Paris Marathon winners named

Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa won the men’s race and Ethiopia’s Shure Demise won the women’s race at the Paris Marathon on Sunday, April 12. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Crippa finished in 2:05:18 on the course from the Champs-Élysées to Avenue Foch, beating Ethiopia’s Bayelign Teshager by five seconds and Kenya’s Sila Kiptoo by 10 seconds. (worldathletics.org) Demise ran 2:18:34, breaking the women’s course record of 2:19:48 set by Kenya’s Judith Jeptum Korir in 2022. Ethiopia’s Misgane Alemayehu was second in 2:19:08, and Kenya’s Magdalyne Masai was third in 2:19:17. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The race was the 49th edition of the Paris Marathon, one of Europe’s biggest city marathons and a World Athletics Gold Label road race. Organizers and French media put the field at about 60,000 runners. (sortiraparis.com) (worldathletics.org) (leparisien.fr) Crippa’s win was also a personal best, improving on the 2:06:06 he ran in Seville in 2024. The 29-year-old had already set an Italian half marathon record of 59:01 in Naples on February 22. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The men’s race stayed crowded deep into the run, with 18 athletes still within five seconds of the lead at halfway in 1:03:12. Crippa broke clear late, and only 40 seconds separated the top six finishers. (worldathletics.org) The women’s race turned faster in the second half after the lead pack hit halfway in 1:09:37. Demise covered the back half in 1:08:57, and the top four women all finished inside the old course record. (worldathletics.org) France also had strong home performances. Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse finished sixth in 2:05:58 to become the top French man, and Mekdes Woldu placed eighth in 2:26:25 as the top French woman. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)