Marathoner Tomescu adds gold for Romania, China creates Olympic best with Zhou's bronze

Constantina Tomescu of Roumania displays the Roumanian national flag after taking women's marathon final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Tomescu claimed the title of the event.

The 38-year-old Tomescu clocked 2 hours 26 minutes and 44 seconds for the top honor and Zhou finished in 2:27.07, or her second personal best.

Catherine Ndereba of Kenya won the silver, with a result of 2:27.06. Zhu Xiaolin, also from China, was the fourth in 2:27.16.

World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain, just recovering from injuries, was ranked the 23rd in 2:32.38. She once seemed to quit in the mid way but didn't give up.

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