2008 Beijing Olympic Games Men's Marathon - Previous Head-To-Head Performances
by MarathonGuide.com Staff

The men who will be competing at the Olympics Men's Marathon have met before. Here is our best list showing the past marathon matchups between the men who will be meeting for the Olympic Marathon on Sunday, August 24th. While some will have been better than others on any given day - this list will show you the rise and fall of these men and how they have fared against each other over the years...

Men London - Apr 26, 2009 1 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:05:10 3 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:05:27 5 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:07:44 6 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) 2:08:25 7 Yonas Kifle (ERI) 2:08:28 8 Atsushi Sato (JPN) 2:09:16 11 Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) 2:10:00 New York City - Nov 2, 2008 1 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:08:43 2 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) 2:09:07 Beijing - Aug 24, 2008 1 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:06:32 2 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:16 4 Deriba Merga Ejigu (ETH) 2:10:21 5 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:10:24 London - Apr 13, 2008 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:05:15 2 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:05:24 3 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) 2:05:30 5 Ryan Hall (USA) 2:06:17 6 Deriba Merga Ejigu (ETH) 2:06:39 7 Yonas Kifle (ERI) 2:08:51 Otsu - Mar 2, 2008 2 Yared Asmeron (ERI) 2:08:34 3 Satoshi Osaki (JPN) 2:08:36 Fukuoka - Dec 2, 2007 1 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:06:39 2 Deriba Merga Ejigu (ETH) 2:06:50 3 Atsushi Sato (JPN) 2:07:13 New York City - Nov 4, 2007 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:09:04 2 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) 2:09:16 London - Apr 22, 2007 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:07:41 2 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) 2:07:44 4 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:54 5 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:07:56 7 Ryan Hall (USA) 2:08:24 8 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:08:37 London - Apr 23, 2006 2 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:06:41 3 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:06:55 5 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:07:22 8 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:08:45 London - Apr 17, 2005 1 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:07:26 2 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:49 3 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:08:32 5 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:09:25 London - Apr 18, 2004 3 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:07:02 4 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:08:37 8 Lee Troop (AUS) 2:09:58 Saint-Denis - Aug 30, 2003 1 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:08:31 2 Julio Rey (ESP) 2:08:38 3 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:09:14 London - Apr 13, 2003 2 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:07:56 5 Samson Ramadhani (TAN) 2:08:01 8 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:08:58 Otsu - Mar 2, 2003 5 Atsushi Sato (JPN) 2:08:50 7 Lee Troop (AUS) 2:09:49 Fukuoka - Dec 1, 2002 2 Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN) 2:09:15 4 Pavel Loskutov (EST) 2:10:14 Paris - Apr 7, 2002 2 Pavel Loskutov (EST) 2:08:53 6 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:10:06 London - Apr 16, 2000 5 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:09:43 6 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:09:45 Roma - Mar 29, 1998 1 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:09:33 3 Franklin Tenorio (ECU) 2:10:22