2001 Berlin Marathon

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]

28th Berlin Marathon
VenueBerlin, Germany
Dates30 September 2001 (2001-09-30)
Champions
MenJoseph Ngolepus (2:08:47)
WomenNaoko Takahashi (2:19:46)

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
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