Men's veterans champions

Here are the Boston Marathon men's veterans champions through the years. The veterans division is for runners aged 50-59, and has been officially recognized for men since 1978.

Year Name Age Home Time

1978 Dr. Alex Ratelle 53 Minnesota 2:36:15

1979 Don Dixon 51 New York 2:39:38

1980 Edward P. Stabler 50 New York 2:36:37

1981 Edward P. Stabler 51 New York 2:33:01

1982 Herbert Chisholm 55 Virginia 2:42:17

1983 Norman Green, Jr. 50 Pennsylvania 2:31:34

1984 Hector Vargas 52 New Jersey 2:32:24

1985 William Foulk 51 New Hampshire 2:36:26

1986 Gaylon Jorgensen 56 Utah 2:38:45

1987 Brendan J. Spratt 53 Florida 2:47:25

1988 Brendan J. Spratt 54 Florida 2:46:06

1989 Mel Williams 51 Virginia 2:39:40

1990 Raymond Swan 51 Bermuda 2:40:12

1991 Fay Bradley 53 Washington, D.C. 2:40:24

1992 Vladimir Nadbakh 53 CIS 2:40:15

1993 Oddvar Hausken 51 Norway 2:38:57

1994 Richard Crampon 51 Canada 2:36:45

1995 Richard Crampon 52 Canada 2:35:43

1996 Ryszard Marczak 50 Poland 2:27:17

1997 Richard Weeks 50 Tennessee 2:41:41

1998 Hal Goforth 53 California 2:43:05

1999 Yuri Laptev 50 Kazakhstan 2:42:11

2000 Alan Oman 50 New York 2:43:25

2001 Vladimir Krivoy 50 Ukraine 2:39:30

2002 Vladimir Krivoy 51 Ukraine 2:35:11

2003 Stephen Jayson 50 Texas 2:50:21

2004 Rob Higley 50 Massachusetts 2:51:33

2005 Ian G. Bloomfield 52 United Kingdom 2:45:23

2006 S. Mark Courtney 50 Pennsylvania 2:46:44

Year	Name	Age	Home	Time
1978	Dr. Alex Ratelle	53	Minnesota	2:36:15
1979	Don Dixon	51	New York	2:39:38
1980	Edward P. Stabler	50	New York	2:36:37
1981	Edward P. Stabler	51	New York	2:33:01
1982	Herbert Chisholm	55	Virginia	2:42:17
1983	Norman Green, Jr.	50	Pennsylvania	2:31:34
1984	Hector Vargas	52	New Jersey	2:32:24
1985	William Foulk	51	New Hampshire	2:36:26
1986	Gaylon Jorgensen	56	Utah	2:38:45
1987	Brendan J. Spratt	53	Florida	2:47:25
1988	Brendan J. Spratt	54	Florida	2:46:06
1989	Mel Williams	51	Virginia	2:39:40
1990	Raymond Swan	51	Bermuda	2:40:12
1991	Fay Bradley	53	Washington, D.C.	2:40:24
1992	Vladimir Nadbakh	53	CIS	2:40:15
1993	Oddvar Hausken	51	Norway	2:38:57
1994	Richard Crampon	51	Canada	2:36:45
1995	Richard Crampon	52	Canada	2:35:43
1996	Ryszard Marczak	50	Poland	2:27:17
1997	Richard Weeks	50	Tennessee	2:41:41
1998	Hal Goforth	53	California	2:43:05
1999	Yuri Laptev	50	Kazakhstan	2:42:11
2000	Alan Oman	50	New York	2:43:25
2001	Vladimir Krivoy	50	Ukraine	2:39:30
2002	Vladimir Krivoy	51	Ukraine	2:35:11
2003	Stephen Jayson	50	Texas	2:50:21
2004	Rob Higley	50	Massachusetts	2:51:33
2005	Ian G. Bloomfield	52	United Kingdom	2:45:23
2006	S. Mark Courtney	50	Pennsylvania	2:46:44