1978 Boston Marathon

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The 1978 Boston Marathon was the 82nd edition of the annual running event in Boston , United States . The marathon took place on April 17, 1978.

Bill Rodgers won the men in 2:10:13 h and the women Gayle Barron in 2:44:52 h.

Results

Men

space athlete country Time (h)
01 Bill Rodgers United StatesUnited States United States 2:10:13
02 Jeff Wells United StatesUnited States United States 2:10:15
03 Esa Tikkanen FinlandFinland Finland 2:11:15
04th Jack Fultz United StatesUnited States United States 2:11:17
05 Randy Thomas United StatesUnited States United States 2:11:25
06th Kevin Ryan New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 2:11:43
07th Don Kardong United StatesUnited States United States 2:14:07
08th John Lodwick United StatesUnited States United States 2:14:12
09 Yutaka Taketomi JapanJapan Japan 2:14:34
10 Tom Fleming United StatesUnited States United States 2:14:44

Women

space Athlete country Time (h)
01 Gayle Barron United StatesUnited States United States 2:44:52
02 Penny DeMoss United StatesUnited States United States 2:45:36
03 Jane Killion United StatesUnited States United States 2:47:33
04th Kim Merritt United StatesUnited States United States 2:47:52
05 Lauri Pedrinan United StatesUnited States United States 2:48:42
06th Kiyoko Obata JapanJapan Japan 2:52:34
07th Eleonora DeMendonca Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil 2:52:49
08th Linda Susan Donkelaar United StatesUnited States United States 2:52:58
09 Nancy Linday United StatesUnited States United States 2:53:07
10 Gayle Olinekova CanadaCanada Canada 2:53:20

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