1979 Berlin Marathon

6th Berlin Marathon
VenueBerlin, West Germany
Date30 September
Champions
MenIngo Sensburg (2:21:09)
WomenJutta von Haase (3:07:07)
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The 1979 Berlin Marathon was the 6th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 30 September. West Germany's Ingo Sensburg won the men's race in 2:21:09 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's Jutta von Haase in 3:07:07. A total of 222 runners finished the race, comprising 207 men and 15 women.

Results

Men

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingo Sensburg  West Germany 2:21:09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wilfried Jackisch  West Germany 2:24:53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ronald Scherbaum  West Germany 2:30:07
4 Michael Weiß  West Germany 2:30:19
5 Valentin Mudrik  West Germany 2:31:42
6 Pattrijk Macke  West Germany 2:32:24
7 Wolfgang Schröder  West Germany 2:34:15
8 Dietmar Gathmann  West Germany 2:35:08
9 Kevin Hodsman  West Germany 2:37:56
10 Wolfram Weber  West Germany 2:39:38

Women

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jutta von Haase  West Germany 3:07:07
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ursula Wedig  West Germany 3:35:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marlies Neese  West Germany 3:41:31

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