Tiki Jelana of Ethiopia won the London 2012 Women Marathon gold medal in a new Olympic record time of 2:23:07 in wet conditions in day 8 of the Games and day 3 of Athletics competitions today.
Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya and Russia's Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova were close behind and collected the silver and bronze medals in 2:23:12 and 2:23:29 respectively.
Pre-race favourite world leader and two-time London Marathon champion Mary Keitany of Kenya finished forth in 2:23:56
Another strong challenger, two-time WMM series champion Liliya Shobukhova of Russia in her 3rd Olympic appearance had to concede a DNF after 22km due to an injury
Medal winners
Gold -- 2:23:07 (OR) - Tiki Jelana (ETH)
Silver - 2:23:12 - Prisca Jeptoo (KEN)
Bonze - 2:23:29 (PB)- Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova (RUS)
Results from IAAF London 2012
Statistics:
OR - 2:23:07 - Tiki Jelana (ETH) London 2012
WR - 2:15:25 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - London Apr 13 2003
WL - 2:18:37 - Mary Keitany (KEN) --- London 22 Apr 2012
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