9°
Partly cloudy, light westerly breeze, dry, climbing to 14 C
2024 Ballot results
The datasheet
BMW Berlin Marathon 2024 ballot: 50th edition, 54,280 finishers
The 50th BMW Berlin Marathon drew 54,280 finishers on 29 September 2024, the largest marathon field ever recorded at the time.
Edition
50th edition
Applications not published by race organiser
Field size
54,280
Total finishers
Results date
Dec 1
2023
Race day
Sep 29
2024
Ballot open
Oct 3
2023
Ballot close
Nov 16
2023
Good-for-age
M2:45 W3:10
Open category (18–34)
Race day weather
What runners faced on the course
Context
What made 2024 notable
Berlin's 50th edition delivered exactly what ballot finishers showed up for: flat course, cool 9 degree start, and a field of 54,280 spreading PBs across social feeds late into the evening. The post-race chatter ran hard on the start-line energy and the city itself, with SCC EVENTS cementing Berlin's reputation as the world's fastest-feeling Major. Ethiopians swept the podium and Milkesa Mengesha's 2:03:17 debut was the headline number. For anyone watching the ballot odds for next year, the takeaway is clear: applications keep climbing, and the bar for a guaranteed spot only moves higher.
Year over year
Finishers over time
Finishers · 2024 → 2025
54K50K
'24'25
Qualifying
Good-for-age standards
View full age-group standards
| 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 2024 ballot
Does Berlin publish ballot application numbers?
No. SCC EVENTS has never released application totals. What is public is the final finisher count, which was 54,280 in 2024.
How big was the 2024 Berlin Marathon?
54,280 finishers, the largest marathon field ever recorded at the time. New York City surpassed it two months later with 55,646.
When was the 2024 Berlin ballot window?
Open 3 October 2023, closed 16 November 2023. Lottery results announced on 1 December 2023.
What were race-day conditions on 29 September 2024?
9 degrees Celsius at the start, partly cloudy with a light westerly breeze, dry, climbing to 14. Milkesa Mengesha won in 2:03:17 on his marathon debut.
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