Alberto Salazar Wins New York City Marathon On this day, in 1980 Cuban born long-distance runner Alberto Salazar won the first of his three consecutive New York City marathons in a time of 2 hours 9 minutes 41 seconds. October 26, 1980 Sport: Track & Field Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Track & Field tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine