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Olivera Jevtic finishes third at Boston Marathon
Boston,
19 April 2004
Kenya's Catherine Ndereba won her third Boston Marathon, Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia was second, while best Serbia-Montenegro's female runner Olivera Jevtic finished third in 2:27:34.
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AP
By the 12-kilometer mark, Ndereba was coasting comfortably eight seconds behind the two leaders, Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia and Jevtic.
Ndereba finally pulled even with Alemu near the 22-kilometer mark. By that point, Jevtic had dropped back but still appeared secure in her position, as the challengers – Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia, Nuta Olaru of Romania and Lyubov Denisova of Russia were in no position to offer a threat.
Ndereba and Alemu ran a stride apart or side by side until 1.5 kilometers remained. Then Ndereba, the second-fastest female marathoner ever, took off.
"It was very competitive," said Ndereba, who won in Boston in 2000 and 2001 and was second in 2002.
"Considering the weather, that was a very fast time," said Jevtic.
Ndereba finally pulled even with Alemu near the 22-kilometer mark. By that point, Jevtic had dropped back but still appeared secure in her position, as the challengers – Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia, Nuta Olaru of Romania and Lyubov Denisova of Russia were in no position to offer a threat.
Ndereba and Alemu ran a stride apart or side by side until 1.5 kilometers remained. Then Ndereba, the second-fastest female marathoner ever, took off.
"It was very competitive," said Ndereba, who won in Boston in 2000 and 2001 and was second in 2002.
"Considering the weather, that was a very fast time," said Jevtic.
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