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Ernst F. Van Dyk in 2014 Boston Marathon
Ernst van Dyk has won the Boston Marathon 10 times, more than any other athlete.

The Boston Marathon is a super famous long-distance running race held in Massachusetts, USA. It's about 26.2-mile (42.2 km) long. This race is special because it's the oldest yearly marathon in the world, starting way back in 1897! It's also one of the six biggest marathons globally, called World Marathon Majors.

The Boston Marathon usually happens on the third Monday in April, which is a holiday called Patriots' Day. In the very first race, only 15 men ran, and John McDermott was the winner. The race has only been canceled twice: once in 1918 because of World War I, and again in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many different countries have had winners in the Boston Marathon. American men have won the most times (43 wins), followed by Kenyan men (26 wins), and Canadian men (16 wins). For women, Kenyan runners have won 17 times, American women 16 times, and Ethiopian women 8 times. A super successful athlete is Ernst van Dyk, who has won the men's wheelchair race 10 times! The fastest times on the current course belong to Geoffrey Mutai (men), Sharon Lokedi (women), Marcel Hug (men's wheelchair), and Manuela Schär (women's wheelchair).

History of Winners

Early Champions

Clarence DeMar is a legend! He won the men's race seven times, which is more than any other runner. His first win was in 1911, and his last was in 1930.

For a long time, women weren't officially allowed to run the Boston Marathon. But some brave women started running unofficially in 1966, even though it was against the rules. The first woman to finish the race was Bobbi Gibb in 1966. Later, in 1996, the first six unofficial wins by women (from 1966 to 1971) were officially recognized. In 1972, Nina Kuscsik became the first official female winner. Catherine Ndereba has won the women's race four times, which is the most in that division.

Wheelchair and Handcycle Divisions

The Boston Marathon was also the first major marathon to include a wheelchair division, starting in 1975. Robert Hall won that first official wheelchair race. However, the very first person to complete the race in a wheelchair was Eugene Roberts in 1970. The first woman to finish in a wheelchair was Sharon Rahn in 1977.

As mentioned, Ernst van Dyk has won the men's wheelchair division an amazing 10 times. For the women's wheelchair division, Jean Driscoll holds the record with seven wins, and she also holds the record for the most wins in a row (seven!).

More recently, a handcyclist division was officially added in 2017, though handcyclists had participated before that. Tom Davis has won the first three men's handcycle races and holds the course record. Alicia Dana has won the women's handcycle race three times, setting a new course record each time.

Course Records and World Records

The Boston Marathon course is known for being quite hilly and goes from one point to another, not in a loop. Because of this, it's not usually the place where new world records are set.

Only one men's world record has been officially recognized at Boston: Suh Yun-bok set it in 1947 with a time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 39 seconds. Some other fast times were set, but later it was found the course was a bit too short, so those records didn't count.

In 1975, Liane Winter set a women's world record, helped by a strong tailwind. Eight years later, in 1983, Joan Benoit broke a world record that had just been set the day before at the London Marathon!

Since 1990, the Boston Marathon hasn't been eligible for official world records because the start and finish lines are too far apart, and the course goes mostly downhill. Even so, in 2011, Geoffrey Mutai ran the fastest marathon ever at that time, finishing in 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 2 seconds. This was even faster than the official world record at the time!

