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John McDermott won the first Boston Marathon in 1897. Clarence DeMar has won the Boston Marathon seven times, more than any other runner in the Men's open division. Suh Yun-bok set a world record at the 1947 Boston Marathon. John J. Kelley won the 1957 Boston Marathon with a course record. Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in ...
For most of its history, the Boston Marathon was a free event, and the only prize awarded for winning the race was a wreath woven from olive branches. [11] However, corporate -sponsored cash prizes began to be awarded in the 1980s, when professional athletes refused to run the race unless a cash award was available.
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 ...
This category is for people (male or female) who have won the Boston Marathon at least once. It is automatically populated by the {{marathon winner succession}} template. To manually add an article to the category add [[Category:Boston Marathon winners]] to the bottom of the article.
Boston Marathon two-time winner and longtime competitor John Adelbert Kelley (September 6, 1907 – October 6, 2004) was an American long-distance runner who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics , in 1936 and 1948, and competed in the Boston Marathon over 50 times, winning in 1935 and 1945.
When is the Boston Marathon? The 2025 Boston Marathon will be held on April 21, 2025. Registration is now closed for the race, and was open between Sept. 9 and Sept. 13. The 130th Boston Marathon ...
The 2018 Boston Marathon was the 122nd running of the Boston Athletic Association's Boston Marathon. It took place on Monday, April 16, 2018 ( Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). [ 1 ] The race was held in unusually cold weather at 39 °F (4 °C) with rain. [ 2 ]
The 2011 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18, 2011, as the 115th official running of the Boston Marathon. On October 18, 2010, the 20,000 spots reserved for qualifiers were filled in a record-setting eight hours and three minutes. [1] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's race in a time of 2:03:02. [2]