2008 London Marathon

The 2008 London Marathon was the 28th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:05:15 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Irina Mikitenko in 2:24:14.

28th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, England
Date13 April 2008
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:05:15)
WomenIrina Mikitenko (2:24:14)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:33:56)
Wheelchair womenSandra Graf (1:48:04)

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:33:56) and Switzerland's Sandra Graf (1:48:04) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Graf knocked over a minute off the course record.[1]

Around 120,000 people applied to enter the race: 48,630 had their applications accepted and 35,037 started the race.[2] A total of 34,212 runners, 23,574 men and 10,638 women, finished the race.[3]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Martin Lel Kenya2:05:15
Samuel Wanjiru Kenya2:05:24
Abderrahim Goumri Morocco2:05:30
4Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:06:15
5Ryan Hall United States2:06:17
6Deriba Merga Ethiopia2:06:38
7Yonas Kifle Eritrea2:08:51
8Felix Limo Kenya2:10:34
9Aleksey Sokolov Russia2:11:41
10Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:11:44
11Luke Kibet Bowen Kenya2:12:25
12Stefano Baldini Italy2:13:06
13Dan Robinson United Kingdom2:13:10
14Andrew Letherby Australia2:13:50
15Danny Kassap Democratic Republic of the Congo2:15:20
16Tomas Abyu United Kingdom2:15:49
17Richard Kiplagat Kenya2:17:34
18Peter Riley United Kingdom2:18:21
19Toby Lambert United Kingdom2:18:40
20Chad Johnson United States2:18:49
—Dieudonné Disi RwandaDNF
—Cuthbert Nyasango ZimbabweDNF
—Peter Gilmore United StatesDNF
—Jason Lehmkuhle United StatesDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Irina Mikitenko Germany2:24:14
Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:24:39
Gete Wami Ethiopia2:25:37
4Salina Kosgei Kenya2:26:30
5Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:26:45
6Souad Aït Salem Algeria2:27:41
7Berhane Adere Ethiopia2:27:42
8Constantina Diță Romania2:27:45
9Liz Yelling United Kingdom2:28:33
10Adriana Pirtea Romania2:28:52
11Silviya Skvortsova Russia2:29:11
12Hayley Haining United Kingdom2:29:18
13Lisa Jane Weightman Australia2:32:32
14Sun Weiwei China2:36:34
15Lucy MacAlister United Kingdom2:40:31
16Eleni Donta Greece2:41:10
17Susan Partridge United Kingdom2:41:40
18Kim Fawke United Kingdom2:42:08
19Amy Whitehead United Kingdom2:45:38
20Andrea Clement United Kingdom2:45:49
—Emily Kimuria KenyaDNF
—Everline Kimwei KenyaDNF
—Birhan Dagne United KingdomDNF
—Michelle Ross-Cope United KingdomDNF
—Natalie Harvey United KingdomDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
David Weir United Kingdom1:33:56
Kurt Fearnley Australia1:34:00
Denis Lemeunier France1:34:01
4Krige Schabort South Africa1:34:02
5Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:34:03
6Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:34:25
7Josh George United States1:34:46
8Brian Alldis United Kingdom1:37:23
9Rafael Jiménez Spain1:37:26
10Choke Yasuoka Japan1:39:50

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:48:04
Amanda McGrory United States1:51:58
Shelly Woods United Kingdom2:01:59
4Francesca Porcellato Italy2:04:48
5Sarah Piercy United Kingdom2:35:54

References
  1. 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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