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1978 New York City Marathon

{{short description|Footrace held in New York City}}

{{Infobox athletics race

|image =

|caption =

|edition = 9th

|date = 22 October

|location = {{Flag icon|USA}} New York City, NY

|type = Marathon

|iaaf_category =

|distance = 42.195 km

|sponsor =

|record = 2:10:09 (1976 men)
2:32:30 (1978 women)

|homepage = {{Official site|https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon}}

|participants =

|previous = 1977

|next = 1979

}}

The 1978 New York City Marathon was the 9th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on 22 October.{{cite web|url=https://results.nyrr.org/races|title=New York City Marathon All Races 1978 - Present|publisher=nyrr.org|accessdate=13 March 2020}}

Results

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= Men =

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! Rank

! Athlete

! Country

! Time

style="text-align:center"| {{0}}1Bill Rodgers{{USA}}2:12:11
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}2Ian Thompson{{GBR}}2:14:12
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}3Trevor Wright{{GBR}}2:14:35
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}4Marco Marchei{{ITA}}2:16:54
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}5Thomas Antczak{{USA}}2:17:11
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}6Jack Foster{{NZL}}2:17:28
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}7Chris Stewart{{GBR}}2:17:47
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}8William Haviland{{USA}}2:18:39
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}9Franco Ambrosioni{{ITA}}2:19:08
style="text-align:center"| 10William Sieben{{USA}}2:19:11

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= Women =

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! Rank

! Athlete

! Country

! Time

style="text-align:center"| {{0}}1Grete Waitz{{NOR}}2:32:30
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}2Marty Cooksey{{USA}}2:41:49
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}3Sue Petersen{{USA}}2:44:43
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}4Doreen Ennis{{USA}}2:46:38
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}5Eleonora de Mendonca{{flag|Brazil|1968}}2:48:45
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}6Margaret Lockley{{GBR}}2:50:58
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}7Nancy Schafer{{USA}}2:52:20
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}8Carol Young{{USA}}2:52:28
style="text-align:center"| {{0}}9Glynis Penny{{GBR}}2:53:35
style="text-align:center"| 10Deborah Butterfield{{USA}}2:53:42

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References

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External links

  • {{official website|https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon}}

{{New York City Marathon}}

{{1978 in athletics}}

New York City Marathon, 1978

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