1979 Berlin Marathon
# 1979 Berlin Marathon

The 1979 Berlin Marathon was the 6th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 30 September. West Germany's Ingo Sensburg won the men's race in 2:21:09 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's Jutta von Haase in 3:07:07. A total of 222 runners finished the race, comprising 207 men and 15 women.

## Results

### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ingo Sensburg | West Germany | 2:21:09 |
| | Wilfried Jackisch | West Germany | 2:24:53 |
| | Ronald Scherbaum | West Germany | 2:30:07 |
| 4 | Michael Weiß | West Germany | 2:30:19 |
| 5 | Valentin Mudrik | West Germany | 2:31:42 |
| 6 | Pattrijk Macke | West Germany | 2:32:24 |
| 7 | Wolfgang Schröder | West Germany | 2:34:15 |
| 8 | Dietmar Gathmann | West Germany | 2:35:08 |
| 9 | Kevin Hodsman | West Germany | 2:37:56 |
| 10 | Wolfram Weber | West Germany | 2:39:38 |

### Women

| Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - |
| Jutta von Haase | West Germany | 3:07:07 |
| Ursula Wedig | West Germany | 3:35:45 |
| Marlies Neese | West Germany | 3:41:31 |
