title: 1996 Boston Marathon
text: # 1996 Boston Marathon
  
  The 1996 Boston Marathon was the 100th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 15. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Moses Tanui in a time of 2:09:16 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Uta Pippig in 2:27:13.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Moses Tanui | Kenya | 2:09:16 |
  | | Ezequiel Bitok | Kenya | 2:09:26 |
  | | Cosmas Ndeti | Kenya | 2:09:51 |
  | 4 | Lameck Aguta | Kenya | 2:10:03 |
  | 5 | Sammy Lelei | Kenya | 2:10:11 |
  | 6 | Abebe Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 2:10:21 |
  | 7 | Charles Tangus | Kenya | 2:10:28 |
  | 8 | Paul Yego | Kenya | 2:10:49 |
  | 9 | Carlos Grisales | Colombia | 2:11:17 |
  | 10 | Steve Moneghetti | Australia | 2:11:17 |
  | 11 | Luíz Antônio dos Santos | Brazil | 2:11:49 |
  | 12 | Gilbert Rutto | Kenya | 2:12:29 |
  | 13 | Andrés Espinosa | Mexico | 2:13:05 |
  | 14 | Samwel Maritim | Kenya | 2:13:13 |
  | 15 | Jan Huruk | Poland | 2:13:14 |
  | 16 | João Lopes | Portugal | 2:13:15 |
  | 17 | Simon Lopuyet | Kenya | 2:14:34 |
  | 18 | Eric Kimaiyo | Kenya | 2:14:37 |
  | 19 | André Luiz Ramos | Brazil | 2:14:51 |
  | 20 | Tumo Turbo | Ethiopia | 2:14:59 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Uta Pippig | Germany | 2:27:13 |
  | | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 2:28:37 |
  | | Nobuko Fujimura | Japan | 2:29:24 |
  | 4 | Sonja Oberem | Germany | 2:29:24 |
  | 5 | Larisa Zyusko | Russia | 2:31:06 |
  | 6 | Franziska Rochat-Moser | Switzerland | 2:31:33 |
  | 7 | Madina Biktagirova | Belarus | 2:31:38 |
  | 8 | Lorraine Moller | New Zealand | 2:32:02 |
  | 9 | Alla Zhilyaeva | Russia | 2:33:27 |
  | 10 | Valentina Enachi | Moldova | 2:33:58 |
  | 11 | Márcia Narloch | Brazil | 2:34:27 |
  | 12 | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 2:34:33 |
  | 13 | Solange de Souza | Brazil | 2:34:54 |
  | 14 | Stefanija Statkuvienė | Lithuania | 2:36:42 |
  | 15 | Lizanne Bussières | Canada | 2:36:55 |
  | | Mieke Hombergen | Netherlands | 2:41:55 |
  