Boston Marathon History: Past Men's Open Champions
| Year | Name | CITIZENSHIP | Time |
|---|
| 1897 |
John J. McDermott |
USA/NY |
2:55:10 |
| 1898 |
Ronald J. MacDonald |
CAN |
2:42:00 |
| 1899 |
Lawrence Brignolia |
USA/MA |
2:54:38 |
| 1900 |
John Caffery |
CAN |
2:39:44 |
| 1901 |
John Caffery |
CAN |
2:29:23 |
| 1902 |
Sammy Mellor |
USA/NY |
2:43:12 |
| 1903 |
John Lorden |
USA/MA |
2:41:29 |
| 1904 |
Michael Spring |
USA/NY |
2:38:04 |
| 1905 |
Frederick Lorz |
USA/NY |
2:38:25 |
| 1906 |
Tim Ford |
USA/MA |
2:45:45 |
| 1907 |
Thomas Longboat |
CAN |
2:24:24 |
| 1908 |
Thomas Morrissey |
USA/NY |
2:25:43 |
| 1909 |
Henri Renaud |
USA/NH |
2:53:36 |
| 1910 |
Fred Cameron |
CAN |
2:28:52 |
| 1911 |
Clarence DeMar |
USA/MA |
2:21:39 |
| 1912 |
Michael Ryan |
USA/NY |
2:21:18 |
| 1913 |
Fritz Carlson |
USA/MN |
2:25:14 |
| 1914 |
James Duffy |
CAN |
2:25:14 |
| 1915 |
Edouard Fabre |
CAN |
2:31:41 |
| 1916 |
Arthur Roth |
USA/MA |
2:27:16 |
| 1917 |
Bill Kennedy |
USA/NY |
2:28:37 |
| 1918 |
Military Relay |
N/A |
2:29:53 |
| 1919 |
Carl Linder |
USA/MA |
2:29:13 |
| 1920 |
Peter Trivoulides |
USA/NY |
2:29:31 |
| 1921 |
Frank Zuna |
USA/NY |
2:18:57 |
| 1922 |
Clarence DeMar |
USA/MA |
2:18:10 |
| 1923 |
Clarence DeMar |
USA/MA |
2:23:47 |
| 1924 |
Clarence DeMar |
USA/MA |
2:29:40 |
| 1925 |
Charles Mellor |
USA/IL |
2:33:00 |
| 1926 |
John C. Miles |
CAN |
2:25:40 |
| 1927 |
Clarence DeMar |
USA/MA |
2:40:22 |
| 1928 |
Clarence DeMar |
USA/MA |
2:37:07 |
| 1929 |
John C. Miles |
CAN |
2:33:08 |
| 1930 |
Clarence DeMar |
USA/MA |
2:34:48 |
| 1931 |
James P. Henigan |
USA/MA |
2:46:45 |
| 1932 |
Paul DeBruyn |
GER |
2:33:36 |
| 1933 |
Leslie S. Pawson |
USA/RI |
2:31:01 |
| 1934 |
Dave Komonen |
CAN |
2:32:53 |
| 1935 |
John A. Kelley |
USA/MA |
2:32:07 |
| 1936 |
Ellison M. Brown |
USA/RI |
2:33:40 |
| 1937 |
Walter Young |
CAN |
2:33:20 |
| 1938 |
Leslie S. Pawson |
USA/RI |
2:35:34 |
| 1939 |
Ellison M. Brown |
USA/RI |
2:28:51 |
| 1940 |
Gerard Cote |
CAN |
2:28:28 |
| 1941 |
Leslie S. Pawson |
USA/RI |
2:30:38 |
| 1942 |
Joe Smith |
USA/MA |
2:26:51 |
| 1943 |
Gerard Cote |
CAN |
2:28:25 |
| 1944 |
Gerard Cote |
CAN |
2:31:50 |
| 1945 |
John A. Kelley |
USA/MA |
2:30:40 |
| 1946 |
Stylianos Kyriakides |
GRE |
2:29:27 |
| 1947 |
Yun Bok Suh |
KOR |
2:25:39 |
| 1948 |
Gerard Cote |
CAN |
2:31:02 |
| 1949 |
Karl Leandersson |
SWE |
2:31:50 |
| 1950 |
Kee Yong Ham |
KOR |
2:32:39 |
| 1951 |
Shigeki Tanaka |
JPN |
2:27:45 |
| 1952 |
Doroteo Flores |
GTM |
2:31:53 |
| 1953 |
Keizo Yamada |
JPN |
2:18:51 |
| 1954 |
Veikko Karvonen |
FIN |
2:20:39 |
| 1955 |
Hideo Hamamura |
