2024 Boston Marathon
128th Boston Marathon | |
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Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Date | April 15, 2024 |
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) |
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]
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
[edit]Men
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Sisay_Lemma_2024_Boston_Marathon_53687361316_o.jpg/220px-Sisay_Lemma_2024_Boston_Marathon_53687361316_o.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Governor-healey-celebrates-128th-boston-marathon_53687583908_o.jpg/220px-Governor-healey-celebrates-128th-boston-marathon_53687583908_o.jpg)
Women
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Hellen_Obiri_at_the_2024_Boston_Marathon_53686492237_o.jpg/220px-Hellen_Obiri_at_the_2024_Boston_Marathon_53686492237_o.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Hellen_Obiri_being_crowned_as_the_winner_of_2024_Boston_Marathon_by_Mayor_Michelle_Wu_53687361471.jpg/220px-Hellen_Obiri_being_crowned_as_the_winner_of_2024_Boston_Marathon_by_Mayor_Michelle_Wu_53687361471.jpg)
Wheelchair men
[edit]Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Marcel Hug | ![]() |
01:15:33 |
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Daniel Romanchuk | ![]() |
01:20:37 |
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David Weir | ![]() |
01:22:12 |
Wheelchair women
[edit]Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Eden Rainbow-Cooper | ![]() |
01:35:11 |
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Manuela Schär | ![]() |
01:36:41 |
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Madison De Rozario | ![]() |
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "The 2024 Boston Marathon and the celebrity runners". insidethegames.biz.
- ^ a b "2024 Boston Marathon Elite Men's Field Released - Evans Chebet Will Try to 3-Peat". letsrun.com.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the 2024 Boston Marathon". WGBH.org.
- ^ "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Here's How to Check off the 6 Abbott World Marathon Majors from Your List". runnersworld.com.
- ^ "Boston is Back! Cutoff Time for 2024 Race is 5:29". runnersworld.com.
- ^ "Record-breaking registration numbers reported for 2024 Boston Marathon". runningmagazine.ca.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haynes, Veronica (2024-04-15). "Hug shatters record; Cooper enjoys historic win in Boston Marathon wheelchair races". WCVB. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Pinnow, Faith. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's wheelchair division". www.boston.com.
Further reading
[edit]- "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
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