Boston Marathon All-Time Winners List: Men's and Women's Champions & Winning Times.
ohn Korir of Kenya and Sharon Lokedi of Kenya delivered dominant performances to win the 129th edition of the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2025. Korir powered his way to victory in the men's elite race, clocking an impressive time of 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 45 seconds, which stands as the second-fastest winning time in the history of the prestigious event.
Meanwhile, Lokedi produced a historic run in the women's division, smashing the long-standing course record with a stunning time of 2:17:22. Her victory not only marked a successful defense of her strong form but also saw her pull away dramatically in the final stages to finish well ahead of her rivals, including second-place Hellen Obiri.
The Kenyan duo's triumphs highlighted another outstanding day for East African distance running on the challenging Boston course, which winds through the historic streets of Massachusetts and culminates with the famous Heartbreak Hill.
Meanwhile, Lokedi produced a historic run in the women's division, smashing the long-standing course record with a stunning time of 2:17:22. Her victory not only marked a successful defense of her strong form but also saw her pull away dramatically in the final stages to finish well ahead of her rivals, including second-place Hellen Obiri.
The Kenyan duo's triumphs highlighted another outstanding day for East African distance running on the challenging Boston course, which winds through the historic streets of Massachusetts and culminates with the famous Heartbreak Hill.
The Boston Marathon is the longest running marathon in the world. It's been held annually since 1897.
The first 69 years of the race were run by only men, with women starting to unofficially compete in 1966, then officially in 1972.
The Boston Marathon race held every year on third Monday of April in the greater metro area of Boston on Patriots Day, is also the first to incorporate a wheelchair division, starting in 1975.
Clarence DeMar holds the record for most men's wins with seventh times, while Catherine Ndereba has the most women's wins with four time.
Here is the complete List of All-time Past Men's, Women's Winners-Champions of Bostom Marathon Since 1897 to 2026.
Boston Marathon: All-time winners List
Men
Year Winner Country Time
1897— John J. McDermott United States 2:55:10
1898— Ronald J. MacDonald Canada 2:42:00
1899 — Lawrence Brignolia United States 2:54:38
1900 — John Caffery Canada 2:39:44
1901 — John Caffery Canada 2:29:23
1902 — Sammy Mellor United States 2:43:12
1903 — John Lorden United States 2:41:29
1904 — Michael Spring United States 2:38:04
1905 — Frederick Lorz United States 2:38:25
1906— Tim Ford United States 2:45:45
1907— Thomas Longboat Canada 2:24:24
1908— Thomas Morrissey United States 2:25:43
1909— Henri Renaud United States 2:53:36
1910— Fred Cameron Canada 2:28:52
1911— Clarence DeMar United States 2:21:39
1912 — Michael J. Ryan United States 2:21:18
1913 — Fritz Carlson United States 2:25:14
1914 — James Duffy Canada 2:25:14
1915 — Edouard Fabre Canada 2:31:41
1916 — Arthur Roth United States 2:27:16
1917 — Bill Kennedy United States 2:28:37
1918 — Camp Devens relay team United States 2:29:53
1919 — Carl Linder United States 2:29:13
1920 — Peter Trivoulides Greece 2:29:31
1921 — Frank Zuna United States 2:18:57
1922 — Clarence DeMar United States 2:18:10
1923 — Clarence DeMar United States 2:23:47
1924 — Clarence DeMar United States 2:29:40
1925 — Charles Mellor United States 2:33:00
1926 — Johnny Miles Canada 2:25:40
1927 — Clarence DeMar United States 2:40:22
1928 — Clarence DeMar United States 2:37:07
1929 — Johnny Miles Canada 2:33:08
1930 — Clarence DeMar United States 2:34:48
1931 — James Henigan United States 2:46:45
1932 — Paul de Bruyn Germany 2:33:36
1933 — Leslie S. Pawson United States 2:31:01
1934 — Dave Komonen Canada 2:32:53
1935 — John A. Kelley United States 2:32:07
1936 — Ellison Brown United States 2:33:40
1937 — Walter Young Canada 2:33:20
1938 — Leslie S. Pawson United States 2:35:34
1939 — Ellison Brown United States 2:28:51
1940 — Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:28
1941 — Leslie S. Pawson United States 2:30:38
1942 — Joe Smith United States 2:26:51
1943 — Gerard Cote Canada 2:28:25
1944 — Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:50
1945 — John A. Kelley United States 2:30:40
1946 — Stylianos Kyriakides Greece 2:29:27
1947 — Suh Yun-bok South Korea 2:25:39
1948 — Gerard Cote Canada 2:31:02
1949 — Gosta Leandersson Sweden 2:31:50
1950 — Ham Kee-Yong South Korea 2:32:39
1951 — Shigeki Tanaka Japan 2:27:45
1952 — Doroteo Flores Guatemala 2:31:53
1953 — Keizo Yamada Japan 2:18:51
1954 — Veikko Karvonen Finland 2:20:39
1955 — Hideo Hamamura Japan 2:18:22
1956 — Antti Viskari Finland 2:14:14
1957 — John J. Kelley United States 2:20:05
1958 — Franjo Mihalic Yugoslavia 2:25:54
1959 — Eino Oksanen Finland 2:22:42
1960 — Paavo Kotila Finland 2:20:54
1961 — Eino Oksanen Finland 2:23:39
1962 — Eino Oksanen Finland 2:23:48
1963 — Aurele Vandendriessche Belgium 2:18:58
1964 — Aurele Vandendriessche Belgium 2:19:59
1965 Morio Shigematsu Japan 2:16:33
1966 Kenji Kimihara Japan 2:17:11
1967 Dave McKenzie New Zealand 2:15:45
1968 Amby Burfoot United States 2:22:17
1969 Yoshiaki Unetani Japan 2:13:49
1970 Ron Hill United Kingdom 2:10:30
1971 Alvaro Mejia Colombia 2:18:45
1972 Olavi Suomalainen Finland 2:15:39
1973 Jon Anderson United States 2:16:03
1974 Neil Cusack Ireland 2:13:39
1975 Bill Rodgers United States 2:09:55
1976 Jack Fultz United States 2:20:19
1977 Jerome Drayton Canada 2:14:46
1978 Bill Rodgers United States 2:10:13
1979 Bill Rodgers United States 2:09:27
1980 Bill Rodgers United States 2:12:11
1981 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2:09:26
1982 Alberto Salazar United States 2:08:52
1983 Greg Meyer United States 2:09:00
1984 Geoff Smith United Kingdom 2:10:34
1985 Geoff Smith United Kingdom 2:14:05
1986 Robert de Castella Australia 2:07:51
1987 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2:11:50
1988 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:08:43
1989 Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia 2:09:06
1990 Gelindo Bordin Italy 2:08:19
1991 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:11:06
1992 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:08:14
1993 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:09:33
1994 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:07:15
1995 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:09:22
1996 Moses Tanui Kenya 2:09:15
1997 Lameck Aguta Kenya 2:10:34
1998 Moses Tanui Kenya 2:07:34
1999 Joseph Chebet Kenya 2:09:52
2000 Elijah Lagat Kenya 2:09:47
2001 Lee Bong-Ju South Korea 2:09:43
2002 Rodgers Rop Kenya 2:09:02
2003 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:10:11
2004 Timothy Cherigat Kenya 2:10:37
2005 Hailu Negussie Ethiopia 2:11:44
2006 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:07:14
2007 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:14:13
2008 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:07:45
2009 Deriba Merga Ethiopia 2:08:42
2010 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot Kenya 2:05:52
2011 Geoffrey Mutai Kenya 2:03:02
2012 Wesley Korir Kenya 2:12:40
2013 Lelisa Desisa Benti Ethiopia 2:10:22
2014 Meb Keflezighi United States 2:08:37
2015 Lelisa Desisa Benti Ethiopia 2:09:17
2016 Lemi Berhanu Hayle Ethiopia 2:12:45
2017 Geoffrey Kirui Kenya 2:09:37
2018 Yuki Kawauchi Japan 2:15:58
Women
Year Winner Country Time
1966 Bobbi Gibb United States 3:21:40
1967 Bobbi Gibb United States 3:27:17
