Events in Sport
- 1970-09-13 New York City Marathon: inaugural event won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38
- 1972-10-01 New York City Marathon: men's event won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52; Nina Kuscsik wins women's race in 3:08:41
- 1973-09-30 New York City Marathon: American Nina Kuscsik retains her crown in 2:57:07; Tom Fleming wins men's race in 2:21:54
- 1974-09-29 New York City Marathon: Norbert Sander wins men's race in 2:26:30; Katherine Switzer takes out women's event in 3:07:29
- 1975-09-28 New York City Marathon: Tom Fleming claims men's title in 2:19:27; Kim Merritt wins women's event in 2:46:14
New York City Marathon
1976-10-24 New York City Marathon: American Bill Rodgers wins his first title in 2:10:10; Miki Gorman takes out women's race in 2:39:11
- 1977-10-23 New York City Marathon: defending champion Bill Rodgers wins in 2:11:38; Miki Gorman retains women's title in 2:43:10
- 1979-10-21 New York City Marathon: Bill Rodgers wins 4th straight men's title in 2:11:42; defending champion Grete Waitz of Norway takes out women's event in 2:27:33
New York City Marathon
1981-10-25 New York City Marathon: defending champion Alberto Salazar retains crown in 2:08:13; Allison Roe of New Zealand takes out women's race in 2:25:29
- 1982-10-24 13th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29
- 1983-10-23 14th NYC Marathon won by Rod Dixon in 2:08:59
- 1984-10-28 15th NYC Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53
- 1985-10-27 16th NYC Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34
- 1989-11-05 20th NYC Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01
- 1990-11-04 21st NYC Marathon won by Douglas Wakiihuri in 2:12:39
- 1991-11-03 New York City Marathon: Salvador Garcia of Mexico men's champion in 2:09:28; Liz McColgan of Scotland wins women's title, 2:27.0
- 1992-11-01 New York City Marathon: Willie Mtolo of South Africa wins men's race, 2:09:29; Australian Lisa Ondieki women's champion, 2:24:40
- 1993-11-14 24th NYC Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04
- 1994-11-06 25th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21
- 1995-11-12 26th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00
- 1996-11-03 New York City Marathon: Giacomo Leone of Italy, man's champion in 2:09:54; Anuta Catuna of Romania takes women's title in 2:28:18
- 1997-11-02 New York City Marathon: John Kagwe of Kenya wins men's race in 2:08:12; Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switzerland women's champion in 2:28:43
Birthdays in Sport
Bill Rodgers (76 years old)
1947-12-23 American athlete (Boston Marathon 1975, 78, 79, 80; NYC Marathon 1976, 77, 78, 79; Fukuoka Marathon 1977), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Grete Waitz (1953-2011)
1953-10-01 Norwegian long distance athlete (9 x NYC Marathon titles; World C'ship gold 1983; 5 x gold World Cross Country; WR x 4), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1956-05-30 Allison Roe, New Zealand athlete (NYC Marathon, Boston 1981; Seoul 1982), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Alberto Salazar (65 years old)
1958-08-07 American track coach and long distance runner (NYC Marathon 1980-82, Boston 1982), born in Havana, Cuba
Deaths in Sport
Grete Waitz (1953-2011)
2011-04-19 Norwegian long distance athlete (9 x NYC Marathon titles; World C'ship gold 1983; 5 x gold World Cross Country; WR x 4), dies of cancer at 57