Berlin Marathon 1978 · results and statistics
September 3, 1978 · Berlin · Official results
Finishers
197
Average time
3:18:28
♂ 3:17:40|♀ 3:32:01
Median time
3:12:33
♂ 3:11:56|♀ 3:39:53
Women
5.6%
11 women
Winners
♂ 2:20:02♀ 2:57:09
Under 6 h
100.0%
The race in short
197 runners finished the 1978 Berlin Marathon, including 11 women (5.6%). The average finish time was 3:18:28 and half of the finishers crossed the line in under 3:12:33. Men averaged 3:17:40 and women 3:32:01.
90.9% of runners finished under 4 h, and the race was won by Michael Spöttel in 2:20:02 and Ursula Blaschke in 2:57:09.
Compared with 1977 (228 finishers, median 3:23:34), the number of finishers fell by 13.6%.