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Champions of the Boston Marathon

A look back at winners since 1897.

2026 John Korir Kenya 2:01:52*
2025 John Korir Kenya 2:04:45
2024 Sisay Lemma Ethiopia 2:06:17
2023 Evans Chebet Kenya 2:05:54
2022 Evans Chebet Kenya 2:06:51
2021 Benson Kipruto Kenya 2:09:51
2019 Lawrence Cherono Kenya 2:07:57
2018 Yuki Kawauchi Japan 2:15:58
2017 Geoffrey Kirui Kenya 2:09:37
2016 Lemi Berhanu Ethiopia 2:12:45
2015 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:09:17
2014 Mebrahtom “Meb” Keflezighi United States 2:08:37
2013 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:10:22
2012 Wesley Korir Kenya 2:12:40
2011 Geoffrey Mutai Kenya 2:03:02
2010 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot Kenya 2:05:52
2009 Deriba Merga Ethiopia 2:08:42
2008 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:07:46
2007 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:14:13
2006 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:07:14
2005 Hailu Negussie Ethiopia 2:11:45
2004 Timothy Cherigat Kenya 2:10:37
2003 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:10:11
2002 Rodgers Rop Kenya 2:09:02
2001 Lee Bong-Ju South Korea 2:09:43
2000 Elijah Lagat Kenya 2:09:47
1999 Joseph Chebet Kenya 2:09:52
1998 Moses Tanui Kenya 2:07:34
1997 Lameck Aguta Kenya 2:10:34
1996 Moses Tanui Kenya 2:09:15
1995 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:09:22
1994 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:07:15
1993 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:09:33
1992 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:08:14
1991 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:11:06
1990 Gelindo Bordin Italy 2:08:19
1989 Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia 2:09:06
1988 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:08:43
1987 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2:11:50
1986 Robert de Castella Australia 2:07:51
1985 Geoff Smith England 2:14:05
1984 Geoff Smith England 2:10:34
1983 Greg A. Meyer United States 2:09:00
1982 Alberto Salazar United States 2:08:52
1981 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2:09:26
1980 Bill Rodgers United States 2:12:11
1979 Bill Rodgers United States 2:09:27
1978 Bill Rodgers United States 2:10:13
1977 Jerome Drayton Canada 2:14:46
1976 Jack Fultz United States 2:20:19
1975 Bill Rodgers United States 2:09:55
1974 Neil Cusack Ireland 2:13:39
1973 Jon Anderson United States 2:16:03
1972 Olavi Suomalainen Finland 2:15:39
1971 Alvaro Mejia Colombia 2:18:45
1970 Ron Hill England 2:10:30
1969 Yoshiaki Unetani Japan 2:13:49
1968 Amby Burfoot United States 2:22:17
1967 David C. McKenzie New Zealand 2:15:45
1966 Kenji Kimihara Japan 2:17:11
1965 Morio Shigematsu Japan 2:16:33
1964 Aurele Vandendriessche Belgium 2:19:59
1963 Aurele Vandendriessche Belgium 2:18:58
1962 Eino Oksanen Finland 2:23:48
1961 Eino Oksanen Finland 2:23:39
1960 Paavo Kotila Finland 2:20:54
1959 Eino Oksanen Finland 2:22:42
1958 Franjo Mihalic Yugoslavia 2:25:54
1957 John J. Kelley United States 2:20:05
1956 Antti Viskari Finland 2:14:14
1955 Hideo Hamamura Japan 2:18:22
1954 Veikko Karvonen Finland 2:20:39
1953 Keizo Yamada Japan 2:18:51
1952 Doroteo Flores Guatemala 2:31:53
1951 Shigeki Tanaka Japan 2:27:45
1950 Ki-Yong Ham Korea 2:32:39
1949 Karl Gosta Leandersson Sweden 2:31:50
1948 Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:02
1947 Yun Bok Suh Korea 2:25:39
1946 Stylianos Kyriakides Greece 2:29:27
1945 John A. Kelley United States 2:30:40
1944 Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:50
1943 Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:25
1942 Bernard Joseph (Joe) Smith United States 2:26:51
1941 Leslie S. Pawson United States 2:30:38
1940 Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:28
1939 Ellison M. Brown United States 2:28:51
1938 Leslie S. Pawson United States 2:35:34
1937 Walter Young Canada 2:33:20
1936 Ellison M. Brown United States 2:33:40
1935 John A. Kelley United States 2:32:07
1934 Dave Komonen Canada 2:32:53
1933 Leslie S. Pawson United States 2:31:01
1932 Paul de Bruyn Germany 2:33:36
1931 James P. Henigan United States 2:46:45
1930 Clarence H. DeMar United States 2:34:48
1929 John C. Miles Canada 2:33:08
1928 Clarence H. DeMar United States 2:37:07
1927 Clarence H. DeMar United States 2:40:22
1926 John C. Miles Canada 2:25:40
1925 Charles L. (Chuck) Mellor United States 2:33:00
1924 Clarence H. DeMar United States 2:29:40
1923 Clarence H. DeMar United States 2:23:47
1922 Clarence H. DeMar United States 2:18:10
1921 Frank T. Zuna United States 2:18:57
1920 Peter Trivoulidas Greece 2:29:31
1919 Carl W. A. Linder United States 2:29:13
1918 Camp Devens Divisional Team United States 2:24:53
1917 William J. (Bill) Kennedy United States 2:28:37
1916 Arthur V. Roth United States 2:27:16
1915 Edouard Fabre Canada 2:31:41
1914 James Duffy Canada 2:25:01
1913 Fritz Carlson United States 2:25:14
1912 Michael J. Ryan United States 2:21:18
1911 Clarence H. DeMar United States 2:21:39
1910 Fred L. Cameron Canada 2:28:52
1909 Henri Renaud United States 2:53:36
1908 Thomas P. Morrissey United States 2:25:43
1907 Thomas Longboat Canada 2:24:24
1906 Timothy Ford United States 2:45:45
1905 Frederick Lorz United States 2:38:25
1904 Michael Spring United States 2:38:04
1903 John C. Lorden United States 2:41:29
1902 Sammy A. Mellor United States 2:43:12
1901 John P. Caffery Canada 2:29:23
1900 John P. Caffery Canada 2:39:44
1899 Lawrence Brignolia United States 2:54:38
1898 Ronald J. MacDonald Canada 2:42:00
1897 John J. McDermott United States 2:55:10

