46,983 runners coming from 150 different countries took part this Sunday in the Berlin Marathon. Kenenisa Bekele won the race with a time of 02:01:41, missing the world record by only 2 seconds. He is followed by Birhanu Legese who finished with a time of 02:02:48. The third place went to Sisay Lemma with a time of 02:03:36
For the women, Ashete Bekere took top honours by finishing the race in 02:20:14 . She bested Mare Dibaba who crossed the finish line 7 seconds behind her. Sally Chepyego got the third place in 02:21:06.
Top 5 Men
1 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 02:01:41 |
2 | Birhanu Legese | ETH | 02:02:48 |
3 | Sisay Lemma | ETH | 02:03:36 |
4 | Jonathan Korir | KEN | 02:06:45 |
5 | Felix Kandie | KEN | 02:08:07 |
Top 5 Women
1 | Ashete Bekere | ETH | 02:20:14 |
2 | Mare Dibaba | ETH | 02:20:21 |
3 | Sally Chepyego | KEN | 02:21:06 |
4 | Helen Tola | ETH | 02:21:36 |
5 | Sara Hall | USA | 02:22:16 |