title: 2003 Boston Marathon
text: # 2003 Boston Marathon
  
  The 2003 Boston Marathon was the 107th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 21. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in a time of 2:10:11 hours and the women's race was won by Russia's Svetlana Zakharova in 2:25:20.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:10:11 |
  | | Benjamin Kimutai | Kenya | 2:10:34 |
  | | Martin Lel | Kenya | 2:11:11 |
  | 4 | Timothy Cherigat | Kenya | 2:11:28 |
  | 5 | Christopher Cheboiboch | Kenya | 2:12:45 |
  | 6 | Fedor Ryzhov | Russia | 2:15:29 |
  | 7 | Rodgers Rop | Kenya | 2:16:14 |
  | 8 | David Busienei | Kenya | 2:16:16 |
  | 9 | Elly Rono | Kenya | 2:17:00 |
  | 10 | Eddy Hellebuyck | United States | 2:17:18 |
  | 11 | Laban Kipkemboi | Kenya | 2:17:50 |
  | 12 | Silvio Guerra | Ecuador | 2:18:31 |
  | 13 | Karl Rasmussen | Norway | 2:18:55 |
  | 14 | Salvatore Bettiol | Italy | 2:22:06 |
  | 15 | Diego Colorado | Colombia | 2:23:59 |
  | 16 | Wiesław Perszke | Poland | 2:29:00 |
  | 17 | Gennadiy Temnikov | Russia | 2:29:56 |
  | 18 | Ken Pliska | United States | 2:30:12 |
  | 19 | Robert Dickie | United States | 2:30:21 |
  | 20 | James Lander | United States | 2:30:25 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Svetlana Zakharova | Russia | 2:25:20 |
  | | Lyubov Denisova | Russia | 2:26:51 |
  | | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 2:27:20 |
  | 4 | Margaret Okayo | Kenya | 2:27:39 |
  | 5 | Marla Runyan | United States | 2:30:28 |
  | 6 | Albina Mayorova | Russia | 2:30:57 |
  | 7 | Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova | Russia | 2:31:30 |
  | 8 | Milena Glusac | United States | 2:37:32 |
  | 9 | Jill Gaitenby | United States | 2:38:19 |
  | 10 | Esther Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:38:43 |
  | 11 | Gitte Karlshøj | Denmark | 2:40:52 |
  | 12 | Emily Levan | United States | 2:41:37 |
  | 13 | Alysun Deckert | United States | 2:47:19 |
  | 14 | Maribel Burgos | Puerto Rico | 2:48:03 |
  | 15 | Cori Mooney | United States | 2:48:29 |
  