Arguably the best distance runner of the 80s, Alberto Salazar won three straight marathons in 1980, 1981, 1982. In addition to his win at New York in 1982, Salazar also took home gold at the notorious Boston Marathon as well as a Silver medal at the World Cross Country Championships in Rome. In the 1981 NYC Marathon, Salazar set what would be an all-time personal best of 2:08:12 in the marathon.
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