Paris Marathon winners
The 2026 Paris Marathon finished today, April 12, with Ethiopia’s Shurre Demise winning the women’s race and Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa taking the men’s title. (runnersworld.com) The weekend’s organization had expected roughly 60,000 runners for the 49th edition, according to event previews. (sortiraparis.com)
Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men’s race at the Paris Marathon on Sunday, and Ethiopia’s Shure Demise won the women’s race in a course record. (apnews.com) Crippa finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 18 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Bayelign Teshager in 2:05:23 and Kenya’s Sila Kiptoo in 2:05:28. Demise ran 2:18:35, with Ethiopia’s Misgane Alemayehu second in 2:19:08 and Kenya’s Magdalyne Masai third in 2:19:17. (watchathletics.com) The official Paris Marathon site posted the results on April 12 and led its race coverage with Crippa and Demise as the day’s winners. The race was the 49th edition of the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Organizers and race coverage had expected nearly 60,000 runners on the start list, making Paris one of the biggest mass-participation marathons in Europe. The field set off on Sunday, April 12, 2026, from the Champs-Élysées and finished on Avenue Foch. (apnews.com) (sortiraparis.com) For Crippa, the win adds a major marathon title to a career better known for track and road racing in Europe. For Demise, the women’s victory came with a new Paris course record, giving the 2026 race a mark that will carry into future editions. (apnews.com) Paris markets itself as the largest single-day marathon in continental Europe, and the race sits at the center of France’s spring road-running calendar. The 2026 elite field was billed in previews as one of the deepest the event had assembled. (runtimeracing.co) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The route again threaded past central Paris landmarks before heading through the Bois de Vincennes and Bois de Boulogne parks. Event guides described the course as starting under the Arc de Triomphe and running toward Place de la Concorde, the Opéra, Bastille, and the Seine before the finish near Avenue Foch. (sortiraparis.com) (en.lebonbon.fr) By Sunday afternoon in Paris, the official site had shifted from previews and live tracking to finish-line results. The 2026 edition closed with Crippa on top of the men’s standings and Demise on top of the women’s. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)
