2008 New York City Marathon

The 2008 New York City Marathon was the 39th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 2. The men's elite race was won by Brazil's Marílson Gomes dos Santos in a time of 2:08:43 hours while the women's race was won by Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2:23:56.

39th New York City Marathon
Paula Radcliffe during the race
VenueNew York City, United States
DateNovember 2
Champions
MenMarílson Gomes dos Santos (2:08:43)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:23:56)
Wheelchair menKurt Fearnley (1:44:51)
Wheelchair womenEdith Hunkeler (2:06:42)

In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:44:51) and Switzerland's Edith Hunkeler (2:06:42) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Poland's Arkadiusz Skrzypinski (1:35:26) and Dutchwoman Nicole Schefer (1:46:34) were the winners.

A total of 37,790 runners finished the race, 24,991 men and 12,799 women.[1]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil2:08:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Abderrahim Goumri Morocco2:09:07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Daniel Rono Kenya2:11:22
4Paul Tergat Kenya2:13:10
5Abderrahime Bouramdane Morocco2:13:33
6Abdihakem Abdirahman United States2:14:17
7Josh Rohatinsky United States2:14:23
8Jason Lehmkuhle United States2:14:30
9Hosea Rotich Kenya2:15:26
10Bolota Asmerom United States2:16:37
11Luke Humphrey United States2:18:38
12Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:19:11
13Mohammed Awol Ethiopia2:19:13
14Kassahun Kabiso Ethiopia2:19:54
15Jacob Frey United States2:20:17
16Genna Tufa Ethiopia2:20:23
18Teklu Deneke Ethiopia2:20:47
19Boaz Cheboiywo Kenya2:21:40
20Deresse Deniboba Ethiopia2:21:54
—Isaac Macharia KenyaDNF
—Abel Kirui KenyaDNF
—James Carney United StatesDNF
—Worku Beyi EthiopiaDNF
—Wilfred Kibet Kigen KenyaDNF
—Dereje Hailegeorgis EthiopiaDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom2:23:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:25:43
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kara Goucher United States2:25:53
4Rita Jeptoo Kenya2:27:49
5Catherine Ndereba Kenya2:29:14
6Gete Wami Ethiopia2:29:25
7Dire Tune Ethiopia2:29:28
8Lidia Șimon Romania2:30:04
9Lyubov Morgunova Russia2:30:38
10Katie McGregor United States2:31:14
11Magdalena Boulet United States2:33:56
12Hayley Haining United Kingdom2:35:11
13Lucy MacAlister United Kingdom2:39:25
14Sally Meyerhoff United States2:40:57
15Ilsa Paulson United States2:41:17
16Robyn Friedman United States2:41:21
17Melisa Christian United States2:42:33
18Katarina Janosiková Slovakia2:42:57
19Sopagna Eap United States2:43:29
20Viktoriya Ganushina Ukraine2:43:55
—Kim Smith New ZealandDNF
—Atalelech Ketema EthiopiaDNF
—Catherine Wilding United KingdomDNF
—Christine Glockenmeier United StatesDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kurt Fearnley Australia1:44:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Masazumi Soejima Japan1:46:10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Aarón Gordian Colombia1:46:57
4Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:47:33
5Roger Puigbò Spain1:47:37
6Krige Schabort United States1:49:06
7Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:49:21
8Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan1:51:08
9Denis Lemeunier France1:52:11
10Josh Cassidy Canada1:53:09

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland2:06:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Amanda McGrory United States2:11:25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Shelly Woods United Kingdom2:16:09
4Christie Dawes Australia2:16:09
5Diane Roy Canada2:16:14
6Sandra Graf  Switzerland2:20:34
7Shirley Reilly United States2:22:10
8Sandra Hager  Switzerland2:35:39
9Cristina Sanna Italy3:17:12
–Tatiana Ruleva RussiaDNF

Handcycle men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Arkadiusz Skrzypinski Poland1:35:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Rob Martin New Zealand1:37:07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Christopher Ayres United States1:38:32
4Rob Wickham United Kingdom1:38:36
5Keane West United States1:41:48

Handcycle women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Nicole Schefer Netherlands1:46:34
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Helene Hines United States2:05:21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kristin Juhasz United States2:16:03
4Minda Dentler United States2:25:00
5Peggy Floback United States2:50:34

References
  1. New York City Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
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