2021 Boston Marathon

2021 Boston Marathon
Benson Kipruto and Edna Kiplagat
VenueBoston, Massachusetts, United States
DateOctober 11, 2021
Champions
MenBenson Kipruto (2:09:51)
WomenEdna Kiplagat (2:25:09)
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:18:11)
Wheelchair womenManuela Schär (1:35:21)
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The 2021 Boston Marathon was the 125th official running[1][a] of the annual marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, and 123rd time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918).[2] It took place on October 11, 2021.[3]

The elite men's marathon was won by Benson Kipruto in 2:09:51. The men's wheelchair race was won by Marcel Hug and the women's wheelchair race by Manuela Schär, both of Switzerland, in 1:18:11 and 1:35:21, respectively.[4][5] The elite women's marathon was won by Kenyan Edna Kiplagat with a time of 2:25:09, in a result made official on December 20, 2022, by the Boston Athletic Association, following a statement posted by the Athletics Integrity Unit.[6]

  1. ^ "125th Boston Marathon Qualifier Acceptances Announced" (Press release). Boston Athletic Association. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience Features More Than 15,900 Finishers" (Press release). Boston Athletic Association. September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Fall 2021 Boston Marathon Date Selected" (Press release). Boston Athletic Association. January 26, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Boston Athletic Association". Archived from the original on October 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Boston Athletic Association". Archived from the original on October 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "B.A.A. Statement on Diana Kipyokei Disqualification". Boston Athletic Association. BAA Communications. Retrieved December 21, 2022.


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