1968 Boston Marathon

Footrace in Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1968 Boston Marathon Ambrose Burfoot crosses finish line at 1968 Boston Marathon.jpg Burfoot crossing the finish line April 19, 1968 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. 890 Amby Burfoot 2:22:17 Bobbi Gibb 3:30:00 1967 1969 The 1968 Boston Marathon took place on Friday, April 19, 1968. It was the 72nd time the Boston Marathon was organized. The race featured 1,012 official entrants,https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-complete-list-of-starte/170907165/ Complete List of Starters for 72d B.A.A. Marathon The Boston Globe 54 April 19, 1968 April 22, 2025 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-1012-runners-set-to-hit/170907316/ 1012 Runners Set to Hit the Road at Hopkinton The Boston Globe 55 April 19, 1968 April 22, 2025 newspapers.com with 890 starting the race. This was the final edition of the Boston Marathon run on a day other than Monday, as the Patriots' Day holiday was moved to the third Monday in April prior to the 1969 edition.https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/history History of the Boston Marathon Boston Athletic Association baa.org April 17, 2025https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2017/04/15/the-boston-marathon-wasnt-always-held-on-a-monday/ The Boston Marathon wasn’t always held on a Monday Hayden Bird Boston.com April 15, 2017 April 27, 2025 The race was won by Amby Burfoot, a senior at Wesleyan University, in 2:22:17.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-burfoot-best-in-maratho/170906985/ Burfoot Best in Marathon The Boston Globe 1 April 20, 1968 April 22, 2025 newspapers.com Results Men Position Athlete Nationality Time 1 Amby Burfoot 2:22:17 2 William Clark 2:22:49 3 Alfredo Peñaloza 2:25:06 4 Pablo Garrido 2:25:07 5 Ron Daws 2:29:17 6 Bob Deines 2:30:13 7 José García 2:30:29 8 Mikko Ala-Leppilampi 2:31:35 9 Danny McFadzean 2:32:27 10 August Mulreke 2:34:15 Other notable participants included John J. Kelley (14th). Source:https://www.baa.org/sites/default/files/2019-07/BostonMarathonHistoricalResults.pdf Boston Marathon Historical Results baa.org Boston Athletic Association April 22, 2025https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-first-10-at-checking-st/170908686/ First 10 at Checking Stations The Boston Globe 20 April 20, 1968 April 22, 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 Bobbi Gibb of Winchester, Massachusetts, finished first among women runners,https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-marathoning-mom-of-4-on/170908319/ Marathoning Mom of 4 Only One Without Blisters The Boston Globe 20 April 20, 1968 April 22, 2025 newspapers.com credited with a time of 3:30:00.https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/results/champions Champions Of The Boston Marathon baa.org Boston Athletic Association April 22, 2025 Gibb is also recognized as the 1966 and 1967 women's champion. References 30em Further reading https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2018/04/16/boston-marathon-amby-burfoot I Won The Boston Marathon 50 Years Ago. Now I Run On Gratitude Amby Burfoot WBUR-FM April 16, 2018 April 22, 2025 External links 1968 Boston Marathon photos at gettyimages.com Category:Boston Marathon Boston Marathon Boston Boston Marathon Marathon Boston Marathon