Road Road championships · since 1897 
Boston, United States of America 20 Apr 1998
1998 Boston Marathon
Boston, United States of America 20 Apr 1998- events
- 2
- medals awarded
- 6
- nations on the podium
- 5
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Medal table
5 nations · 6 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya KEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 |  Ethiopia ETH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Poland POL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Romania ROU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Republic of South Africa RSA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
About this edition
Centennial champion Moses Tanui overcame a seemingly insurmountable 11-second deficit at the 35K mark to capture his second title and register the third-fastest time on the course. Just three seconds later, his countryman Joseph Chebet crossed the line, while Gert Thys was third, marking the first time in the history of the sport that three men broke the 2:08 barrier. On the women’s side, Fatuma Roba successfully defended her title with a sizzling 2:23:21. The masters division saw Andrey Kuznetsov turn in the masters’ third-fastest time on the course (2:15:27), while Floridian Cindy Barber-Keeler (2:39:49) rounded out the list of champions.