Winners

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Men's open division

John J. McDermott
John McDermott won the first Boston Marathon in 1897.
Clarence DeMar 1
Clarence DeMar has won the Boston Marathon seven times, more than any other runner in the Men's open division.
Suh Yun-bok
Suh Yun-bok set a world record at the 1947 Boston Marathon.
John Kelley marathon 1959
John J. Kelley won the 1957 Boston Marathon with a course record.
Aurèle Vandendriessche 1964
Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in 1963 and 1964.
Ron Hill 1975
Ron Hill set a course record at the 1970 Boston Marathon.
Bill Rodgers 1977
Bill Rodgers won the race four times between 1975 and 1980.
Robert-Cheruiyot-Boston-Marathon-2008
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the race four times, and set two course records.
Berlin-Marathon 2015 Runners 5
Geoffrey Mutai holds the current course record, 2:03:02, set in 2011.
Winners: Men's open division
Year Winner Country Time Distance Notes
1897 McDermott, JohnJohn McDermott  United States 2:55:10 24.5 miles (39.4 km) Starting line in Ashland, Massachusetts
1898 MacDonald, RonaldRonald MacDonald  Canada 2:42:00
1899 Brignolia, LawrenceLawrence Brignolia  United States 2:54:38
1900 Caffery, JackJack Caffery  Canada 2:39:44
1901 Caffery, JackJack Caffery  Canada 2:29:23 Second victory
1902 Mellor, SammySammy Mellor  United States 2:43:12
1903 Lordan, JohnJohn Lordan  United States 2:41:29
1904 Spring, MichaelMichael Spring  United States 2:38:04
1905 Lorz, FrederickFrederick Lorz  United States 2:38:25
1906 Ford, TimothyTimothy Ford  United States 2:45:45
1907 Longboat, TomTom Longboat  Canada 2:24:24
1908 Morrissey, ThomasThomas Morrissey  United States 2:25:43
1909 Renaud, HenriHenri Renaud  United States 2:53:36
1910 S. Cameron, FredFred S. Cameron  Canada 2:28:52
1911 DeMar, ClarenceClarence DeMar  United States 2:21:39
1912 J. Ryan, MichaelMichael J. Ryan  United States 2:21:18
1913 Carlson, FritzFritz Carlson  United States 2:25:14
1914 Duffy, JimmyJimmy Duffy  Canada 2:25:14
1915 Fabre, ÉdouardÉdouard Fabre  Canada 2:31:41
1916 Roth, ArthurArthur Roth  United States 2:27:16
1917 Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy  United States 2:28:37
1918 Individual marathon canceled due to World War I 2:29:53 Ten-man ekiden was held over the course for military teams. Camp Devens was the winner.
1919 Linder, CarlCarl Linder  United States 2:29:13
1920 Trivoulidas, PanagiotisPanagiotis Trivoulidas  Greece 2:29:31
1921 Zuna, FrankFrank Zuna  United States 2:18:57
1922 DeMar, ClarenceClarence DeMar  United States 2:18:10 Second victory; 24.5-mile course record
1923 DeMar, ClarenceClarence DeMar  United States 2:23:47 Third victory
1924 DeMar, ClarenceClarence DeMar  United States 2:29:40 26.1 miles (42.0 km) Starting line moved to Hopkinton, Massachusetts; fourth victory for DeMar
1925 Mellor, CharlesCharles Mellor  United States 2:33:00
1926 Miles, JohnnyJohnny Miles  Canada 2:25:40
1927 DeMar, ClarenceClarence DeMar  United States 2:40:22 26.2 miles (42.2 km) Course record, fifth victory
1928 DeMar, ClarenceClarence DeMar  United States 2:37:07 Course record, sixth victory
