List of Winners of The Boston Marathon - Women's Open

Women's Open

Year Athlete Country/State Time Notes
1966 Gibb, RobertaBobbi Gibb United States United States (MA) 3:21:40 course record
1967 Gibb, RobertaBobbi Gibb United States United States (CA) 3:27:17 2nd victory
1968 Gibb, RobertaBobbi Gibb United States United States (CA) 3:30:00 3rd victory
1969 Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman United States United States (MA) 3:22:46
1970 Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman United States United States (MA) 3:05:07 2nd victory, course record
1971 Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman United States United States (MA) 3:08:30 3rd victory
1972 Kuscsik, NinaNina Kuscsik United States United States (NY) 3:10:26
1973 Hansen, JacquelineJacqueline Hansen United States United States (CA) 3:05:59
1974 Gorman, MikiMiki Gorman United States United States (CA) 2:47:11 course record
1975 Winter, LianeLiane Winter West Germany 2:42:24 world record, course record
1976 Merritt, KimKim Merritt United States United States (WI) 2:47:10
1977 Gorman, MikiMiki Gorman United States United States (CA) 2:48:33 2nd victory
1978 Barron, Gayle S.Gayle Barron United States United States (GA) 2:44:52
1979 Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit United States United States (ME) 2:35:15 course record
1980 Gareau, JacquelineJacqueline Gareau Canada 2:34:28 course record
1981 Roe, AllisonAllison Roe New Zealand 2:26:46 course record
1982 Teske, CharlotteCharlotte Teske West Germany 2:29:33
1983 Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit United States United States (ME) 2:22:43 2nd victory, world record, course record
1984 Moller, LorraineLorraine Moller New Zealand 2:29.28
1985 Weidenbach, Lisa LarsenLisa Larsen Weidenbach United States United States (MI) 2:34.06
1986 Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:55
1987 Mota, RosaRosa Mota Portugal 2:25:21
1988 Mota, RosaRosa Mota Portugal 2:24:30 2nd victory
1989 Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:33 2nd victory
1990 Mota, RosaRosa Mota Portugal 2:25:24 3rd victory
1991 Panfil, WandaWanda Panfil Poland 2:24:18
1992 Markova, OlgaOlga Markova Russia 2:23:43
1993 Markova, OlgaOlga Markova Russia 2:25:27 2nd victory
1994 Pippig, UtaUta Pippig Germany 2:21:45 course record
1995 Pippig, UtaUta Pippig Germany 2:25:11 2nd victory
1996 Pippig, UtaUta Pippig Germany 2:27:12 3rd victory
1997 Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:26:23
1998 Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:21 2nd victory
1999 Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:25 3rd victory
2000 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba Kenya 2:26:11
2001 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba Kenya 2:23:53 2nd victory
2002 Okayo, MargaretMargaret Okayo Kenya 2:20:43 course record
2003 Zakharova, SvetlanaSvetlana Zakharova Russia 2:25:19
2004 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba Kenya 2:24:27 3rd victory
2005 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba Kenya 2:25:12 4th victory
2006 Jeptoo, RitaRita Jeptoo Kenya 2:23:38
2007 Grigoryeva, LidiyaLidiya Grigoryeva Russia 2:29:18
2008 Tune, DireDire Tune Ethiopia 2:25:25 2 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher
2009 Kosgei, SalinaSalina Kosgei Kenya 2:32:16 1 second ahead of 2nd place finisher
2010 Erkesso, TeybaTeyba Erkesso Ethiopia 2:26:11 3 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher
2011 Kilel, CarolineCaroline Kilel Kenya 2:22:36 2 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher
2012 Cherop, SharonSharon Cherop Kenya 2:31:50 2 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher

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