BMW Berlin Marathon 1999 ballot: 26th edition
Tegla Loroupe of Kenya won the 26th Berlin Marathon on 26 September 1999 in 2:20:43, a women's marathon world record that took four seconds off her own previous best.
What made 1999 notable
The 1999 race belonged to Tegla Loroupe. A year after she became the first woman to break 2:21 in Rotterdam, she returned to Berlin's flat course and clipped four more seconds off her own world record, crossing in 2:20:43 to the delight of a crowd that had adopted her. It made Berlin a record factory for a second straight year, following Ronaldo da Costa's men's mark in 1998. Behind her, Marleen Renders of Belgium ran 2:23:58 for second. Josephat Kiprono won a fast men's race in 2:06:44, edging Japan's Takayuki Inubushi by thirteen seconds. The day cemented Berlin's reputation as the place world records fall.
Finishers over time
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| Age group | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 18-34 | 2:45:00 | 3:10:00 |
| 35-39 | 2:45:00 | 3:10:00 |
| 40-44 | 2:45:00 | 3:10:00 |
| 45-49 | 2:55:00 | 3:30:00 |
| 50-54 | 2:55:00 | 3:30:00 |
| 55-59 | 2:55:00 | 3:30:00 |
| 60-64 | 3:25:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 65-69 | 3:25:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 70-74 | 3:25:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 75-79 | 3:25:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 80-84 | 3:25:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 85-89 | 3:25:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 90+ | 3:25:00 | 4:20:00 |
Questions about the 1999 ballot
What was the defining moment of the 1999 Berlin Marathon?
Tegla Loroupe of Kenya won the women's race in 2:20:43, a marathon world record that lowered her own 2:20:47 mark from Rotterdam in 1998 by four seconds.
Who won the men's 1999 Berlin Marathon?
Josephat Kiprono of Kenya won in 2:06:44, ahead of Japan's Takayuki Inubushi in 2:06:57 and fellow Kenyan Samson Kandie in 2:08:31.
Who finished behind Tegla Loroupe in the women's race?
Marleen Renders of Belgium was second in 2:23:58 and Svetlana Zakharova of Russia third in 2:27:08.
Was there a ballot for the 1999 Berlin Marathon?
No. Berlin ran open registration in 1999, before any lottery existed. SCC EVENTS does not publish application totals for any year, only entrant and finisher counts and elite results.