Berlin Half Marathon is an annual half marathon

Half marathon

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 race held in early Spring in Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany

Germany

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. The race was first held in 1984. A total of 23,799 runners took part in the half marathon in 2010. This number grew to 25,500 participants for the 2011 event.

A number of other events have been held on the same day at previous editions: throughout the 1980s a marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 and 20 kilometres

20 kilometres race walk

The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race...

 fun run

Fun run

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 were held. The race currently hosts a half marathon inline skating

Inline skating

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 race on the same day.

The event is sponsored by Vattenfall

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, a Swedish energy company.

Winners

Year	Men	Nationality	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women	Nationality	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
2011	Geoffrey Kipsang		1:00:38	Valentine Kipketer		1:10:12
2010	Eshetu Wondimu		1:00:16	Pasalia Kipkoech Chepkorir		1:09:43
2009	Bernard Kipyego Bernard Kipyego Bernard Kiprop Kipyego is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.Kipyego's first international highlight came as a junior at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he took the silver medal in the junior race to form a Kenyan sweep of the medals, alongside...		59:34	Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a German long-distance runner who specialises in long-distance track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half Marathon...		1:08:45
2008	Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki is a runner from Kenya. He holds the world record in the marathon with a time of 2:03:38, set at the 2011 Berlin Marathon. He is also notable for his half marathon performances, having won a number of prominent competitions in Europe...		1:00:00	Peninah Arusei Peninah Arusei Penninah Arusei Jerop is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions, especially the half marathon. She has represented Kenya at the Olympics, having competed in the 10,000 metres race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		1:08:22
2007	Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki Patrick Makau Musyoki is a runner from Kenya. He holds the world record in the marathon with a time of 2:03:38, set at the 2011 Berlin Marathon. He is also notable for his half marathon performances, having won a number of prominent competitions in Europe...		58:56	Benita Johnson Benita Johnson Benita Willis is an Australian distance runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres....		1:08:28
2006	Paul Kosgei Paul Kosgei Paul Malakwen Kosgei is a Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner. He first came to prominence in athletics by taking the World Junior Record of 3000m steeple in 1997, and later with consecutive medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1998 to 2000.In 1999 he started his...		59:07	Edith Masai Edith Masai Edith Chewangel Masai is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country and track races, then road races in her late career. She represented Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics.. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-07...		1:07:16
2005	Paul Kimugul		1:01:04	Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski is a retired German long-distance runner of Romanian descent...		1:11:04
2004	Paul Kirui Paul Kirui Paul Kiprop Kirui is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2004 and finished first place. He had participated the World Half Marathon Championships twice before; in 2002 he finished 10th but the next year he did not finish...		1:00:40	Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba is a long distance athlete from Kenya.- Achievements :*1995**Tilburg Ten Miles winner**Parelloop 10Kwinner *1997**London Marathon winner*1998**Chicago Marathon winner*1999...		1:09:49
2003	Paul Kirui Paul Kirui Paul Kiprop Kirui is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2004 and finished first place. He had participated the World Half Marathon Championships twice before; in 2002 he finished 10th but the next year he did not finish...		1:01:05	Magdaline Chemjor Magdaline Chemjor Magdaline Jepkorir Chemjor is a Kenyan long-distance runner.At the 2003 World Cross Country Championships Chemjor finished fifth in the long race, while the Kenyan team, of which Chemjor was a part, won the silver medal in the team competition. She participated in the World Half Marathon...		1:11:12
