Paris Marathon Results
The 2026 Paris Marathon crowned Shurre Demise (Ethiopia) and Yemaneberhan Crippa (Italy) as the headline winners in this year’s race. (runnersworld.com) The event was one of the marquee marathon race days in Europe this weekend. (runnersworld.com)
Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, and Ethiopia’s Shure Demise took the women’s race in a course record. (apnews.com) Crippa finished the 42.195-kilometer race in 2:05:18 at the 49th Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris on April 12, 2026. Demise ran 2:18:35, breaking the women’s course record on the streets of the French capital. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Bayelign Teshager of Ethiopia was second in the men’s race in 2:05:23, and Kenya’s Sila Kiptoo was third in 2:05:28. In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s Misgane Alemayehu finished second in 2:19:08, with Kenya’s Magdaline Masai third in 2:19:17. (watchathletics.com) Crippa, 29, became the first Italian man to win the Paris Marathon, according to race organizers and wire reports. Organizers said he made his decisive move after seeing rivals fade late in the race. (espn.com) Paris is one of Europe’s biggest spring marathons, and organizers said nearly 60,000 runners took part in the 2026 edition. Race coverage from French outlets said 20,800 women started, a record for the event. (apnews.com; rfi.fr) The course ran from the Champs-Élysées to Avenue Foch, passing landmarks that make Paris a major destination race as well as an elite competition. The men’s winning time was more than a minute slower than the course record of 2:04:21 set by Kenya’s Elisha Rotich in 2021. (sortiraparis.com; schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Demise’s run stood out more sharply against the race’s history because it lowered the women’s standard in Paris. Her victory gave Ethiopia the women’s title on a day when the podium was split between Ethiopian and Kenyan runners. (apnews.com; watchathletics.com) By Sunday afternoon in Paris, the official results page had posted finish times across the field, from elite contenders to mass-participation runners. The race’s headline, though, was clear: Crippa delivered an Italian first, and Demise left with the fastest women’s marathon ever run on this course. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com; espn.com)
