1997 Berlin Marathon

The 1997 Berlin Marathon was the 24th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, Germany, held on 28 September 1997. Kenya's Elijah Lagat won the men's race in 2:07:41 hours, while the women's race was won by Ireland's Catherina McKiernan in 2:23:44.

Results

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Elijah Lagat	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya	2:07:41
02	Eric Kimaiyo	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya	2:07:43
03	Sammy Lelei	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya	2:08:00
04	Jackson Kipngok	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya	2:08:36
05	Ronaldo da Costa	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2:09:07
06	Jackson Kabiga	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya	2:09:15
07	Andries Khulu	File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa	2:09:36
08	Abdessalam Serrokh	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco	2:09:46
09	André Luiz Ramos	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2:09:50
10	Andrea Sambu	File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania	2:10:17

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Catherina McKiernan	File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland	2:23:44
02	Madina Biktagirova	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	2:24:48
03	Marleen Renders	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	2:26:18
04	Kayoko Obata	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	2:27:27
05	Renata Kokowska	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	2:29:38
06	Mayumi Ichikawa	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	2:30:26
07	Simona Staicu	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	2:31:12
08	Viviane de Oliveira	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2:31:39
09	Kaori Yamauchi	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	2:37:39
10	Anna Rybicka	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	2:39:48