2008 New York City Marathon Explained

Competition:	39th New York City Marathon
Venue:	New York City, United States
Date:	November 2
Men:	Marílson Gomes dos Santos
Men Win Value:	2:08:43
Women:	Paula Radcliffe
Women Win Value:	2:23:56
Wheelchair Men:	Kurt Fearnley
Wheelchair Men Win Value:	1:44:51
Wheelchair Women:	Edith Hunkeler
Wheelchair Women Win Value:	2:06:42
Prev:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 New York City Marathon was the 39th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 2. The men's elite race was won by Brazil's Marílson Gomes dos Santos in a time of 2:08:43 hours while the women's race was won by Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2:23:56.

In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:44:51) and Switzerland's Edith Hunkeler (2:06:42) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Poland's Arkadiusz Skrzypinski (1:35:26) and Dutchwoman Nicole Schefer (1:46:34) were the winners. A total of 37,790 runners finished the race, 24,991 men and 12,799 women.^[1]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:08:43
			2:09:07
			2:11:22
4			2:13:10
5			2:13:33
6			2:14:17
7	Josh Rohatinsky		2:14:23
8			2:14:30
9			2:15:26
10			2:16:37
11	Luke Humphrey		2:18:38
12			2:19:11
13			2:19:13
14			2:19:54
15			2:20:17
16			2:20:23
18			2:20:47
19			2:21:40
20			2:21:54
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Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:23:56
			2:25:43
			2:25:53
4			2:27:49
5			2:29:14
6			2:29:25
7			2:29:28
8			2:30:04
9			2:30:38
10			2:31:14
11			2:33:56
12			2:35:11
13			2:39:25
14			2:40:57
15			2:41:17
16			2:41:21
17			2:42:33
18			2:42:57
19			2:43:29
20			2:43:55
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Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:44:51
			1:46:10
			1:46:57
4			1:47:33
5			1:47:37
6			1:49:06
7			1:49:21
8			1:51:08
9			1:52:11
10			1:53:09

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:06:42
			2:11:25
			2:16:09
4			2:16:09
5			2:16:14
6			2:20:34
7			2:22:10
8			2:35:39
9			3:17:12
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Handcycle men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:35:26
			1:37:07
			1:38:32
4			1:38:36
5			1:41:48

Handcycle women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:46:34
			2:05:21
			2:16:03
4			2:25:00
5			2:50:34

References

Results

• 2008 New York Marathon Results. New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
• Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
• Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

External links

• New York Road Runners website

Notes and References

1. http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=472081102 New York City Marathon - Race Results