Lemi Berhanu of Ethiopia won the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 18 October in 2:03:33, finishing just three seconds outside the course record that Kipchumba set in 2025. Berhanu was pushed all the way by a deep Kenyan contingent, with Nicholas Kipkorir second in 2:03:39 and Patrick Mosin third in 2:03:58, leaving the podium separated by only 25 seconds.
The depth of the men’s race was striking. Kalipus Lomwai (2:04:09), Sila Kiptoo (2:04:13), Justus Kangogo (2:04:24), Jonathan Korir (2:04:53) and Isaia Lasoi (2:04:57) all followed, meaning that eight men broke 2:05 on the day. Japan’s Yohei Ikeda and Ethiopia’s Yihunilign Adane were ninth and tenth, both clocking 2:05:16.
The women’s race produced a record. Buze Diriba won in 2:16:12, lowering the course record by 40 seconds, and did so in steady rain. Her time is the fastest women’s marathon yet run in the Netherlands.
Aynalem Desta took second in 2:17:06 and Meseret Belete was third in 2:18:06, with Tiringo Mulu (2:20:36) and Mestawut Fikir (2:21:32) completing the top five. Ethiopian runners filled the first six places, with Kenya’s Rebecca Chepkwemoi seventh in 2:22:48 and Bahrain’s Desi Jisa Mokonin eighth in 2:22:49.
Amsterdam follows a busy autumn of fast marathon results, with Venice, Frankfurt, Cologne and Chicago all producing standout performances in recent weeks. With the TCS New York City Marathon now only days away, the Dutch race has confirmed its place as one of the strongest fixtures on the European road calendar.