Berlin Half Marathon
The Berlin Half Marathon is a major endurance event held annually in early spring in Berlin, Germany. Besides the runner´s main race, the event includes a race for inline skaters, wheelchair athletes and handbikers. All athletes use the same course, which has the official half marathon distance of 21.0975 km.
The Berlin Half Marathon, as well as the BERLIN-MARATHON, is hosted by the club SCC Berlin and organized by SCC EVENTS.[1]
History
The story of the Berlin Half Marathon reflects a major part of the history of the German capital. Its predecessors came from East and West Berlin. The Berlin Half Marathon, as it exists today, arose 1990 from the Berliner Friedenslauf (Berlin Peace Run) which took place in East Berlin since 1982 and the SCC Half Marathon in the western part of the city. The Berliner Friedenslauf covered various distances, among others a 20 kilometer race and a marathon. The event was established by the government of the GDR and served not only as a sporting event but also as an important propaganda tool. The SCC Half Marathon on the other side had local character and was designed to be the final test in preparation for the BERLIN-MARATHON, which took place four weeks later.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the ensuing collapse of the GDR, the support for the Berliner Friedenslauf also diminished. So the former organizer Stefan Senkel quickly had to find a new partner to save the race. SCC-RUNNING, the organizer of the BERLIN-MARATHON, joined. Both parties agreed on one distance: a half marathon. Thus, there is only one major half marathon in Berlin since 1990.[2]
Over the years the Berlin Half Marathon increased in size and popularity. Today it is by far the biggest half marathon race in Germany with more than 30.000 participants.
Course records
Running
- Men: 0:58:56, Patrick Makau (
Kenya), 2007 - Women: 1:07:16, Edith Masai ( Kenya), 2006
Inline Skating
- Men: 0:30:35, Gary Hekman (
Netherlands), 2016 - Women: 0:36:22, Jana Gegner (
Germany), 2005
Wheelchair
Handbike
Past winners
Running
Half Marathon
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Richard Mengich (KEN) |
0:59:58 | Elizeba Cherono (NED) |
1:10:43 |
| 2015 |  Birhanu Legese (ETH) |
0:59:45 | Cynthia Chepchirchir Kosgei (KEN) |
1:10:52 |
| 2014 | Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN) |
0:59:14 | Tadalech Bekele Alemu (ETH) |
1:10:05 |
| 2013 | Jacob Kendagor (KEN) |
0:59:36 | Helah Kiprop (KEN) |
1:07:54 |
| 2012 | Denis Koech (KEN) |
0:59:14 | Philes Ongori (KEN) |
1:08:25 |
| 2011 | Geoffrey Kipsang (KEN) |
1:00:38 | Valentine Kipketer (KEN) |
1:10:12 |
| 2010 | Eshetu Wondimu (ETH) |
1:00:16 | Pasalia Kipkoech Chepkorir (KEN) |
1:09:43 |
| 2009 | Bernard Kipyego (KEN) |
0:59:34 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) |
1:08:45 |
| 2008 | Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) |
1:00:00 | Peninah Arusei (KEN) |
1:08:22 |
| 2007 | Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) |
0:58:56 |  Benita Johnson (AUS) |
1:08:28 |
| 2006 | Paul Kosgei (KEN) |
0:59:07 | Edith Masai (KEN) |
1:07:16 |
| 2005 | Paul Kimugul (KEN) |
1:01:04 | Luminita Zaituc (GER) |
1:11:04 |
| 2004 | Paul Kirui (KEN) |
1:00:40 | Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) |
1:09:49 |
| 2003 | Paul Kirui (KEN) |
1:01:05 | Magdaline Chemjor (KEN) |
1:11:12 |
| 2002 | Peter Kiplagat Chebet (KEN) |
1:01:19 | Rose Cheruiyot (KEN) |
1:09:32 |
| 2001 |  Fabián Roncero (ESP) |
0:59:52 | Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) |
1:09:37 |
| 2000 | Joseph Mereng (KEN) |
1:01:52 | Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) |
1:08:22 |
| 1999 | Benson Lokorwa (KEN) |
1:03:25 | Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) |
