2001 Berlin Marathon

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|competition = 28th Berlin Marathon

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|venue = Berlin, Germany

|dates = {{Start date|2001|09|30|df=y}}

|men = Joseph Ngolepus

|men_win_value = 2:08:47

|women= Naoko Takahashi

|women_win_value = 2:19:46

|prev = 2000

|next = 2002

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The 2001 Berlin Marathon was the 28th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, Germany, held on 30 September 2001. Kenya's Joseph Ngolepus (entering as a pacemaker) won the men's race in 2:08:47 hours. The women's race was won by Japan's Naoko Takahashi in a world record time of 2:19:46, as she became the first woman to break the 2 hour 20 minute barrier.{{citation |last=Longman |first=Jere |title=Marathon: Takahashi Sets Women's Mark For Marathon | newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 1, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/01/sports/marathon-takahashi-sets-women-s-mark-for-marathon.html}}