Boston Marathon history

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Johnny Kelley (1907-2004)

Women's open champions

Here are the Boston Marathon women's open champions through the years.

UNOFFICIAL ERA

1966 Roberta Gibb Massachusetts 3:21:40

1967 Roberta Gibb California 3:27:17

1968 Roberta Gibb California 3:30:00

1969 Sara Mae Berman Massachusetts 3:22:46

1970 Sara Mae Berman Massachusetts 3:05:07

1971 Sara Mae Berman Massachusetts 3:08:30

OFFICIAL ERA

1972 Nina Kuscsik New York 3:10:26

1973 Jacqueline Hansen California 3:05:59

1974 Michiko Gorman California 2:47:11

1975 Liane Winter West Germany 2:42:24

1976 Kim Merritt Wisconsin 2:47:10

1977 Michiko Gorman California 2:48:33

1978 Gayle S. Barron Georgia 2:44:52

1979 Joan Benoit Maine 2:35:15

1980 Jacqueline Gareau Canada 2:34:28

1981 Allison Roe New Zealand 2:26:46

1982 Charlotte Teske West Germany 2:29:33

1983 Joan Benoit Massachusetts 2:22:43

1984 Lorraine Moller New Zealand 2:29.28

1985 Lisa Larsen Weidenbach Michigan 2:34.06

1986 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:55

1987 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:21

1988 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:24:30

1989 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:33

1990 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:24

1991 Wanda Panfil Poland 2:24:18

1992 Olga Markova CIS 2:23:43

1993 Olga Markova CIS 2:25:27

1994 Uta Pippig Germany 2:21:45

1995 Uta Pippig Germany 2:25:11

1996 Uta Pippig Germany 2:27:12

1997 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:26:23

1998 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:21

1999 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:25

2000 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:26:11

2001 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:23:53

2002 Margaret Okayo Kenya 2:20:43

2003 Svetlana Zakharova Russia 2:25:20

2004 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:24:27

2005 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:25:13

2006 Rita Jeptoo Kenya 2:23:38