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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
Helen Obiri of Kenya wins the women’s division of the 2024 Boston Marathon. Hellen Obiri wins the women’s professional race after breaking away from the group during the final miles of the ...
Men's winner Sisay Lemma and women's victor Hellen Obiri led a field of 30,000 runners from 100 countries at this year's Boston Marathon. ... her title in Boston, completing Monday's race in 2:22: ...
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.
At Gothenburg, she easily won the 40–44 masters division in the 1500 meters, 3000 meters, cross-country, and marathon competitions. Her cross-country and marathon race times were the fastest among women across all age divisions. [10] In Hanover, at the age of 44, she won her division in the 5000 meters, 10000 meters, and marathon races. [11]