2008 Berlin Marathon

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35th Berlin Marathon
Venue Berlin, Germany
Dates28 September 2008 (2008-09-28)
Champions
Men Haile Gebrselassie (2:03:59)
Women Irina 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.

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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

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:03:59 WR
Silver medal icon.svg James Kwambai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:05:36
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Kamathi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:48
4 Mariko Kiplagat Kipchumba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:03
5 Mesfin Adamasu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:12:02
6 Joseph Ngolepus Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:12:07
7 Kenjiro Jitsui Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:12:48
8 Toshinari Suwa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:13:04
9 Falk Cierpinski Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:13:30
10 Francis Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:30

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Irina Mikitenko Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:19:19 NR
Silver medal icon.svg Askale Tafa Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:21:31
Bronze medal icon.svg Helena Kirop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:25:01
4 Rose Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:26:25
5 Gulnara Vygovskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:30:03
6 Shuru Deriba Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:31:20
7 Edyta Lewandowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:33:00
8 Evelyne Kimuria Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:35:53
9 Daniela Cîrlan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:36:18
10 Živilė Balčiūnaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:36:40

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