1998 Boston Marathon

102nd Boston Marathon
Venue	Boston, United States
Dates	April 20
Champions
Men	Moses Tanui (2:07:34)
Women	Fatuma 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

References

• Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

External links

• Boston Athletic Association website