1970 Boston Marathon

The 1970 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 20, 1970. It marked the 74th time the event was organized. The race was won by Englishman Ron Hill in 2:10:30.[1] He shattered the course record by more than 3 minutes set by Yoshiaki Unetani just the year before. Eamon O'Reilly of the United States finished second, just 42 seconds behind in 2:11:12, the second fastest time ever recorded for the event. Hill and O'Reilly were the first two runners in the event's history to break 2 hours 12 minutes. Hill became the first runner ever to average below 5 minutes per mile (4:58.6/per mile) in the history of the Boston Marathon. His course record would be broken five years later by Bill Rodgers who ran 2:09:55 in the 1975 Boston Marathon.

Women were not officially allowed to enter until 1972, but their first-place results from 1966 through 1971 were later ratified by the Boston Athletic Association.

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Ron Hill England2:10:30
2Eamon O'Reilly United States2:11:12
3Patrick McMahon Ireland2:14:53
4Pentti Rummakko Finland2:14:59
5Kalle Hakkarainen Finland2:19:42
6Ken Moore United States2:19:47
7Robert Moore Canada2:20:07
8Andy Boychuk Canada2:21:06
9Bill Clark United States2:22:17
10Wayne Yetman Canada2:22:32

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Sara Mae Berman United States3:05:07
2Nina Kuscsik United States3:12:16
3Sandra Zerrangi United States3:30:00
4Diane Fournier United States3:32:00
5Kathrine Switzer United States3:34:00

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References
  1. "A Goodbye from Cool Running!". 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. "1970 Boston Marathon results at bostonlog.com". bostonlog.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
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