14:08, 17.08.2008 Romanian Dita Tomescu Wins Olympic Gold In Women"s Marathon Final

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BUCHAREST / 14:08, 17.

08.2008 Romanian Constantina Dita Tomescu, 38, crossed the finish line of the Women"s Marathon to claim the title at the Beijing Olympics in 2 hours 26.44 minutes on August 17.World champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya came in second, clocking 2 hours 27.06 minutes, adding another silver to her success from Athens 2004.Tomescu thus brought the third gold medal to Romania after judoka Alina Dumitru and rowers Georgeta Andrunache/Viorica Susanu.Tomescu, who lives and trains...

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