2003 Berlin Marathon

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]

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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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