1987 Boston Marathon
# 1987 Boston Marathon

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.

A total of 5369 runners finished the race, 4576 men and 793 women.

## Results

### Men

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 |
