12°
Cool, mostly cloudy, light south-easterly breeze, calm, ideal for fast running
2022 Ballot results
The datasheet
BMW Berlin Marathon 2022 ballot: 48th edition, 34,879 finishers
Eliud Kipchoge ran 2:01:09 to smash the marathon world record at the 2022 BMW Berlin Marathon on 25 September 2022, taking 30 seconds off his own 2018 Berlin mark.
Edition
48th edition
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Field size
34,879
Total finishers
Race day
Sep 25
2022
Good-for-age
M2:45 W3:10
Open category (18–34)
Race day weather
What runners faced on the course
Context
What made 2022 notable
Eliud Kipchoge turned Berlin into history again. Going through halfway in 59:51, the Kenyan ran 2:01:09 to break his own 2018 world record by 30 seconds, reaffirming Berlin as the fastest course on earth. Cool, mostly cloudy conditions near 12 degrees with barely a breath of wind were as good as marathon weather gets. The women's race produced its own shock: Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia, in only her second marathon, ran 2:15:37 to smash the course record by more than two minutes and move to third on the all-time list. A full field returned to the capital, 45,527 starters and 34,879 finishers from 157 countries, a year after the pandemic-shrunk 2021 return.
Year over year
Finishers over time
Finishers · 2021 → 2025
25K35K48K54K50K
'21'22'23'24'25
Qualifying
Good-for-age standards
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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 |
FAQ
Questions about the 2022 ballot
What world record was set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon?
Eliud Kipchoge set the men's marathon world record at 2:01:09, breaking his own 2018 Berlin mark by 30 seconds.
Who won the women's 2022 Berlin Marathon?
Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia won in 2:15:37, a course record and then the third-fastest women's marathon time in history, in only her second marathon.
How big was the 2022 Berlin Marathon?
45,527 runners started and 34,879 finished from 157 countries, a full field returning after the reduced 2021 edition.
What were race-day conditions on 25 September 2022?
Cool and mostly cloudy near 12 degrees Celsius with a light south-easterly breeze and almost no wind, close to ideal for fast running.
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