The 2026 Berlin Marathon was the 52nd edition of the annual marathon race in Berlin, held on Sunday, September 27, 2026. A Platinum Label marathon, it was one of the six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2026.
Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa won the women's race running the 3rd all-time best marathon time and a course record of 2:11:04 despite acquiring an injury which forced her to adopt a visible limp in the final two kilometers. In the men's race, the 2021 Berlin marathon champion Guye Adola ran a personal best to capture his second title in the event. Swiss wheelchair athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won their respective races.
Competitors Defending champion Sabastian Sawe was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury a month out from the race. A few days prior, former champion Kenenisa Bekele was also forced to withdraw due to an Achilles injury. In the women's race, Esther Pfeiffer was aiming to break the German women's national record set by Irina Mikitenko in 2008 but was forced to withdraw mid-race due to physical conditions.
Results Results for the top ten in the running races and top five in the wheelchair races are listed below. +Men's race resultPositionAthleteNationalityTimeGuye Adola2:02:50Gemechu Dida2:03:19Gabriel Geay2:03:594Getaneh Molla2:04:555Selemon Barega2:04:586Asefa Boki2:05:327Andamlak Belihu2:05:558Shura Kitata2:06:049Yuhei Urano2:06:0910Tadu Abate2:07:16
+Women's race resultPositionAthleteNationalityTimeTigst Assefa2:11:04Bedatu Hirpa2:16:53Dera Dida2:16:554Bekelech Gudeta2:18:585Alemitu Tariku2:19:016Pascaline Jelagat2:20:237Misgane Alemayehu2:20:278Ludwina Chepngetich2:21:259Evaline Chirchir2:21:3210Aminet Ahmed2:21:45
+Wheelchair men's race resultPositionAthleteNationalityTimeMarcel Hug1:23:28Sho Watanabe1:29:26Lito Anker1:29:264Ludwig Malter1:29:275Geert Schipper1:29:29
+Wheelchair women's race resultPositionAthleteNationalityTimeCatherine Debrunner1:35:01Manuela Schär1:41:53Eden Rainbow-Cooper1:44:514Melanie Woods1:47:005Vanessa De Souza1:47:01
References
See also World Marathon Majors List of marathon races List of World Athletics Label marathon races
External links Official site