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]

128th 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] This made Eden the first woman from Great Britain to win the women’s wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon.^[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

References

1. Osei, Zipporah (February 15, 2024). "Are you running the 2024 Boston Marathon? Share your story on Boston.com". Boston.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
2. "The 2024 Boston Marathon and the celebrity runners". insidethegames.biz.
3. "2024 Boston Marathon Elite Men's Field Released - Evans Chebet Will Try to 3-Peat". letsrun.com.
4. "Everything you need to know about the 2024 Boston Marathon". WGBH.org.
5. "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive". worldathletics.org.
6. "Here's How to Check off the 6 Abbott World Marathon Majors from Your List". runnersworld.com.
7. "Boston is Back! Cutoff Time for 2024 Race is 5:29". runnersworld.com.
8. "Record-breaking registration numbers reported for 2024 Boston Marathon". runningmagazine.ca.
9. "Rob Gronkowski named as Patriots' Award recipient and Grand Marshal for 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America". BAA.org (Press release). March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
10. Touri, Amin; Healy, Emma; McInerney, Katie (April 15, 2024). "Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma, Kenya's Hellen Obiri win Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
11. Powers, John (April 15, 2024). "Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma runs away with men's crown in Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
12. Wasserman, Matty; Kool, Daniel (April 15, 2024). "Marcel Hug shatters Boston Marathon record in seventh wheelchair win; Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's division". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
13. Haynes, Veronica (2024-04-15). "Hug shatters record; Cooper enjoys historic win in Boston Marathon wheelchair races". WCVB. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
14. Pinnow, Faith. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's wheelchair division". www.boston.com.

Further reading

• "Depth Added to Professional Fields for 128th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America". BAA.org (Press release). March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

External links

• Official website