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.

102nd Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 20
Champions
MenMoses Tanui (2:07:34)
WomenFatuma Roba (2:23:21)
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Results

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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

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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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