2024 Boston Marathon

128th Boston Marathon
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DateApril 15, 2024 (2024-04-15)
Websitehttps://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon
Champions
MenSisay Lemma (2:06:17)
WomenHellen Obiri (2:22:27)
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:15:33)
Wheelchair womenEden Rainbow-Cooper (1:35:11)
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Men's winner Sisay Lemma and women's winner Hellen Obiri pose together after their victories
Men's wheelchair winner Marcel Hug and women's wheelchair winner Eden Rainbow-Cooper pose together after their victories

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]

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  3. ^ a b "2024 Boston Marathon Elite Men's Field Released - Evans Chebet Will Try to 3-Peat". letsrun.com.
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  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Haynes, Veronica (2024-04-15). "Hug shatters record; Cooper enjoys historic win in Boston Marathon wheelchair races". WCVB. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  14. ^ Pinnow, Faith. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's wheelchair division". www.boston.com.