The 2002 Boston Marathon was the 106th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 15, 2002. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Rodgers Rop in a time of 2:09:02 hours and the women's race was won by another Kenyan Margaret Okayo in 2:20:43.
| 106th Boston Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Men's winner Rodgers Rop | |
| Venue | Boston, United States |
| Dates | April 15 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Rodgers Rop (2:09:02) |
| Women | Margaret Okayo (2:20:43) |
A total of 14,400 people finished the race, 9149 men and 5251 women.
Results edit
Men edit
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rodgers Rop |  Kenya |
2:09:02 |
 |
Christopher Cheboiboch | Kenya |
2:09:05 |
 |
Fred Kiprop | Kenya |
2:09:45 |
| 4 | Mbarak Hussein | Kenya |
2:09:45 |
| 5 | Lee Bong-ju |  South Korea |
2:10:30 |
| 6 | Elias Chebet | Kenya |
2:10:40 |
| 7 | Simon Bor | Kenya |
2:11:39 |
| 8 | Getachew Kebede |  Ethiopia |
2:11:43 |
| 9 | Luis Fonseca |  Venezuela |
2:11:49 |
| 10 | Silvio Guerra |  Ecuador |
2:12:28 |
| 11 | Joshua Chelanga | Kenya |
2:12:40 |
| 12 | Joshua Kipkemboi | Kenya |
2:12:48 |
| 13 | David Busenei | Kenya |
2:13:04 |
| 14 | Fedor Ryzhov |  Russia |
2:13:04 |
| 15 | Keith Dowling |  United States |
2:13:28 |
| 16 | Elly Rono | Kenya |
2:15:17 |
| 17 | Clint Verran | United States |
2:15:19 |
| 18 | Noriaki Igarashi |  Japan |
2:15:55 |
| 19 | Mark Coogan | United States |
2:17:35 |
| 20 | Kazuaki Wakamoto | Japan |
2:17:58 |
| 21 | Motsehi Moeketsana |  South Africa |
2:18:21 |
| 22 | Christopher Wehrman | United States |
2:19:03 |
| 23 | Andrés Espinosa |  Mexico |
2:19:54 |
| 24 | Osamu Nara | Japan |
2:20:18 |
| 25 | Gennadiy Temnikov | Russia |
2:20:23 |
Women edit
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Margaret Okayo | Kenya |
2:20:43 |
| |
Catherine Ndereba | Kenya |
2:21:12 |
| |
Elfenesh Alemu | Ethiopia |
2:26:01 |
| 4 | Sun Yingjie |  China |
2:27:26 |
| 5 | Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova | Russia |
2:27:58 |
| 6 | Bruna Genovese |  Italy |
2:29:02 |
| 7 | Nuța Olaru |  Romania |
2:30:26 |
| 8 | Mai Tagami | Japan |
2:32:00 |
| 9 | Gitte Karlshøj |  Denmark |
2:35:01 |
| 10 | Yukari Komatsu | Japan |
2:35:34 |
| 11 | Jackie Fairweather |  Australia |
2:35:46 |
| 12 | Irina Timofeyeva | Russia |
2:36:47 |
| 13 | Jill Boaz | United States |
2:38:55 |
| 14 | Gordon Bakoulis | United States |
2:42:47 |
| 15 | Norimi Sakurai | Japan |
2:43:09 |
| 16 | Janelle Burgmann | Australia |
2:43:46 |
| 17 | Esther Wanjiru | Kenya |
2:44:32 |
| 18 | Ayumi Noshita | Japan |
2:44:47 |
| 19 | Kelly Keeler | United States |
2:45:00 |
| 20 | Cathleen Campbell | United States |
2:46:17 |
| 21 | Carol Legate | United States |
2:47:57 |
| 22 | Laura Hruby | United States |
2:48:49 |
| 23 | Kristen Till | United States |
2:48:52 |
| 24 | Heather Gardiner |  Canada |
2:49:39 |
| 25 | Monique Maddy |  Liberia |
2:50:10 |
References edit
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-13.