1929 Miles, JohnnyJohnny Miles  Canada 2:33:08 Course record, second victory
1930 DeMar, ClarenceClarence DeMar  United States 2:34:48 Seventh victory
1931 Henigan, JamesJames Henigan  United States 2:46:45
1932 Bruyn, Paul dePaul de Bruyn  Germany 2:33:36
1933 Pawson, LesLes Pawson  United States 2:31:01 Course record
1934 Komonen, DaveDave Komonen  Canada 2:32:53
1935 Kelley, JohnnyJohnny Kelley  United States 2:32:07
1936 Brown, EllisonEllison Brown  United States 2:33:40
1937 Young, WalterWalter Young  Canada 2:33:20
1938 Pawson, LesLes Pawson  United States 2:35:34 Second victory
1939 Brown, EllisonEllison Brown  United States 2:28:51 Course record, second victory
1940 Côté, GérardGérard Côté  Canada 2:28:28 Course record
1941 Pawson, LesLes Pawson  United States 2:30:38 Third victory
1942 Smith, JoeJoe Smith  United States 2:26:51 Course record
1943 Côté, GérardGérard Côté  Canada 2:28:25 Second victory
1944 Côté, GérardGérard Côté  Canada 2:31:50 Third victory
1945 Kelley, JohnnyJohnny Kelley  United States 2:30:40 Second victory
1946 Kyriakides, StylianosStylianos Kyriakides  Greece 2:29:27
1947 Suh Yun-bok  South Korea 2:25:39 World record
1948 Côté, GérardGérard Côté  Canada 2:31:02 Fourth victory
1949 Leandersson, GöstaGösta Leandersson  Sweden 2:31:50
1950 Ham Kee-yong  South Korea 2:32:39
1951 Tanaka, ShigekiShigeki Tanaka  Japan 2:27:45 25.7 miles (41.4 km)
1952 Flores, MateoMateo Flores  Guatemala 2:31:53
1953 Yamada, KeizoKeizo Yamada  Japan 2:18:51 Considered a world record until it was discovered that the course was short.
1954 Karvonen, VeikkoVeikko Karvonen  Finland 2:20:39
1955 Hamamura, HideoHideo Hamamura  Japan 2:18:22
1956 Viskari, AnttiAntti Viskari  Finland 2:14:14 25.7-mile (41.4 km) course record; considered a world record until it was discovered that the course was short.
1957 Kelley, John J.John J. Kelley  United States 2:20:05 26.2 miles (42.2 km) Course record
1958 Mihalic, FranjoFranjo Mihalic  Yugoslavia 2:25:54
1959 Oksanen, EinoEino Oksanen  Finland 2:22:42
1960 Kotila, PaavoPaavo Kotila  Finland 2:20:54
1961 Oksanen, EinoEino Oksanen  Finland 2:23:39 Second victory
1962 Oksanen, EinoEino Oksanen  Finland 2:23:48 Third victory
1963 Vandendriessche, AurèleAurèle Vandendriessche  Belgium 2:18:58 Course record
1964 Vandendriessche, AurèleAurèle Vandendriessche  Belgium 2:19:59 Second victory
1965 Shigematsu, MorioMorio Shigematsu  Japan 2:16:33 Course record
1966 Kimihara, KenjiKenji Kimihara  Japan 2:17:11
1967 McKenzie, DaveDave McKenzie  New Zealand 2:15:45 Course record
1968 Burfoot, AmbyAmby Burfoot  United States 2:22:17
1969 Unetani, YoshiakiYoshiaki Unetani  Japan 2:13:49 Course record
1970 Hill, RonRon Hill  United Kingdom 2:10:30 Course record
1971 Mejía, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Mejía  Colombia 2:18:45
1972 Suomalainen, OlaviOlavi Suomalainen  Finland 2:15:39
1973 Anderson, JonJon Anderson  United States 2:16:03
1974 Cusack, NeilNeil Cusack  Ireland 2:13:39
1975 Rodgers, BillBill Rodgers  United States 2:09:55 Course record
1976 Fultz, JackJack Fultz  United States 2:20:19
1977 Drayton, JeromeJerome Drayton  Canada 2:14:46
