Paris Marathon winners
Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the 2026 Paris Marathon in 2:05:18, becoming the first Italian winner of that race. (runnersworld.com) In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s Shure Demise took the title in 2:18:35, lowering the course record by more than a minute. (runnersworld.com) (yardbarker.com)
Yemaneberhan Crippa and Shure Demise won the 2026 Paris Marathon on Sunday, with Demise breaking the women’s course record. (worldathletics.org) Crippa finished the men’s race in 2:05:18, a personal best, and became the first Italian man to win Paris. Bayelign Teshager of Ethiopia was second in 2:05:23, and Kenya’s Sila Kiptoo was third in 2:05:28. (worldathletics.org) Demise ran 2:18:34 to take more than a minute off the previous women’s course record of 2:19:48, set by Kenya’s Judith Jeptum Korir in 2022. Misgane Alemayehu finished second in 2:19:08, Magdalyne Masai was third in 2:19:17, and Enatnesh Tirusew took fourth in 2:19:18. (worldathletics.org) The race in Paris is one of the biggest city marathons in Europe, and the 2026 edition was the 49th running of the event. Organizers said the course again ran through central Paris to a finish on Avenue Foch. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The men’s race stayed crowded deep into the second half, with 18 athletes still within five seconds of the lead at halfway, before Crippa broke away late. Organizers said he took control after the final refreshment station around the 39th kilometer. (worldathletics.org) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa, 29, came into Paris after setting the Italian half marathon record of 59:01 in Naples on February 22, 2026. He had also won the 2024 European half marathon title and the 2022 European 10,000-meter title. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The women’s race turned into a record chase by the closing stages, with four runners finishing under the old Paris mark. Demise covered the second half in 1:08:57 after the lead pack reached halfway in 1:09:37. (worldathletics.org) Associated Press, carried by NBC Sports and ESPN, reported that nearly 60,000 runners took part across the event. Crippa said after the finish that he attacked when he saw rivals fading around the 39th kilometer. (nbcsports.com) (espn.com) Paris got a first-time Italian men’s champion and a new women’s standard on the same morning. Both winning times now stand as the marks to chase when the race returns for its 50th edition in 2027. (worldathletics.org) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)
