Women's veterans champions

Here are the Boston Marathon women's veterans champions through the years. The veterans division is for runners aged 50-59, and has been officially recognized for women since 1979.

Year Name Age Home Time

1979 Helen S. Dick 54 California 3:29:21

1980 Toshiko d'Elia 50 New Jersey 3:09:07

1981 Sr. Marion Irvine 51 California 3:11:00

1982 Janet Glassman 53 Pennsylvania 3:18:13

1983 Edna Craig 54 Florida 3:07:59

1984 Janet Glassman 55 Pennsylvania 3:14:46

1985 Miyo Ishigami 50 Japan 3:03:47

1986 Wen Shi Yu 51 Japan 3:18:23

1987 Carolyn Cappetta 51 Massachusetts 3:17:24

1988 Carolyn Cappetta 52 Massachusetts 3:21:41

1989 Wen-Shi Yu 54 New York 3:23:19

1990 Wen-Shi Yu 55 New York 3:19:51

1991 Wen-Shi Yu 56 New York 3:15:20

1992 Barbara Miller 52 California 3:18:47

1993 Margret Betz 56 New York 3:28:23

1994 Melody Schultz 52 California 3:20:28

1995 Wendy Burbank 52 Massachusetts 3:29:19

1996 Gerti Wettstein 50 Switzerland 3:05:50

1997 Susan Gustafson 50 Massachusetts 3:19:47

1998 Mary Preisel 51 Tennessee 3:05:16

1999 Judith Hine 50 New Zealand 3:01:35

2000 Anne Roden 53 Great Britain 2:54:21

2001 Joan P. Ellis 52 Ohio 3:06:45

2002 Masako Matsumura 50 Japan 3:02:41

2003 Janice M. Kreuz 55 Ohio 3:21:20

2004 Edie Stevenson 54 Colorado 3:16:47

2005 Louise Voghel 50 Quebec 2:58:56

2006 Marla K. Rhoden 50 Kansas 3:16:15

Year	Name	Age	Home	Time
1979	Helen S. Dick	54	California	3:29:21
1980	Toshiko d'Elia	50	New Jersey	3:09:07
1981	Sr. Marion Irvine	51	California	3:11:00
1982	Janet Glassman	53	Pennsylvania	3:18:13
1983	Edna Craig	54	Florida	3:07:59
1984	Janet Glassman	55	Pennsylvania	3:14:46
1985	Miyo Ishigami	50	Japan	3:03:47
1986	Wen Shi Yu	51	Japan	3:18:23
1987	Carolyn Cappetta	51	Massachusetts	3:17:24
1988	Carolyn Cappetta	52	Massachusetts	3:21:41
1989	Wen-Shi Yu	54	New York	3:23:19
1990	Wen-Shi Yu	55	New York	3:19:51
1991	Wen-Shi Yu	56	New York	3:15:20
1992	Barbara Miller	52	California	3:18:47
1993	Margret Betz	56	New York	3:28:23
1994	Melody Schultz	52	California	3:20:28
1995	Wendy Burbank	52	Massachusetts	3:29:19
1996	Gerti Wettstein	50	Switzerland	3:05:50
1997	Susan Gustafson	50	Massachusetts	3:19:47
1998	Mary Preisel	51	Tennessee	3:05:16
1999	Judith Hine	50	New Zealand	3:01:35
2000	Anne Roden	53	Great Britain	2:54:21
2001	Joan P. Ellis	52	Ohio	3:06:45
2002	Masako Matsumura	50	Japan	3:02:41
2003	Janice M. Kreuz	55	Ohio	3:21:20
2004	Edie Stevenson	54	Colorado	3:16:47
2005	Louise Voghel	50	Quebec	2:58:56
2006	Marla K. Rhoden	50	Kansas	3:16:15