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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.

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot	Kenya	2:07:46
02	Abderrahime Bouramdane	Morocco	2:09:04
03	Khalid El-Boumlili	Morocco	2:10:35
04	Gashaw Asfaw	Ethiopia	2:10:47
05	Kasime Adilo Roba	Ethiopia	2:12:24
06	Timothy Cherigat	Kenya	2:14:13
07	Christopher Cheboiboch	Kenya	2:14:47
08	James Kwambai	Kenya	2:16:07
09	James Koskei	Kenya	2:16:07
10	Nicholas Arciniaga	United States	2:16:13

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01	Dire Tune	Ethiopia	2:25:25
02	Alevtina Biktimirova	Russia	2:25:27
03	Rita Jeptoo	Kenya	2:26:34
04	Jeļena Prokopčuka	Latvia	2:28:12
05	Askale Tafa	Ethiopia	2:29:48
06	Bruna Genovese	Italy	2:30:52
07	Nuța Olaru	Romania	2:33:56
08	Robe Guta	Ethiopia	2:34:37
09	Lidiya Grigoryeva	Russia	2:35:37
10	Stephanie Hood	United States	2:44:44

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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