1968 Bobbi Gibb United States 3:30:00
1969 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:22:46
1970 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:05:07
1971 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:08:30
1972 Nina Kuscsik United States 3:10:26
1973 Jacqueline Hansen United States 3:05:59
1974 Miki Gorman United States 2:47:11
1975 Liane Winter West Germany 2:42:24
1976 Kim Merritt United States 2:47:10
1977 Miki Gorman United States 2:48:33
1978 Gayle Barron United States 2:44:52
1979 Joan Benoit United States 2:35:15
1980 Rosie Ruiz* Cuba 2:31:56
1980 Jacqueline Gareau Canada 2:34:28
1981 Allison Roe New Zealand 2:26:46
1982 Charlotte Teske West Germany 2:29:33
1983 Joan Benoit United States 2:22:43
1984 Lorraine Moller New Zealand 2:29:28
1985 Lisa Larsen Weidenbach United States 2:34:06
1986 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:55
1987 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:21
1988 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:24:30
1989 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:33
1990 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:24
1991 Wanda Panfil Poland 2:24:18
1992 Olga Markova Russia 2:23:43
1993 Olga Markova Russia 2:25:27
1994 Uta Pippig Germany 2:21:45
1995 Uta Pippig Germany 2:25:11
1996 Uta Pippig Germany 2:27:12
1997 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:26:23
1998 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:21
1999 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:25
2000 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:26:11
2001 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:23:53
2002 Margaret Okayo Kenya 2:20:43
2003 Svetlana Zakharova Russia 2:25:19
2004 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:24:27
2005 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:25:12
2006 Rita Jeptoo Kenya 2:23:38
2007 Lidiya Grigoryeva Russia 2:29:18
2008 Dire Tune Ethiopia 2:25:25
2009 Salina Kosgei Kenya 2:32:16
2010 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 2:26:11
2011 Caroline Kilel Kenya 2:22:36
2012 Sharon Cherop Kenya 2:31:50
2013 Rita Jeptoo Kenya 2:26:25
2014 Rita Jeptoo* Kenya 2:18:57
2014 Bizunesh Deba Ethiopia 2:19:59
2015 Caroline Rotich Kenya 2:24:55
2016 Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 2:29:19
2017 Edna Kiplagat Kenya 2:21:52
1966 Kenji Kimihara Japan 2:17:11
1967 Dave McKenzie New Zealand 2:15:45
1968 Amby Burfoot United States 2:22:17
1969 Yoshiaki Unetani Japan 2:13:49
1970 Ron Hill United Kingdom 2:10:30
1971 Alvaro Mejia Colombia 2:18:45
1972 Olavi Suomalainen Finland 2:15:39
1973 Jon Anderson United States 2:16:03
1974 Neil Cusack Ireland 2:13:39
1975 Bill Rodgers United States 2:09:55
1976 Jack Fultz United States 2:20:19
1977 Jerome Drayton Canada 2:14:46
1978 Bill Rodgers United States 2:10:13
1979 Bill Rodgers United States 2:09:27
1980 Bill Rodgers United States 2:12:11
1981 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2:09:26
1982 Alberto Salazar United States 2:08:52
1983 Greg Meyer United States 2:09:00
1984 Geoff Smith United Kingdom 2:10:34
1985 Geoff Smith United Kingdom 2:14:05
1986 Robert de Castella Australia 2:07:51
1987 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2:11:50
1988 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:08:43
1989 Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia 2:09:06
1990 Gelindo Bordin Italy 2:08:19
1991 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:11:06
1992 Ibrahim Hussein Kenya 2:08:14
1993 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:09:33
1994 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:07:15
1995 Cosmas Ndeti Kenya 2:09:22
1996 Moses Tanui Kenya 2:09:15
1997 Lameck Aguta Kenya 2:10:34
1998 Moses Tanui Kenya 2:07:34
1999 Joseph Chebet Kenya 2:09:52
2000 Elijah Lagat Kenya 2:09:47
2001 Lee Bong-Ju South Korea 2:09:43