1978 Rodgers, BillBill Rodgers  United States 2:10:13 Second victory
1979 Rodgers, BillBill Rodgers  United States 2:09:27 Course record, third victory
1980 Rodgers, BillBill Rodgers  United States 2:12:11 Fourth victory
1981 Seko, ToshihikoToshihiko Seko  Japan 2:09:26 Course record
1982 Salazar, AlbertoAlberto Salazar  United States 2:08:52 Course record
1983 Meyer, GregGreg Meyer  United States 2:09:00
1984 Smith, GeoffGeoff Smith  United Kingdom 2:10:34
1985 Smith, GeoffGeoff Smith  United Kingdom 2:14:05 Second victory
1986 de Castella, RobertRobert de Castella  Australia 2:07:51 Course record
1987 Seko, ToshihikoToshihiko Seko  Japan 2:11:50 Second victory
1988 Hussein, IbrahimIbrahim Hussein  Kenya 2:08:43
1989 Mekonnen, AbebeAbebe Mekonnen  Ethiopia 2:09:06
1990 Bordin, GelindoGelindo Bordin  Italy 2:08:19
1991 Hussein, IbrahimIbrahim Hussein  Kenya 2:11:06 Second victory
1992 Hussein, IbrahimIbrahim Hussein  Kenya 2:08:14 Third victory
1993 Ndeti, CosmasCosmas Ndeti  Kenya 2:09:33
1994 Ndeti, CosmasCosmas Ndeti  Kenya 2:07:15 Course record, second victory
1995 Ndeti, CosmasCosmas Ndeti  Kenya 2:09:22 Third victory
1996 Tanui, MosesMoses Tanui  Kenya 2:09:15
1997 Aguta, LameckLameck Aguta  Kenya 2:10:34
1998 Tanui, MosesMoses Tanui  Kenya 2:07:34 Second victory
1999 Chebet, JosephJoseph Chebet  Kenya 2:09:52
2000 Lagat, ElijahElijah Lagat  Kenya 2:09:47
2001 Lee Bong-ju  South Korea 2:09:43
2002 Rop, RodgersRodgers Rop  Kenya 2:09:02
2003 Cheruiyot, Robert KipkoechRobert Kipkoech Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:10:11
2004 Cherigat, TimothyTimothy Cherigat  Kenya 2:10:37
2005 Negussie, HailuHailu Negussie  Ethiopia 2:11:44
2006 Cheruiyot, Robert KipkoechRobert Kipkoech Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:07:14 Course record, second victory
2007 Cheruiyot, Robert KipkoechRobert Kipkoech Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:14:13 Third victory
2008 Cheruiyot, Robert KipkoechRobert Kipkoech Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:07:45 Fourth victory
2009 Merga, DeribaDeriba Merga  Ethiopia 2:08:42
2010 Cheruiyot, Robert KipronoRobert Kiprono Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:05:52 Course record
2011 Mutai, GeoffreyGeoffrey Mutai  Kenya 2:03:02 Current men's course record; world's fastest time
2012 Korir, WesleyWesley Korir  Kenya 2:12:40
2013 Desisa, LelisaLelisa Desisa  Ethiopia 2:10:22
2014 Keflezighi, MebMeb Keflezighi  United States 2:08:37
2015 Desisa, LelisaLelisa Desisa  Ethiopia 2:09:17 Second victory
2016 Lemi Berhanu Hayle  Ethiopia 2:12:45
2017 Kirui, GeoffreyGeoffrey Kirui  Kenya 2:09:37
2018 Kawauchi, YukiYuki Kawauchi  Japan 2:15:58
2019 Cherono, LawrenceLawrence Cherono  Kenya 2:07:57
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; "virtual alternative" held in September
2021 Kipruto, BensonBenson Kipruto  Kenya 2:09:51 26.2 miles (42.2 km) Held in October
2022 Chebet, EvansEvans Chebet  Kenya 2:06:51
2023 Chebet, EvansEvans Chebet  Kenya 2:05:54
2024 Lemma, SisaySisay Lemma  Ethiopia 2:06:17
2025 Korir, JohnJohn Korir  Kenya 2:04:45 Brother of 2012 winner Wesley Korir

