1998 Boston Marathon

2000 Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 20
Champions
MenMoses Tanui (2:07:34)
WomenFatuma Roba (2:23:21)

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

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
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

Position Athlete Nationality Time
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

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