1998 Boston Marathon

Footrace held in Boston, Massachusetts

102nd Boston Marathon

Venue| Boston, United States
Dates| April 20
Champions
Men| Moses Tanui (2:07:34)
Women| Fatuma Roba (2:23:21)

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The 1998 Boston Marathon was the 102nd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 20. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Moses Tanui in a time of 2:07:34 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Fatuma Roba in 2:23:21.

## Results

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### Men

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Position  | Athlete  | Nationality  | Time

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| Moses Tanui |  Kenya | 2:07:34
| Joseph Chebet |  Kenya | 2:07:37
| Gert Thys |  South Africa | 2:07:52
4 | André Luiz Ramos |  Brazil | 2:08:26
5 | John Kagwe |  Kenya | 2:08:51
6 | Germán Silva |  Mexico | 2:08:56
7 | Alejandro Gómez |  Spain | 2:12:34
8 | Tumo Turbo |  Ethiopia | 2:13:06
9 | José Ramón Rodríguez |  Spain | 2:13:12
10 | Takayuki Inubushi |  Japan | 2:13:15
11 | Akinori Kuramata |  Japan | 2:13:53
12 | Margarito Zamora |  Mexico | 2:14:05
13 | Peter Ndirangu |  Kenya | 2:14:20
14 | David Buzza |  England | 2:14:59
15 | Andrey Kuznetzov |  Russia | 2:15:27

### Women

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Position  | Athlete  | Nationality  | Time

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| Fatuma Roba |  Ethiopia | 2:23:21
| Renata Paradowska |  Poland | 2:27:17
| Anuța Cătună |  Romania | 2:27:34
4 | Manuela Machado |  Portugal | 2:29:13
5 | Colleen De Reuck |  South Africa | 2:29:43
6 | Irina Kazakova |  France | 2:30:44
7 | Jane Salumäe |  Estonia | 2:31:20
8 | Hiroko Nomura |  Japan | 2:31:58
9 | Irina Timofeyeva |  Russia | 2:32:32
10 | Aurica Buia |  Romania | 2:34:17
11 | Mary-Lynn Currier |  United States | 2:35:18
12 | Libbie Hickman |  United States | 2:35:37
13 | Fusai Okamoto |  Japan | 2:37:06
14 | Cindy Keeler |  United States | 2:39:49
15 | Yumiko Furuya |  Japan | 2:40:40

## References

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* Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

## External links

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* Boston Athletic Association website

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