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At the Boston Marathon, the pre-sanctioned era comprised the years from 1966 through 1971, when women, who under AAU rules could not compete in the Men's Division, ran and finished the race. In 1996 the B.A.A. retroactively recognized as champions the women who finished first in the Pioneer Women's Division Marathon for the years 1966–1971.
A woman, listed only as K. Switzer of Syracuse, found herself about to be thrown out of the normally all-male Boston Marathon when a husky companion, Thomas Miller of Syracuse, threw a block that tossed a race official out of the running instead, April 19, 1967 in Hopkinton, Mass. (Boston Traveler photo by Harry Trask) Headline: MARATHON ...
Exeter's Dawn Ebbetts ran the Boston Marathon on Monday in a time of 3 hours, 46 minutes, 02 seconds, placing her first in the women's 70-to-74 age group.
Jacqueline Gareau (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian runner who won the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1980. Gareau led the women's field for most of the race, only to find another runner, Rosie Ruiz, wearing the traditional victor's laurels when she crossed the finish line.
For most of its history, the Boston Marathon was a free event, and the only prize awarded for winning the race was a wreath woven from olive branches. [11] However, corporate -sponsored cash prizes began to be awarded in the 1980s, when professional athletes refused to run the race unless a cash award was available.
Kathrine Virginia Switzer (born January 5, 1947) [1] is an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. [2]In 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor. [3]
Uta Pippig (born 7 September 1965) is a retired German long-distance runner, and the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times (1994–1996). She also won the Berlin Marathon three times (1990, 1992 and 1995); the 1993 New York City Marathon ; represented Germany at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996 , and won a ...