Paris Marathon winners

Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men’s race and Shure Demise won the women’s race at the Paris Marathon on Sunday, April 12. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa, 29, finished in 2 hours 5 minutes 18 seconds on Avenue Foch after splitting halfway in 1:03:14. Bayelign Teshager of Ethiopia was second and Kenya’s Sila Kiptoo was third. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Demise ran 2:18:35 to win the women’s race and break the course record in Paris. Bedatu Hirpa of Ethiopia finished second in 2:20:45, and Kenya’s Angela Tanui took third in 2:21:07. (worldathletics.org) The official race site said 57,464 runners finished the 49th edition of the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris. The course ran from the Champs-Élysées to Avenue Foch through central Paris. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa’s win added a major marathon title to a résumé built largely on track and half-marathon racing. World Athletics identified the Paris race as a Gold Label road event, one of the sport’s top tiers for international marathons. (worldathletics.org) Demise’s time lowered the women’s course mark previously held by Judith Jeptum of Kenya at 2:19:48 from 2022. Crippa’s 2:05:18 left him more than a minute outside the men’s course record of 2:04:21 set by Elisha Rotich in 2021. (worldathletics.org; schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Associated Press reported that nearly 60,000 runners took part, underscoring how Paris has become one of Europe’s biggest mass-participation marathons as well as an elite race. The official site published finish lists and individual results after the race. (apnews.com; schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Paris ended the weekend with one new course record, one first-place finish for Italy, and tens of thousands of finishers crossing the same line on Avenue Foch. (apnews.com; schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)