Boston Marathon
Boston MA/USA
Website: www.baa.org
Race Winners
(127 runnings, 126 runnings as a marathon)
2:21:38 2:21:01 2:25:09 --- 2:23:31 2:39:54 2:21:52 2:29:19 2:24:55 2:19:59 2:26:25 2:31:50 2:22:36 2:26:11 2:32:16 2:25:25 16 Apr 2007
2:14:13
2:29:18
17 Apr 2006
2:07:14
2:23:38
18 Apr 2005
2:11:45
2:25:13
19 Apr 2004
2:10:37
2:24:27
21 Apr 2003
2:10:11
2:25:20
15 Apr 2002
2:09:02
2:20:43
16 Apr 2001
2:09:43
2:23:53
17 Apr 2000
2:09:47
2:26:11
19 Apr
1999
2:09:52
2:23:25
20 Apr
1998
2:07:34
2:23:21
21 Apr
1997
2:10:34
2:26:23
15 Apr
1996
2:09:16
2:27:13
17 Apr 1995
2:09:22
2:25:11
18 Apr
1994
2:07:15
2:21:45
19 Apr
1993
2:09:33
2:25:27
20 Apr
1992
2:08:14
2:23:43
15 Apr
1991
2:11:06
2:24:18
16 Apr
1990
2:08:19
2:25:24
17 Apr
1989
2:09:06
2:24:33
18 Apr
1988
2:08:43
2:24:30
20 Apr
1987
2:11:50
2:25:21
21 Apr
1986
2:07:51
2:24:55
15 Apr
1985
2:14:05
2:34:06
16 Apr
1984
2:10:34
2:29:28
18 Apr
1983
2:09:01
2:22:43
19 Apr
1982
2:08:52
2:29:34
20 Apr
1981
2:09:27
2:26:46
21 Apr
1980
2:12:11
2:34:28
16 Apr
1979
2:09:28
2:35:16
17 Apr
1978
2:10:14
2:44:53
18 Apr
1977
2:14:46
2:48:33
19 Apr
1976
2:20:19
2:47:10
21 Apr
1975
2:09:56
2:42:25
15 Apr
1974
2:13:40
2:47:12
16 Apr
1973
2:16:03
3:05:59.2
17 Apr
1972
2:15:39
3:10:26.4
19 Apr
1971
2:18:45
3:08:30
20 Apr
1970
2:10:31
3:05:08
21 Apr
1969
2:13:49
3:22:46
19 Apr
1968
2:22:17
3:40:
19 Apr
1967
2:15:45
3:27:17
19 Apr
1966
2:17:11
3:21:25
19 Apr
1965
2:16:33
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20 Apr
1964
2:19:59
19 Apr
1963
2:18:58
19 Apr
1962
2:23:48
19 Apr
1961
2:23:29
19 Apr
1960
2:20:54
20 Apr
1959
2:22:42
19 Apr
1958
2:25:54
20 Apr
1957
2:20:05
19 Apr
1956
2:14:14
19 Apr
1955
2:18:22
19 Apr
1954
2:20:39
20 Apr
1953
2:18:51
19 Apr
1952
2:31:53
19 Apr
1951
2:27:45
19 Apr
1950
2:32:39
19 Apr
1949
2:31:51
19 Apr
1948
2:31:02
19 Apr
1947
2:25:39
20 Apr
1946
2:29:27
19 Apr
1945
2:30:40.2
19 Apr
1944
2:31:50.4 18 Apr
1943
2:28:25.8
19 Apr
1942
2:26:51.2
19 Apr
1941
2:30:38
19 Apr
1940
2:28:28.6
19 Apr
1939
2:28:51.8
19 Apr
1938
2:35:34.8
19 Apr
1937
2:33:20
20 Apr
1936
2:33:40.8
19 Apr
1935
2:32:07.4
19 Apr
1934
2:32:53.8
19 Apr
1933
2:31:01.6
19 Apr
1932
2:33:36.4
20 Apr
1931
2:46:45
19 Apr
1930
2:34:48
19 Apr
1929
2:33:08
19 Apr
1928
2:37:07
19 Apr
1927
2:40:22.2
19 Apr
1926
2:25:40.4
20 Apr
1925
2:33:00.6
19 Apr
1924
2:29:40.2
19 Apr
1923
2:23:47.4 19 Apr
1922
2:18:10
19 Apr
1921
2:18:58
19 Apr
1920
2:29:31.2
19 Apr
1919
2:29:13.4
19 Apr
1918
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19 Apr
1917
2:28:37.2
19 Apr
1916
2:27:16.4
19 Apr
1915
2:31:41.2
20 Apr
1914
2:25:01
19 Apr
1913
2:25:14.8
19 Apr
1912
2:21:18.2
19 Apr
1911
2:21:39.6
19 Apr
1910
2:28:52.4
19 Apr
1909
2:53:36.8
20 Apr
1908
2:25:44
19 Apr
1907
2:24:24
19 Apr
1906
2:45:45
19 Apr
1905
2:38:26
19 Apr
1904
2:38:05
20 Apr
1903
2:41:30
19 Apr
1902
2:43:16u
19 Apr
1901
2:29:24
19 Apr
1900
2:39:45
19 Apr
1899
2:54:38
19 Apr
1898
2:42:
19 Apr
1897
2:55:10
Notes: 1897 was the inaugural year. Women were not officially allowed to enter until the 1972 race. In 1967, Gibb
was forced off the course just steps before finishing. In 2014, Rita
Cheptoo Sitienei (KEN) ran 2:18:57 as the first woman finisher but was later
disqualifed for drug use.