Women's open division

Bobbi Gibb at the 26.2 Foundation
Bobbi Gibb, pictured in 2016, won the first three, unofficial, women's marathons.
Joan Benoit (9516901513)
Joan Benoit set a world record at the 1983 Boston Marathon.
Uta Pippig (c) Stephen Coz
Uta Pippig, pictured in 2019, won three consecutive Boston Marathons from 1994 to 1996.
Osaka07 D9M WMarathon Ndereba running
Catherine Ndereba won the Boston Marathon four times between 2000 and 2005.
Winners: Women's open division
Year Winner Country Time Notes
1966 Gibb, BobbiBobbi Gibb  United States 3:21:40 Unofficial era, course record
1967 Gibb, BobbiBobbi Gibb  United States 3:27:17 Unofficial era, second victory
1968 Gibb, BobbiBobbi Gibb  United States 3:30:00 Unofficial era, third victory
1969 Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman  United States 3:22:46 Unofficial era
1970 Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman  United States 3:05:07 Unofficial era, course record, second victory
1971 Berman, Sara MaeSara Mae Berman  United States 3:08:30 Unofficial era, third victory
1972 Kuscsik, NinaNina Kuscsik  United States 3:10:26 First year that women were officially sanctioned, official course record
1973 Hansen, JacquelineJacqueline Hansen  United States 3:05:59 Official course record
1974 Gorman, MikiMiki Gorman  United States 2:47:11 Course record
1975 Winter, LianeLiane Winter  Germany 2:42:24 World record. Represented the Federal Republic of Germany (commonly known as West Germany before 1990).
1976 Merritt, KimKim Merritt  United States 2:47:10
1977 Gorman, MikiMiki Gorman  United States 2:48:33 Second victory
1978 Barron, GayleGayle Barron  United States 2:44:52
1979 Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit  United States 2:35:15 Course record
1980 Gareau, JacquelineJacqueline Gareau  Canada 2:34:28 Course record; Rosie Ruiz was declared the winner of the 1980 race, but was later stripped of her win when it was discovered she did not run the entire race.
1981 Roe, AllisonAllison Roe  New Zealand 2:26:46 Course record
1982 Teske, CharlotteCharlotte Teske  Germany 2:29:33 Represented the Federal Republic of Germany (commonly known as West Germany before 1990).
1983 Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit  United States 2:22:43 World record, second victory
1984 Moller, LorraineLorraine Moller  New Zealand 2:29:28
1985 Weidenbach, Lisa LarsenLisa Larsen Weidenbach  United States 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 Second victory
1989 Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:24:33 Second victory
1990 Mota, RosaRosa Mota  Portugal 2:25:24 Third 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 Second victory
1994 Pippig, UtaUta Pippig  Germany 2:21:45 Course record
1995 Pippig, UtaUta Pippig  Germany 2:25:11 Second victory
1996 Pippig, UtaUta Pippig  Germany 2:27:12 Third victory
1997 Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba  Ethiopia 2:26:23
1998 Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba  Ethiopia 2:23:21 Second victory
1999 Roba, FatumaFatuma Roba  Ethiopia 2:23:25 Third victory
2000 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba  Kenya 2:26:11
2001 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba  Kenya 2:23:53 Second 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 Third victory
2005 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba  Kenya 2:25:12 Fourth 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
2009 Kosgei, SalinaSalina Kosgei  Kenya 2:32:16
2010 Erkesso, TeybaTeyba Erkesso  Ethiopia 2:26:11
2011 Kilel, CarolineCaroline Kilel  Kenya 2:22:36
2012 Cherop, SharonSharon Cherop  Kenya 2:31:50
2013 Jeptoo, RitaRita Jeptoo  Kenya 2:26:25 Second victory
2014 Deba, BuzuneshBuzunesh Deba  Ethiopia 2:19:59 Course record; Rita Jeptoo originally won the 2014 race, but was subsequently disqualified for taking performance-enhancing drugs.
2015 Rotich, CarolineCaroline Rotich  Kenya 2:24:55
2016 Bayisa, AtsedeAtsede Bayisa  Ethiopia 2:29:19
2017 Kiplagat, EdnaEdna Kiplagat  Kenya 2:21:52
2018 Linden, DesireeDesiree Linden  United States 2:39:54
2019 Degefa, WorkneshWorknesh Degefa  Ethiopia 2:23:31
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; "virtual alternative" held in September
2021 Kiplagat, EdnaEdna Kiplagat  Kenya 2:25:09 Held in October; on-course winner Diana Kipyokei was later disqualified for doping.
2022 Jepchirchir, PeresPeres Jepchirchir  Kenya 2:21:01
2023 Obiri, HellenHellen Obiri  Kenya 2:21:38
2024 Obiri, HellenHellen Obiri  Kenya 2:22:37 Second victory
2025 Lokedi, SharonSharon Lokedi  Kenya 2:17:22 Current course record

