Women's Open
| Year | Athlete | Country/State | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Gibb, RobertaBobbi Gibb | United States United States (MA) | 3:21:40 | course record |
| 1967 | Gibb, RobertaBobbi Gibb | United States United States (CA) | 3:27:17 | 2nd victory |
| 1968 | Gibb, RobertaBobbi Gibb | United States United States (CA) | 3:30:00 | 3rd victory |
| 1969 | Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman | United States United States (MA) | 3:22:46 | |
| 1970 | Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman | United States United States (MA) | 3:05:07 | 2nd victory, course record |
| 1971 | Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman | United States United States (MA) | 3:08:30 | 3rd victory |
| 1972 | Kuscsik, NinaNina Kuscsik | United States United States (NY) | 3:10:26 | |
| 1973 | Hansen, JacquelineJacqueline Hansen | United States United States (CA) | 3:05:59 | |
| 1974 | Gorman, MikiMiki Gorman | United States United States (CA) | 2:47:11 | course record |
| 1975 | Winter, LianeLiane Winter | West Germany | 2:42:24 | world record, course record |
| 1976 | Merritt, KimKim Merritt | United States United States (WI) | 2:47:10 | |
| 1977 | Gorman, MikiMiki Gorman | United States United States (CA) | 2:48:33 | 2nd victory |
| 1978 | Barron, Gayle S.Gayle Barron | United States United States (GA) | 2:44:52 | |
| 1979 | Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit | United States United States (ME) | 2:35:15 | course record |
| 1980 | Gareau, JacquelineJacqueline Gareau | Canada | 2:34:28 | course record |
| 1981 | Roe, AllisonAllison Roe | New Zealand | 2:26:46 | course record |
| 1982 | Teske, CharlotteCharlotte Teske | West Germany | 2:29:33 | |
| 1983 | Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit | United States United States (ME) | 2:22:43 | 2nd victory, world record, course record |
| 1984 | Moller, LorraineLorraine Moller | New Zealand | 2:29.28 | |
| 1985 | Weidenbach, Lisa LarsenLisa Larsen Weidenbach | United States United States (MI) | 2:34.06 | |
| 1986 | Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:24:55 | |
| 1987 | Mota, RosaRosa Mota | Portugal | 2:25:21 | |
| 1988 | Mota, RosaRosa Mota | Portugal | 2:24:30 | 2nd victory |
| 1989 | Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:24:33 | 2nd victory |
| 1990 | Mota, RosaRosa Mota | Portugal | 2:25:24 | 3rd victory |
| 1991 | Panfil, WandaWanda Panfil | Poland | 2:24:18 | |
| 1992 | Markova, OlgaOlga Markova | Russia | 2:23:43 | |
| 1993 | Markova, OlgaOlga Markova | Russia | 2:25:27 | 2nd victory |
| 1994 | Pippig, UtaUta Pippig | Germany | 2:21:45 | course record |
| 1995 | Pippig, UtaUta Pippig | Germany | 2:25:11 | 2nd victory |
| 1996 | Pippig, UtaUta Pippig | Germany | 2:27:12 | 3rd victory |
| 1997 | Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba | Ethiopia | 2:26:23 | |
| 1998 | Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba | Ethiopia | 2:23:21 | 2nd victory |
| 1999 | Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba | Ethiopia | 2:23:25 | 3rd victory |
| 2000 | Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:26:11 | |
| 2001 | Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:23:53 | 2nd victory |
| 2002 | Okayo, MargaretMargaret Okayo | Kenya | 2:20:43 | course record |
| 2003 | Zakharova, SvetlanaSvetlana Zakharova | Russia | 2:25:19 | |
| 2004 | Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:24:27 | 3rd victory |
| 2005 | Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:25:12 | 4th victory |
| 2006 | Jeptoo, RitaRita Jeptoo | Kenya | 2:23:38 | |
| 2007 | Grigoryeva, LidiyaLidiya Grigoryeva | Russia | 2:29:18 | |
| 2008 | Tune, DireDire Tune | Ethiopia | 2:25:25 | 2 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher |
| 2009 | Kosgei, SalinaSalina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:32:16 | 1 second ahead of 2nd place finisher |
| 2010 | Erkesso, TeybaTeyba Erkesso | Ethiopia | 2:26:11 | 3 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher |
| 2011 | Kilel, CarolineCaroline Kilel | Kenya | 2:22:36 | 2 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher |
| 2012 | Cherop, SharonSharon Cherop | Kenya | 2:31:50 | 2 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher |
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