28th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, England
Date13 April 2008
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:05:15)
WomenIrina Mikitenko (2:24:14)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:33:56)
Wheelchair womenSandra Graf (1:48:04)

The 2008 London Marathon was the 28th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:05:15 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Irina Mikitenko in 2:24:14.

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:33:56) and Switzerland's Sandra Graf (1:48:04) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Graf knocked over a minute off the course record.[1]

Around 120,000 people applied to enter the race: 48,630 had their applications accepted and 35,037 started the race.[2] A total of 34,212 runners, 23,574 men and 10,638 women, finished the race.[3]

Elite runner Lucy Hassell
Runners crowd near the finish line
Charity runners wearing superhero costumes: Batman and Superman

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Martin Lel Kenya2:05:15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Samuel Wanjiru Kenya2:05:24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Abderrahim Goumri Morocco2:05:30
4Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:06:15
5Ryan Hall United States2:06:17
6Deriba Merga Ethiopia2:06:38
7Yonas Kifle Eritrea2:08:51
8Felix Limo Kenya2:10:34
9Aleksey Sokolov Russia2:11:41
10Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:11:44
11Luke Kibet Bowen Kenya2:12:25
12Stefano Baldini Italy2:13:06
13Dan Robinson United Kingdom2:13:10
14Andrew Letherby Australia2:13:50
15Danny Kassap Democratic Republic of the Congo2:15:20
16Tomas Abyu United Kingdom2:15:49
17Richard Kiplagat Kenya2:17:34
18Peter Riley United Kingdom2:18:21
19Toby Lambert United Kingdom2:18:40
20Chad Johnson United States2:18:49
—Dieudonné Disi RwandaDNF
—Cuthbert Nyasango ZimbabweDNF
—Peter Gilmore United StatesDNF
—Jason Lehmkuhle United StatesDNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Irina Mikitenko Germany2:24:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:24:39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Gete Wami Ethiopia2:25:37
4Salina Kosgei Kenya2:26:30
5Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:26:45
6Souad Aït Salem Algeria2:27:41
7Berhane Adere Ethiopia2:27:42
8Constantina Diță Romania2:27:45
9Liz Yelling United Kingdom2:28:33
10Adriana Pirtea Romania2:28:52
11Silviya Skvortsova Russia2:29:11
12Hayley Haining United Kingdom2:29:18
13Lisa Jane Weightman Australia2:32:32
14Sun Weiwei China2:36:34
15Lucy MacAlister United Kingdom2:40:31
16Eleni Donta Greece2:41:10
17Susan Partridge United Kingdom2:41:40
18Kim Fawke United Kingdom2:42:08
19Amy Whitehead United Kingdom2:45:38
20Andrea Clement United Kingdom2:45:49
—Emily Kimuria KenyaDNF
—Everline Kimwei KenyaDNF
—Birhan Dagne United KingdomDNF
—Michelle Ross-Cope United KingdomDNF
—Natalie Harvey United KingdomDNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)David Weir United Kingdom1:33:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kurt Fearnley Australia1:34:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Denis Lemeunier France1:34:01
4Krige Schabort South Africa1:34:02
5Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:34:03
6Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:34:25
7Josh George United States1:34:46
8Brian Alldis United Kingdom1:37:23
9Rafael Jiménez Spain1:37:26
10Choke Yasuoka Japan1:39:50

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:48:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Amanda McGrory United States1:51:58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Shelly Woods United Kingdom2:01:59
4Francesca Porcellato Italy2:04:48
5Sarah Piercy United Kingdom2:35:54

References

  1. ↑ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ↑ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ↑ London Marathon – Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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