Paris Marathon winners

Yemaneberhan Crippa and Shure Demise won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, April 12, with Crippa taking the men’s race and Demise breaking the women’s course record. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa, a 29-year-old Italian runner born in Ethiopia, finished in 2:05:18 or 2:05:19 depending on the timing source, ahead of Kenya’s Bethwell Chumba and Ibrahim Hassan. Official Paris Marathon coverage called it the first Italian victory in the race. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) (apnews.com) Demise, running for Ethiopia, crossed in 2:18:34 or 2:18:35, with World Athletics and race organizers both reporting a new course record after a late break from the lead group. Kenyan runners Angela Tanui and Magdalena Shauri completed the women’s podium. (worldathletics.org) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The Paris race is one of Europe’s biggest mass-participation marathons, and organizers said 57,464 runners finished the 2026 edition. Associated Press reported nearly 60,000 runners started. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) (apnews.com) Crippa’s win added a marathon result to a track and road résumé that already includes European titles and Italian records over shorter distances. France 24 reported he set a personal best in Paris. (france24.com) (apnews.com) Demise’s mark lowered the previous women’s course standard by more than a minute at a World Athletics Gold Label road race. World Athletics said she made the decisive move in the closing stages. (worldathletics.org) (nbcsports.com) The 49th edition followed the traditional Paris route from the Champs-Élysées to Avenue Foch, turning the city-center race into both an elite competition and a mass public event. The official race site published the results on April 12. (sortiraparis.com) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) By Sunday afternoon in Paris, the 2026 race had produced two clear headline results: Italy’s first men’s winner and a new women’s course record. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) (worldathletics.org)