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Stylianos "Stelios" Kyriakides (Greek: Στυλιανός «Στέλιος» Κυριακίδης; 15 January 1910 (OS/NS) – 10 December 1987) was a Greek Cypriot marathon runner who came first at the Boston Marathon in 1946, with the aim of raising money to provide food and shelter to the Greeks, who were experiencing severe poverty after the Second World War and Greek Civil War.
The Boston Marathon was originally a local event, but its fame and status have attracted runners from all over the world. For most of its history, the Boston Marathon was a free event, and the only prize awarded for winning the race was a wreath woven from olive branches. [11]
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Competitors during the 2014 Orlen Warsaw Marathon Aerial view of runners in the Kigali International Peace Marathon in Rwanda, 2019 Participant at the 2016 Boston Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42 km 195 m ( c. 26 mi 385 yd), [ 1 ] usually run as a road race , but the distance can be covered on trail routes.
The 1989 Boston Marathon was the 93rd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 17.The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Abebe Mekonnen in a time of 2:09:06 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:24:33.
For the past 100 years, the Boston Marathon has started in Hopkinton before going through MetroWest and into Boston.
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