Marcel Hug claimed his 11th Berlin Marathon victory while Catherine Debrunner dominated the women’s wheelchair race in the German capital on Sunday (27 September).

It was in Berlin in 2011 that Hug won his first World Marathon Majors title. Fifteen years later, the Swiss athlete was once again in a league of his own. He built a 41-second lead at the 5km mark and never looked back, crossing the line almost six minutes clear of the field. 

The battle for the remaining podium places provided plenty of entertainment, with Japan’s Sho Watanabe and the Netherlands’ Lito King Anker securing second and third respectively crossing the line at the same time, ahead of Ludwig Malter of Austria in fourth.

Debrunner was equally dominant as she took her third Abbott World Marathon Majors victory this season and her fourth in Berlin. Following wins in Tokyo and London, the Swiss star finished 6:52 ahead of compatriot Manuela Schaer, who was nearly three minutes clear of Great Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper in third.

Ethiopia claimed both ambulant race titles. Tigst Assefa threatened the women’s world record after reaching 40km on pace to better the 2:09.56 mark before ultimately winning in 2:11:04. In the men’s race, Guye Adola took victory in 2:02.51.

The Abbott World Marathon Majors series continues with the Chicago Marathon in the United States on 11 October.

More information about the Berlin Marathon can be found here. 

Berlin Marathon 2026 – Men’s wheelchair race top 10

1 – Marcel Hug (Switzerland) – 1:23:28

2 – Sho Watanabe (Japan) – 1:29:26

3 – Lito King Anker (Netherlands) – 1:29:26

4 – Ludwig Malter (Austria) – 1:29:27

5 – Geert Schipper (Netherlands) – 1:29:29

6 – Joshua Cassidy (Canada) – 1:31:31

7 – Samuel Rizzo (Australia) – 1:33:23

8 – Ryota Yoshida (Japan) – 1:37:21

9 – Sean Frame (Great Britain) – 1:38:01

10 – Michael McCabe (Great Britain) – 1:41:57

Berlin Marathon 2026 – Women’s wheelchair race top 10

1 – Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) – 1:35:01 

2 – Manuela Schaer (Switzerland) – 1:41:53 

3 – Eden Rainbow-Cooper (Great Britain) – 1:44:51

4 – Melanie Woods (Great Britain) – 1:47:00

5 – Vanessa de Souza (Brazil) – 1:47:01

6 – Patricia Eachus (Switzerland) – 1:47:06

7 – Tsubasa Nakamine (Japan) – 1:47:09

8 – Aline dos Santos Rocha (Brazil) – 1:47:13

9 – Yen Hoang (United States) – 2:01:09

10 – Merle Menje (Germany) – 2:26:34