1971 Boston Marathon

Footrace in Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1971 Boston Marathon April 19, 1971 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. 887 Álvaro Mejía 2:18:45 Sara Mae Berman 3:08:30 1970 1972 The 1971 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 19, 1971. It was the 75th time the Boston Marathon was organized and featured 1,067 official entrants, with 887 runners starting the event.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-mcmahon-lives-out-night/171246898/ McMahon lives out nightmare, loses at wire Jerry Nason The Boston Globe 29 April 20, 1971 April 27, 2025 newspapers.com The race was won by Álvaro Mejía of Colombia in 2:18:45, finishing five seconds ahead of Pat McMahon of Ireland. The pair ran the final 15 mi km together, in what was described as "the most dramatic race in the 75-year history" of the event. It also set a mark for the narrowest margin of victory, which had previously been six seconds set during the 1906 edition.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-colombian-mejia-baa-win/171245318/ Colombian Mejia BAA Winner Jack Craig The Boston Globe 1 April 19, 1971 April 27, 2025 newspapers.com Results Men Position Athlete Nationality Time 1 Álvaro Mejía 2:18:45 2 Pat McMahon 2:18:50 3 John Halberstadt 1928 2:22:23 4 John Vitale 2:22:45 5 Byron Lowry 2:23:20 6 Arthur Coolidge 2:23:23 7 William Speck 2:23:54 8 Markku Salminen 2:24:02 9 Ron Wallingford 2:25:21 10 William Clark 2:26:19 Other notable participants included Amby Burfoot (39th) and John J. Kelley (96th). Source:https://www.baa.org/sites/default/files/2019-07/BostonMarathonHistoricalResults.pdf Boston Marathon Historical Results baa.org Boston Athletic Association April 27, 2025https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-top-marathon-finishers/171247121/ Top marathon finishers The Boston Globe 29 April 20, 1971 April 27, 2025 newspapers.com Women 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.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-worth-the-wait/171249274/ Worth the wait The Boston Globe 77 April 13, 1996 April 27, 2025 newspapers.com Sara Mae Berman, originally from The Bronx in New York City, finished first among women runners, credited with a time of 3:08:30.https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/results/champions Champions Of The Boston Marathon baa.org Boston Athletic Association April 27, 2025 Berman is also recognized as the 1969 and 1970 women's champion. References 30em Category:Boston Marathon Boston Marathon Boston Boston Marathon Marathon Boston Marathon