1:10:26 |
| 1998 | Andrew Eyapan (KEN) |
1:03:59 | .svg.png){kind=small} Marleen Renders (BEL) |
1:10:04 |
| 1997 |  Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) |
1:03:42 | Marleen Renders (BEL) |
1:10:37 |
| 1996 | Charles Tangus (KEN) |
1:02:50 |  Ursula Jeitziner (SUI) |
1:11:19 |
| 1995 | Philip Chirchir (KEN) |
1:01:37 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
1:11:42 |
| 1994 | Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) |
1:01:45 | Kathrin Weßel (GER) |
1:10:47 |
| 1993 | Carsten Eich (GER) |
1:00:34 |  Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) |
1:12:30 |
| 1992 | Stephan Freigang (GER) |
1:01:14 |  Maria Starovska (CZE) |
1:12:08 |
| 1991 |  Rustam Shagiev (RUS) |
1:06:14 | Madina Biktagirova (RUS) |
1:11:34 |
| 1990 | Stephan Freigang (GER) |
1:02:25 | Birgit Stephan (GER) |
1:14:20 |
| 1989 |  Andrzej Nowak (POL) |
1:06:57 | Silvia Wilhelm (GER) |
1:21:29 |
| 1988 | Ingo Sensburg (GER) |
1:10:45 | Kerstin Preßler (GER) |
1:13:05 |
| 1987 | Ingo Sensburg (GER) |
1:09:43 | Silvia Wilhelm (GER) |
1:17:19 |
| 1986 | Ingo Sensburg (GER) |
1:06:33 | Andrea Knapp (GER) |
1:19:49 |
| 1985 | Ingo Sensburg (GER) |
1:07:39 | Kerstin Preßler (GER) |
1:15:44 |
| 1984 |  Bernie Dowson (GBR) |
1:06:51 | Angelika Brandt (GER) |
1:22:45 |
Berlin Peace Run (20 kilometer)
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Milan Krajč (TCH) |
1:03:10 |  Galina Ikonnikowa (URS) |
1:09:12 |
| 1988 |  Roland Günther (GDR) |
1:00:23 | Annette Fincke (GDR) |
1:10:03 |
| 1987 | Jörg Peter (GDR) |
1:00:10 | Rosemarie Kössler (GDR) |
1:16:01 |
| 1986 | Jan Marchewka (POL) |
1:02:57 | Jeannette Hain (GDR) |
1:11:09 |
| 1985 | Michael Heilmann (GDR) |
1:00:54 | Galina Ikonnikowa (URS) |
1:10:56 |
| 1984 | Roland Günther (GDR) |
1:00:51 | Galina Ikonnikowa (URS) |
1:08:36 |
| 1983 | Michael Heilmann (GDR) |
1:03:03 | Julia Riethmüller (GDR) |
1:17:11 |
| 1982 | Hartmut Tronnier (GDR) |
1:03:13 | Julia Riethmüller (GDR) |
1:15:46 |
Inline Skating
| Year | Men´s winner | Time | Women´s winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gary Hekman (NED) |
30:35 | Sandrine Tas (BEL) |
36:49 |
| 2015 | Felix Rijhnen (GER) |
36:39 | Sabine Berg (GER) |
41:33 |
| 2014 | Felix Rijhnen (GER) |
31:34 | Katharina Rumpus (GER) |
36:46 |
| 2013 |  Julien Levrard (FRA) |
32:07 | Katharina Rumpus (GER) |
38:47 |
| 2012 | Bart Swings (BEL) |
30:41 |  Cecilia Banea (COL) |
39:29 |
| 2011 | Yann Guyader (FRA) |
30:44 | Mareike Thum (GER) |
37:25 |
| 2010 | Severin Widmer (SUI) |
35:10 | Cecilia Banea (COL) |
43:31 |
| 2009 | Alexis Contin (FRA) |
31:48 | Cecilia Banea (COL) |
38:28 |
| 2008 |  Scott Arlidge (NZL) |
34:11 | Hilde Goovaerts (BEL) |
38:16 |
| 2007 | Niclas Kleyling (GER) |
32:08 | Jana Gegner (GER) |
40:02 |
| 2006 | Victor Wilking (GER) |
33:04 | Jana Gegner (GER) |
39:58 |
| 2005 | Sutton Atkins (GBR) |
34:04 | Jana Gegner (GER) |
36:22 |
| 2004 | Jörg Wecke (GER) |
35:37 | Britta Vantournhout (BEL) |
40:21 |
| 2003 | Kalon Dobbin (NZL) |
37:21 | Silvia Niño (COL) |
44:41 |
| 2002 | Kalon Dobbin (NZL) |
35:37 | Silvia Niño (COL) |
35:47 |
| 2001 |  Steven Madsen (DEN) |
34:36 | Stephanie Pipke (GER) |
38:35 |
| 2000 | Steven Madsen (DEN) |
36:28 | Severin Stölzer (GER) |
37:04 |
| 1999 | Kalon Dobbin (NZL) |
37:55 | Daniela Dietzold (GER) |
46:40 |
| 1997 | Sebastian Baumgartner (GER) |
44:55 | Tina Pechardscheck (GER) |
51:14 |
References
- ↑ Wenig, Jorg (2010-03-28). Wondimu ends Kenyan streak, Kipkoech takes women’s race in Berlin - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-29.
- ↑ History of the Berlin Half Marathon
- List of winners
- Berlin Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-04-04). Retrieved on 2011-04-09.