Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

Women's marathon
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 17 August 2008
Competitors 82 from 42 nations
Winning time 2:26:44
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu  Romania
2nd, silver medalist(s) Catherine Ndereba  Kenya
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Zhou Chunxiu  China

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)2:15:25London, United Kingdom13 April 2003
Olympic record Naoko Takahashi (JPN)2:23:14Sydney, Australia24 September 2000

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 17 August 200807:30Final

Results

RankAthleteCountryResultNotes[4]
1st, gold medalist(s)Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu Romania2:26:44SB
2nd, silver medalist(s)Catherine Ndereba Kenya2:27:06
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Zhou Chunxiu China2:27:07SB
4Zhu Xiaolin China2:27:16SB
5Martha Komu Kenya2:27:23
6Mara Yamauchi Great Britain2:27:29
7Irina Timofeyeva Russia2:27:31
8Lidia Șimon Romania2:27:51
9Souad Aït Salem Algeria2:28:29
10Salina Jebet Kosgei Kenya2:29:28
11Živilė Balčiūnaitė Lithuania2:29:33
12Kim Kum-Ok North Korea2:30:01SB
13Yurika Nakamura Japan2:30:19
14Anna Incerti Italy2:30:55PB
15Dire Tune Ethiopia2:31:16
16Nina Rillstone New Zealand2:31:16
17Bruna Genovese Italy2:31:31
18Luminiţa Talpoş Romania2:31:41
19Madaí Pérez Mexico2:31:47
20Christelle Daunay France2:31:48
21Benita Johnson Australia2:32:06
22Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:32:16
23Paula Radcliffe Great Britain2:32:38
24Monika Drybulska Poland2:32:39SB
25Lee Eun-Jung South Korea2:33:07
26Liz Yelling Great Britain2:33:12
27Blake Russell United States2:33:13
28Beata Naigambo Namibia2:33:29
29Vincenza Sicari Italy2:33:31
30Dorota Gruca Poland2:33:32
31Tetyana Filonyuk Ukraine2:33:35
32Marisa Barros Portugal2:34:08
33Lisa Jane Weightman Australia2:34:16
34Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu Norway2:34:35
35Liza Hunter-Galvan New Zealand2:34:51
36Jong Yong-Ok North Korea2:34:52
37Rasa Drazdauskaitė Lithuania2:35:09
38Melanie Kraus Germany2:35:17
39María Portillo Peru2:35:19NR
40Helalia Johannes Namibia2:35:22
41Shujing Zhang China2:35:35
42Lucia Kimani Bosnia and Herzegovina2:35:47NR
43Sandra Ruales Ecuador2:35:53PB
44Kate Smyth Australia2:36:10
45Yesenia Centeno Spain2:36:25
46Ana Dias Portugal2:36:25
47Nebiat Habtemariam Eritrea2:37:03
48Jo Bun-Hui North Korea2:37:04
49Tabitha Tsatsa Zimbabwe2:37:10
50Bahar Doğan Turkey2:37:12PB
51Marily dos Santos Brazil2:38:10
52Susanne Hahn Germany2:38:31
53Chae Eun-Hee South Korea2:38:52
54Alessandra Aguilar Spain2:39:29
55Patricia Rétiz Mexico2:39:34
56Lee Sun-Young South Korea2:43:23
57Eva-Maria Gradwohl Austria2:44:24
58Iuliia Andreeva Kyrgyzstan2:44:41
59Sonia Calizaya Bolivia2:45:53
60Eléni Dónta Greece2:46:44
61Karina Pérez Mexico2:47:02
62Bertha Sánchez Colombia2:47:02
63Pauline Curley Ireland2:47:16
64María José Pueyo Spain2:48:01
65Petra Teveli Hungary2:48:32
66Epiphanie Nyirabarame Rwanda2:49:32
67Zuzana Šaríková Slovakia2:49:39
68Gabriela Traña Costa Rica2:53:45
69Oksana Sklyarenko Ukraine2:55:39
–Berhane Adere EthiopiaDNF
–Gete Wami EthiopiaDNF
–Inês Monteiro PortugalDNF
–Valentina Delion MoldovaDNF
–Reiko Tosa JapanDNF
–Olivera Jevtic SerbiaDNF
–Galina Bogomolova RussiaDNF
–Mariana Diaz Ximenez East TimorDNF
–Beáta Rakonczai HungaryDNF
–Mamorallo Tjoka LesothoDNF
–Magdalena Lewy-Boulet United StatesDNF
–Deena Kastor United StatesDNF
–Nadia Ejjafini BahrainDNS

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Richard (2008-08-17). "Paula Radcliffe fails in Olympic marathon bid". London: The Times. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17.


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