2023 New York City Marathon

The 2023 New York City Marathon is the 52nd edition of the annual marathon race in New York City that took place on Sunday, November 5, 2023.^[1][2][3] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the last of six World Marathon Majors events in 2023.^[4][5][6]. The open division was won by Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia.

52nd New York City Marathon
View of 2023 New York City Marathon from 81st St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.
Dates	November 5, 2023 (21 months ago) (2023-11-05)
Website	https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon
Champions
Men	Tamirat Tola (2:04:58)
Women	Hellen Obiri (2:27:23)
Wheelchair men	Marcel Hug (1:25:29)
Wheelchair women	Catherine Debrunner (1:39:32)
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Competitors

Evans Chebet of Kenya, who won the previous year's race, his first New York City Marathon, with a time of 2:08:41, was expected to return to defend his title.^[7][8] His compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor, who won the New York City Marathon in 2017 and in 2019, had aimed to be the first runner to win the men's open division of the marathon thrice.^[7][a] Kenyan runner Edward Cheserek, the most decorated athlete in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), was planning to debut at the marathon distance in this race.^[7][8]

Kenyan runner Sharon Lokedi, who won the previous year's race, her first marathon, with a time of 2:23:23, raced again and got third.^[10][11] Her compatriot Brigid Kosgei, who previously held the marathon world record after she won the 2019 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:14:04, ran this race as her first New York City Marathon.^[12][11][b] The previous year's runner-up, Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, was also expected to contest the title.^[7][8]

Race summary

The 2023 edition of the New York City Marathon was the world's largest marathon in 2023 as of November 6, 2023, with 51,402 total finishers. It was the third largest edition of the New York City Marathon.^[13]

Results

Men

Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia won the men's race, setting a course record with a time of 2:04:58. He was trailed by Albert Korir of Kenya, Shura Kitata of Ethiopia, Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands, and Koen Naert of Belgium.^[14]

Tamirat Tola, pictured here in 2015, won the elite men's race.

Albert Korir, pictured here near mile 24 of the 2023 New York City Marathon, came in second in the elite men's race.

Elite men's top 10 finishers^[15]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Tamirat Tola	Ethiopia	2:04:58 CR
2	Albert Korir	Kenya	2:06:57
3	Shura Kitata	Ethiopia	2:07:11
4	Abdi Nageeye	Netherlands	2:10:21
5	Koen Naert	Belgium	2:10:25
6	Maru Teferi	Israel	2:10:28
7	Iliass Aouani	Italy	2:10:54
8	Edward Cheserek	Kenya	2:11:07
9	Jemal Yimer Mekonnen	Ethiopia	2:11:31
10	Futsum Zienasellassie	United States	2:12:09

Women

Women's lead pack at Mile 24 of the 2023 New York City Marathon, including women's winner Hellen Obiri (fourth from left) and runner up Letesenbet Gidey (second from left).

Elite women's top 10 finishers^[15]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	2:27:23
2	Letesenbet Gidey	Ethiopia	2:27:29
3	Sharon Lokedi	Kenya	2:27:33
4	Brigid Kosgei	Kenya	2:27:45
5	Mary Ngugi	Kenya	2:27:53
6	Viola Cheptoo	Kenya	2:28:11
7	Edna Kiplagat	Kenya	2:29:40
8	Kellyn Taylor	United States	2:29:48
9	Molly Huddle	United States	2:32:02
10	Fantu Zewude Jifar	Ethiopia	2:34:10

Wheelchair Men

Marcel Hug, pictured here in 2014, won the men's wheelchair race.

Wheelchair men's top 10 finishers^[15]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:25:29
2	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	1:30:07
3	Jetze Plat	Netherlands	1:34:22
4	Aaron Pike	United States	1:39:58
5	Sho Watanabe	Japan	1:40:01
6	Evan Correll	United States	1:40:06
7	Johnboy Smith	United Kingdom	1:40:09
8	Patrick Monahan	Ireland	1:40:14
9	Brian Siemann	United States	1:40:23
10	Simon Lawson	United Kingdom	1:42:27

Wheelchair Women

Catherine Debrunner won the women's wheelchair race.

Wheelchair women's top 10 finishers^[15]

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Catherine Debrunner	Switzerland	1:39:32 CR
2	Manuela Schar	Switzerland	1:47:54
3	Susannah Scaroni	United States	1:48:14
4	Eden Rainbow-Cooper	United Kingdom	1:49:34
5	Aline Dos Santos Rocha	Brazil	1:53:25
6	Tatyana McFadden	United States	1:53:31
7	Madison de Rozario	Australia	1:53:47
8	Jenna Fesemyer	United States	1:59:19
9	Vanessa de Souza	Brazil	1:59:51
10	Christie Dawes	Australia	1:59:55

Notes

1. Norwegian female runner Grete Waitz won the New York City Marathon nine times.^[9]
2. Kosgei's record was broken when Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa won the 2023 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:11:53.^[12]