2001 Berlin Marathon

28th Berlin Marathon
Venue	Berlin, Germany
Dates	30 September 2001 (2001-09-30)
Champions
Men	Joseph Ngolepus (2:08:47)
Women	Naoko Takahashi (2:19:46)

The 2001 Berlin Marathon was the 28th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, Germany, held on 30 September 2001. Kenya's Joseph Ngolepus (entering as a pacemaker) won the men's race in 2:08:47 hours. The women's race was won by Japan's Naoko Takahashi in a world record time of 2:19:46, as she became the first woman to break the 2 hour 20 minute barrier.^[1]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Joseph Ngolepus	Kenya	2:08:47
02	Willy Cheruiyot Kipkirui	Kenya	2:09:08
03	William Kiplagat	Kenya	2:09:55
04	Tsuyoshi Ogata	Japan	2:10:06
05	Danilo Goffi	Italy	2:10:35
06	Frederick Chumba	Kenya	2:10:36
07	Makhosonke Fika	South Africa	2:10:47
08	Viktor Röthlin	Switzerland	2:10:54
09	Tesfaye Eticha	Ethiopia	2:11:19
10	João N’Tyamba	Angola	2:11:40

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Naoko Takahashi	Japan	2:19:46
02	Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	2:28:03
03	Kathrin Weßel	Germany	2:28:27
04	Shiki Sekiuchi	Japan	2:33:23
05	Ai Sugihara	Japan	2:34:56
06	Bev Hartigan	United Kingdom	2:36:02
07	Faustina-Maria Ramos	Spain	2:36:25
08	Dagmar Rabensteiner	Austria	2:38:03
09	Christine Döllinger	Germany	2:38:52
10	Susanne Johansson	Sweden	2:40:29

References

1. Longman, Jere (October 1, 2001), "Marathon: Takahashi Sets Women's Mark For Marathon", The New York Times

• Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-02.

External links

• Official website