FACTS & FIGURESExactly 35,583 participants experiencedthis fantastic moment at the 44thGENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON:They finished the race just past the BrandenburgGate – on foot, on inline skates,with a handcycle or in a wheelchair. Thestart in Tiergarten included 35,914 participants.Of those starters, 34,672 runners,891 skaters, and 20 wheelchair and handcycleathletes reached the finish line.Top Ten Nations*Country ParticipantsGermany 22,271Denmark 2,775Great Britain 2,644Spain 1,528Netherlands 1,090Italy 1,084Poland 955Portugal 892France 866Norway 635Running is a lifelong sportand keeps you young: Atotal of 22 participants –three women and 19 men– aged over 80 reachedthe finish line. Theirtimes for the 21.0975 kmranged between 2:11:54and 3:35:06. One of them,Christian Hunault fromFrance, completed thehalf marathon in 3:12:24.Chapeau!
43,8percent ofparticipants arenow women –up from 41.6 percentlast year.T R E N D : R I S I N GFridolin: There can only be two ...Fridolin Flink is the mascot of half marathon organiserSCC EVENTS. This friendly weasel lent a helping hand tothe athletes at the finish line. And exactly one of them hadthe same first name as the mascot: Fridolin. He finished in1:46:30, placing 4009th. By the way, three finishers fromGermany and Denmark have the surname “Berlin”.
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