Boston Marathon history

Women's veterans champions

Here are the Boston Marathon women's veterans champions through the years. The veterans division is for runners aged 50-59, and has been officially recognized for women since 1979.

Year Name Age Home Time

1979 Helen S. Dick 54 California 3:29:21

1980 Toshiko d'Elia 50 New Jersey 3:09:07

1981 Sr. Marion Irvine 51 California 3:11:00

1982 Janet Glassman 53 Pennsylvania 3:18:13

1983 Edna Craig 54 Florida 3:07:59

1984 Janet Glassman 55 Pennsylvania 3:14:46

1985 Miyo Ishigami 50 Japan 3:03:47

1986 Wen Shi Yu 51 Japan 3:18:23

1987 Carolyn Cappetta 51 Massachusetts 3:17:24

1988 Carolyn Cappetta 52 Massachusetts 3:21:41

1989 Wen-Shi Yu 54 New York 3:23:19

1990 Wen-Shi Yu 55 New York 3:19:51

1991 Wen-Shi Yu 56 New York 3:15:20

1992 Barbara Miller 52 California 3:18:47

1993 Margret Betz 56 New York 3:28:23

1994 Melody Schultz 52 California 3:20:28

1995 Wendy Burbank 52 Massachusetts 3:29:19

1996 Gerti Wettstein 50 Switzerland 3:05:50

1997 Susan Gustafson 50 Massachusetts 3:19:47

1998 Mary Preisel 51 Tennessee 3:05:16

1999 Judith Hine 50 New Zealand 3:01:35

2000 Anne Roden 53 Great Britain 2:54:21

2001 Joan P. Ellis 52 Ohio 3:06:45

2002 Masako Matsumura 50 Japan 3:02:41

2003 Janice M. Kreuz 55 Ohio 3:21:20

2004 Edie Stevenson 54 Colorado 3:16:47

2005 Louise Voghel 50 Quebec 2:58:56

2006 Marla K. Rhoden 50 Kansas 3:16:15