2024 Boston Marathon Explained

Competition:128th Boston Marathon
Location:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Website:https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon
Men:Sisay Lemma
Men Win Value:2:06:17
Women:Hellen Obiri
Women Win Value:2:22:27
Wheelchair Men:Marcel Hug
Wheelchair Men Win Value:1:15:33
Wheelchair Women:Eden Rainbow-Cooper
Wheelchair Women Win Value:1:35:11
Previous:2023
Next:2025

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.[1]

Winner of the men's elite division was Sisay Lemma, and the women's elite division was won by Hellen Obiri.[2] Two-time defending men's champion Evans Chebet, looking to become the fifth man to win the event three consecutive times,[3] finished third.[4] In the wheelchair divisions, the men's winner was Marcel Hug and the women's winner was Eden Rainbow-Cooper.[5] This made Eden the first woman from Great Britain to win the women’s wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon.[6] [7]

Results

Men

Place! scope="col"
AthleteNationalityTime
2:06:17
2:06:58
2:07:22
42:07:40
52:07:47
6Isaac Mpofu2:08:17
72:09:53
8Yuma Morii2:09:59
9Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut2:10:29
102:10:45
112:10:45
12Sondre Nordstad Moen2:10:45
132:10:45
142:10:45
152:14:22
162:14:44
172:14:56
18Patrick Smyth2:15:45
192:16:17
202:16:23
212:16:28
222:16:43
232:16:51
242:17:08
252:17:57
262:18:46
272:19:50
282:19:56
292:20:06
302:21:35

Women

Place! scope="col"
AthleteNationalityTime
2:22:37
2:22:45
2:23:21
42:24:04
52:24:04
6Mary Ngugi2:24:24
72:24:47
8Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi2:24:53
9Tiruye Mesfin2:24:58
102:25:16
112:26:31
12Emma Bates2:27:14
13Vibian Chepkirui2:27:23
142:27:36
15Sara Hall2:27:58
162:28:27
17Meseret Belete2:31:03
182:31:39
19Angie Orjuela2:32:14
202:32:31
21Argentina Valdepeñas Cerna2:37:57
222:38:19
23Michelle Krezonoski2:38:23
242:40:24
25Sara Lopez2:40:28
262:40:50
27Abigail Corrigan2:42:54
282:43:01
29Emilee Risteen2:43:12
302:44:39

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair men's top 3 finishers
Position Athlete NationalityTime
01:15:33
01:20:37
01:22:12

Wheelchair women

Wheelchair women's top 3 finishers
Position Athlete NationalityTime
01:35:11
01:36:41
01:39:20

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Rob Gronkowski named as Patriots’ Award recipient and Grand Marshal for 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America . BAA.org . March 12, 2024 . March 24, 2024.
  2. News: Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma, Kenya’s Hellen Obiri win Boston Marathon . Amin . Touri . Emma . Healy . Katie . McInerney . . limited . April 15, 2024 . April 15, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2024 Boston Marathon Elite Men's Field Released - Evans Chebet Will Try to 3-Peat . letsrun.com.
  4. News: Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma runs away with men’s crown in Boston Marathon . John . Powers . . limited . April 15, 2024 . April 15, 2024.
  5. News: Marcel Hug shatters Boston Marathon record in seventh wheelchair win; Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women’s division . Matty . Wasserman . Daniel . Kool . . limited . April 15, 2024 . April 15, 2024.
  6. Web site: Haynes . Veronica . 2024-04-15 . Hug shatters record; Cooper enjoys historic win in Boston Marathon wheelchair races . 2024-04-15 . WCVB . en.
  7. Web site: Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's wheelchair division. Faith. Pinnow. www.boston.com.