Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon
Women's marathon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 17 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 82 from 42 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:26:44 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 (A standard) and 2:42.00 (B standard).[2] There were a total number of 82 competitors from 42 nations.
The winner was Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu of Romania who at one point took a lead of over a minute and maintained it ahead of the chasing pack all the way into the stadium. She completed the marathon in a time of 2:26:44. In second place was Catherine Ndereba of Kenya who completed the race in 2:27:06, closely followed by bronze medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China who finished in a time of 2:27:07.
World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain took part in the race despite injury problems that bothered her throughout the previous year. However, she did not feature for much of the race and had to pause and do some exercises to rid herself of cramps at one point. She then proceeded to finish the marathon in 23rd place in a time of 2:32:38.[3]
Records[]
Prior to this event, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 2:15:25 | London, United Kingdom | 13 April 2003 |
Olympic record | Naoko Takahashi (JPN) | 2:23:14 | Sydney, Australia | 24 September 2000 |
Schedule[]
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Date | Time | Round |
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Sunday, 17 August 2008 | 07:30 | Final |
Results[]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes[4] |
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Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu | Romania | 2:26:44 | SB | |
Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:27:06 | ||
Zhou Chunxiu | China | 2:27:07 | SB | |
4 | Zhu Xiaolin | China | 2:27:16 | SB |
5 | Martha Komu | Kenya | 2:27:23 | |
6 | Mara Yamauchi | Great Britain | 2:27:29 | |
7 | Irina Timofeyeva | Russia | 2:27:31 | |
8 | Lidia Șimon | Romania | 2:27:51 | |
9 | Souad Aït Salem | Algeria | 2:28:29 | |
10 | Salina Jebet Kosgei | Kenya | 2:29:28 | |
11 | Živilė Balčiūnaitė | Lithuania | 2:29:33 | |
12 | Kim Kum-Ok | North Korea | 2:30:01 | SB |
13 | Yurika Nakamura | Japan | 2:30:19 | |
14 | Anna Incerti | Italy | 2:30:55 | PB |
15 | Dire Tune | Ethiopia | 2:31:16 | |
16 | Nina Rillstone | New Zealand | 2:31:16 | |
17 | Bruna Genovese | Italy | 2:31:31 | |
18 | Luminiţa Talpoş | Romania | 2:31:41 | |
19 | Madaí Pérez | Mexico | 2:31:47 | |
20 | Christelle Daunay | France | 2:31:48 | |
21 | Benita Johnson | Australia | 2:32:06 | |
22 | Svetlana Zakharova | Russia | 2:32:16 | |
23 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 2:32:38 | |
24 | Monika Drybulska | Poland | 2:32:39 | SB |
25 | Lee Eun-Jung | South Korea | 2:33:07 | |
26 | Liz Yelling | Great Britain | 2:33:12 | |
27 | Blake Russell | United States | 2:33:13 | |
28 | Beata Naigambo | Namibia | 2:33:29 | |
29 | Vincenza Sicari | Italy | 2:33:31 | |
30 | Dorota Gruca | Poland | 2:33:32 | |
31 | Tetyana Filonyuk | Ukraine | 2:33:35 | |
32 | Marisa Barros | Portugal | 2:34:08 | |
33 | Lisa Jane Weightman | Australia | 2:34:16 | |
34 | Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu | Norway | 2:34:35 | |
35 | Liza Hunter-Galvan | New Zealand | 2:34:51 | |
36 | Jong Yong-Ok | North Korea | 2:34:52 | |
37 | Rasa Drazdauskaitė | Lithuania | 2:35:09 | |
38 | Melanie Kraus | Germany | 2:35:17 | |
39 | María Portillo | Peru | 2:35:19 | NR |
40 | Helalia Johannes | Namibia | 2:35:22 | |
41 | Shujing Zhang | China | 2:35:35 | |
42 | Lucia Kimani | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2:35:47 | NR |
43 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador | 2:35:53 | PB |
44 | Kate Smyth | Australia | 2:36:10 | |
45 | Yesenia Centeno | Spain | 2:36:25 | |
46 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 2:36:25 | |
47 | Nebiat Habtemariam | Eritrea | 2:37:03 | |
48 | Jo Bun-Hui | North Korea | 2:37:04 | |
49 | Tabitha Tsatsa | Zimbabwe | 2:37:10 | |
50 | Bahar Doğan | Turkey | 2:37:12 | PB |
51 | Marily dos Santos | Brazil | 2:38:10 | |
52 | Susanne Hahn | Germany | 2:38:31 | |
53 | Chae Eun-Hee | South Korea | 2:38:52 | |
54 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 2:39:29 | |
55 | Patricia Rétiz | Mexico | 2:39:34 | |
56 | Lee Sun-Young | South Korea | 2:43:23 | |
57 | Eva-Maria Gradwohl | Austria | 2:44:24 | |
58 | Iuliia Andreeva | Kyrgyzstan | 2:44:41 | |
59 | Sonia Calizaya | Bolivia | 2:45:53 | |
60 | Eléni Dónta | Greece | 2:46:44 | |
61 | Karina Pérez | Mexico | 2:47:02 | |
62 | Bertha Sánchez | Colombia | 2:47:02 | |
63 | Pauline Curley | Ireland | 2:47:16 | |
64 | María José Pueyo | Spain | 2:48:01 | |
65 | Petra Teveli | Hungary | 2:48:32 | |
66 | Epiphanie Nyirabarame | Rwanda | 2:49:32 | |
67 | Zuzana Šaríková | Slovakia | 2:49:39 | |
68 | Gabriela Traña | Costa Rica | 2:53:45 | |
69 | Oksana Sklyarenko | Ukraine | 2:55:39 | |
– | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | DNF | |
– | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | DNF | |
– | Inês Monteiro | Portugal | DNF | |
– | Valentina Delion | Moldova | DNF | |
– | Reiko Tosa | Japan | DNF | |
– | Olivera Jevtic | Serbia | DNF | |
– | Galina Bogomolova | Russia | DNF | |
– | Mariana Diaz Ximenez | East Timor | DNF | |
– | Beáta Rakonczai | Hungary | DNF | |
– | Mamorallo Tjoka | Lesotho | DNF | |
– | Magdalena Lewy-Boulet | United States | DNF | |
– | Deena Kastor | United States | DNF | |
– | Nadia Ejjafini | Bahrain | DNS |
References[]
- ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ Lewis, Richard (2008-08-17). "Paula Radcliffe fails in Olympic marathon bid". The Times. London. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Marathons at the Olympics
- 2008 marathons
- Women's marathons
- 2008 in women's athletics
- Women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- World Marathon Majors
- Marathons in China