Men's seniors champions
Here are the Boston Marathon men's seniors champions through the years. The seniors division is for runners over age 60, and has been officially recognized since 1978.
Year
Name
Age
Home
Time
1978
Joseph McGinnes
60
Tennessee
3:07:59
1979
Joseph McGinnes
61
Tennessee
3:12:37
1980
Dr. Pedro Pujul
60
Spain
2:56:29
1981
Clive Davies
65
Oregon
2:43:56
1982
Harry Roberts
68
Illinois
3:02:25
1983
Francesco DiMarco
61
Connecticut
2:58:40
1984
Jack Start
63
New Jersey
3:02:13
1985
Jack Start
64
New Jersey
3:05:24
1986
Francesco DiMarco
64
Connecticut
3:05:31
1987
Jack Start
66
New Jersey
3:13:24
1988
Wilburn Adams
63
Georgia
2:57:17
1989
Max Jones
61
Great Britian
3:04:46
1990
Michael Sullivan
60
Massachusetts
2:53:32
1991
John Derek Wood
60
Great Britain
2:47:23
1992
Jay Sturdevant
61
Connecticut
2:59:55
1993
Sam Smidley
63
California
3:03:00
1994
Yuzo Tamaru
60
Japan
2:49:34
1995
Malcolm Gillis
61
Alabama
2:52:33
1996
Manuel Rosales Touza
60
Estonia
2:45:20
1997
Anthony Cerminaro
60
Pennsylvania
2:54:17
1998
Melvin Williams
60
Virginia
2:55:12
1999
Melvin Williams
61
Virginia
3:03:16
2000
Tony Carminaro
63
Pennsylvania
2:58:06
2001
Joseph Burgasser
62
Florida
2:56:49
2002
Oddvar Hausken
60
Norway
2:55:21
2003
Mitsunobu Fukuda
63
Japan
2:53:59
2004
Joachim Bechtle
60
California
3:05:12
2005
Don F. Coffman
62
Kentucky
2:54:47
2006
Ron Enos
50
California
2:58:42