1989 Boston Marathon

93rd Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 17
Champions
MenAbebe Mekonnen (2:09:06)
WomenIngrid Kristiansen (2:24:33)
Wheelchair menPhilippe Couprie (1:36:04)
Wheelchair womenConnie Hansen (1:50:06)
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The 1989 Boston Marathon was the 93rd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 17. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Abebe Mekonnen in a time of 2:09:06 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:24:33. In the wheelchair race, Philippe Couprie of France won the men's race in 1:36:04 and Connie Hansen of Denmark won the women's race in 1:50:06.

A total of 5104 runners finished the race, 4239 men and 865 women.

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abebe Mekonnen  Ethiopia 2:09:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Juma Ikangaa  Tanzania 2:09:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Treacy  Ireland 2:10:24
4 Ibrahim Hussein  Kenya 2:12:41
5 John Campbell  New Zealand 2:14:19
6 Simon Robert Naali  Tanzania 2:14:59
7 Gerardo Alcalá  Mexico 2:15:51
8 Kunimitsu Itō  Japan 2:16:19
9 Chala Urgessa  Ethiopia 2:17:31
10 Herb Wills  United States 2:17:40
11 Ryszard Marczak  Poland 2:17:43
12 David Harrison  United States 2:20:40
13 Georgios Karagiannis  Greece 2:20:50
14 Ivo Rodrigues  Brazil 2:21:00
15 Manuel Vera  Mexico 2:21:44
16 Ignacio Ramirez  Colombia 2:21:57
17 Dave Dunham  United States 2:22:03
18 Abraha Arega  Ethiopia 2:22:20
19 Víctor Mora  Colombia 2:22:49
20 Michel Taif  France 2:23:01
21 Omar Aguilar  Chile 2:23:03
22 Timothy Jones  United States 2:23:23
23 Bernie Allen  United Kingdom 2:23:28
24 Toru Mimura  France 2:24:04
25 Luis López  Costa Rica 2:24:14

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:24:33
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marguerite Buist  New Zealand 2:29:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Jones  United States 2:29:34
4 Eriko Asai  Japan 2:33:04
5 Lisa Rainsberger  United States 2:33:18
6 Lisa Brady  United States 2:34:16
7 Priscilla Welch  United Kingdom 2:35:00
8 Odette Lapierre  Canada 2:35:51
9 Joan Benoit  United States 2:37:52
10 Laurie Binder  United States 2:39:21
11 Czeslawa Mentlewicz  Poland 2:40:25
12 Nancy Corsaro  United States 2:41:13
13 Angella Hearn  United Kingdom 2:41:39
14 Lisa Kindelan  United States 2:42:41
15 Cindy New  Canada 2:42:56
16 Marita Yli-ilkka  Finland 2:45:51
17 Mari Tanigawa  Japan 2:46:11
18 Ann Wehner  United States 2:47:32
19 Mary Wood  United States 2:49:05
20 Christine Iwahashi  United States 2:51:23
22 Susan Meltzer  United States 2:51:53
23 Terri Lynn Martland  United States 2:53:29
24 Stephanie Kessler  United States 2:54:30
25 Laura Hruby  United States 2:54:43

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Philippe Couprie  France 1:36:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Viger  Canada 1:36:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jim Knaub  United States 1:38:25
4 Franz Nietlispach  Switzerland 1:39:36
5 Lars Lofstrom  Sweden 1:39:37
6 Farid Amarouche  France 1:40:07
6 Marc Quessy  United States 1:40:07
8 Mustapha Badid  France 1:42:01
9 Frederic Dessauve  France 1:45:10
10 Luke Gingras  Canada 1:47:08

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Connie Hansen  Denmark 1:50:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Candace Cable  United States 1:52:34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chantal Petitclerc  United States 2:09:13
4 Daniela Jutzeler  Switzerland 2:11:19
5 Sherry Ramsey  United States 2:13:46
6 Tami Oothoudt  United States 2:16:07
7 Tracy Miller  United States 2:16:07
8 Mary Thompson  United States 2:26:38

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