The 2014 Berlin Marathon was the 41st edition of the

Berlin Marathon The Berlin Marathon (german: Berlin-Marathon, ) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. Held annually since 1974, the event includes multiple races over the marathon distance of , inc ...

. The marathon took place in

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, on 28 September 2014 and was the fourth

World Marathon Majors 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 reco ...

race of the year. The men's race was won by Kenyan athlete Dennis Kimetto in a world record time of 2:02:57, breaking the previous record of

Wilson Kipsang Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (born 15 March 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete who specialises in long-distance running, competing in events ranging from 10 km to the marathon. He was the bronze medallist in the marathon at the 2012 Summer O ...

by 26 seconds. Kimetto's performance means that the last six men's world records at the distance have all been set at the Berlin Marathon. Runner-up

Emmanuel Mutai Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (born 12 October 1984) is a long distance runner from Kenya, who specialises in marathons. He is now the joint 6th fastest man ever over the 42.195 km distance. Initially running in half marathons, he made his de ...

also surpassed Kipsang's old mark, finishing in 2:03:13.Mulkeen, Jon & Minshull, Phil (2014-09-28)
Kimetto breaks marathon world record in Berlin with 2:02:57
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03. En route to his second-place finish, Mutai set a

world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

at the 30K distance (1:27:37). The women's race was won by

Tirfi Tsegaye Tirfi Tsegaye Beyene (born 25 November 1984) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She has won the Berlin Marathon, the Paris Marathon (in a course record), the Tokyo Marathon (also in course-record time), and th ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

in a time of 2:20:18 hours. Finishing third in a time of 2:21:14,

Shalane Flanagan Shalane Grace Flanagan (born July 8, 1981) is an American long-distance runner, Olympic medalist and New York City Marathon champion. She was the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since 1977. She holds the NACAC area reco ...

became the second fastest American woman at the marathon distance. Flanagan passed the 25K mark in 1:22:36, surpassing Janet Bawcom's previous American 25K record of 1:24:36.

Results

Men

;Other notable finishers * Scott Overall: 14th *

Kazuhiro Maeda Kazuhiro Maeda ( ja, 前田和浩; born 19 April 1981) is a Japanese long-distance runner. Born in Shiroishi, Saga, Maeda made his international debut at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he ran in the heats of the 5000 me ...

: 16th

Women

;Other notable finishers * Natalia Romero: 13th *

Helena Javornik Helena Javornik (born 26 March 1966, in Celje) is a Slovenian long-distance runner who has specialized in all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon race. She holds the current national record in 10,000 m with 31:06.63 minutes, achieved at t ...

: 40th

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair women

References

External links

41st BMW Berlin Marathon
{{World Marathon Majors 2014

2014 in Berlin Berlin Marathon September 2014 sports events in Germany