2026 Sharon Lokedi Kenya 2:18:51
2025 Sharon Lokedi Kenya 2:17:22*
2024 Hellen Obiri Kenya 2:22:37
2023 Hellen Obiri Kenya 2:21:38
2022 Peres Jepchirchir Kenya 2:21:01
2021 Edna Kiplagat Kenya 2:25:09
2019 Worknesh Degefa Ethiopia 2:23:31
2018 Desiree Linden United States 2:39:54
2017 Edna Kiplagat Kenya 2:21:52
2016 Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 2:29:19
2015 Caroline Rotich Kenya 2:24:55
2014 Buzunesh Deba Ethiopia 2:19:59
2013 Rita Jeptoo Kenya 2:26:25
2012 Sharon Cherop Kenya 2:31:50
2011 Caroline Kilel Kenya 2:22:36
2010 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 2:26:11
2009 Salina Kosgei Kenya 2:32:16
2008 Dire Tune Ethiopia 2:25:25
2007 Lidiya Grigoryeva Russia 2:29:18
2006 Rita Jeptoo Kenya 2:23:38
2005 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:25:13
2004 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:24:27
2003 Svetlana Zakharova Russia 2:25:20
2002 Margaret Okayo Kenya 2:20:43
2001 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:23:53
2000 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:26:11
1999 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:25
1998 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:21
1997 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:26:23
1996 Uta Pippig Germany 2:27:12
1995 Uta Pippig Germany 2:25:11
1994 Uta Pippig Germany 2:21:45
1993 Olga Markova Russia 2:25:27
1992 Olga Markova Comm. Ind. States 2:23:43
1991 Wanda Panfil Poland 2:24:18
1990 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:24
1989 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:33
1988 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:24:30
1987 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:21
1986 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:55
1985 Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach United States 2:34:06
1984 Lorraine Moller New Zealand 2:29:28
1983 Joan Benoit United States 2:22:43
1982 Charlotte Teske Germany 2:29:33
1981 Allison Roe New Zealand 2:26:46
1980 Jacqueline Gareau Canada 2:34:28
1979 Joan Benoit United States 2:35:15
1978 Gayle S. Barron United States 2:44:52
1977 Michiko (Miki) Gorman United States 2:48:33
1976 Kim Merritt United States 2:47:10
1975 Liane Winter Germany 2:42:24
1974 Michiko (Miki) Gorman United States 2:47:11
1973 Jacqueline A. Hansen United States 3:05:59
1972 Nina Kuscsik United States 3:10:26

1971 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:08:30
1970 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:05:07
1969 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:22:46
1968 Roberta (Bobbi) Gibb United States 3:30:00
1967 Roberta (Bobbi) Gibb United States 3:27:17
1966 Roberta (Bobbi) Gibb United States 3:21:40

Champions of the Boston Marathon

A look back at winners since 1975.