Men's wheelchair division

André Viger (9519687500)
André Viger won the men's wheelchair division three times between 1984 and 1987.
Flickr - CarolineG2011 - Great guns at the T54 London Paralympic marathon
Heinz Frei's 1994 course record stood for ten years.
Nietlispach
Franz Nietlispach won the race five times in six years.
2017 London Marathon - Josh Cassidy (3)
Joshua Cassidy set a course record at the 2012 Boston Marathon.
Marcel Hug Boston Marathon
Marcel Hug has won the race eight times, and holds the current course record.
Winners: Men's wheelchair division
Year Winner Country Time Notes
1975 Hall, RobertRobert Hall  United States 2:58:00 Course record
1976 No competitors
1977 Hall, RobertRobert Hall  United States 2:40:10 Course record, second victory
1978 Murray, GeorgeGeorge Murray  United States 2:26:57 Not listed as a course record by BAA
1979 Archer, KenKen Archer  United States 2:38:59 Not listed as a course record by BAA
1980 Brinkman, CurtCurt Brinkman  United States 1:55:00 Course record
1981 Martinson, JimJim Martinson  United States 2:00:41
1982 Knaub, JimJim Knaub  United States 1:51:31
1983 Knaub, JimJim Knaub  United States 1:47:10 Course record, second victory
1984 Viger, AndréAndré Viger  Canada 2:05:20
1985 Murray, GeorgeGeorge Murray  United States 1:45:34 Course record, second victory
1986 Viger, AndréAndré Viger  Canada 1:43:25 Course record, second victory
1987 Viger, AndréAndré Viger  Canada 1:55:42 Third victory
1988 Badid, MustangsMustangs Badid  France 1:43:19 Course record
1989 Couprie, PhilippePhilippe Couprie  France 1:36:04 Course record
1990 Badid, MustaphaMustapha Badid  France 1:29:53 Course record, second victory
1991 Knaub, JimJim Knaub  United States 1:30:44 Third victory
1992 Knaub, JimJim Knaub  United States 1:26:28 Course record, fourth victory
1993 Knaub, JimJim Knaub  United States 1:22:17 Course record, fifth victory
1994 Frei, HeinzHeinz Frei  Switzerland 1:21:23 Course record
1995 Nietlispach, FranzFranz Nietlispach  Switzerland 1:25:59
1996 Frei, HeinzHeinz Frei  Switzerland 1:30:14 Second victory
1997 Nietlispach, FranzFranz Nietlispach  Switzerland 1:28:14 Second victory
1998 Nietlispach, FranzFranz Nietlispach  Switzerland 1:21:52 Third victory
1999 Nietlispach, FranzFranz Nietlispach  Switzerland 1:21:36 Fourth victory
2000 Nietlispach, FranzFranz Nietlispach  Switzerland 1:33:32 Fifth victory
2001 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:25:12
2002 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:23:19 Second victory
2003 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:28:32 Third victory
2004 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:18:27 Course record, fourth victory
2005 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:24:11 Fifth victory
2006 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:25:29 Sixth victory
2007 Soejima, MasazumiMasazumi Soejima  Japan 1:29:16
2008 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:26:49 Seventh victory
2009 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:33:29 Eighth victory
2010 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:26:53 Ninth victory
2011 Soejima, MasazumiMasazumi Soejima  Japan 1:18:50 Second victory
2012 Cassidy, JoshuaJoshua Cassidy  Canada 1:18:25 Course record
2013 Yamamoto, HiroyukiHiroyuki Yamamoto  Japan 1:25:33
2014 van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk  South Africa 1:20:36 Tenth victory
2015 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:29:53
2016 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:24:01 Second victory
2017 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:18:03 Course record, third victory
2018 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:46:26 Fourth victory
2019 Romanchuk, DanielDaniel Romanchuk  United States 1:21:36
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:18:11 Fifth victory
2022 Romanchuk, DanielDaniel Romanchuk  United States 1:26:58 Second victory
2023 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:17:06 Course record, sixth victory
2024 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:15:35 Current course record, seventh victory
2025 Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug  Switzerland 1:21:34 Eighth victory

