ETH) — 2:16:55Bekelech Gudeta (ETH) — 2:18:58Alemitu Tariku (ETH) — 2:19:01Pascaline Jelagat (KEN) — 2:20:23Misgane Alemayehu (ETH) — 2:20:27Ludwina Chepngetich (KEN) — 2:21:25Evaline Chirchir (KEN) — 2:21:32Aminet Ahmed (ETH) — 2:21:45Men’s wheelchair top finishersMarcel Hug (SUI) — 1:23:28Sho Watanabe (JPN) — 1:29:26Lito King Anker (NED) — 1:29:26Ludwig Malter (AUT) — 1:29:27Geert Schipper (NED) — 1:29:29Joshua Cassidy (CAN) — 1:31:21Samuel Rizzo (AUS) — 1:33:23Ryota Yoshida (JPN) — 1:37:21Sean Frame (GBR) — 1:38:01Michael McCabe (GBR) — 1:41:57Women’s wheelchair top finishersCatherine Debrunner (SUI) — 1:35:01Manuela Schär (SUI) — 1:41:53Eden Rainbow-Cooper (GBR) — 1:44:51Melanie Woods (GBR) — 1:47:00Vanessa de Souza (BRA) — 1:47:01Patricia Eachus (SUI) — 1:47:06Tsubasa Nakamine (JPN) — 1:47:09Aline dos Santos Rocha (BRA) — 1:47:13Yen Hoang (USA) — 2:01:09Merle Menje (GER) — 2:26:34Find Your Next Running PlaylistTheo Kahler is the senior news editor at Runner’s World. He’s a former all-conference collegiate runner at Winthrop University, and he received his master’s degree in liberal arts studies from Wake Forest University, where he was a member of one of the top distance-running teams in the NCAA. Kahler has reported on the ground at major events such as the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials, New York City Marathon, and Boston Marathon. He’s run 14:20 in the 5K, 1:05:37 in the half marathon, and finished 40th at the 2025 New York City Marathon. He enjoys spotting tracks from the sky on airplanes. (Look for colorful ovals around football fields.)