title: 1983 Berlin Marathon
text: # 1983 Berlin Marathon
  
  The 1983 Berlin Marathon was the 10th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 25 September. Belgium's Karel Lismont won the men's race in 2:13:37 hours, while the women's race was won by Britain's Karen Holdsworth in 2:40:32. West Germany's Gregor Golombek (1:55:10) and Gabriele Beyer (2:51:12), won the men's and women's wheelchair races. A total of 5121 runners finished the race, comprising 4886 men and 235 women.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Karel Lismont | Belgium | 2:13:37 |
  | | James Ashworth | United Kingdom | 2:14:01 |
  | | Werner Meier | Switzerland | 2:15:06 |
  | 4 | Franz Homberger | Germany | 2:15:27 |
  | 5 | Wiktor Sawicki | Poland | 2:16:15 |
  | 6 | Jonathan Kilsby | United Kingdom | 2:17:31 |
  | 7 | Paul Campbell | United Kingdom | 2:18:52 |
  | 8 | Helmut Dreyer | West Germany | 2:21:13 |
  | 9 | Clemens Hoube | West Germany | 2:21:27 |
  | 10 | Istvan Denes | West Germany | 2:21:31 |
  | 11 | Richard Umberg | Switzerland | 2:21:55 |
  | 12 | Wojciech Ratkowski | Poland | 2:22:08 |
  | 13 | Kazimierz Marczuk | Poland | 2:22:10 |
  | 14 | Norbert Bollweg | West Germany | 2:22:18 |
  | 15 | Rolf Barr | Sweden | 2:22:40 |
  | 16 | John Barker | United Kingdom | 2:22:50 |
  | 17 | Keith Brackstone | United Kingdom | 2:22:56 |
  | 18 | Adrian Philpott | Ireland | 2:23:10 |
  | 19 | Sam Lambourne | United Kingdom | 2:23:27 |
  | 20 | Ulf Llunge | West Germany | 2:23:41 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Karen Holdsworth | United Kingdom | 2:40:32 |
  | | Jean Lochhead | United Kingdom | 2:43:56 |
  | | Renata Walendziak | Poland | 2:44:07 |
  | 4 | Else Ulrich | Denmark | 2:49:03 |
  | 5 | Helen Comsa | Switzerland | 2:51:34 |
  | 6 | Angelika Brandt | West Germany | 2:52:14 |
  | 7 | Jutta von Haase | West Germany | 2:53:43 |
  | 8 | Ulla Meyer | West Germany | 2:54:12 |
  | 9 | Mathilde Heuing | West Germany | 2:54:31 |
  | 10 | Anna Krol | Poland | 2:56:30 |
  | 11 | Eroica Staudenmann | Switzerland | 2:57:19 |
  | 12 | Françoise Nicolas | France | 2:58:09 |
  