2008 Boston Marathon
2008 Boston Marathon winner
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot
Dire Tune
The 2008 Boston Marathon was the 112th annual running event in Boston , United States . The marathon took place on April 21, 2008 and was the second World Marathon Majors of the year.
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the men in 2:07:46 h and the women Dire Tune in 2:25:25 h.
Results
Men
| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot |
 Kenya
|
2:07:46 |
| 2 | Abderrahime Bouramdane |
 Morocco
|
2:09:04 |
| 3 | Khalid El Boumlili |
Morocco
|
2:10:35 |
| 4th | Gashaw Asfaw |
.svg){kind=small} Ethiopia
|
2:10:47 |
| 5 | Kasime Adillo |
Ethiopia
|
2:12:24 |
| 6th | Timothy Cherigat |
Kenya
|
2:14:13 |
| 7th | Christopher Cheboiboch |
Kenya
|
2:14:47 |
| 8th | James Kipsang Kwambai |
Kenya
|
2:16:07 |
| 9 | James Koskei |
Kenya
|
2:16:07 |
| 10 | Nicholas Arciniaga |
 United States
|
2:16:13 |
Women
| space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dire Tune |
Ethiopia
|
2:25:25 |
| 2 | Alevtina Biktimirova |
 Russia
|
2:25:27 |
| 3 | Rita Jeptoo Sitienei |
Kenya
|
2:26:34 |
| 4th | Jeļena Prokopčuka |
 Latvia
|
2:28:12 |
| 5 | Magarsa Assale |
Ethiopia
|
2:29:48 |
| 6th | Bruna Genovese |
 Italy
|
2:30:52 |
| 7th | Nuța Olaru |
 Romania
|
2:33:56 |
| 8th | Robe Tola Guta |
Ethiopia
|
2:34:37 |
| 9 | Lidija Grigoryeva |
Russia
|
2:35:37 |
| 10 | Stephanie Hood |
United States
|
2:44:44 |
Web links
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