Paris Marathon winners
Ethiopia’s Shurre Demise won the women’s race and Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men’s race at the Paris Marathon on Sunday, April 12 (runnersworld.com). Runner’s World published the final results on April 12, clarifying earlier live reports that had only noted “an Italian” in the men’s victory (runnersworld.com).
Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the Paris Marathon men’s race on Sunday, and Ethiopia’s Shure Demise took the women’s title with a course record. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa finished in 2 hours 5 minutes 18 seconds on Avenue Foch in Paris, holding off Ethiopia’s Bayelign Teshager and Kenya’s Sila Kiptoo in a tight men’s finish. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Demise ran 2:18:35, breaking the women’s course record that had stood at 2:19:48 since 2022, according to World Athletics. (worldathletics.org) World Athletics said Crippa made his move late, after a lead group stayed together deep into the race, while Demise broke away in the closing stages of the women’s contest. (worldathletics.org) The Paris race is one of Europe’s biggest mass-participation marathons, with nearly 60,000 runners in this year’s field, according to Associated Press coverage carried by NBC Sports. (nbcsports.com) Crippa’s win put an Italian man at the top of the Paris Marathon for the first time, NBC Sports reported. (nbcsports.com) The result also clarified early live coverage that had identified the men’s winner only as “an Italian” before final reports published later on April 12 named Crippa. Runner’s World’s final results listed both winners by name. (runnersworld.com) For Demise, the Paris victory added another fast marathon to a résumé that already included a 2:16:56 personal best in Valencia in 2023, World Athletics said. (worldathletics.org) For Crippa, the race added a major marathon win to a career better known for track and road performances over shorter distances, including European titles on the track and the roads. (worldathletics.org) By Sunday afternoon in Paris, the race had gone from an unfinished live result to a clear headline: Crippa in the men’s field, Demise in the women’s, and a new record in the French capital. (runnersworld.com)
