1997 Boston Marathon

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101st Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 21
Champions
MenLameck Aguta (2:10:34)
WomenFatuma Roba (2:26:23)
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The 1997 Boston Marathon was the 101st running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 21. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Lameck Aguta in a time of 2:10:34 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Fatuma Roba in 2:26:23.

Results[]

Men[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lameck Aguta  Kenya 2:10:34
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya 2:10:46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dionicio Cerón  Mexico 2:10:59
4 Germán Silva  Mexico 2:11:21
5 Moses Tanui  Kenya 2:11:38
6  Kenya 2:12:30
7 Jimmy Muindi  Kenya 2:12:49
8 André Luiz Ramos  Brazil 2:13:10
9 José Luis Molina  Costa Rica 2:13:24
10  Ethiopia 2:14:02

Women[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fatuma Roba  Ethiopia 2:26:23
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elana Meyer  South Africa 2:27:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colleen De Reuck  South Africa 2:28:03
4 Uta Pippig  Germany 2:28:51
5 Derartu Tulu  Ethiopia 2:30:28
6 Junko Asari  Japan 2:31:12
7 Alla Zhilyaeva  Russia 2:31:55
8 Sonia Maccioni  Italy 2:31:59
9 Kim Jones  United States 2:32:52
10  United States 2:36:04

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