document: Foreigners continued their domination of the New York City Marathon but the winners were n't Juma Ikangaa or Grete Waitz . Douglas Wakiihuri , a Kenyan who trains in Japan , was the overall winner and Poland 's Wanda Panfil , who lives in Mexico , was the women 's winner in Sunday 's race which was plagued by heat and humidity . It was the third consecutive marathon victory for each . Ikangaa , who had captivated New Yorkers last year by winning in course-record time , and Waitz , who had won the race nine times , each ran fourth in their respective divisions . For Waitz , the result was different than anything she had experienced in New York . It was the first time she had finished the race without winning . Since Waitz , of Norway , ran the marathon for the first time in 1978 , no American has won the women 's division . The last American women 's champion was Miki Gorman in 1977 . The last American men 's winner was Alberto Salazar in 1982 , when he took the title for the third time . Kim Jones of Spokane , Wash. , finished second among the women for the second consecutive year , five seconds behind Panfil to make it the closest finish in the race 's 21-year history . Panfil was timed in 2 hours 30 minutes 45 seconds , Jones in 2:30:50 . It was the slowest winning women 's time since Waitz 's 2:32:30 in 1978 . Wakiihuri , who bolted away at 20 miles , clocked 2:12:39 , the slowest since Orlando Pizzolato of Italy won in 2:14:53 in 1984 , when the temperature reached 79 degrees , the hottest in race history . Sunday , the temperature got as high as 72 degrees and the humidity peaked at 66 percent . Ken Martin of Dallas , the runner-up last year , failed to finish this time . Bothered by a virus for the past two months , he dropped out after 19 miles . The first American finisher was Gerry O'Hara , a 26-year-old New Yorker who was 29th in 2:26:15 . Mohamed Idris of Brooklyn , N.Y. , who finished 22nd in 2:22:23 , originally was announced as the top American , but race officials later determined he was an Egyptian citizen . It was Wakiihuri 's first marathon in the United States and the third for Panfil , who did not finish the '88 New York City Marathon , after falling near the 16-mile mark and suffering a bruised ankle . After staying with the lead pack for the first 20 miles , the cool , composed Wakiihuri took control and pulled away to a 40-second victory over Salvador Garcia of Mexico . In only seven previous marathons , the 27-year-old Wakiihuri has won the '87 world championship , the '89 London Marathon in a personal-best 2:09:03 and the '90 Commonwealth Games marathon . He also finished second in the 1988 Olympic Games .
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