The 1986

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was the 90th running of the annual

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race in

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, United States, which was held on April 21. The elite men's race was won by Australia's

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in a time of 2:07:51 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's

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in 2:24:55. In the

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of Canada won the men's race in 1:43:25 and

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of United States won the women's race in 2:09:28. A men's

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race was hosted within the marathon for the first time, and was won by an American Ricardo Pacheco in a time of 3:35:15.Boston Marathon men's visually impaired champions
Boston.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26. A total of 3750 runners finished the race, 3294 men and 456 women.

Results

Men

Women

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair women

References

Results

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. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
Boston Marathon Historical Results
Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
1986 Boston Marathon Marathon Wheelchair
Athlinks. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

External links

Boston Athletic Association website
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Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...