# 1989 Boston Marathon

The 1989 Boston Marathon was the 93rd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 17. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Abebe Mekonnen in a time of 2:09:06 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:24:33. In the wheelchair race, Philippe Couprie of France won the men's race in 1:36:04 and Connie Hansen of Denmark won the women's race in 1:50:06.
A total of 5104 runners finished the race, 4239 men and 865 women.

## Results
### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Abebe Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 2:09:06 |
| | Juma Ikangaa | Tanzania | 2:09:56 |
| | John Treacy | Ireland | 2:10:24 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Hussein | Kenya | 2:12:41 |
| 5 | John Campbell | New Zealand | 2:14:19 |
| 6 | Simon Robert Naali | Tanzania | 2:14:59 |
| 7 | Gerardo Alcalá | Mexico | 2:15:51 |
| 8 | Kunimitsu Itō | Japan | 2:16:19 |
| 9 | Chala Urgessa | Ethiopia | 2:17:31 |
| 10 | Herb Wills | United States | 2:17:40 |
| 11 | Ryszard Marczak | Poland | 2:17:43 |
| 12 | David Harrison | United States | 2:20:40 |
| 13 | Georgios Karagiannis | Greece | 2:20:50 |
| 14 | Ivo Rodrigues | Brazil | 2:21:00 |
| 15 | Manuel Vera | Mexico | 2:21:44 |
| 16 | Ignacio Ramirez | Colombia | 2:21:57 |
| 17 | Dave Dunham | United States | 2:22:03 |
| 18 | Abraha Arega | Ethiopia | 2:22:20 |
| 19 | Víctor Mora | Colombia | 2:22:49 |
| 20 | Michel Taif | France | 2:23:01 |
| 21 | Omar Aguilar | Chile | 2:23:03 |
| 22 | Timothy Jones | United States | 2:23:23 |
| 23 | Bernie Allen | United Kingdom | 2:23:28 |
| 24 | Toru Mimura | France | 2:24:04 |
| 25 | Luis López | Costa Rica | 2:24:14 |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:24:33 |
| | Marguerite Buist | New Zealand | 2:29:04 |
| | Kim Jones | United States | 2:29:34 |
| 4 | Eriko Asai | Japan | 2:33:04 |
| 5 | Lisa Rainsberger | United States | 2:33:18 |
| 6 | Lisa Brady | United States | 2:34:16 |
| 7 | Priscilla Welch | United Kingdom | 2:35:00 |
| 8 | Odette Lapierre | Canada | 2:35:51 |
| 9 | Joan Benoit | United States | 2:37:52 |
| 10 | Laurie Binder | United States | 2:39:21 |
| 11 | Czeslawa Mentlewicz | Poland | 2:40:25 |
| 12 | Nancy Corsaro | United States | 2:41:13 |
| 13 | Angella Hearn | United Kingdom | 2:41:39 |
| 14 | Lisa Kindelan | United States | 2:42:41 |
| 15 | Cindy New | Canada | 2:42:56 |
| 16 | Marita Yli-ilkka | Finland | 2:45:51 |
| 17 | Mari Tanigawa | Japan | 2:46:11 |
| 18 | Ann Wehner | United States | 2:47:32 |
| 19 | Mary Wood | United States | 2:49:05 |
| 20 | Christine Iwahashi | United States | 2:51:23 |
| 22 | Susan Meltzer | United States | 2:51:53 |
| 23 | Terri Lynn Martland | United States | 2:53:29 |
| 24 | Stephanie Kessler | United States | 2:54:30 |
| 25 | Laura Hruby | United States | 2:54:43 |

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Philippe Couprie | France | 1:36:04 |
| | André Viger | Canada | 1:36:45 |
| | Jim Knaub | United States | 1:38:25 |
| 4 | Franz Nietlispach | Switzerland | 1:39:36 |
| 5 | Lars Lofstrom | Sweden | 1:39:37 |
| 6 | Farid Amarouche | France | 1:40:07 |
| 6 | Marc Quessy | United States | 1:40:07 |
| 8 | Mustapha Badid | France | 1:42:01 |
| 9 | Frederic Dessauve | France | 1:45:10 |
| 10 | Luke Gingras | Canada | 1:47:08 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Connie Hansen | Denmark | 1:50:06 |
| | Candace Cable | United States | 1:52:34 |
| | Chantal Petitclerc | United States | 2:09:13 |
| 4 | Daniela Jutzeler | Switzerland | 2:11:19 |
| 5 | Sherry Ramsey | United States | 2:13:46 |
| 6 | Tami Oothoudt | United States | 2:16:07 |
| 7 | Tracy Miller | United States | 2:16:07 |
| 8 | Mary Thompson | United States | 2:26:38 |