17 Apr
2023
2:05:54
Evans Chebet--2
Hellen Obiri (KEN)
18 Apr
2022
2:06:51
Evans Chebet (KEN)
Peres Jepchirchir (KEN)
11 Oct
2021
2:09:21
Benson Kipruto (KEN)
Edna Kiplagat--2
20 Apr
2020
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Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
15 Apr
2019
2:07:58
Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
Worknesh Degefa (ETH)
16 Apr
2018
2:15:58
Yuki Kawauchi (JPN)
Desiree Linden (USA)
17 Apr
2017
2:09:37
Geoffrey Kirui Kipkorir (KEN)
Edna Kiplagat (KEN)
18 Apr
2016
2:12:45
Lemi Berhanu Hayle (ETH)
Atseda Baysa Tesema (ETH)
20 Apr
2015
2:09:17
Lelisa Desisa Benti-2
Caroline Rotich Cheptanui (KEN)
21 Apr
2014
2:08:37
Mebrahtom Keflezighi (CA/USA)
Bizunesh Deba Dejene (ETH)
15 Apr
2013
2:10:22
Lelisa Desisa Benti (ETH)
Rita Cheptoo Sitienei-2
16 Apr
2012
2:12:40
Wesley Korir (KEN)
Sharon Cherop Chemutai (KEN)
18 Apr
2011
2:03:02
Geoffrey Mutai Kiprono (KEN)
Caroline Cheptonui Kilel (KEN)
19 Apr
2010
2:05:52
Robert Cheruiyot Kiprono (KEN)
Teyiba Erkiso Waka (ETH)
20 Apr
2009
2:08:42
Deribe Mergia Ejigu (ETH)
Salina Kosgei Chebet (KEN)
21 Apr
2008
2:07:46
Robert Cheruiyot
Kipkoech-4
Dire Tune (ETH)
Robert Cheruiyot Kipkoech-3
Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) (nc)
Robert Cheruiyot Kipkoech-2
Rita Cheptoo
Sitienei (KEN)
Hailu Neguse (ETH)
Catherine Ndereba-4
Timothy Cherigat (KEN)
Catherine Ndereba-3
Robert Cheruiyot Kipkoech (KEN)
Svetlana Zakharova (RUS)
Rogers Rop (KEN)
Margaret Okayo (KEN)
Bong-Ju Lee (KOR)
Catherine Ndereba-2
Elijah Lagat (KEN)
Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
Joseph Chebet (KEN)
Fatuma Roba-3
Moses Tanui-2
Fatuma Roba-2
Lameck Aguta (KEN)
Fatuma Roba (ETH)
Moses Tanui (KEN)
Uta Pippig-3
Cosmas Ndeti-3
Uta Pippig-2
Cosmas Ndeti-2
Uta Pippig (GER)
Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)
Olga Markova-2
Ibrahim Hussein-3
Olga Markova (RUS)
Ibrahim Hussein-2
Wanda Panfil (POL)
Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
Rosa Mota-3
Abebe Mekonnen (ETH)
Ingrid Kristiansen-2
Ibrahim Hussein (KEN)
Rosa Mota-2
Toshihiko Seko-2
Rosa Mota (POR)
Rob deCastella (AUS)
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
Geoff Smith-2
Lisa Rainsberger (USA)
Geoff Smith (ENG)
Lorraine Moller (NZL)
Greg Meyer (MI/USA)
Joan Samuelson-2
Alberto Salazar (USA)
Charlotte Teske (GER)
Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
Allison Roe (NZL)
Bill Rodgers-4
Jacqueline Gareau (CAN)
Bill Rodgers-3
Joan Samuelson (ME/USA)
Bill Rodgers-2
Gayle Barron (GA/USA)
Jerome Drayton (CAN)
Michiko Gorman-2
Jack Fultz (USA)
Kim Merritt (WI/USA)
Bill Rodgers (MA/USA)
Liane Winter (GER)
Neil Cusack (IRL)
