The 1979 New York City Marathon was the 10th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on 21 October.
Results
Men Rank Athlete Country Time 1 Bill Rodgers 2:11:42 2 Kirk Pfeffer 2:13:09 3 Stephen Kenyon 2:13:30 4 Ian Thompson 2:13:43 5 Benji Durden 2:13:49 6 Jukka Toivola 2:14:00 7 Frank Shorter 2:16:15 8 Ron Tabb 2:16:28 9 Jon Peter Anderson 2:16:38 10 Oyvind Dahl 2:16:41
Women Rank Athlete Country Time 1 Grete Waitz 2:27:33 2 Gillian Adams 2:38:33 3 Jacqueline Gareau 2:39:06 4 Patti Lyons 2:40:19 5 Carol Gould 2:42:21 6 Vreni Forster 2:43:14 7 Suzanne Petersen 2:47:37 8 Sissel Grottenberg 2:47:50 9 Doreen Ennis 2:48:09 10 Vivian Soderholm 2:49:05
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