2026 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:16:06
2025 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:21:34
2024 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:15:33*
2023 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:17:06
2022 Daniel Romanchuk United States 1:26:58
2021 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:18:11
2019 Daniel Romanchuk United States 1:21:36
2018 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:46:26
2017 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:18:04
2016 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:24:06
2015 Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:29:53
2014 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:20:36
2013 Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan 1:24:25
2012 Joshua Cassidy Canada 1:18:25
2011 Masazumi Soejima Japan 1:18:50
2010 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:26:53
2009 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:33:29
2008 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:26:49
2007 Masazumi Soejima Japan 1:29:16
2006 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:25:29
2005 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:24:11
2004 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:18:27
2003 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:28:32
2002 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:23:19
2001 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 1:25:12
2000 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:33:32
1999 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:21:36
1998 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:21:52
1997 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:28:14
1996 Heinz Frei Switzerland 1:30:14
1995 Franz Nietlispach Switzerland 1:25:59
1994 Heinz Frei Switzerland 1:21:23
1993 Jim Knaub United States 1:22:17
1992 Jim Knaub United States 1:26:28
1991 Jim Knaub United States 1:30:44
1990 Mustapha Badid France 1:29:53
1989 Philippe Couprie France 1:36:04
1988 Mustapha Badid France 1:43:19
1987 Andre Viger Canada 1:55:42
1986 Andre Viger Canada 1:43:25
1985 George Murray United States 1:45:34
1984 Andre Viger Canada 2:05:20
1983 Jim Knaub United States 1:47:10
1982 Jim Knaub United States 1:51:31
1981 Jim Martinson United States 2:00:41
1980 Curt Brinkman United States 1:55:00
1979 Kenneth Archer United States 2:38:59
1978 George Murray United States 2:26:57
1977 Robert Hall United States 2:40:18
1976 No Contestants
1975 Robert Hall United States 2:58:00

2026 Eden Rainbow-Cooper Great Britain 1:30:51
2025 Susannah Scaroni United States 1:35:20
2024 Eden Rainbow-Cooper Great Britain 1:35:11
2023 Susannah Scaroni United States 1:41:45
2022 Manuela Schar Switzerland 1:41:08
2021 Manuela Schar Switzerland 1:35:21
2019 Manuela Schar Switzerland 1:34:19
2018 Tatyana McFadden United States 2:04:39
2017 Manuela Schar Switzerland 1:28:17*
2016 Tatyana McFadden United States 1:42:16
2015 Tatyana McFadden United States 1:52:54
2014 Tatyana McFadden United States 1:35:06
2013 Tatyana McFadden United States 1:45:24
2012 Shirley Reilly United States 1:37:36
2011 Wakako Tsuchida Japan 1:34:06
2010 Wakako Tsuchida Japan 1:43:32
2009 Wakako Tsuchida Japan 1:54:37
2008 Wakako Tsuchida Japan 1:48:32
2007 Wakako Tsuchida Japan 1:53:30
2006 Edith Hunkeler Switzerland 1:43:42
2005 Cheri Blauwet United States 1:47:45
2004 Cheri Blauwet United States 1:39:53
2003 Christina Ripp United States 1:54:47
2002 Edith Hunkeler Switzerland 1:45:57
2001 Louise Sauvage Australia 1:53:54
2000 Jean Driscoll United States 2:00:52
1999 Louise Sauvage Australia 1:42:23
1998 Louise Sauvage Australia 1:41:19
1997 Louise Sauvage Australia 1:54:28
1996 Jean Driscoll United States 1:52:56
1995 Jean Driscoll United States 1:40:42
1994 Jean Driscoll United States 1:34:22
1993 Jean Driscoll United States 1:34:50
1992 Jean Driscoll United States 1:36:52
1991 Jean Driscoll United States 1:42:42
1990 Jean Driscoll United States 1:43:17
1989 Connie Hansen Denmark 1:50:06
1988 Candace Cable-Brookes United States 2:10:44
1987 Candace Cable-Brookes United States 2:19:55
1986 Candace Cable-Brookes United States 2:09:28
1985 Candace Cable-Brookes United States 2:05:26
1984 Sherry Ramsey United States 2:56:51
1983 Sherry Ramsey United States 2:27:07
1982 Candace Cable-Brookes United States 2:12:43
1981 Candace Cable United States 2:38:41
1980 Sharon Limpert United States 2:49:04
1979 Sheryl Bair United States 3:27:56
1978 Susan Shapiro United States 3:52:35
1977 Sharon Rahn United States 3:48:51

