Boston Marathon Winners

Tuesday, April 21, 1998 | 5:52 a.m.

MEN

1897 - J.J. McDermott, United States, 2:55:10.

1898 - R.J. McDonald, Canada, 2:42.

1899 - L.J. Brignoti, United States, 2:54:38.

1900 - J.J. Caffrey, Canada, 2:39:44.4.

1901 - J.J. Caffrey, Canada, 2:29:23.6.

1902 - Samuel Mellor, United States, 2:43.

1903 - J.C. Lorden, United States, 2:41:29.8.

1904 - Michael Spring, United States, 2:39:04.4.

1905 - Fred Lorz, United States, 2:38:25.4.

1906 - Timothy Ford, United States, 2:45:45.

1907 - Thomas Longboat, Canada, 2:24:24.

1908 - Thomas Morrisey, United States, 2:25:43.2.

1909 - Henri Renaud, United States, 2:53:36.8.

1910 - Fred L. Cameron, Canada, 2:26:52.4.

1911 - Clarence DeMar, United States, 2:21:39.6.

1912 - Michael Ryan, United States, 2:21:18.2.

1913 - Fritz Carlton, United States, 2:25:14.8.

1914 - James Duffy, Canada, 2:25:01.2.

1915 - Edward Fabre, Canada, 2:31:41.2.

1916 - Arthur Roth, United States, 2:27:16.4.

1917 - William Kennedy, United States, 2:28:37.2.

1918 - Not held.

1919 - Carl Linder, United States, 2:29:13.4.

1920 - Peter Trivoulides, United States, 2:29:31.

1921 - Frank Zuna, United States, 2:18:57.6.

1922 - Clarence DeMar, United States, 2:18:10.

1923 - Clarence DeMar, United States, 2:23:47.4.

1924 - Clarence DeMar, United States, 2:29:40.2.

1925 - Charles Mellor, United States, 2:32:00.6.

1926 - John Miles, Canada, 2:25:40.4.

1927 - Clarence DeMar, United States, 2:40:22.2.

1928 - Clarence DeMar, United States, 2:37:07.8.

1929 - John Miles, Canada, 2:33:08.6.

1930 - Clarence DeMar, United States, 2:34:48.2.

1931 - James Hennigan, United States, 2:46:45.8.

1932 - Paul DeBruyn, United States, 2:33:36.4.

1933 - Leslie Pawson, United States, 2:31:01.6.

1934 - Dave Komonen, Canada, 2:32:53.8.

1935 - John A. Kelley, United States, 2:32:07.4.

1936 - Tarzan Brown, United States, 2:33:40.8.

1937 - Walter Young, Canada, 2:33:20.

1938 - Leslie Pawson, United States, 2:35:34.8.

1939 - Tarzan Brown, United States, 2:28:51.8.

1940 - Gerard Cote, Canada, 2:28:28.6.

1941 - Leslie Pawson, United States, 2:30:38.

1942 - Joe Smith, United States, 2:26:51.2.

1943 - Gerard Cote, Canada, 2:28:25.8.

1944 - Gerard Cote, Canada, 2:31:50.4.

1945 - John A. Kelley, United States, 2:30:40.2.

1946 - Stylianos Kyriakides, Greece, 2:29:27.

1947 - Yun Bok Suh, Korea, 2:25:39.

1948 - Gerard Cote, Canada, 2:31:02.

1949 - Karl Leandersson, Sweden, 2:31:50.8.

1950 - Han Kee Yong, Korea, 2:32:39.

1951 - Shigeki Tanaka, Japan, 2:27:45.

1952 - Doroteo Flores, Guatamela, 2:31:53.

1953 - Keizo Yamada, Japan, 2:18:51.

1954 - Veikko Karanen, Finland, 2:20:39.

1955 - Hideo Hemamura, Japan, 2:18:22.

1956 - Aniti Viskari, Finland, 2:14:14.

1957 - John J. Kelley, United States, 2:20:05.

1958 - Franjo Mihalic, Yugoslavia, 2:25:54.

