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2008 Berlin Marathon

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35th Berlin Marathon
VenueBerlin, Germany
Dates28 September 2008 (2008-09-28)
Champions
MenHaile Gebrselassie (2:03:59)
WomenIrina Mikitenko (2:19:19)
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The 2008 Berlin Marathon was the 35th 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

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Men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:03:59 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) James Kwambai  Kenya 2:05:36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irina Mikitenko  Germany 2:19:19 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Askale Tafa  Ethiopia 2:21:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "ARRS - Race: Real Berlin". Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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