Grete Waitz Won Her Fifth Consecutive New York City Marathon On this day, in 1986 Norwegian marathon runner Grete Waitz won her fifth consecutive New York City Marathon, she won nine of them in total. November 2, 1986 Sport: Track & Field Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? sports in this article Track & Field tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine