Final results: Women

Here are the top women finishers in the 2003 Boston Marathon.

Place	Name	Age	Home	Time
1	Svetlana Zakharova	32	Russia	2:25:20
2	Lyubov Denisova	31	Russia	2:26:51
3	Joyce Chepchumba	32	Kenya	2:27:20
4	Margaret Okaya	26	Kenya	2:27:39
5	Marla Runyan	34	Eugene, Ore.	2:30:28
6	Albina Ivanova	25	Russia	2:30:57
7	Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova	41	Russia	2:31:30
8	Milena Glusac	27	Fallbrook, Calif.	2:37:32
9	Jill Gaitenby	36	Providence, R.I.	2:38:19
10	Esther Kiplagat	36	Kenya	2:38:43
11	Gitte Karlshoj	43	Denmark	2:40:52
12	Emily R. Levan	30	Wiscasset, Me.	2:41:37
13	Alysun J. Deckert	36	Seattle, Wash.	2:47:19
14	Maribel Burgos	37	Carolina, P.R.	2:48:03
15	Cori K. Mooney	29	Boise, Idaho	2:48:29
16	Linda Somers Smith	41	San Luis Obispo, Calif.	2:49:41
17	Lisa K. Valentine	42	Tierra Verda, Fla.	2:50:38
18	Sharon A. Stubler	38	Minnetonka, Minn.	2:51:39
19	Heather R. May	33	Bloomington, Ind.	2:53:33
20	Lee Di Peitro	45	Ruxton, Md.	2:55:00
21	Shannon Hovey	32	West Granby, Conn.	2:55:57
22	Kristin Pierce Barry	29	Vienna, Va.	2:57:36
23	Elizabeth M. Seeley	25	Philadelphia, Pa.	2:58:24
24	Jane E. Johnson	44	Tallahassee, Fla.	2:58:47
25	Simonetta Piergentili	38	Woburn, Mass.	2:58:51

Source: Boston Athletic Association