2008 Boston Marathon

112th Boston Marathon
Dire Tune during the race
Venue	Boston, United States
Dates	April 21
Champions
Men	Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (2:07:46)
Women	Dire Tune (2:25:25)
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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.

Results[]

Men[]

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		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

Women[]

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		Ethiopia	2:34:37
09	Lidiya Grigoryeva	Russia	2:35:37
10		United States	2:44:44

References[]

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

External links[]

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• Boston Athletic Association website