title: 2008 Tokyo Marathon
text: # 2008 Tokyo Marathon
  
  The 2008 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン 2008) was the second edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 17 February. The men's race was won by Switzerland's Viktor Röthlin in a time of 2:07:23, while the women's race was won by German Claudia Dreher in 2:35:35.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 | Viktor Röthlin | Switzerland | 2:07:23 |
  | 02 | Arata Fujiwara | Japan | 2:08:40 |
  | 03 | Julius Gitahi | Kenya | 2:08:57 |
  | 04 | Toshinari Suwa | Japan | 2:09:16 |
  | 05 | Satoshi Irifune | Japan | 2:09:40 |
  | 06 | Kurao Umeki | Japan | 2:11:00 |
  | 07 | Seiji Kobayashi | Japan | 2:11:02 |
  | 08 | Kazutoshi Takatsuka | Japan | 2:11:05 |
  | 09 | Hiroyuki Horibata | Japan | 2:11:47 |
  | 10 | Takashi Ota | Japan | 2:12:10 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 | Claudia Dreher | Germany | 2:35:35 |
  | 02 | Risa Mizutani | Japan | 2:48:59 |
  | 03 | Yoshimi Kasezawa | Japan | 2:51:18 |
  | 04 | Mineko Yamanouchi | Japan | 2:52:02 |
  | 05 | Miyo Tanabe | Japan | 2:52:07 |
  | 06 | Yuko Ishida | Japan | 2:53:02 |
  | 07 | Yasuko Tsukamoto | Japan | 2:53:53 |
  | 08 | Wu Wan-ling | Chinese Taipei | 2:54:11 |
  | 09 | Keiko Hiyama | Japan | 2:54:20 |
  | 10 | Hikaru Tanaka | Japan | 2:54:45 |
  