Michiko Gorman (CA/USA)
Jon Anderson (OR/USA)
Jacqueline Hansen (CA/USA)
Olavi Suomalainen (FIN)
Nina Kuscsik (NY/USA)
Alvaro Mejia Flores (COL)
Sara Mae Berman-3
Ron Hill (ENG)
Sara Mae Berman-2
Yoshiaki Unetani (JPN)
Sara Mae Berman (MA/USA)
Amby Burfoot (CT/USA)
Roberta-Louise Gibb-3
David McKenzie (NZL)
Roberta-Louise Gibb-2
Kenji Kimihara (JPN)
Roberta-Louise Gibb (MA/USA)
Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
Aurele Vandendriessche-2
Aurele Vandendriessche (BEL)
Eino I Oksanen-3
Eino I Oksanen-2
Paavo E Kotila (FIN)
Eino I Oksanen (FIN)
Franjo Mihalic (SER)
Johnny J Kelley (MA/USA)
Antti Viskari (FIN)
Hideo Hamamura (JPN)
Veikko L Karvonen (FIN)
Keizo Yamada (JPN)
Doroteo Flores (GUA)
Shigeki Tanaka (JPN)
Ham Kee-Yong (KOR)
K Gosta Leandersson (SWE)
Gerry A Cote-4
Yun-Bok Suh (KOR)
Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE)
Johnny A Kelley-2
Gérard Coté-3
Gérard Coté-2
Bernard Joseph Smith (MA/USA)
Les S Pawson-3
Gérard Coté (PQ/CAN)
Ellison "Tarzan" Brown-2
Les S Pawson-2
Walter Young (PQ/CAN)
Ellison "Tarzan" Brown (USA)
Johnny A Kelley (MA/USA)
Dave Komonen (FIN)
Leslie Pawson (RI/USA)
Paul deBruyn (GER)
Jimmy P Henigan (MA/USA)
Clarence H DeMar-7
Johnny C Miles-2
(nc)
Clarence H DeMar-6
(nc)
Clarence H DeMar-5
Johnny C Miles (ON/CAN)
Charles Mellor (IL/USA)
(nc)
Clarence H DeMar-4
Clarence H DeMar-3
Clarence H DeMar-2
Frank Zuna (NY/USA)
Panyotis Trivoulides (GRE)
Carl Linder (MA/USA)
USA military relay teams only
William
Kennedy (IL/USA)
Arthur Roth (MA/USA)
Edouard Fabre (PQ/CAN)
James Duffy (ON/CAN)
Fritz Carlson (MN/USA)
Mike J Ryan (NY/USA)
Clarence DeMar (MA/USA)
Fred Cameron (NS/CAN)
Henri Renaud (USA)
Thomas Morrissey (NY/USA)
Tom Longboat (CAN)
Tim Ford (MA/USA)
Fred Lorz (USA)
Mike Spring (USA)
John C Lorden (USA)
Sammy A Mellor Jr (USA)
Jack P Caffery-2
Jack P Caffery (CAN)
Lawrence Brignoli (MA/USA)
Ron J MacDonald (CAN)
John J McDermott (USA)
(nc) => national championship
2007 Deena Kastor was the national champion (5th, 2:35:09)
1929 Clarence DeMar was the national champion (9th place, 2:43:47)
u => time is uncertain.
Race distances:
1897 1898-1923
23.9 => ~23.1 mi
38.5 => ~37 km
1924-1926
~24.8 mi
~40 km
1927-1956
26.22 => 25.54 mi
42.2 => 41.1 km
1957-date
26.218 mi
42.195 km
Notes: Most early distances have been estimated from time comparisons for given runners on other courses, reported adjustments
to the courses, and other means. The 1897 course was laid out using bicycle cyclometers to be 25 miles however
a recent analysis of the original route by Hugh Farey indicates the distance was
23.93 mi (38.51 km). Measurements of the course were made in 1927 and again in 1957.