2002	Peter Chebet Peter Chebet Peter Kiplagat Chebet is a Kenyan long-distance runner.He won the Berkane International Road Race in 2001. At the 2002 Berlin Half Marathon he beat the field to finish in first place and also won the ten mile race at the Diecimiglia del Garda later that year...		1:01:19	Rose Cheruiyot Rose Cheruiyot Rose Jelagat Cheruiyot is a runner from Kenya.She is married to Ismael Kirui. The couple completed an unusual double when they both won their senior races at the Belfast International Cross Country in 1995....		1:09:32
2001	Fabián Roncero Fabián Roncero Fabián Roncero Domínguez is a former long-distance runner from Spain.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:-External links:...		59:52	Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba is a long distance athlete from Kenya.- Achievements :*1995**Tilburg Ten Miles winner**Parelloop 10Kwinner *1997**London Marathon winner*1998**Chicago Marathon winner*1999...		1:09:37
2000	Joseph Mereng		1:01:52	Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba is a long distance athlete from Kenya.- Achievements :*1995**Tilburg Ten Miles winner**Parelloop 10Kwinner *1997**London Marathon winner*1998**Chicago Marathon winner*1999...		1:08:22
1999	Benson Lokorwa		1:03:25	Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba is a long distance athlete from Kenya.- Achievements :*1995**Tilburg Ten Miles winner**Parelloop 10Kwinner *1997**London Marathon winner*1998**Chicago Marathon winner*1999...		1:10:26
1998	Andrew Eyapan Andrew Eyapan Andrew Ekai Eyapan is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the 1998 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He is a former race walker, who won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km Walk at the 1990 African Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He won the Berlin Half Marathon in...		1:03:59	Marleen Renders Marleen Renders Marleen Renders is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000...		1:10:04
1997	Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa is a retired Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...		1:03:42	Marleen Renders Marleen Renders Marleen Renders is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000...		1:10:37
1996	Charles Tangus Charles Tangus Charles Tangus is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and won a bronze medal finishing third behind fellow Kenyan Paul Yego. He won the Berlin Half Marathon in 1996....		1:02:50	Ursula Jeitziner		1:11:19
1995	Philip Chirchir		1:01:37	Sonja Krolik Sonja Oberem Sonja Oberem, née Krolik is a German athlete, who specialized in the marathon races. In her younger days she was a successful triathlete.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*Half Marathon - 1:10:13 hrs...		1:11:42
1994	Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa Tendai Chimusasa is a retired Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...		1:01:45	Kathrin Weßel Kathrin Weßel Kathrin Weßel, née Ullrich is a retired German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres...		1:10:47
1993	Carsten Eich		1:00:34	Päivi Tikkanen Päivi Tikkanen Päivi Marja Sinikka Tikkanen is a retired female long-distance runner from Finland, who won the 1989 edition of the Berlin Marathon. A two-time Olympian she ended up in fourth place in the women's 3,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships. Tikkanen was Finnish champion in the same event for...		1:12:30
1992	Stephan Freigang Stephan Freigang Stephan Timo Freigang is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.As a youth, Freigang ran long-distance races...		1:01:14	Maria Starovska		1:12:08
1991	Rustam Shagiev		1:06:14	Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova is a former long-distance runner who competed for Belarus, then Russia.She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 5th place. Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She also competed at the 1992 and the 1996 Summer...		1:11:34
1990	Stephan Freigang Stephan Freigang Stephan Timo Freigang is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.As a youth, Freigang ran long-distance races...		1:02:25	Birgit Stephan		1:14:20
1989	Andrzej Nowak		1:06:57	Silvia Wilhelm		1:21:29
1988	Ingo Sensburg		1:10:45	Kerstin Preßler Kerstin Preßler Kerstin Marie-Luise Preßler is a former female long-distance runner from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She won the Tiberias Marathon in 1986, the 1987 edition of the Berlin Marathon and the 1990 Frankfurt Marathon...		1:13:05
1987	Ingo Sensburg		1:09:43	Silvia Wilhelm		1:17:19
1986	Ingo Sensburg		1:06:33	Andrea Knapp		1:19:49
1985	Ingo Sensburg		1:07:39	Kerstin Preßler Kerstin Preßler Kerstin Marie-Luise Preßler is a former female long-distance runner from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She won the Tiberias Marathon in 1986, the 1987 edition of the Berlin Marathon and the 1990 Frankfurt Marathon...		1:15:44
1984	Bernie Dowson		1:06:51	Angelika Brandt		1:22:45

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