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.Paul Tergat Hall of Fame. New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
Results Men Position Athlete Nationality Time 1 Paul Tergat 2:04:55 2 Sammy Korir 2:04:56 3 Titus Munji 2:06:15 4 Andrés Espinosa 2:08:46 5 Raymond Kipkoech 2:09:22 6 Kazuhiro Matsuda 2:09:50 7 Kurao Umeki 2:09:52 8 André Luiz Ramos 2:09:59 9 Makhosonke Fika 2:10:16 10 Francisco Caballero 2:10:44
Women Position Athlete Nationality Time 1 Yasuko Hashimoto 2:26:32 2 Emily Chepar Kimuria 2:28:18 3 Ornella Ferrara 2:28:28 4 Ana Dias 2:28:49 5 Alina Ivanova 2:29:00 6 Monika Stefanowicz 2:29:58 7 Fumi Murata 2:30:15 8 Liz Yelling 2:30:58 9 Adelia Elias 2:34:07 10 Dagmar Rabensteiner 2:34:35
References
Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
External links Official website