Women's wheelchair division

61 ACPS Atlanta 1996 Track Louise Sauvage
Louise Sauvage won the women's wheelchair division in three consecutive Boston Marathons, between 1997 and 1999.
Edith Wolf at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Edith Hunkeler won the race twice, in 2002 and 2006.
London Marathon 2014 - Wakako Tsuchida & Manuela Schar
Wakako Tsuchida won the race in five consecutive years from 2007 to 2011.
Tatyana Mcfadden2
Tatyana McFadden won the race five times between 2013 and 2018.
Manuela Schär
Manuela Schär holds the current course record, 1:28:17, set in 2017.
Winners: Women's wheelchair division
Year Winner Country Time Notes
1977 Rahn, SharonSharon Rahn  United States 3:48:51 Course record
1978 Shapiro, SusanSusan Shapiro  United States 3:52:35
1979 Bair, SherylSheryl Bair  United States 3:27:56 Course record
1980 Limpert, SharonSharon Limpert  United States 2:49:04 Not listed as a course record by BAA
1981 Cable-Brookes, CandaceCandace Cable-Brookes  United States 2:38:41 Not listed as a course record by BAA
1982 Cable-Brookes, CandaceCandace Cable-Brookes  United States 2:12:43 Course record, second victory
1983 Ramsey, SherrySherry Ramsey  United States 2:27:07
1984 Ramsey, SherrySherry Ramsey  United States 2:56:51 Second victory
1985 Cable-Brookes, CandaceCandace Cable-Brookes  United States 2:05:26 Course record, third victory
1986 Cable-Brookes, CandaceCandace Cable-Brookes  United States 2:09:28 Fourth victory
1987 Cable-Brookes, CandaceCandace Cable-Brookes  United States 2:19:55 Fifth victory
1988 Cable-Brookes, CandaceCandace Cable-Brookes  United States 2:10:44 Sixth victory
1989 Hansen, ConnieConnie Hansen  Denmark 1:50:06 Course record
1990 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 1:43:17 Course record
1991 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 1:42:42 Course record, second victory
1992 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 1:36:52 Course record, third victory
1993 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 1:34:50 Course record, fourth victory
1994 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 1:34:22 Course record, fifth victory
1995 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 1:40:42 Sixth victory
1996 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 1:52:56 Seventh victory
1997 Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage  Australia 1:54:28
1998 Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage  Australia 1:41:19 Second victory
1999 Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage  Australia 1:42:23 Third victory
2000 Driscoll, JeanJean Driscoll  United States 2:00:52 Eighth victory
2001 Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage  Australia 1:53:54 Fourth victory
2002 Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler  Switzerland 1:45:57
2003 Ripp, ChristinaChristina Ripp  United States 1:54:47
2004 Blauwet, CheriCheri Blauwet  United States 1:39:53
2005 Blauwet, CheriCheri Blauwet  United States 1:47:45 Second victory
2006 Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler  Switzerland 1:43:42 Second victory
2007 Tsuchida, WakakoWakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:53:30
2008 Tsuchida, WakakoWakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:48:32 Second victory
2009 Tsuchida, WakakoWakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:54:37 Third victory
2010 Tsuchida, WakakoWakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:43:32 Fourth victory
2011 Tsuchida, WakakoWakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:34:06 Course record, fifth victory
2012 Reilly, ShirleyShirley Reilly  United States 1:37:36
2013 McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden  United States 1:45:25
2014 McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden  United States 1:35:06 Second victory
2015 McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden  United States 1:52:54 Third victory
2016 McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden  United States 1:42:16 Fourth victory
2017 Schär, ManuelaManuela Schär  Switzerland 1:28:17 Current course record
2018 McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden  United States 2:04:39 Fifth victory
2019 Schär, ManuelaManuela Schär  Switzerland 1:34:19 Second victory
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Schär, ManuelaManuela Schär  Switzerland 1:35:21 Third victory
2022 Schär, ManuelaManuela Schär  Switzerland 1:41:08 Fourth victory
2023 Scaroni, SusannahSusannah Scaroni  United States 1:41:45
2024 Rainbow-Cooper, EdenEden Rainbow-Cooper  United Kingdom 1:35:11
2025 Scaroni, SusannahSusannah Scaroni  United States 1:41:45 Second victory

