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

The women who will be competing at the Olympics Women's Marathon have met before. Here is our best list showing the past marathon matchups between the women who will be meeting for the Olympic Marathon on Sunday, August 17th. While some will have been better than others on any given day - this list will show you the rise and fall of these women and how they have fared against each other over the years...

Women London - Apr 26, 2009 1 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:22:11 2 Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 2:23:12 4 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:25:06 5 Berhane Adere (ETH) 2:25:30 7 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:26:22 9 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:26:54 12 Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:29:02 San Antonio - Nov 16, 2008 1 Nuta Olaru (ROU) 2:28:54 2 Liza Hunter-Galvan (NZL) 2:29:37 New York City - Nov 2, 2008 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:23:56 5 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:29:14 6 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:29:25 7 Dire Tune (ETH) 2:29:28 Beijing - Aug 17, 2008 2 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:27:06 3 Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:27:07 4 Zhu Xiaolin (CHN) 2:27:16 5 Martha Komu (KEN) 2:27:23 6 Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 2:27:29 7 Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2:27:31 8 Lidia Simon (ROU) 2:27:51 10 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:29:28 Boston - Apr 21, 2008 1 Dire Tune (ETH) 2:25:25 4 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:28:12 London - Apr 13, 2008 1 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:24:14 2 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:24:39 3 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:25:37 4 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:26:30 7 Berhane Adere (ETH) 2:27:42 9 Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:28:33 Seoul - Mar 16, 2008 4 Tabitha Tsatsa (ZIM) 2:29:20 5 Lee Eun-jung (KOR) 2:29:32 Osaka - Jan 27, 2008 1 Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 2:25:10 6 Lidia Simon (ROU) 2:27:17 10 Christelle Daunay (FRA) 2:28:24 Tokyo - Nov 18, 2007 1 Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2:21:37 2 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:23:31 3 Bruna Genovese (ITA) 2:27:35 New York City - Nov 4, 2007 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:23:09 2 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:23:32 3 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:26:13 5 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:29:08 Frankfurt - Oct 28, 2007 1 Melanie Kraus (GER) 2:28:56 2 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:29:12 Berlin - Sep 30, 2007 1 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:23:17 2 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:24:51 4 Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2:26:54 London - Apr 21, 2007 1 Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:20:38 2 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:21:45 4 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:24:13 6 Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 2:25:41 7 Benita Johnson (AUS) 2:29:47 New York City - Nov 5, 2006 1 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:25:05 3 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:26:58 6 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:27:54 Chicago - Oct 22, 2006 1 Berhane Adere (ETH) 2:20:42 2 Galina Bogomalova (RUS) 2:20:47 3 Benita Johnson (AUS) 2:22:36 4 Madai Pérez (MEX) 2:22:59 6 Nuta Olaru (ROU) 2:25:37 10 Dulce Maria Rodríguez (MEX) 2:28:54 Berlin - Sep 24, 2006 1 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:21:34 2 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:23:22 London - Apr 23, 2006 1 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:19:36 4 Berhane Adere (ETH) 2:21:52 5 Galina Bogomalova (RUS) 2:21:58 6 Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 2:25:13 8 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:28:40 Boston - Apr 17, 2006 2 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:23:48 3 Reiko Tosa (JPN) 2:24:11 4 Bruna Genovese (ITA) 2:25:28 7 Olivera Jevtic (SRB) 2:29:38 Tokyo - Nov 20, 2005 4 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:26:55 5 Mara Yamauchi (GBR) 2:27:38 New York City - Nov 6, 2005 1 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:24:41 4 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:25:30 5 Bruna Genovese (ITA) 2:27:15 7 Getenesh Wami (ETH) 2:27:40 Chicago - Oct 9, 2005 1 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:21:25 6 Blake Russell (USA) 2:29:10 Helsinki - Aug 14, 2005 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:20:57 2 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:22:01 5 Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:24:12 11 Madai Pérez (MEX) 2:26:50 Boston - Apr 18, 2005 1 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:25:13 3 Bruna Genovese (ITA) 2:29:51 London - Apr 17, 2005 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:17:42 6 Benita Johnson (AUS) 2:26:32 Seoul - Mar 13, 2005 1 Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:23:24 3 Helena Javornik (SLO) 2:29:18 Osaka - Jan 30, 2005 1 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:22:56 5 Lidia Simon (ROU) 2:27:01 New York City - Nov 7, 2004 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:23:10 5 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:26:51 9 Madai Pérez (MEX) 2:29:57 Chicago - Oct 10, 2004 2 Nuta Olaru (ROU) 2:24:33 3 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:25:01 Athínai - Aug 22, 2004 1 Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2:26:20 2 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:26:32 3 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:27:20 5 Reiko Tosa (JPN) 2:28:44 Boston - Apr 19, 2004 1 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:24:27 3 Olivera Jevtic (SRB) 2:27:34 Chicago - Oct 12, 2003 1 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:23:07 3 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:24:53 9 Nuta Olaru (ROU) 2:29:00 Berlin - Sep 28, 2003 4 Ana Dias (POR) 2:28:49 6 Monika Drybulska (POL) 2:29:57 Saint-Denis - Aug 31, 2003 1 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:23:55 2 Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2:24:14 8 Olivera Jevtic (SRB) 2:26:49 9 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:26:53 11 Nuta Olaru (ROU) 2:28:24 13 Beatriz Ros (ESP) 2:29:25 London - Apr 13, 2003 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:15:25 2 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:19:55 3 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:21:16 7 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:24:01 Chicago - Oct 13, 2002 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:17:18 2 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:19:26 4 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:21:31 6 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:26:53 Boston - Apr 15, 2002 2 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:21:12 6 Bruna Genovese (ITA) 2:29:02 London - Apr 14, 2002 1 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:18:56 2 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:22:31 4 Reiko Tosa (JPN) 2:22:46 Tokyo - Nov 18, 2001 2 Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2:25:29 3 Bruna Genovese (ITA) 2:25:35 New York City - Nov 4, 2001 3 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:25:13 7 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:26:58 Edmonton - Aug 12, 2001 1 Lidia Simon (ROU) 2:26:01 2 Reiko Tosa (JPN) 2:26:06 3 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:26:18 London - Apr 22, 2001 2 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:24:04 4 Lidia Simon (ROU) 2:24:15 6 Nuta Olaru (ROU) 2:25:18 Boston - Apr 16, 2001 1 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:23:53 6 Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2:28:50 Chicago - Oct 22, 2000 1 Catherine N'dereba (KEN) 2:21:33 3 Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2:29:13 London - Apr 16, 2000 2 Lidia Simon (ROU) 2:24:46 10 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:28:11