The 2016 Berlin Marathon was the 43rd 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 25 September 2016 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year. The men's race was won by

Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele ( om, Qananiisaa baqqalaa; am, ቀነኒሳ በቀለ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5000-metre and 10000-metre from 2004 (5,000m) and 2005 (10,000m) unti ...

in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 3 seconds, the second fastest time ever.

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 ...

was only 10 seconds behind him.

Results

Men

Women

References

External links

Berlin Marathon
{{World Marathon Majors 2016 2016 in Berlin

Berlin Marathon September 2016 sports events in Germany