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2025 Berlin Marathon

The 2025 Berlin Marathon was the 51st edition of the annual marathon race in Berlin, held on Sunday, September 21, 2025. A Platinum Label marathon, it was one of the six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2025.


51st Berlin Marathon
Berlin, Germany
21 September 2025 (2025-09-21)
https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com
Sabastian Sawe (2:02:16)
Rosemary Wanjiru (2:21:05)
Marcel Hug (1:17:30)
Manuela Schär (1:35:08)

The 2025 Berlin Marathon was the 51st edition of the annual marathon race in Berlin, held on Sunday, September 21, 2025. A Platinum Label marathon, it was one of the six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2025.

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe won the men's race with a world-leading time of 2:02:16. Fellow Kenyan runner Rosemary Wanjiru won the women's race with a time of 2:21:05. Swiss wheelchair athletes Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär won their respective races. This was Hug's tenth and Schär's seventh win at the Berlin Marathon.

The elite field for the 2025 edition was noted for its depth. The men's race featured defending champion Milkesa Mengesha, but the favorite was Sabastian Sawe, who had a phenomenal start to his marathon career with two wins in two major races. Despite very warm conditions, Sawe ran a solo race for the final 17 kilometers to secure the victory.

The women's elite field was headlined by Rosemary Wanjiru, who had an impressive debut at the Berlin Marathon in 2022. Wanjiru won after a dramatic finish, holding off a late surge from Ethiopian runner Dera Dida to win by three seconds. The race also featured both Japanese national record holders, Kengo Suzuki and Honami Maeda, a rare occurrence for a marathon outside of Japan.

Results for the top ten in the running races and top six in the wheelchair races are listed below.

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Sabastian SaweKenya2:02:16
Akira AkasakiJapan2:06:15
Chimdessa DebeleEthiopia2:06:57
4Guye AdolaEthiopia2:07:11
5Yuhei UranoJapan2:07:35
6Hassan ChahdiFrance2:07:43
7Shin KimuraJapan2:08:37
8Hendrik PfeifferGermany2:09:14
9Joseph Tiophil PangaTanzania2:09:35
10Ahmed OuhdaItaly2:10:39
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Rosemary WanjiruKenya2:21:05
Dera DidaEthiopia2:21:08
Azmera GebruEthiopia2:21:29
4Violah CheptooKenya2:21:40
5Fantu WorkuEthiopia2:21:57
6Fabienne KönigsteinGermany2:22:17
7Degitu AzimerawEthiopia2:23:02
8Domenika MayerGermany2:23:16
9Honami MaedaJapan2:24:36
10Mestawut FikirEthiopia2:24:52
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Marcel HugSwitzerland1:17:30
David WeirUnited Kingdom1:23:13
Geert SchipperNetherlands1:24:14
4Jetze PlatNetherlands1:24:14
5Hiroki NishidaJapan1:24:14
6Ludwig MalterAustria1:24:15
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Manuela SchärSwitzerland1:35:08
Jade HallUnited Kingdom1:40:18
Eden Rainbow-CooperUnited Kingdom1:40:19
4Tatyana McFaddenUnited States1:40:22
5Patricia EachusSwitzerland1:47:25
6Vanessa De SouzaBrazil1:47:29
  • World Marathon Majors

  • List of marathon races

  • List of World Athletics Label marathon races

  • Official site (in German and English)

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