The 2024 Boston Marathon was the 128th official edition of the annual marathon race in Boston, Massachusetts, run on Monday, . A Platinum Label marathon, it was the second of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2024.
The number of participants was limited to 30,000, with 22,019 runners chosen basen on their performances in qualifying events. A record number of 33,000 runners applied to run the race, from 127 countries.
In mid-March, organizers announced that former NFL player Rob Gronkowski was selected as the event's grand marshall.
Winner of the men's elite division was Sisay Lemma, and the women's elite division was won by Hellen Obiri. Two-time defending men's champion Evans Chebet, looking to become the fifth man to win the event three consecutive times, finished third. In the wheelchair divisions, the men's winner was Marcel Hug and the women's winner was Eden Rainbow-Cooper. Rainbow-Cooper became the first winner from Great Britain of the event's women's wheelchair division.
Results Men
+Elite men's top 30 finishersPlaceAthleteNationalityTime2:06:172:06:582:07:2242:07:4052:07:476Isaac Mpofu2:08:1772:09:538Yuma Morii2:09:599Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut2:10:29102:10:45112:10:4512Sondre Nordstad Moen2:10:45132:10:45142:10:45152:14:22162:14:44172:14:5618Patrick Smyth2:15:45192:16:17202:16:23212:16:28222:16:43232:16:51242:17:08252:17:57262:18:46272:19:50282:19:56292:20:06302:21:35
Women
+Elite women's top 30 finishersPlaceAthleteNationalityTime2:22:372:22:452:23:2142:24:0452:24:046Mary Ngugi2:24:2472:24:478Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi2:24:539Tiruye Mesfin2:24:58102:25:16112:26:3112Emma Bates2:27:1413Vibian Chepkirui2:27:23142:27:3615Sara Hall2:27:58162:28:2717Meseret Belete2:31:03182:31:3919Angie Orjuela2:32:14202:32:3121Argentina Valdepeñas Cerna2:37:57222:38:1923Michelle Krezonoski2:38:23242:40:2425Sara Lopez2:40:28262:40:5027Abigail Corrigan2:42:54282:43:0129Emilee Risteen2:43:12302:44:39
Wheelchair men + Wheelchair men's top 3 finishers Position Athlete Nationality Time 01:15:33 01:20:37 01:22:12
Wheelchair women + Wheelchair women's top 3 finishers Position Athlete Nationality Time 01:35:11 01:36:41 01:39:20
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External links Official website