Overview

• Milkesa Mengesha won the men's race with a personal best time of 2:03:17, finishing ahead of Kenya's Cybrian Kotut and Stephen Kiprop.
• Tigist Ketema triumphed in the women's race with a time of 2:16:42, the third fastest in the history of the Berlin Marathon.
• Ethiopia achieved a clean sweep of the women's podium with Mestawot Fikir and Bosena Mulatie finishing second and third.
• The 50th edition of the Berlin Marathon saw a record number of 58,212 runners from 161 nations participating.
• This year's race marked the first Berlin Marathon since 2014 without the participation of top stars Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele.