The 1976 New York City Marathon was the 7th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on .
After running in this race, Catalan chemist Ramón Oliu was inspired to organize the first marathon in Catalonia, in Palafrugell in 1978.Revista Marathon: En Record Del Doctor Pere Pujol – Atletisme.Cat42 EDITIONS OF THE MARATHON OF BARCELONA – Blog Zurich Marató de Barcelona This race was also the first popular marathon in Spain, and eventually became the Barcelona Marathon.
Results
Men Rank Athlete Country Time 1 Bill Rodgers 2:10:09 2 Frank Shorter 2:13:12 3 Christopher Stewart 2:13:21 4 Richard Hughson 2:16:10 5 Pekka Päivärinta 2:16:17 6 Tom Fleming 2:16:52 7 Carl Hatfield 2:17:26 8 Daniel McDaid 2:17:48 9 Günther Mielke 2:18:16 10 Ron Hill 2:19:43
Women Rank Athlete Country Time 1 Miki Gorman 2:39:11 2 Doris Brown 2:53:03 3 Toshiko D'Elia 3:08:17 4 Lauri Pedrinan 3:15:50 5 Cheryl Norton 3:18:50 6 Louise Weschler 3:19:11 7 Nina Kuscsik 3:20:08 8 Elizabeth Curtin 3:22:26 9 Toni Plantamura 3:22:29 10 Jane Killion 3:25:02
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