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Past Winners’ Notable Acomplishments

ver the years, a victory at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run has proven to be a stepping stone to
Osuccess at the Boston Marathon shortly thereafter. And some Cherry Blossom victors have gone on to
Olympic success in the same year. The table below lists Cherry Blossom winners who have distinguished
themselves at the Boston Marathon and/or Olympic Games.

Boston Marathon Champions

Name Country Won Cherry Blossom Won Boston
Men

Bill Rodgers USA ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘81 ‘75, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80
Greg Meyer USA ‘83 ‘83
Lelisa Desisa ETH ‘11 ‘13, ‘15
Name Country Won Cherry Blossom Won Boston
Women
Rosa Mota POR ‘84, ‘86 ‘87, ‘88, ‘90
Lisa Weidenbach USA ‘85, ‘89, ‘90 ‘85
Lidiya Grigoreyeva RUS ‘06 ‘07
Teyba Erkesso ETH ‘07 ‘10
Caroline Rotich KEN ‘13 ‘15

Olympic Medalist

Name Country Won Cherry Blossom Medal Event
Rosa Mota POR ‘84 3rd, ‘84; 1st, ‘88 Marathon
Richard Chelimo KEN ‘92 2nd, ‘92 10,000m
Lisa Martin AUS ‘97 2nd, ‘88 Marathon
Elana Meyer RSA ‘01 2nd, ‘92 10,000
Isabella Ochichi KEN ‘04 2nd, ‘04 5,000m

It’s hard to compete with Bill Rodgers’
four Cherry Blossom and four Boston
Marathon wins, but Rosa Mota’s three
Boston wins and two Olympic medals
may take the prize.

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