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Rosie M. Vivas [1] (née Ruiz; June 21, 1953 – July 8, 2019) [2] was a Cuban fraudster who, among other schemes, was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon in 1980, only to have her title stripped eight days after the race when it was discovered that she had not run the entire course. She is believed to have ...
A look at what happened today in sports history, including cheating Rosie Ruiz's 'fast one' at the 1980 Boston Marathon.
Rosie Ruiz, known for cheating both the Boston and New York Marathons, is dead at 66.
In 1980, Rosie Ruiz crossed the finish line first in the women's race. However, marathon officials became suspicious, and it was discovered that she did not appear in race videotapes until near the end of the race, with a subsequent investigation concluding that she had skipped most of the race and blended into the crowd about a half-mile (800 ...
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In October 1979, Rosie Ruiz rode the New York City Subway during the New York City Marathon. [3] In doing so, she qualified for the April 1980 Boston Marathon , where she appeared to have won the women's race in a course record time.
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In a normally trivial mistake, Rosie Ruiz was accidentally given a finish time of 2:56:29. This qualified her for the 1980 Boston Marathon, where she crossed the finish line with a record time of 2:31:56. It was quickly determined that she had not run the entire course in either race, igniting a major scandal.