SALAZAR THIRD NYC MARATHON WIN NAMED 20th GREATEST MOMENT

 

 
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INDIANAPOLIS - National Track & Field Hall of Famer Alberto Salazar winning his third consecutive New York City Marathon in 1982 was honored by USA Track & Field as the 20th greatest moment in U.S. track and field in the last 25 years.

Salazar's New York City 'hat trick' began with his win there in1980, which at that time was the fastest marathon debut in history of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 41 seconds. Following his 1981 win in 2:08:13, Salazar went on to win New York a third consecutive time in 1982 by surging ahead of Mexico's Rudolfo Gomez to finish the event in 2:09:29. Salazar's 1982 triumph is the most recent win by an American at the New York City Marathon.

An Olympian in 1980 and 1984, Salazar won the1982 Boston Marathon and set several American distance records during his career, ranging from 5,000 meters to the marathon. He was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2001.

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