T42/44/62/64 and T43/61/63 Divisions

Lower-limb Impairment

2026 Richard Whitehead Great Britain 2:50:50* T61/T63/T43
2026 Marko Cheseto Lemtukei United States 2:56:36 T62/T64; T42/T44
2025 Richard Whitehead Great Britain 2:56:09 T61/T63/T43
2025 Marko Cheseto Lemtukei United States 2:46:24* T62/T64; T42/T44
2024 Adam Popp United States 3:11:56 T61/T63/T43
2024 Marko Cheseto Lemtukei United States 2:46:45 T62/T64; T42/T44
2023 Rajesh Durbal United States 4:37:26 T61
2023 Marko Cheseto Lemtukei United States 2:50:02 T62
2022 Adam Popp United States 3:19:51 T63
2022 Marko Cheseto Lemtukei United States 2:37:01^ T62
2021 Marko Cheseto Lemtuei United States 2:53:09 T62

2026 Meghan Bradshaw United States 4:03:37 T61/T63/T43
2026 Kelly Bruno United States 3:14:09* T62/T64; T42/T44
2025 Meghan Bradshaw United States 3:58:15* T61/T63/T43
2025 Kelly Bruno United States 3:17:56 T62/T64; T42/T44
2024 Tatsiana Khvitso-Trimborn United States 4:00:04 T61/T63/T43
2024 Kelly Bruno United States 3:31:30 T62/T64; T42/T44
2023 Liz Willis United States 4:05:25 T64
2022 Liz Willis United States 3:56:31^ T64
2021 Liz Willis United States 4:05:25 T64

T11/T12 and T13 Divisions

Vision Impairment

2026 Wajdi Boukhili Tunisia 2:23:39* T11/T12
2026 Jake Craypo United States 2:46:18 T13
2025 Wajdi Boukhili Tunisia 2:25:12 T11/T12
2025 Andrew Thorsen United States 2:47:57 T13
2024 Irwin Ramirez United States 3:24:21 T11/T12
2024 Andrew Thorsen United States 3:02:23 T13
2023 El Amin Chentouf Morocco 2:31:35 T12
2023 Andrew Thorsen United States 2:45:39* T13
2022 Chaz Davis United States 2:45:45 T12
2022 Ary Carlos Santos Brazil 2:46:37 T13
2021 Chaz Davis United States 2:46:52 T12
2021 Christopher Lancaster United States 3:38:15 T13

2026 Jessie Waterman United States 3:50:41 T11/T12
2026 Caitlin Lee United States 3:44:17 T13
2025 Joyce Cron United States 4:09:08 T11/T12
2025 Lisa Thompson United States 3:42:01 T13
2024 Joyce Cron United States 4:27:46 T11/T12
2024 Lisa Thompson United States 4:00:58 T13
2023 Jessica Loomer United States 4:21:04 T12
2023 Jennifer Herring United States 3:38:55 T13
2022 Joyce Cron United States 4:31:36 T12
2022 Lisa Thompson United States 3:47:25 T13
2021 Misato Michishita Japan 3:08:14* T12
2021 Tayana Passos Brazil 3:25:45* T13

T45-T47 Division

Upper-Limb Impairment

2026 Matthew Felton Australia 2:53:47 T46
2025 Atsbha Gebremeskel Ethiopia 2:57:11 T46
2024 Atsbha Gebremeskel Ethiopia 2:54:14 T46
2023 Atsbha Gebremeskel Ethiopia 2:43:57 T46
2022 Michael Roeger Australia 2:25:42* T46

2026 Caroline Reilly United States 3:29:49* T46
2025 Lisa Maciel United States 4:06:19 T46
2024 Adrienne Keane United States 4:44:26 T46
2022 Andrea Cilliers United States 5:49:25 T46

T35-T38 Division

Coordination Impairment

2026 Deon Kenzie Australia 2:58:04* T37
2025 Joseph Drake United States 4:11:17 T38
2024 Joseph Drake United States 4:32:44 T38

2026 Cristina Burbach United States 3:43:54 T36
2025 Cristina Burbach United States 3:46:05 T36
2024 Cristina Burbach United States 3:41:17* T36

T20 Division

Intellectual Impairment

2026 Thomas Cantara United States 2:33:45* T20
2025 Thomas Cantara United States 2:37:35 T20
2024 Thomas Cantara United States 2:35:23 T20

2026 Esmee Anne De Meulmeester Netherlands 3:20:15 T20
2025 Montana Whiteley Australia 3:51:43* T20

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