Berlin Marathon 2024 Final Results: Milkesa Mengesha beats the men's elite field for $50,000 as Tigist Ketema takes the women's crown

The 2024 edition of the Berlin Marathon concluded on Sunday, September 29 in and around the German capital. This year marked the 50th anniversary of this World Marathon major event.

The men's event was wide open in this year's marathon competition with the defending champion, Eliud Kipchoge absent from the field. As the event unfolded, it saw a tight contest among the participants with just 0.5 seconds separating the first and second finishers.

24-year-old Ethiopian marathon runner Milkesa Mengesha clinched the first position in this event after clocking a run time of 2:03:17 and will bag a prize money of 50,000 USD. His compatriot Haymanot Alew and 2022 Hamburg Marathon winner Cybrian Kotut clinched the third and second positions with run times of 2:03:31 and 2:03:22 respectively and will receive approximately 25,500 USD and 12,500 USD.

The women's elite event of the 2024 Berlin Marathon was also dominated by the Ethiopians, who claimed all three podium finishes in the event. 2017 African U20 Championships gold medalist Tigist Ketema grabbed the top spot in the race after clocking a run time of 2:16:42.

Mestawot Fikir and Bosena Mulatie finished second and third with run times of 2:18:48 and 2:19:00 respectively. The prize money for the women's division are same as that of the men's elite division.

On that note, here are the top finishers from various events of the 2024 Berlin Marathon.

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Berlin Marathon 2024: Top finishes from the events

Kotut during the 50th edition of the BMW Berlin Marathon event on Sunday (Image via: Getty Images)

Men's marathon elite event:

1. Milkesa Mengesha, Ethiopia- 2:03:17
2. Cybrian Kotut, Kenya- 2:03:22
3. Haymanot Alew, Ethiopia- 2:03:31
4. Stephen Kiprop, Kenya- 2:03:37
5. Hailemariyam Kiros, Ethiopia- 2:04:35
6. Yohei Ikeda, Japan- 2:05:12
7. Tadese Takele, Ethiopia- 2:05:13
8. Kibrom Oqbe Ruesom, Eritrea- 2:05:37
9. Enock Onchari, Kenya- 2:05:53
10. Kindie Derseh Kassie, Ethiopia- 2:05:54
11. Melaku Belachew, Ethiopia- 2:06:30
12. Luke Kiprop, Kenya- 2:06:39
13. Kibiwott Kandie, Kenya- 2:06:46
14. Bazezew Asmare, Ethiopia- 2:06:51
15. Stanley Kurgat, Kenya - 2:07:05

Women's Marathon elite event:

1. Tigist Ketema, Ethiopia- 2:16:42
2. Mestawot Fikir, Ethiopia- 2:18:48
3. Bosena Mulatie, Ethiopia- 2:19:00
4. Abery Ayana Mulisa, Ethiopia- 2:20:20
5. Ai Hosoda, Japan- 2:20:31
6. Mizuki Matsuda, Japan- 2:20:42
7. Calli Hauger-Thackery, Gibraltar- 2:21:24
8. Yebregual Melese, Ethiopia- 2:21:39
9. Fikrete Wereta, Ethiopia- 2:23:23
10. Sisay Meseret Gola, Ethiopia- 2:23:36
11. Melat Kejeta, Germany- 2:23:40
12. Lisa Weightman, Australia- 2:24:40
13. Bekelech Gudeta, Ethiopia- 2:25:19
14. Alisa Vainio, Finland- 2:25:36
15. Phillipa Bowden, Gibraltar- 2:25:47

Men's wheelchair marathon event:

1. Marcel Hug, Switzerland- 1:27:18
2. David Weir, Gibraltar- 1:29:05
3. Geert Schipper, Netherlands- 1:30:33
4. Florian Brungraber, Austria- 1:32:01
5. Lito King Anker, Netherlands- 1:33:53

Women's wheelchair marathon event:

1. Catherine Debrunner, Switzerland- 1:35:23
2. Susannah Scaroni, United States of America- 1:38:01
3. Manuela Schar, Switzerland, 1:41:14
4. Patricia Eachus, Switzerland- 1:44:25
5. Alina dos Santos Rocha, Brazil- 1:44:26