2002 Rodgers Rop Kenya 2:09:02
2003 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:10:11
2004 Timothy Cherigat Kenya 2:10:37
2005 Hailu Negussie Ethiopia 2:11:44
2006 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:07:14
2007 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:14:13
2008 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kenya 2:07:45
2009 Deriba Merga Ethiopia 2:08:42
2010 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot Kenya 2:05:52
2011 Geoffrey Mutai Kenya 2:03:02
2012 Wesley Korir Kenya 2:12:40
2013 Lelisa Desisa Benti Ethiopia 2:10:22
2014 Meb Keflezighi United States 2:08:37
2015 Lelisa Desisa Benti Ethiopia 2:09:17
2016 Lemi Berhanu Hayle Ethiopia 2:12:45
2017 Geoffrey Kirui Kenya 2:09:37
2018 Yuki Kawauchi Japan 2:15:58
2019 — Lawrence Cherono, Kenya, 2:07:57
2020 — COVID
2020 — COVID
2021 — Benson Kipruto, Kenya, 2:09:51
2022 — Evans Chebet, Kenya, 2:06:51
2023 — Evans Chebet, Kenya, 2:05:54
2024 — Sisay Lemma, Ethiopia, 2:06:17
2023 — Evans Chebet, Kenya, 2:05:54
2024 — Sisay Lemma, Ethiopia, 2:06:17
2025 — John Korir, Kenya, 2:04:45
Women
Year Winner Country Time
1966 Bobbi Gibb United States 3:21:40
1967 Bobbi Gibb United States 3:27:17
1968 Bobbi Gibb United States 3:30:00
1969 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:22:46
1970 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:05:07
1971 Sara Mae Berman United States 3:08:30
1972 Nina Kuscsik United States 3:10:26
1973 Jacqueline Hansen United States 3:05:59
1974 Miki Gorman United States 2:47:11
1975 Liane Winter West Germany 2:42:24
1976 Kim Merritt United States 2:47:10
1977 Miki Gorman United States 2:48:33
1978 Gayle Barron United States 2:44:52
1979 Joan Benoit United States 2:35:15
1980 Rosie Ruiz* Cuba 2:31:56
1980 Jacqueline Gareau Canada 2:34:28
1981 Allison Roe New Zealand 2:26:46
1982 Charlotte Teske West Germany 2:29:33
1983 Joan Benoit United States 2:22:43
1984 Lorraine Moller New Zealand 2:29:28
1985 Lisa Larsen Weidenbach United States 2:34:06
1986 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:55
1987 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:21
1988 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:24:30
1989 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:33
1990 Rosa Mota Portugal 2:25:24
1991 Wanda Panfil Poland 2:24:18
1992 Olga Markova Russia 2:23:43
1993 Olga Markova Russia 2:25:27
1994 Uta Pippig Germany 2:21:45
1995 Uta Pippig Germany 2:25:11
1996 Uta Pippig Germany 2:27:12
1997 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:26:23
1998 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:21
1999 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:23:25
2000 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:26:11
2001 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:23:53
2002 Margaret Okayo Kenya 2:20:43
2003 Svetlana Zakharova Russia 2:25:19
2004 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:24:27
2005 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2:25:12
2006 Rita Jeptoo Kenya 2:23:38
2007 Lidiya Grigoryeva Russia 2:29:18
2008 Dire Tune Ethiopia 2:25:25
2009 Salina Kosgei Kenya 2:32:16
2010 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 2:26:11
2011 Caroline Kilel Kenya 2:22:36
2012 Sharon Cherop Kenya 2:31:50
2013 Rita Jeptoo Kenya 2:26:25
2014 Rita Jeptoo* Kenya 2:18:57
2014 Bizunesh Deba Ethiopia 2:19:59
2015 Caroline Rotich Kenya 2:24:55
2016 Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 2:29:19
2017 Edna Kiplagat Kenya 2:21:52
2018 — Desirae Linden, United States, 2:39:54
2019 — Worknesh Degnefa, Ethiopia, 2:23:31
2021 — Edna Kiplagat, Kenya, 2:25:09
2022 — Peres Jepchirchir, Kenya, 2:21:01
2023 — Hellen Obiri, Kenya, 2:21:38
2024 — Hellen Obiri, Kenya, 2:22:37
2025 — Sharon Lokedi, Kenya, 2:17:22
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