| 2012 Boston Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Kenyan Wesley Korir celebrates his victory in the men's race | |
| Venue | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dates | April 16 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Wesley Korir (2:12:40) |
| Women | Sharon Cherop (2:31:50) |
| Wheelchair men | Josh Cassidy (1:18:25) |
| Wheelchair women | Shirley Reilly (1:37:36) |
The 2012 Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday April 16, 2012. It was the 116th edition of the mass-participation marathon. Organized by the Boston Athletic Association, it was the first of the World Marathon Majors series to be held in 2012. A total of 22,426 runners started the race. The competition was held in hot running conditions, reaching 88 °F (31 °C) that afternoon, and some of the 27,000 registered runners opted to take up the organizers' offer to defer their entry until the 2013 race.[1][2]
Wesley Korir and Sharon Cherop won the elite men's and women's races respectively. Josh Cassidy and Shirley Reilly were the winners of the wheelchair racing section. In the masters section, Uli Steidl won the men's marathon and Svetlana Pretot (ninth overall) was the women's champion.[3][4]
- ^ Boston Marathon Results Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Archived April 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Fox News (April 16, 2012). Retrieved on April 27, 2012.
- ^ Morse, Parker (April 16, 2012). Korir and Cherop the best as warm weather slows Boston. IAAF. Retrieved on April 28, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Menwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Huebner, Barbara (April 2012). It was a duel to the finish, as Kenya's Sharon Cherop unleashes kick on Boylston Street to pull away from Jelagat Sumgong Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved on April 27, 2012.