2024 Boston Marathon

The 2024 Boston Marathon was the 128th official edition of the annual marathon race in Boston, Massachusetts, run on Monday, April 15, 2024.^[1][2][3][4] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the second of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2024.^[5][6]

2024 Boston Marathon
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date	April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15)
Website	https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon
Champions
Men	Sisay Lemma (2:06:17)
Women	Hellen Obiri (2:22:27)
Wheelchair men	Marcel Hug (1:15:33)
Wheelchair women	Eden Rainbow-Cooper (1:35:11)
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Men's winner Sisay Lemma and women's winner Hellen Obiri pose together after their victories

Men's wheelchair winner Marcel Hug and women's wheelchair winner Eden Rainbow-Cooper pose together after their victories

The number of participants was limited to 30,000, with 22,019 runners chosen basen on their performances in qualifying events.^[7] A record number of 33,000 runners applied to run the race, from 127 countries.^[8]

In mid-March, organizers announced that former NFL player Rob Gronkowski was selected as the event's grand marshall.^[9]

Winner of the men's elite division was Sisay Lemma, and the women's elite division was won by Hellen Obiri.^[10] Two-time defending men's champion Evans Chebet, looking to become the fifth man to win the event three consecutive times,^[3] finished third.^[11] In the wheelchair divisions, the men's winner was Marcel Hug and the women's winner was Eden Rainbow-Cooper.^[12] Rainbow-Cooper became the first winner from Great Britain of the event's women’s wheelchair division.^[13][14]

Results

Men

Sisay Lemma after his victory

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey crowning Lemma as the winner

Elite men's top 30 finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Sisay Lemma	Ethiopia	2:06:17
	Mohamed Esa	Ethiopia	2:06:58
	Evans Chebet	Kenya	2:07:22
4	John Korir	Kenya	2:07:40
5	Albert Korir	Kenya	2:07:47
6	Isaac Mpofu	Zimbabwe	2:08:17
7	CJ Albertson	United States	2:09:53
8	Yuma Morii	Japan	2:09:59
9	Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut	Kenya	2:10:29
10	Zouhair Talbi	Morocco	2:10:45
11	Shura Kitata	Ethiopia	2:10:45
12	Sondre Nordstad Moen	Norway	2:10:45
13	Suguru Osako	Japan	2:10:45
14	Elkanah Kibet	United States	2:10:45
15	Ryan Eiler	United States	2:14:22
16	Yemane Haileselassie	Ethiopia	2:14:44
17	Primož Kobe	Slovenia	2:14:56
18	Patrick Smyth	United States	2:15:45
19	Grant O'Connor	United States	2:16:17
20	Alexandru Corneschi	Romania	2:16:23
21	Robert Miranda	United States	2:16:28
22	Ryoma Takeuchi	Japan	2:16:43
23	Lorenz Baum	Germany	2:16:51
24	Jacob Shiohira	United States	2:17:08
25	Kento Otsu	Japan	2:17:57
26	Kristoffer Mugrage	Philippines	2:18:46
27	Prescott Leach	United States	2:19:50
28	Giovanni Grano	Italy	2:19:56
29	Andrew McCann	United States	2:20:06
30	Joel Conn	United States	2:21:35

Women

Hellen Obiri after her victory

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu crowning Obiri as the winner

Elite women's top 30 finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	2:22:37
	Sharon Lokedi	Kenya	2:22:45
	Edna Kiplagat	Kenya	2:23:21
4	Buze Diriba	Ethiopia	2:24:04
5	Senbere Teferi	Ethiopia	2:24:04
6	Mary Ngugi	Kenya	2:24:24
7	Workenesh Edesa	Ethiopia	2:24:47
8	Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi	Morocco	2:24:53
9	Tiruye Mesfin	Ethiopia	2:24:58
10	Dera Dida	Ethiopia	2:25:16
11	Siranesh Yirga	Ethiopia	2:26:31
12	Emma Bates	United States	2:27:14
13	Vibian Chepkirui	Kenya	2:27:23
14	Helah Kiprop	Kenya	2:27:36
15	Sara Hall	United States	2:27:58
16	Desiree Linden	United States	2:28:27
17	Meseret Belete	Ethiopia	2:31:03
18	Jenny Simpson	United States	2:31:39
19	Angie Orjuela	Colombia	2:32:14
20	Dominique Scott	South Africa	2:32:31
21	Argentina Valdepeñas Cerna	Mexico	2:37:57
22	Katie Kellner	United States	2:38:19
23	Michelle Krezonoski	Canada	2:38:23
24	Rachel Hyland	United States	2:40:24
25	Sara Lopez	United States	2:40:28
26	Kim Krezonoski	Canada	2:40:50
27	Abigail Corrigan	United States	2:42:54
28	Johanna Bäcklund	Sweden	2:43:01
29	Emilee Risteen	United States	2:43:12
30	Maura Lemon	United States	2:44:39

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair men's top 3 finishers

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	01:15:33
	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	01:20:37
	David Weir	United Kingdom	01:22:12

Wheelchair women

Wheelchair women's top 3 finishers

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Eden Rainbow-Cooper	United Kingdom	01:35:11
	Manuela Schär	Switzerland	01:36:41
	Madison De Rozario	Australia	01:39:20

Gallery

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  Sisay Lemma, elite men's winner, near the halfway point of the race
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  Lemma crossing the finishing line
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  Lemma lies on the ground after finishing the race
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  Hellen Obiri, elite women's winner, near the halfway point of the race
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  Obri crossing the finishing line
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  Marcel Hug, men's wheelchair winner, near the halfway point
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  Marcel Hug crossing the finishing line
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  Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey congratulating Hug on his victory
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  Eden Rainbow-Cooper, women's wheelchair winner, during the race
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  Rainbow-Cooper crossing the finishing line
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  Race passing through Natick, Massachusetts
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  Runners at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street in Newton, Massachusetts