1987 Boston Marathon

The 1987 Boston Marathon was the 91st running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 20. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Toshihiko Seko in a time of 2:11:50 hours and the women's race was won by Portugal's Rosa Mota in 2:25:21. In the wheelchair race, André Viger of Canada won the men's race in 1:55:42 and Candace Cable of United States won the women's race in 2:19:55. Sinclair Warner of the United States won the men's visually impaired race in a time of 2:51:22.[1]

91st Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 20
Champions
MenToshihiko Seko (2:11:50)
WomenRosa Mota (2:25:21)
Wheelchair menAndré Viger (1:55:42)
Wheelchair womenCandace Cable (2:19:55)

A total of 5369 runners finished the race, 4576 men and 793 women.

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Toshihiko Seko Japan2:11:50
Steve Jones United Kingdom2:12:37
Geoff Smith United Kingdom2:12:42
4David Gordon United States2:13:30
5Tomoyuki Taniguchi Japan2:13:40
6Robert de Castella Australia2:14:24
7Dirk Vanderherten Belgium2:15:02
8Eddy Hellebuyck Belgium2:15:16
9Hideki Kita Japan2:15:23
10Ken Martin United States2:15:41
11Juma Ikangaa Tanzania2:16:17
12Abraha Arega Ethiopia2:16:23
13Richard Umberg  Switzerland2:17:01
14John Treacy Ireland2:17:50
15Bill Rodgers United States2:18:18
16Jean-Jacques Padel France2:18:49
17Bruce Bickford United States2:18:57
18Yoji Takahashi Japan2:19:03
19Ed Eyestone United States2:19:19
20Robert Yara United States2:20:19
21Kari Suominen Finland2:21:10
22Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia2:21:35
23Gary Fanelli United States2:21:36
24David J Clark United Kingdom2:21:37
25Bob Clifford United States2:21:40

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Rosa Mota Portugal2:25:21
Agnes Pardaens Belgium2:29:50
Ria Van Landeghem Belgium2:29:56
4Odette Lapierre Canada2:31:33
5Sinikka Keskitalo Finland2:33:58
6Evy Palm Sweden2:36:24
7Ellen Rochefort Canada2:36:42
8Leatrice Hayer United States2:37:58
9Jacqueline Gareau Canada2:40:40
10Lisa Rainsberger United States2:43:06
11Ena Guevara Peru2:44:38
12Tuija Toivonen Finland2:44:39
13Nancy Corsaro United States2:46:10
14Christina Skarvelis United States2:46:52
15Christine Iwahashi United States2:49:42
16Kimberly Moody United States2:49:46
17Ann Wehner United States2:50:21
18Lynn Dobkowski United States2:52:31
19Cheryl Boessow United States2:52:43
20Claudia Ciavarella United States2:54:02
21Kathy Culla United States2:54:03
22Rejane Plante Canada2:54:14
23Christine Gibbons United States2:54:22
24Jane Hutchison United States2:55:04
25Louise Mohanna Canada2:55:38

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
André Viger Canada1:55:42
Jim Martinson United States2:02:36
Thomas Foran United States2:03:10
4Philippe Couprie France2:03:11
5Yukifumi Yamamoto Japan2:03:13
6Jean Francois Poitevin France2:05:04
7Farid Amarouche France2:05:09
8Marty Ball United States2:06:58
9Robert Molinatti United States2:08:11
10Greg Gibbons United States2:08:18

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Candace Cable United States2:19:55
Sherry Ramsey United States2:27:54
Brenda Zajac United States2:53:34
4Mary Thompson United States3:08:41
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References
  1. Boston Marathon men's visually impaired champions. Boston.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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