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2008 New York City Marathon

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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)
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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.

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

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Men

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

Women

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

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kurt Fearnley  Australia 1:44:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Masazumi Soejima  Japan 1:46:10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aarón Gordian  Colombia 1:46:57
4 Heinz Frei  Switzerland 1:47:33
5 Roger Puigbò  Spain 1:47:37
6 Krige Schabort  United States 1:49:06
7 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:49:21
8 Hiroyuki Yamamoto  Japan 1:51:08
9 Denis Lemeunier  France 1:52:11
10 Josh Cassidy  Canada 1:53:09

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland 2:06:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda McGrory  United States 2:11:25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shelly Woods  United Kingdom 2:16:09
4 Christie Dawes  Australia 2:16:09
5 Diane Roy  Canada 2:16:14
6 Sandra Graf  Switzerland 2:20:34
7 Shirley Reilly  United States 2:22:10
8 Sandra Hager  Switzerland 2:35:39
9 Cristina Sanna  Italy 3:17:12
Tatiana Ruleva  Russia DNF

Handcycle men

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

Handcycle women

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

References

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