The 1957 measurement resulted in adding 1178 yds (0.67 mi or 1.08 km) to the existing course. The 1927 measurement
was state-of-the-art at that time and may be considered accurate. However, over the years, course alterations apparently
led to a gradual shortening of the course to 25.544 miles in 1957. The course for the 1957 and subsequent races
was at least the marathon distance (42.195 km) . The courses used for the 1963-1966 courses were reported to be
98 meters long; the 1985 course was reported to be 43.4 meters long. The courses used for the 1986 and subsequent
races include the short course prevention factor that "adds" 42.2 meters to the course to insure that
a validation measurement will not show the course to less than the marathon distance.
23.93 mi
38.51 km
Most Wins
(1897-date)
Men
7
Clarence DeMar (USA)
1911,1922-24,1927-28,1930
Women
4
Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
2000-01,2004-05
Prize Money
(ADR qualified runners)
Year Men Women Total 2018 373,000 373,000 746,000 2017 373,000 373,000 746,000 2016 373,000 373,000 746,000 2015 373,000 373,000 746,000 2014 373,000 398,000 771,000 2013 373,000 373,000 746,000 2012 372,700 373,000 745,700 2011 448,000 373,000 821,000 2010 398,000 373,000 771,000 2009 373,000 373,000 746,000 2008 373,000 373,000 746,000 2007 262,500 327,500 590,000 2006 287,500 262,100 549,600 2005 262,500 262,500 525,000 2004 242,500 242,500 485,000 2003 242,500 242,500 485,000 2002 242,500 275,000 517,500 2001 242,500 242,500 485,000 2000 242,500 242,500 485,000 1999 242,500 242,500 485,000 1998 242,500 242,500 485,000 1997 232,500 232,500 465,000 1996 279,000 279,000 558,000 1995 232,500 232,500 465,000 1994 237,250 237,250 474,500 1993 203,750 203,750 407,500 1992 196,000 193,500 389,500 1991 183,500 184,500 368,000 1990 174,000 164,000 338,000 1989 148,750 148,850 297,600 1988 156,250 154,750 311,000 1987 137,000 137,500 274,500 1986 157,000 123,000 280,000
Finishers
Year Men Women Total 2018 14203 11628 25471 2017 14439 11975 26413 2016 14471 12168 26639 2015 14588 12022 26610 2014 17523 14282 31805 2013 10638 7942 17580 2012 12588 8966 21554 2011 13806 10073 23879 2010 13072 9468 22540 2009 13547 9302 22849 2008 13028 8935 21963 2007 14344 9525 23869 2006 12063 7625 19688 2005 10894 6655 17549 2004 10504 6239 16743 2003 10737 6309 17046 2002 9149 5251 14400 2001 8586 4809 13395 2000 10207 5473 15680 1999 7511 3763 11274 1998 7149 3144 10293 1997 6414 2477 8891 1996 27371 8497 35868 1995 6409 1849 8258 1994 6353 1740 8093 1993 6013 1504 7517 1992 6562 1561 8123 1991 6291 1351 7642 1990 6516 1434 7950 1989 4239 865 5104 1988 4472 789 5261 1987 4576 793 5369 1986 3294 456 3750 1985 3472 459 3931 1984 4708 582 5290 1983 4833 555 5388 1982 4562 484 5046 1981 5074 516 5590 1980 3428 237 3665 1979 5662 296 5958 1978 3885 186 4071 1977 2227 102 2329 1976 1133 28 1161 1975 1820 28 1848 1974 1686 19 1705 1973 1388 6 1394 1972 1073 8 1081 1971 884 3 887 1970 1006 5 1011 1969 1149 3 1152 .... 1967 434 2 436 1966 414 1 415 1965 365 365 1964 130 130 1963 183 183 1962 113 113 1961 115 115 1960 83 83 .... 1953 92 92 .... 1948 51 51 1947 41 41 1946 33 33 1945 34 34 1944 33 33 1943 35 35 1942 46 46 1941 75 75 1940 98 98 .... 1935 33 33 .... 1919 15 15 .... 1908 92 92 1907 53 53 1906 45 45 .... 1900 26 26 1899 11 11 1898 30 30 1897 10 10
Last Updated on 19 Apr 2023