Paris Marathon winners
At the Paris Marathon on April 12, 2026, Shurre Demise of Ethiopia won the women’s race and Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy won the men’s race. (runnersworld.com) The 49th edition expected around 60,000 runners and produced citywide disruptions — organizers closed at least one metro station and published road, parking and circulation restrictions for the day. ( )
Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men’s Paris Marathon on Sunday, and Shure Demise won the women’s race with a course record. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa, running for Italy, finished the 42.195-kilometer race in 2:05:18. Demise, of Ethiopia, crossed in 2:18:34, beating the previous women’s course mark set in 2022. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com, espn.com) The official Paris Marathon site said Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse was the top French men’s finisher in 2:05:58, and Mekdes Woldu was the top French women’s finisher in 2:26:25. In the wheelchair race, 22-year-old Thibault Daurat took the win. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The race was the 49th edition of the Paris Marathon, one of Europe’s biggest city marathons. Organizers and French media said about 60,000 runners were expected on the streets of the capital on April 12. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com, rmcsport.bfmtv.com) That scale brought transport and traffic restrictions across Paris for the day. RATP said at least one Metro stop, Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau, would close on April 12, and city authorities published road and parking limits tied to the course. (sortiraparis.com, bonjour-ratp.fr, france3-regions.franceinfo.fr) The marathon started on the Champs-Élysées and ran through central and western Paris, including views of the Opéra Garnier, Place de la Bastille, Bois de Vincennes, the Seine quays, and the Eiffel Tower before the finish on Avenue Foch. French outlets published route maps and timing details before the start. (rmcsport.bfmtv.com, actu.fr) Crippa’s victory gave Italy its first men’s winner in Paris, according to ESPN’s race report. Demise’s time also lowered the women’s course standard that had stood since Judith Jeptum’s 2:19:48 in 2022. (espn.com, sortiraparis.com) By midday in Paris, the race had delivered both elite results and a full day of citywide rerouting. For the 49th running, the winners were Crippa and Demise, and Demise left with the course record. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com, bonjour-ratp.fr)