JPN |
2:18:22 |
| 1956 |
Antti Viskari |
FIN |
2:14:14 |
| 1957 |
John J. Kelley |
USA/CT |
2:20:05 |
| 1958 |
Franjo Mihalic |
YUG |
2:25:54 |
| 1959 |
Eino Oksanen |
FIN |
2:22:42 |
| 1960 |
Paavo Kotila |
FIN |
2:20:54 |
| 1961 |
Eino Oksanen |
FIN |
2:23:39 |
| 1962 |
Eino Oksanen |
FIN |
2:23:48 |
| 1963 |
Aurele Vandendriessche |
BEL |
2:18:58 |
| 1964 |
Aurele Vandendriessche |
BEL |
2:19:59 |
| 1965 |
Morio Shigematsu |
JPN |
2:16:33 |
| 1966 |
Kenji Kemihara |
JPN |
2:17:11 |
| 1967 |
David McKenzie |
NZL |
2:15:45 |
| 1968 |
Amby Burfoot |
USA/CT |
2:22:17 |
| 1969 |
Yoshiaki Unetani |
JPN |
2:13:49 |
| 1970 |
Ron Hill |
GBR |
2:10:30 |
| 1971 |
Alvaro Mejia |
COL |
2:18:45 |
| 1972 |
Olavi Suomalainen |
FIN |
2:15:39 |
| 1973 |
Jon Anderson |
USA/OR |
2:16:03 |
| 1974 |
Neil Cusack |
IRL |
2:13:39 |
| 1975 |
Bill Rodgers |
USA/MA |
2:09:55 |
| 1976 |
Jack Fultz |
USA/VA |
2:20:19 |
| 1977 |
Jerome Drayton |
CAN |
2:14:46 |
| 1978 |
Bill Rodgers |
USA/MA |
2:10:13 |
| 1979 |
Bill Rodgers |
USA/MA |
2:09:27 |
| 1980 |
Bill Rodgers |
USA/MA |
2:12:11 |
| 1981 |
Toshihiko Seko |
JPN |
2:09:26 |
| 1982 |
Alberto Salazar |
USA/MA |
2:08:52 |
| 1983 |
Greg Meyer |
USA/MA |
2:09:00 |
| 1984 |
Geoff Smith |
GBR |
2:10:34 |
| 1985 |
Geoff Smith |
GBR |
2:14:05 |
| 1986 |
Robert de Castella |
AUS |
2:07:51 |
| 1987 |
Toshihiko Seko |
JPN |
2:11:50 |
| 1988 |
Ibrahim Hussein |
KEN |
2:08:43 |
| 1989 |
Abebe Mekonnen |
ETH |
2:09:06 |
| 1990 |
Gelindo Bordin |
ITA |
2:08:19 |
| 1991 |
Ibrahim Hussein |
KEN |
2:11:06 |
| 1992 |
Ibrahim Hussein |
KEN |
2:08:14 |
| 1993 |
Cosmas Ndeti |
KEN |
2:09:33 |
| 1994 |
Cosmas Ndeti |
KEN |
2:07:15 |
| 1995 |
Cosmas Ndeti |
KEN |
2:09:22 |
| 1996 |
Moses Tanui |
KEN |
2:09:15 |
| 1997 |
Lameck Aguta |
KEN |
2:10:34 |
| 1998 |
Moses Tanui |
KEN |
2:07:34 |
| 1999 |
Joseph Chebet |
KEN |
2:09:52 |
| 2000 |
Elijah Lagat |
KEN |
2:09:47 |
| 2001 |
Lee Bong-Ju |
KOR |
2:09:43 |
| 2002 |
Rodgers Rop |
KEN |
2:09:02 |
| 2003 |
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot |
KEN |
2:10:11 |
| 2004 |
Timothy Cherigat |
KEN |
2:10:37 |
| 2005 |
Hailu Negussie |
ETH |
2:11:45 |
| 2006 |
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot |
KEN |
2:07:14 |
| 2007 |
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot |
KEN |
2:14:13 |
| 2008 |
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot |
KEN |
2:07:46 |
| 2009 |
Deriba Merga |
ETH |
2:08:42 |
| 2010 |
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot |
KEN |
2:05:52 |
| 2011 |
Geoffrey Mutai |
KEN |
2:03:02* |
| 2012 |
Wesley Korir |
KEN |
2:12:40 |
* Course Record