The 1987 Boston Marathon was the 91st running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 20. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Toshihiko Seko in a time of 2:11:50 hours and the women's race was won by Portugal's Rosa Mota in 2:25:21. In the wheelchair race, André Viger of Canada won the men's race in 1:55:42 and Candace Cable of United States won the women's race in 2:19:55. Sinclair Warner of the United States won the men's visually impaired race in a time of 2:51:22.[1]

91st Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 20
Champions
MenToshihiko Seko (2:11:50)
WomenRosa Mota (2:25:21)
Wheelchair menAndré Viger (1:55:42)
Wheelchair womenCandace Cable (2:19:55)
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A total of 5369 runners finished the race, 4576 men and 793 women.

Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Toshihiko Seko   Japan 2:11:50
  Steve Jones   United Kingdom 2:12:37
  Geoff Smith   United Kingdom 2:12:42
4 David Gordon   United States 2:13:30
5 Tomoyuki Taniguchi   Japan 2:13:40
6 Robert de Castella   Australia 2:14:24
7 Dirk Vanderherten   Belgium 2:15:02
8 Eddy Hellebuyck   Belgium 2:15:16
9 Hideki Kita   Japan 2:15:23
10 Ken Martin   United States 2:15:41
11 Juma Ikangaa   Tanzania 2:16:17
12 Abraha Arega   Ethiopia 2:16:23
13 Richard Umberg   Switzerland 2:17:01
14 John Treacy   Ireland 2:17:50
15 Bill Rodgers   United States 2:18:18
16 Jean-Jacques Padel   France 2:18:49
17 Bruce Bickford   United States 2:18:57
18 Yoji Takahashi   Japan 2:19:03
19 Ed Eyestone   United States 2:19:19
20 Robert Yara   United States 2:20:19
21 Kari Suominen   Finland 2:21:10
22 Domingo Tibaduiza   Colombia 2:21:35
23 Gary Fanelli   United States 2:21:36
24 David J Clark   United Kingdom 2:21:37
25 Bob Clifford   United States 2:21:40

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Rosa Mota   Portugal 2:25:21
  Agnes Pardaens   Belgium 2:29:50
  Ria Van Landeghem   Belgium 2:29:56
4 Odette Lapierre   Canada 2:31:33
5 Sinikka Keskitalo   Finland 2:33:58
6 Evy Palm   Sweden 2:36:24
7 Ellen Rochefort   Canada 2:36:42
8 Leatrice Hayer   United States 2:37:58
9 Jacqueline Gareau   Canada 2:40:40
10 Lisa Rainsberger   United States 2:43:06
11 Ena Guevara   Peru 2:44:38
12 Tuija Toivonen   Finland 2:44:39
13 Nancy Corsaro   United States 2:46:10
14 Christina Skarvelis   United States 2:46:52
15 Christine Iwahashi   United States 2:49:42
16 Kimberly Moody   United States 2:49:46
17 Ann Wehner   United States 2:50:21
18 Lynn Dobkowski   United States 2:52:31
19 Cheryl Boessow   United States 2:52:43
20 Claudia Ciavarella   United States 2:54:02
21 Kathy Culla   United States 2:54:03
22 Rejane Plante   Canada 2:54:14
23 Christine Gibbons   United States 2:54:22
24 Jane Hutchison   United States 2:55:04
25 Louise Mohanna   Canada 2:55:38

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  André Viger   Canada 1:55:42
  Jim Martinson   United States 2:02:36
  Thomas Foran   United States 2:03:10
4 Philippe Couprie   France 2:03:11
5 Yukifumi Yamamoto   Japan 2:03:13
6 Jean Francois Poitevin   France 2:05:04
7 Farid Amarouche   France 2:05:09
8 Marty Ball   United States 2:06:58
9 Robert Molinatti   United States 2:08:11
10 Greg Gibbons   United States 2:08:18

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Candace Cable   United States 2:19:55
  Sherry Ramsey   United States 2:27:54
  Brenda Zajac   United States 2:53:34
4 Mary Thompson   United States 3:08:41

References

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  1. ^ Boston Marathon men's visually impaired champions. Boston.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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