Men's handcycle division

Winners: Men's handcycle division
Year Winner Country Time Notes Refs
2017 Davis, TomTom Davis  United States 0:58:36 Current course record
2018 Davis, TomTom Davis  United States 1:18:41 Second victory
2019 Davis, TomTom Davis  United States 1:01:22 Third victory
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Stinson, ZacharyZachary Stinson  United States 1:11:53
2022 de los Santos, AlfredoAlfredo de los Santos  United States 1:08:40
2023 Stinson, ZacharyZachary Stinson  United States 1:11:51 Second victory
2024 Stinson, ZacharyZachary Stinson  United States 1:04:46 Third victory
2025 de los Santos, AlfredoAlfredo de los Santos  United States 1:07:35 Second victory

Women's handcycle division

Winners: Women's handcycle division
Year Winner Country Time Notes Refs
2017 Love, MichelleMichelle Love  United States 2:39:05 Only female handcyclist finisher
2018 Dana, AliciaAlicia Dana  United States 1:40:22 Course record
2019 Murphy, DevannDevann Murphy  United States 2:01:02
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Larsen, WendyWendy Larsen  United States 1:37:15 Course record
2022 Larsen, WendyWendy Larsen  United States 1:35:10 Course record, second victory
2023 Dana, AliciaAlicia Dana  United States 1:18:15 Course record, second victory
2024 Dana, AliciaAlicia Dana  United States 1:15:20 Current course record, third victory
2025 Outten-Kenton, JoAnnJoAnn Outten-Kenton  United States 1:42:57  

Victories by Nationality

Updated through the 2025 edition

Victories by nationality
Country Open division Wheelchair division Handcycle division Total
Men's Women's Men's Women's Men's Women's
 United States 43 16 14 31 8 8 120
 Kenya 26 17 0 0 0 0 43
 Canada 16 1 4 0 0 0 21
 Switzerland 0 0 15 6 0 0 21
 Japan 9 0 3 5 0 0 17
 Ethiopia 7 8 0 0 0 0 15
 South Africa 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
 Finland 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
 Germany 1 5 0 0 0 0 6
 Australia 1 0 0 4 0 0 5
 Russia 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
 United Kingdom 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
 France 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
 New Zealand 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
 Portugal 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
 Belgium 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
 Greece 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
 Norway 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
 Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Denmark 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
 Guatemala 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Ireland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Italy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Poland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Sweden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
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