1959 - Eino Oksanen, Finland, 2:22:42.

1960 - Paavo Kotila, Finland, 2:20:54.

1961 - Eino Oksanen, Finland, 2:23:29.

1962 - Eino Oksanen, Finland, 2:23:48.

1963 - Aurele Vandendriessche, Belgium, 2:18:58.

1964 - Aurele Vandendriessche, Belgium, 2:19:59.

1965 - Morio Shigematsu, Japan, 2:16:33.

1966 - Kenji Kimihara, Japan, 2:17:11.

1967 - Dave McKenzie, New Zealand, 2:15:45.

1968 - Ambrose Burfoot, United States, 2:22:17.

1969 - Yoshiaki Unetani, Japan, 2:13:49.

1970 - Ron Hill, England, 2:10:30.

1971 - Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, 2:18:45.

1972 - Olavi Suomelainen, Finland, 2:15:30.

1973 - Jon Anderson, United States, 2:16:03.

1974 - Neal Cusack, Ireland, 2:13:39.

1975 - Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:09:55.

1976 - Jack Fultz, United States, 2:20:19.

1977 - Jerome Drayton, Canada, 2:14:46.

1978 - Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:10:13.

1979 - Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:09:27.

1980 - Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:12:11.

1981 - Toshihiko Seko, Japan, 2:09:26.

1982 - Alberto Salazar, United States, 2:08:51

1983 - Greg Meyer, United States, 2:09.

1984 - Geoff Smith, Britain, 2:10:34.

1985 - Geoff Smith, Britain, 2:14:05.

1986 - Rob de Castella, Australia, 2:07:51.

1987 - Toshihiko Seko, Japan, 2:11:50.

1988 - Ibrahim Hussein, Kenya, 2:08:43.

1989 - Abebe Mekonnen, Ethiopia, 2:09:06.

1990 - Gelindo Bordin, Italy, 2:08:19.

1991 - Ibrahim Hussein, Kenya, 2:11:06.

1992 - Ibrahim Hussein, Kenya, 2:08:14.

1993 - Cosmas Ndeti, Kenya, 2:09:33.

1994 - Cosmas Ndeti, Kenya, 2:07:15.

1995 - Cosmas Ndeti, Kenya, 2:09:22.

1996 - Moses Tanui, Kenya, 2:09:16.

1997 - Lameck Aguta, Kenya, 2:10:34.

1998 - Moses Tanui, Kenya, 2:07:34.

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WOMEN

1972 - Nina Kuscik, United States, 3:08:58.

1973 - Jacqueline Hansen, United States, 3:05:59.

1974 - Miki Gorman, Japan, 2:47:11.

1975 - Liane Winter, West Germany, 2:42:24.

1976 - Kim Merritt, United States, 2:47:10.

1977 - Miki Gorman, Japan, 2:48:33.

1978 - Gayle Barron, United States, 2:44:52.

1979 - Joan Benoit, United States, 2:35:15.

1980 - Jacqueline Gareau, Canada, 2:34:28.

1981 - Allison Roe, New Zealand, 2:26:46.

1982 - Charlotte Teske, West Germany, 2:29:33.

1983 - Joan Benoit, United States, 2:22:42.

1984 - Lorraine Moller, New Zealand, 2:29.28.

1985 - Lisa Weidenbach, United States, 2:34.06.

1986 - Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway, 2:24:55.

1987 - Rosa Mota, Portugal, 2:25:21.

1988 - Rosa Mota, Portugal, 2:24:30.

1989 - Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway, 2:24:33.

1990 - Rosa Mota, Portugal, 2:25:24.

1991 - Wanda Panfil, Poland, 2:24:18.

1992 - Olga Markova, Russia, 2:23:43.

1993 - Olga Markova, Russia, 2:25:27.

1994 - Uta Pippig, Germany, 2:21:45.

1995 - Uta Pippig, Germany, 2:25:11.

1996 - Uta Pippig, Germany, 2:27:12.

1997 - Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia, 2:26:24.

1988 - Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia, 2:23:21.

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