2008 World Fastest Performances

Men (as of August 24)
# Name Time Date Location
1 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2:04:53 Jan 18 Dubai
2 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:05:15 April 13 London
3 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:05:24 April 13 London
4 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR) 2:05:30 April 13 London
5 William Kipsang (KEN) 2:05:49 April 13 Rotterdam
6 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:06:15 April 13 London
7 Ryan Hall (USA) 2:06:17 April 13 London
8 Samuel Wanjiru 2:06:32 August 24 Beijing
9 Deriba Merga (ETH) 2:06:38 April 13 London
10 Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2:06:40 Apr 6 Paris

Women (as of August 17)
# Name Time Date Location
1 Zhang Yingying (CHN) 2:22:38 Jan 5 Xiamen
2 Berhane Adere (ETH) 2:22:42 Jan 18 Dubai
3 Galina Bogomolova (RUS) 2:22:53 Mar 16 Rome
4 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:23:09 Jan 18 Dubai
5 Askale Tafa Magarsa (ETH) 2:23:23 Jan 18 Dubai
6 Bai Xue (CHN) 2:23:27 Jan 5 Xiamen
7 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:24:14 April 13 London
8 Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2:24:14 April 27 Hamburg
9 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:24:39 April 13 London
10 Dire Tune (ETH) 2:24:40 Jan 13 Houston