1978 New York City Marathon

Footrace held in New York City
1978 New York City Marathon
Date22 October
LocationUnited States New York City, NY
Event typeMarathon
Distance42.195 km
Edition9th
Course records2:10:09 (1976 men)
2:32:30 (1978 women)
1977
1979

The 1978 New York City Marathon was the 9th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on 22 October.[1]

Results

Men

Rank Athlete Country Time
01 Bill Rodgers  United States 2:12:11
02 Ian Thompson  United Kingdom 2:14:12
03 Trevor Wright  United Kingdom 2:14:35
04 Marco Marchei  Italy 2:16:54
05 Thomas Antczak  United States 2:17:11
06 Jack Foster  New Zealand 2:17:28
07 Chris Stewart  United Kingdom 2:17:47
08 William Haviland  United States 2:18:39
09 Franco Ambrosioni  Italy 2:19:08
10 William Sieben  United States 2:19:11

Women

Rank Athlete Country Time
01 Grete Waitz  Norway 2:32:30
02 Marty Cooksey  United States 2:41:49
03 Sue Petersen  United States 2:44:43
04 Doreen Ennis  United States 2:46:38
05 Eleonora de Mendonca  Brazil 2:48:45
06 Margaret Lockley  United Kingdom 2:50:58
07 Nancy Schafer  United States 2:52:20
08 Carol Young  United States 2:52:28
09 Glynis Penny  United Kingdom 2:53:35
10 Deborah Butterfield  United States 2:53:42

References

  1. ^ "New York City Marathon All Races 1978 - Present". nyrr.org. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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