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
VenueBerlin, Germany
Dates28 September 2014 (2014-09-28)
Champions
MenDennis Kimetto (2:02:57 WR)
WomenTirfi 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

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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

Women

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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

Wheelchair men

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

Wheelchair women

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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

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  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. ^ a b c 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.
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