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Men's wheelchair champions

Here are the Boston Marathon men's wheelchair champions through the years.

Year Name Home Time
1975 Robert Hall Massachusetts 2:58:00
1976 No contestants
1977 Robert Hall Massachusetts 2:40:10
1978 George Murray Florida 2:26:57
1979 Ken Archer Ohio 2:38:59
1980 Curt Brinkman Utah 1:55:00
1981 Jim Martinson Washington 2:00:41
1982 Jim Knaub California 1:51:31
1983 Jim Knaub California 1:47:10
1984 Andre Viger Canada 2:05:20
1985 George Murray Florida 1:45:34
1986 Andre Viger Canada 1:43:25
1987 Andre Viger Canada 1:55:42
1988 Mustapha Badid France 1:43:19
1989 Phillippe Couprie France 1:36:04
1990 Mustapha Badid France 1:29:53
1991 Jim Knaub California 1:30:44
1992 Jim Knaub California 1:26:28
1993 Jim Knaub California 1:22:17
1994 Heinz Frei Switzerland 1:21:23
1995 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:25:59
1996 Heinz Frei Switzerland 1:30:14
1997 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:28:14
1998 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:21:52
1999 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:21:36
2000 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:33:32
2001 Ernst F. Van Dyk South Africa 1:25:12
2002 Ernst F. Van Dyk South Africa 1:23:19
2003 Ernst F. Van Dyk South Africa 1:28:32
2004 Ernst F. Van Dyk South Africa 1:18:27 (WR)
2005 Ernst F. Van Dyk South Africa 1:24:11
2006 Ernst F. Van Dyk South Africa 1:25:29
(WR) World record