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Johnny Kelley (1907-2004)

Men's wheelchair champions

Here are the Boston Marathon men's wheelchair champions through the years.

Year	Name	Home	Time
1975	Robert Hall	Massachusetts	2:58:00
1976	No contestants
1977	Robert Hall	Massachusetts	2:40:10
1978	George Murray	Florida	2:26:57
1979	Ken Archer	Ohio	2:38:59
1980	Curt Brinkman	Utah	1:55:00
1981	Jim Martinson	Washington	2:00:41
1982	Jim Knaub	California	1:51:31
1983	Jim Knaub	California	1:47:10
1984	Andre Viger	Canada	2:05:20
1985	George Murray	Florida	1:45:34
1986	Andre Viger	Canada	1:43:25
1987	Andre Viger	Canada	1:55:42
1988	Mustapha Badid	France	1:43:19
1989	Phillippe Couprie	France	1:36:04
1990	Mustapha Badid	France	1:29:53
1991	Jim Knaub	California	1:30:44
1992	Jim Knaub	California	1:26:28
1993	Jim Knaub	California	1:22:17
1994	Heinz Frei	Switzerland	1:21:23
1995	Franz Nietlispach	Switzerland	1:25:59
1996	Heinz Frei	Switzerland	1:30:14
1997	Franz Nietlispach	Switzerland	1:28:14
1998	Franz Nietlispach	Switzerland	1:21:52
1999	Franz Nietlispach	Switzerland	1:21:36
2000	Franz Nietlispach	Switzerland	1:33:32
2001	Ernst F. Van Dyk	South Africa	1:25:12
2002	Ernst F. Van Dyk	South Africa	1:23:19
2003	Ernst F. Van Dyk	South Africa	1:28:32
2004	Ernst F. Van Dyk	South Africa	1:18:27 (WR)
2005	Ernst F. Van Dyk	South Africa	1:24:11
2006	Ernst F. Van Dyk	South Africa	1:25:29
(WR) World record