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Kathrine Virginia Switzer (born January 5, 1947) [1] is an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. [2]In the year 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor. [3]
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.
Until 1972, when the first women's division marathon opened, the Boston Marathon was an AAU men's division race. Under the AAU rules, women are not qualified to run in men's division races. [12] [13] Gibb trained for two years to run the Boston Marathon, covering as much as 40 miles in one day.
New York City Marathon: New York City, US Heart attack; also for an unnamed second fatality SWE: Humphrey Siesage [16] 61 15 April 1996 Boston Marathon: Boston, US Heart attack GBR: Anna Loyley [17] [18] 26 8 March 1998 Bath Half Marathon: London, UK Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome USA: Kelly Barrett [19] 43 11 October 1998 Chicago 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.
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]
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.
Liane Winter (June 24, 1942 – January 17, 2021) was a former West German long-distance runner, who was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best at the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1975 with a time of 2:42:24.