2014 Berlin Marathon

The 2014 Berlin Marathon was the 41st edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 28 September 2014 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year.

41st Berlin Marathon
2014 Berlin Marathon logo
Venue	Berlin, Germany
Dates	28 September 2014 (2014-09-28)
Champions
Men	Dennis Kimetto (2:02:57 WR)
Women	Tirfi Tsegaye (2:20:18)
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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 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 also surpassed Kipsang's old mark, finishing in 2:03:13.^[1] En route to his second-place finish, Mutai set a world record at the 30K distance (1:27:37).^[2]

The women's race was won by Tirfi Tsegaye of Ethiopia in a time of 2:20:18 hours.

Finishing third in a time of 2:21:14, Shalane Flanagan became the second fastest American woman at the marathon distance.^[2] Flanagan passed the 25K mark in 1:22:36, surpassing Janet Bawcom's previous American 25K record of 1:24:36.^[2]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Dennis Kimetto	Kenya	2:02:57 WR CR
	Emmanuel Mutai	Kenya	2:03:13
	Abera Kuma	Ethiopia	2:05:56
4	Geoffrey Kamworor	Kenya	2:06:39
5	Eliud Kiptanui	Kenya	2:07:28
6	Frankline Chepkwony	Kenya	2:07:35
7	Levy Matebo	Kenya	2:08:33
8	Maswai Kiptanui	Kenya	2:10:18
9	Tsegaye Kebede	Ethiopia	2:10:27
10	Kazuki Tamaru	Japan	2:11:25
11	Fernando Cabada	United States	2:11:36
12	Abdelhadi El Hachimi	Belgium	2:12:45

Other notable finishers

• Scott Overall: 14th
• Kazuhiro Maeda: 16th

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Tirfi Tsegaye	Ethiopia	2:20:18
	Feyse Tadese	Ethiopia	2:20:27
	Shalane Flanagan	United States	2:21:14
4	Tadelech Bekele	Ethiopia	2:23:02
5	Abebech Afework	Ethiopia	2:25:02
6	Kayoko Fukushi	Japan	2:26:25
7	Anna Hahner	Germany	2:26:44
8	Ines Melchor	Peru	2:26:48
9	Rene Kalmer	South Africa	2:29:27
10	Adriana da Silva	Brazil	2:38:05
11	Karina Neipan	Argentina	2:41:21
12	Michele Das Chagas	Brazil	2:42:19

Other notable finishers

• Natalia Romero: 13th
• Helena Javornik: 40th

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Kota Hokinoue	Japan	1:32:25
	Heinz Frei	Switzerland	1:36:12
	Tobias Lötscher	Switzerland	1:37:21

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Shelly Woods	United Kingdom	1:47:56
	Margriet van den Broek	Netherlands	2:04:57
	Annika Zetterlund	Sweden	4:40:22

References

1. Mulkeen, Jon & Minshull, Phil (2014-09-28). Kimetto breaks marathon world record in Berlin with 2:02:57. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
2. Gambaccini, Peter (2 October 2014). "Shalane Flanagan Set U.S. 25K Record at Berlin Marathon; Split en route bettered old mark by 2 minutes". Runners World. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

External links

• 41st BMW Berlin Marathon