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2008 Beijing Olympic Games Men’s Marathon Previous Head-To-Heads

MarathonGuide Staff

Aug 24, 2008

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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
Rio de Janeiro Olympics – Aug 21, 2016
38Ruggero PERTILE (ITA)2:17:30
59Marilson DOS SANTOS (BRA)2:19:09
Moscow World Championships – Aug 17, 2013
4Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:10:47
24Aleksey Sokolov (RUS)2:17:12
Chicago – Oct 7, 2012
1Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:04:38
9Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)2:07:47
London Olympics – Aug 12, 2012
5Marilson DOS SANTOS (BRA)2:11:10
10Ruggero PERTILE (ITA)2:12:45
11Viktor ROTHLIN (SUI)2:12:48
38Jose Amado GARCIA (GUA)2:18:23
58Yonas KIFLE (ERI)2:21:25
60Carlos CORDERO (MEX)2:22:08
66Samson RAMADHANI (TAN)2:24:53
69Jussi UTRIAINEN (FIN)2:26:25
London – Apr 22, 2012
2Martin Lel (KEN)2:06:51
3Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:06:52
5Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:07:44
8Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:08:03
2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon – Jan 14, 2012
2Ryan Hall (USA)2:09:30
4Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)2:09:55
New York City – Nov 6, 2011
3Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:07:14
5Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:08:26
11VIKTOR ROTHLIN (SUI)2:12:26
Daegu World Championships – Sep 4, 2011
8Ruggero Pertile (ITA)2:11:57
19Aleksey Sokolov (RUS)2:16:23
London – Apr 17, 2011
2Martin Lel (KEN)2:05:45
4Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:06:34
5Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:07:48
6Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:08:26
11Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:12:44
12Carlos Cordero (MEX)2:13:13
Seoul – Mar 20, 2011
1Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:09:11
3Oleg Kulkov (RUS)2:10:13
New York City – Nov 7, 2010
4ABDERRAHIM GOUMRI (MAR)2:10:51
7Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:11:51
8DATHAN RITZENHEIN (USA)2:12:33
Chicago – Oct 10, 2010
1Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)2:06:24
2Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:06:43
London – Apr 25, 2010
1Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:05:19
3Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:06:55
6Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:08:46
9Yonas Kifle (ERI)2:14:39
New York City – Nov 1, 2009
2Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:09:56
3Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:10:25
4Ryan Hall (USA)2:10:36
6HENDRICK RAMAALA (RSA)2:12:30
31BRIAN SELL (USA)2:24:59
Chicago – Oct 11, 2009
1Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)2:05:41
2Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:06:04
Berlin World Championships – Aug 22, 2009
3Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:08:35
5Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:10:46
6Atsushi Sato (JPN)2:12:05
12Norman Dlomo (RSA)2:14:39
16Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:15:13
20Oleg Kulkov (RUS)2:15:40
44Driss El Himer (FRA)2:21:19
49Carlos Cordero (MEX)2:22:16
London – Apr 26, 2009
1Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)2:05:10
2Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:05:20
3Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:05:27
5Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:07:44
6Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:08:25
7Yonas Kifle (ERI)2:08:28
8Atsushi Sato (JPN)2:09:16
11Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)2:10:00
Boston – Apr 20, 2009
3Ryan Hall (USA)2:09:40
13Lee Troop (AUS)2:16:21
14Brian Sell (USA)2:16:31
New York City – Nov 2, 2008
1Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:08:43
2Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:09:07
12Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:19:11
Beijing Olympics – Aug 24, 2008
1Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)2:06:32
2Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:07:16
3Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:10:00
5Martin Lel (KEN)2:10:24
6Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:10:35
9Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)2:11:59
10Ryan Hall (USA)2:12:33
12Stefano BALDINI (ITA)2:13:25
13Tsuyoshi OGATA (JPN)2:13:26
15Ruggero PERTILE (ITA)2:13:39
17Francis KIRWA (FIN)2:14:22
20Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:15:00
22Brian Sell (USA)2:16:07
24Dan ROBINSON (GBR)2:16:14
25Haiyang DENG (CHN)2:16:17
29Oleg KULKOV (RUS)2:18:11
31Alex MALINGA (UGA)2:18:26
32Carlos CORDERO (MEX)2:18:40
35Jose Amado GARCIA (GUA)2:20:15
36Yonas Kifle (ERI)2:20:23
44Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:22:43
47Procopio FRANCO (MEX)2:23:24
51LI Zhuhong (CHN)2:24:08
53Norman DLOMO (RSA)2:24:28
55Samson RAMADHANI (TAN)2:25:03
56Ndabili BASHINGILI (BOT)2:25:11
58Antoni BERNADO (AND)2:26:29
59Wen-Chien WU (TPE)2:26:55
60Lee Troop (AUS)2:27:17
London – Apr 13, 2008
1Martin Lel (KEN)2:05:15
2Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)2:05:24
3Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:05:30
5Ryan Hall (USA)2:06:17
7Yonas Kifle (ERI)2:08:51
9ALEKSEY SOKOLOV (RUS)2:11:41
10Hendrick Ramaala (USA)2:11:44
11Luke Kibet (KEN)2:12:25
12STEFANO BALDINI (ITA)2:13:06
13DAN ROBINSON (GBR)2:13:10
Otsu – Mar 2, 2008
1Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)2:08:23
3Satoshi Osaki (JPN)2:08:36
Fukuoka – Dec 2, 2007
1Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)2:06:39
3Atsushi Sato (JPN)2:07:13
New York City – Nov 4, 2007
1Martin Lel (KEN)2:09:04
2Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:09:16
3Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:11:25
4Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:11:58
6RUGGERO PERTILE (ITA)2:13:01
8Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:13:47
New York City Trials – Nov 3, 2007
1Ryan Hall (USA)2:09:02
2Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)2:11:07
3Brian Sell (USA)2:11:40
Amsterdam – Oct 21, 2007
5Yonas Kifle (ERI)2:07:34
8Tsegay Kebede (ETH)2:08:16
Chicago – Oct 7, 2007
2Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:11:11
4Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:15:13
Osaka World Championships – Aug 25, 2007
1Luke Kibet (KEN)2:15:59
2Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)2:17:18
3Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:17:25
5Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)2:17:42
6Satoshi Osaki (JPN)2:18:06
9Janne Holmén (FIN)2:19:36
11Dan Robinson (GBR)2:20:20
20Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi (LBA)2:22:50
27Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:26:00
36Haiyang Deng (CHN)2:29:37
49Ren Longyun (CHN)2:35:22
Nashville – Apr 28, 2007
4Oleg Kulkov (RUS)2:15:34
6Luis Fonseca (VEN)2:16:52
London – Apr 22, 2007
1Martin Lel (KEN)2:07:41
2Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)2:07:44
4Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:07:54
5Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:07:56
7Ryan Hall (USA)2:08:24
8Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:08:37
9DAN ROBINSON (GBR)2:14:14
Boston – Apr 16, 2007
1Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:14:13
7Ruggero Pertile (ITA)2:16:08
New York City – Nov 5, 2006
1Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:09:58
6Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:11:53
9Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:13:04
11Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)2:14:01
Chicago – Oct 22, 2006
1Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:07:35
6Brian Sell (USA)2:10:47
London – Apr 23, 2006
2Martin Lel (KEN)2:06:41
3Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:06:55
5Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:07:22
8Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:08:45
26TSUYOSHI OGATA (JPN)2:19:17
Boston – Apr 17, 2006
1Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:07:14
4Brian Sell (USA)2:10:55
Fukuoka – Dec 4, 2005
2Julio Rey (ESP)2:09:41
45Lee Troop (AUS)2:29:13
New York City – Nov 6, 2005
2Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:09:31
4Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:11:01
7Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:11:44
Helsinki World Championships – Aug 13, 2005
1Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:10:10
9Brian Sell (USA)2:13:27
London – Apr 17, 2005
1Martin Lel (KEN)2:07:26
2Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:07:49
3Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:08:32
5Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:09:25
17Luke Kibet (KEN)2:16:40
Chicago – Oct 10, 2004
6Marilson dos Santos (BRA)2:08:48
11Brian Sell (USA)2:13:22
12Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:14:23
Athens – Aug 29, 2004
1Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:10:55
11Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:15:12
28Lee Troop (AUS)2:18:46
London – Apr 18, 2004
3Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:07:12
4Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:08:37
8Lee Troop (AUS)2:09:58
Saint-Denis – Aug 30, 2003
1Jaouad Gharib (MAR)2:08:31
2Julio Rey (ESP)2:08:38
3Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:09:14
9Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:10:37
14Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:11:14
17Lee Troop (AUS)2:11:46
Boston – Apr 21, 2003
1Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)2:10:11
3Martin Lel (KEN)2:11:11
London – Apr 13, 2003
2Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:07:56
5Samson Ramadhani (TAN)2:08:01
8Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:08:58
Otsu – Mar 2, 2003
5Atsushi Sato (JPN)2:08:50
7Lee Troop (AUS)2:09:49
Fukuoka – Dec 1, 2002
2Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)2:09:15
4Pavel Loskutov (EST)2:10:14
New York City – Nov 3, 2002
5Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:09:12
14Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:17:10
Paris – Apr 7, 2002
2Pavel Loskutov (EST)2:08:53
6Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:10:06
Berlin – Sep 30, 2001
4Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)2:10:06
8Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:10:54
Rotterdam – Apr 22, 2001
6Lee Troop (AUS)2:10:04
13Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:12:22
Sydney Olympics – Oct 1, 2000
12Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:16:19
36Viktor Rothlin (SUI)2:20:06
66Lee Troop (AUS)2:29:32
London – Apr 16, 2000
5Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)2:09:43
6Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:09:45
Rome – Mar 29, 1998
1Stefano Baldini (ITA)2:09:33
3Franklin Tenorio (ECU)2:10:22

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