Paris Marathon winners
At the 2026 Paris Marathon, Ethiopia’s Shurre Demise won the women’s race while Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men’s event. ( ) Coverage noted the start on the Champs‑Élysées and the full 42.195‑kilometer distance for the elite fields. ( )
Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men’s race and Ethiopia’s Shure Demise won the women’s race at the Paris Marathon on Sunday, April 12. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 18 seconds, while Demise ran 2:18:34 to set a women’s course record in the French capital. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com, worldathletics.org) The race was the 49th edition of the Paris Marathon, with organizers saying 57,464 runners took part and the course stretching the standard 42.195 kilometers from the Champs-Élysées to Avenue Foch. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com, sortiraparis.com) Demise’s win added a record to a race that carries World Athletics Gold Label status, placing Paris among the top-tier road events on the international calendar. (worldathletics.org) Crippa’s victory was also a personal best, according to race coverage, and came in a tight finish: Ethiopia’s Bayelign Teshager was second and Kenya’s Sila Kiptoo was third. (sportstar.thehindu.com, the-journal.com) In the women’s elite race, Kenya’s Angela Tanui finished second and Ethiopia’s Dera Dida took third behind Demise. (worldathletics.org) The course is one of the event’s calling cards: runners start near the Arc de Triomphe, pass central Paris landmarks and the Seine, then head to the finish on Avenue Foch. (parisdiscoveryguide.com, parisselectbook.com) For Paris, the 2026 edition closed with two clear headline results: a men’s winner in Crippa and a record-setting women’s winner in Demise on one of Europe’s biggest marathon stages. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com, worldathletics.org)
