Assefa smashes marathon world record

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa knocked a full two minutes off the world record on the fast, flat Berlin Marathon course, with her split times showing she actually got faster in the second half of the race


WOMEN’S WORLD RECORD PROGRESSION*

Violet Piercy GBR 
3:40:22
World best set in 1926, stands until 1963

*Time initially listed as World best – replaced by World record in Jan 2004

Paula Radcliffe GBR 2:15:25 
Record stands for 16 years

Brigid Kosgei KEN 
2:14:04

Tigst Assefa ETH 
2:11:53 
New world record


Hrs:mins:secs 
3:40
3:30
3:20
3:10
3:00 
2:50
2:40 
2:30
2:20
2:10
2:00 1963 1973 1983 1993 2003 2013 2023
 

ASSEFA’S 1KM SPLIT TIMES		

Projected finish
2:15:10

First km
3:12

All split times below 3:10 in second half of race

Final km
3:02

Finish
2:11:53

Mins:secs  
3:15 
3:10
3:05
3:00 
0km 10km 20km 30km 40km

Projected finishing times
Hrs:mins  
2:15
2:14
2:13              
2:12
                     

Source: IAAF 
Picture: Getty Images 
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