39th New York City Marathon
Paula Radcliffe during the race
Venue	New York City, United States
Date	November 2
Champions
Men	Marílson Gomes dos Santos (2:08:43)
Women	Paula Radcliffe (2:23:56)
Wheelchair men	Kurt Fearnley (1:44:51)
Wheelchair women	Edith Hunkeler (2:06:42)
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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
	Marílson Gomes dos Santos	Brazil	2:08:43
	Abderrahim Goumri	Morocco	2:09:07
	Daniel Rono	Kenya	2:11:22
4	Paul Tergat	Kenya	2:13:10
5	Abderrahime Bouramdane	Morocco	2:13:33
6	Abdihakem Abdirahman	United States	2:14:17
7	Josh Rohatinsky	United States	2:14:23
8	Jason Lehmkuhle	United States	2:14:30
9	Hosea Rotich	Kenya	2:15:26
10	Bolota Asmerom	United States	2:16:37
11	Luke Humphrey	United States	2:18:38
12	Hendrick Ramaala	South Africa	2:19:11
13	Mohammed Awol	Ethiopia	2:19:13
14	Kassahun Kabiso	Ethiopia	2:19:54
15	Jacob Frey	United States	2:20:17
16	Genna Tufa	Ethiopia	2:20:23
18	Teklu Deneke	Ethiopia	2:20:47
19	Boaz Cheboiywo	Kenya	2:21:40
20	Deresse Deniboba	Ethiopia	2:21:54
—	Isaac Macharia	Kenya	DNF
—	Abel Kirui	Kenya	DNF
—	James Carney	United States	DNF
—	Worku Beyi	Ethiopia	DNF
—	Wilfred Kibet Kigen	Kenya	DNF
—	Dereje Hailegeorgis	Ethiopia	DNF

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Paula Radcliffe	United Kingdom	2:23:56
	Lyudmila Petrova	Russia	2:25:43
	Kara Goucher	United States	2:25:53
4	Rita Jeptoo	Kenya	2:27:49
5	Catherine Ndereba	Kenya	2:29:14
6	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	2:29:25
7	Dire Tune	Ethiopia	2:29:28
8	Lidia Șimon	Romania	2:30:04
9	Lyubov Morgunova	Russia	2:30:38
10	Katie McGregor	United States	2:31:14
11	Magdalena Boulet	United States	2:33:56
12	Hayley Haining	United Kingdom	2:35:11
13	Lucy MacAlister	United Kingdom	2:39:25
14	Sally Meyerhoff	United States	2:40:57
15	Ilsa Paulson	United States	2:41:17
16	Robyn Friedman	United States	2:41:21
17	Melisa Christian	United States	2:42:33
18	Katarina Janosiková	Slovakia	2:42:57
19	Sopagna Eap	United States	2:43:29
20	Viktoriya Ganushina	Ukraine	2:43:55
—	Kim Smith	New Zealand	DNF
—	Atalelech Ketema	Ethiopia	DNF
—	Catherine Wilding	United Kingdom	DNF
—	Christine Glockenmeier	United States	DNF

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Kurt Fearnley	Australia	1:44:51
	Masazumi Soejima	Japan	1:46:10
	Aarón Gordian	Colombia	1:46:57
4	Heinz Frei	Switzerland	1:47:33
5	Roger Puigbò	Spain	1:47:37
6	Krige Schabort	United States	1:49:06
7	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:49:21
8	Hiroyuki Yamamoto	Japan	1:51:08
9	Denis Lemeunier	France	1:52:11
10	Josh Cassidy	Canada	1:53:09

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Edith Hunkeler	Switzerland	2:06:42
	Amanda McGrory	United States	2:11:25
	Shelly Woods	United Kingdom	2:16:09
4	Christie Dawes	Australia	2:16:09
5	Diane Roy	Canada	2:16:14
6	Sandra Graf	Switzerland	2:20:34
7	Shirley Reilly	United States	2:22:10
8	Sandra Hager	Switzerland	2:35:39
9	Cristina Sanna	Italy	3:17:12
–	Tatiana Ruleva	Russia	DNF

Handcycle men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Arkadiusz Skrzypinski	Poland	1:35:26
	Rob Martin	New Zealand	1:37:07
	Christopher Ayres	United States	1:38:32
4	Rob Wickham	United Kingdom	1:38:36
5	Keane West	United States	1:41:48

Handcycle women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Nicole Schefer	Netherlands	1:46:34
	Helene Hines	United States	2:05:21
	Kristin Juhasz	United States	2:16:03
4	Minda Dentler	United States	2:25:00
5	Peggy Floback	United States	2:50:34