Jacqueline Gareau Explained

Fullname:Jacqueline Gareau
Birth Date:10 March 1953
Birth Place:L'Annonciation, Quebec, Canada
Country:Canada
Sport:Marathon

Jacqueline Gareau (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian runner who won the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1980. Gareau led the women's field for most of the race, only to find another runner, Rosie Ruiz, wearing the traditional victor's laurels when she crossed the finish line. Ruiz was later disqualified after it was determined she had cheated and did not run the entire race. Gareau was awarded the victory in a special ceremony one week later. Her official time for the 1980 marathon, 2:34:28, was the fastest time recorded for a woman in the event's history at the time.[1]

Gareau met Ruiz two years after the marathon as she prepared to run a 10K race in Miami, Florida. The encounter was brief and Ruiz refused (as she continued to do until her death) to concede that she did not win the 1980 marathon.

Gareau served as the Grand Marshal of the 2005 Boston Marathon and was allowed to "break the tape" in a special ceremony.[2] She married her former coach, Montreal banker Gilles Lapierre. She has a son, Yannick Lapierre, who participates in Nordic skiing.

Achievements

Representing
1978Marathon de l'Ile d'Orléans Île d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada1stMarathon2:59:15
1979Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1stMarathon2:47:58
1979Marathon International de Montréal (élite) Montreal, Quebec, Canada1stMarathon2:40:56
1979New York City, United States3rdMarathon2:39:06
1980Boston, United States1stMarathon2:34:28
Tokyo, Japan2ndMarathon2:30:58
1981Boston, United States5thMarathon2:31:27
1982Boston, United States2ndMarathon2:36:10
1983Boston, United States2ndMarathon2:29:28[3]
1983Helsinki, Finland5thMarathon2:32:35
1983Chicago, United States2ndMarathon2:31:36
1984L.A. International Marathon Los Angeles, United States1stMarathon2:31:57
1984Los Angeles, United States - MarathonDNF
1987Marathon international de Montréal Montreal, Canada1stMarathon2:32:51
1988London, England6thMarathon
1988Duluth, United States1stMarathon2:43:27

Notes and References

  1. News: Seko Clocks A Boston Record . AP . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . April 21, 1981 . 19. January 13, 2011 .
  2. News: Upstaged by Ruiz, Gareau Gets Her Boston Marathon Glory 25 Years Later. Star-Herald. Scottsbluff, Nebraska. April 10, 2005. 19. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Race: Boston . ARRS . 7 September 2017 . 10 September 2017.