BMW Berlin Marathon 2026 Results: Winners, Records and Numbers

Berlin Marathon 2026: Guye Adola won in 2:02:50, Tigst Assefa set a course record of 2:11:04, and 56,000 runners from 162 nations entered the race.

Sven AhrensSetyembre 28, 2026Huling na-update Setyembre 30, 2026

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Guye Adola won the Berlin Marathon 2026 in 2:02:50 and Tigst Assefa won the women's race in 2:11:04, a course record. Both are Ethiopian. Added together, the two winning times made it the second-fastest marathon in history, according to the organizer. Individual results for every finisher are on the official BMW Berlin Marathon results page.

The women's race: a course record on one leg

Assefa went through halfway in 1:04:57, the third-fastest halfway split ever run in a women's marathon, and was on world record pace. In the final kilometers she suffered a partial tear of her Achilles tendon and limped over the last two. She still held on and finished in 2:11:04:

Course record, 49 seconds faster than her own 2:11:53 from 2023.
Third-fastest women's marathon in history.
68 seconds outside the world record.
Third Berlin win after 2022 and 2023, and her third Berlin course record.

Her winning margin was 5:49. Ethiopia swept the podium. Bedatu Hirpa was second in 2:16:53, two seconds ahead of Dera Dida (2:16:55). The fastest German woman was Anna Langerwisch, 16th in 2:27:31.

The men's race: Adola's second title

The lead group passed halfway in 1:01:01. Adola won in a personal best of 2:02:50, his second Berlin title after 2021, 29 seconds ahead of Gemechu Dida. His previous best dated from his marathon debut, also in Berlin, in 2017.

Place	Runner	Nation	Time
1	Guye Adola	ETH	2:02:50
2	Gemechu Dida	ETH	2:03:19
3	Gabriel Geay	TAN	2:03:59
4	Getaneh Molla	ETH	2:04:55
5	Selemon Barega	ETH	2:04:58

Ethiopia filled eight of the top ten. The two exceptions were Geay in third and Yuhei Urano of Japan, ninth in 2:06:09. The fastest German man was Haftom Welday, 16th in 2:08:25. The defending champion, Sabastian Sawe, and former winner Kenenisa Bekele both withdrew injured before race day.

Wheelchair races: Hug's eleventh

Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men's wheelchair race in 1:23:28, his 11th Berlin title. He led by 41 seconds at 5 km and finished almost six minutes clear of the field. His compatriot Catherine Debrunner won the women's race in 1:35:01, her fourth Berlin win and her third World Marathon Majors victory of the season.

The field

More than 56,000 entries from 162 nations for the marathon, the organizer's figures.
More than 84,000 participants across the whole race weekend, a record.
50,067 finishers in the official results.
4:13:54 combined for the two winners, second only to one earlier race by the organizer's count.
It was the 52nd edition, run on 27 September 2026, and one of the six World Marathon Majors.

What your own time predicts

Your Berlin time is a fitness test. Enter it below to see your VDOT, the training paces that match it and what it predicts over 5K, 10K and the half.

VDOT

49.8

Daniels running fitness score

Zone	Range	Ano ang sinasanay
E	Easy / Long 4:54–5:53 /km	Aerobic base, capillaries, fat metabolism; karamihan ng lingguhang volume. RPE 3–4, kayang mag-usap.
M	Marathon 4:26–4:51 /km	Marathon-specific na endurance at economy. RPE 5–6, tuloy-tuloy.
T	Threshold 4:16–4:28 /km	Lactate threshold; komportableng mahirap na tempo at cruise intervals. RPE 7, ~1h na race effort.
I	Interval 3:51–4:01 /km	VO₂max; 3–5 min na mahirap na rep. RPE 9, mahirap.
R	Repetition 3:19–3:42 /km	Bilis, economy at running power; maiikli at mabibilis na rep na may buong recovery. RPE 9–10, mabilis at kontrolado.

Easy / Long

4:54–5:53 /km

Marathon

4:26–4:51 /km

Threshold

4:16–4:28 /km

Interval

3:51–4:01 /km

Repetition

3:19–3:42 /km

E · Easy / Long. Aerobic base, capillaries, fat metabolism; karamihan ng lingguhang volume. RPE 3–4, kayang mag-usap.

M · Marathon. Marathon-specific na endurance at economy. RPE 5–6, tuloy-tuloy.

T · Threshold. Lactate threshold; komportableng mahirap na tempo at cruise intervals. RPE 7, ~1h na race effort.

I · Interval. VO₂max; 3–5 min na mahirap na rep. RPE 9, mahirap.

R · Repetition. Bilis, economy at running power; maiikli at mabibilis na rep na may buong recovery. RPE 9–10, mabilis at kontrolado.

Ang iyong VDOT na 49.8 ay isang numero na bumubuo sa kasalukuyang running fitness (isang 'VO₂max' na inayos para sa running economy). Ang bawat training pace ay hinango mula rito.
Ang VDOT ay nagmumula sa isang kamakailang mahirap na race o time trial. Gumamit ng resulta na all-out mong tinakbo, mas mabuti kung 5 km o mas mahaba; ang half-marathon o 10 km ang nagbibigay ng pinaka-matatag na tantya.
I-toggle ang mga unit para basahin ang paces per mile. Habang lumalakas ka, mag-race muli; mag-a-update ang iyong VDOT at lahat ng pace.
Ito ang magkakahiwalay na training paces ni Daniels (E, M, T, I, R), hindi tuloy-tuloy na zones: tumatakbo ka sa bawat pace para sa partikular na layunin. Ang mga puwang sa pagitan ng mas mahihirap na paces (T, I at R) ay sinasadya, hindi glitch.

PDF ng iyong personalized na resulta, may QR code para buksan muli kahit kailan.

FAQ

Who won the Berlin Marathon 2026? Guye Adola of Ethiopia won the men's race in 2:02:50. Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:11:04, a course record.

Was a world record set at the Berlin Marathon 2026? No. Tigst Assefa ran 2:11:04, 68 seconds outside the women's world record, after a partial Achilles tear late in the race. It was a course record and the third-fastest women's marathon ever.

How many runners took part in the Berlin Marathon 2026? More than 56,000 runners from 162 nations entered, and 50,067 finished.

Where can I find my Berlin Marathon 2026 result? On the official BMW Berlin Marathon results page. Search your name or bib there for your splits and places.

Who won the wheelchair races? Marcel Hug (1:23:28) and Catherine Debrunner (1:35:01), both of Switzerland.

Sources

Cover image: TrainingZones.