2003 Berlin Marathon

30th Berlin Marathon
Paul Tergat crossing the finish line
Venue	Berlin, Germany
Dates	28 September 2003 (2003-09-28)
Champions
Men	Paul Tergat (2:04:55)
Women	Yasuko Hashimoto (2:26:32)
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The 2003 Berlin Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, Germany, held on 28 September 2003. Kenya's Paul Tergat won the men's race in 2:04:55 hours, while the women's race was won by Japan's Yasuko Hashimoto in 2:26:32. Tergat broke the men's marathon world record by a margin of 43 seconds, making him the first man to complete the distance under two hours and five minutes.^[1]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Paul Tergat	Kenya	2:04:55 WR
02	Sammy Korir	Kenya	2:04:56
03	Titus Munji	Kenya	2:06:15
04	Andrés Espinosa	Mexico	2:08:46
05	Raymond Kipkoech	Kenya	2:09:22
06	Kazuhiro Matsuda	Japan	2:09:50
07	Kurao Umeki	Japan	2:09:52
08	André Luiz Ramos	Brazil	2:09:59
09	Makhosonke Fika	South Africa	2:10:16
10	Francisco Caballero	Spain	2:10:44

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Yasuko Hashimoto	Japan	2:26:32
02	Emily Chepar Kimuria	Kenya	2:28:18
03	Ornella Ferrara	Italy	2:28:28
04	Ana Dias	Portugal	2:28:49
05	Alina Ivanova	Russia	2:29:00
06	Monika Stefanowicz	Poland	2:29:58
07	Fumi Murata	Japan	2:30:15
08	Liz Yelling	United Kingdom	2:30:58
09	Adelia Elias	Portugal	2:34:07
10	Dagmar Rabensteiner	Austria	2:34:35

References

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