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Romanian wins Women's Marathon gold

Photos: Romanian wins Women's Marathon gold
Tomescu Constantina of Romania lunges across the finish line. (Photo credit: Guo Dayue/Xinhua)

Romanian marathoner Tomescu Constantina added a gold to her country's Olympic medal count at the Beijing Games on Sunday morning.

38-year-old Tomescu led the pack from the 25km mark, and finished in 2 hours 26 minutes 44 seconds.

World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain lagged far behind.

Photos: Romanian wins Women's Marathon gold
Constantina Tomescu crosses the finish line. (Photo credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images) Photos: Romanian wins Women's Marathon gold
Constantina Tomescu displays the Romanian national flag. (Photo credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images) Photos: Romanian wins Women's Marathon gold
Constantina Tomescu celebrates her victory. (Photo credit:Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) Photos: Romanian wins Women's Marathon gold
Constantina Tomescu enters the National Stadium. (Photo credit: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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Nice vistory at 38! Anyone knows where to download the marathon video on the web? Thanks Daniel
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