35th Berlin Marathon | |
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Venue | Berlin, Germany |
Dates | 28 September 2008 |
Champions | |
Men | Haile Gebrselassie (2:03:59) |
Women | Irina Mikitenko (2:19:19) |
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.
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 2:03:59 WR | |
James Kwambai | Kenya | 2:05:36 | |
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 |
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 2:19:19 NR | |
Askale Tafa | Ethiopia | 2:21:31 | |
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 |
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