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Romanian Constantina Tomescu crossed the finish line in 2 hours 26.44 minutes of the Women’s Marathon to grab the gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games.
World champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya came in second, clocking 2 hours 27.06 minutes, adding silver to her success from Athens 2004.
Zhou Chunxiu of China, silver medalist at the 2007 World championships, ran a time of 2 hours 27.07 minutes to take bronze ahead of her compatriot Zhu Xiaolin, who completed the event in 2 hours 27.16 minutes.
