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2008 Boston Marathon

The 2008 Boston Marathon was the 112th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 21. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in a time of 2:07:46 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Dire Tune in 2:25:25.


2008 Boston Marathon
Dire Tune during the race
Boston, United States
April 21
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (2:07:46)
Dire Tune (2:25:25)

Robert Cheruiyot during the race

The 2008 Boston Marathon was the 112th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 21. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in a time of 2:07:46 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Dire Tune in 2:25:25.

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
01Robert Kipkoech CheruiyotKenya2:07:46
02Abderrahime BouramdaneMorocco2:09:04
03Khalid El-BoumliliMorocco2:10:35
04Gashaw AsfawEthiopia2:10:47
05Kasime Adilo RobaEthiopia2:12:24
06Timothy CherigatKenya2:14:13
07Christopher CheboibochKenya2:14:47
08James KwambaiKenya2:16:07
09James KoskeiKenya2:16:07
10Nicholas ArciniagaUnited States2:16:13
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
01Dire TuneEthiopia2:25:25
02Alevtina BiktimirovaRussia2:25:27
03Rita JeptooKenya2:26:34
04Jeļena ProkopčukaLatvia2:28:12
05Askale TafaEthiopia2:29:48
06Bruna GenoveseItaly2:30:52
07Nuța OlaruRomania2:33:56
08Robe GutaEthiopia2:34:37
09Lidiya GrigoryevaRussia2:35:37
10Stephanie HoodUnited States2:44:44
  • Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-10.

  • Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-10.

  • Boston Athletic Association website

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