2008 Berlin Marathon

35st Berlin Marathon
Venue Berlin, Germany
Dates 28 September 2008 (2008-09-28)
Medalists
 Haile Gebrselassie (2:03:59)
Irina Mikitenko (2:19:19)

The 2008 Berlin Marathon was the 35st edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 28 September 2008 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year.

The men's race was won by Haile Gebrselassie in 2:03:59 hours and the women's race was won by Irina Mikitenko in a time of 2:19:19 hours.

Results[1]

Men

Position Athlet Nationality Time
1st Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:03:59 WR
2nd James Kwambai  Kenya 2:05:36
3rd Charles Kamathi  Kenya 2:07:48
4 Mariko Kiplagat Kipchumba  Kenya 2:09:03
5 Mesfin Adamasu  Ethiopia 2:12:02
6 Joseph Ngolepus  Kenya 2:12:07
7 Kenjiro Jitsui  Japan 2:12:48
8 Toshinari Suwa  Japan 2:13:04
9 Falk Cierpinski  Germany 2:13:30
10 Francis Kiprop  Kenya 2:14:30

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st Irina Mikitenko  Germany 2:19:19 NR
2nd Askale Tafa  Ethiopia 2:21:31
3rd Helena Kirop  Kenya 2:25:01
4 Rose Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:26:25
5 Gulnara Vygovskaya  Russia 2:30:03
6 Shuru Deriba  Ethiopia 2:31:20
7 Edyta Lewandowska  Poland 2:33:00
8 Evelyne Kimuria  Kenya 2:35:53
9 Daniela Cîrlan  Romania 2:36:18
10 Živilė Balčiūnaitė  Lithuania 2:36:40

References

  1. ↑ "Berlin Marathon on ARRS.net". Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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