The 2023 Boston Marathon was a marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 17, 2023. It was the 127th official running of the race,[2] and 125th event overall (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918). It also marked the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.[3][4][5] The field was limited to 30,000 runners.[6]

125th Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, Massachusetts, United States
DateApril 17, 2023
Champions
MenEvans Chebet (2:05:54[1])
WomenHellen Obiri (2:21:38[1])
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:17:06[1])
Wheelchair womenSusannah Scaroni (1:41:45[1])
← 2022
2024 →

Results edit

Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri, elite men's and women's winners, respectively, near the halfway point of the race
 
Lead men just past mile 19, with Gabriel Geay (at left) well ahead of the pack. For a closer view of the pack seconds later, see this photo.
 
Emma Bates leads the women, followed by Lonah Salpeter and Hellen Obiri, the eventual winner, just past mile 19
 
Some 30,000 runners participated officially. A steady stream ran, jogged or walked past mile 19 at 3:20 pm, hours after the winners crossed the finish line.
 
A competitor high fives Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
 
Two days before the marathon, Mayor Michelle Wu and Senator Elizabeth Warren participate in a One Boston Day commemoration on the 10th anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Men edit

Elite men's top 30 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
  Evans Chebet   Kenya 2:05:54
  Gabriel Geay   Tanzania 2:06:04
  Benson Kipruto   Kenya 2:06:06
4 Albert Korir   Kenya 2:08:01
5 Zouhair Talbi   Morocco 2:08:35
6 Eliud Kipchoge   Kenya 2:09:23
7 Scott Fauble   United States 2:09:44
8 Hassan Chahdi   France 2:09:46
9 John Korir   Kenya 2:10:04
10 Matthew McDonald   United States 2:10:17
11 Connor Mantz   United States 2:10:25
12 CJ Albertson   United States 2:10:33
13 Nico Montanez   United States 2:10:52
14 Shura Kitata   Ethiopia 2:11:26
15 Andualem Belay   Ethiopia 2:11:50
16 Hendrik Pfeiffer   Germany 2:12:22
17 JP Flavin   United States 2:13:27
18 Turner Wiley   United States 2:13:57
19 Isaac Mpofu   Zimbabwe 2:14:08
20 Chad Hall   United States 2:14:13
21 Colin Mickow   United States 2:14:27
22 Mark Korir   Kenya 2:14:37
23 Ben True   United States 2:16:06
24 Connor Weaver   United States 2:16:25
25 Jonas Hampton   United States 2:17:05
26 Ian Butler   United States 2:17:55
27 Edward Mulder   United States 2:18:04
28 Joseph Whelan   United States 2:18:23
29 Zachary Ornelas   United States 2:20:08
30 Sam Chelanga   United States 2:20:20

Women edit

Elite women's top 30 finishers
Place Athlete Nationality Time
  Hellen Obiri   Kenya 2:21:38
  Amane Beriso   Ethiopia 2:21:50
  Lonah Salpeter   Israel 2:21:57
4th Ababel Yeshaneh   Ethiopia 2:22:00
5th Emma Bates   United States 2:22:10
6th Nazret Weldu   Eritrea 2:23:25
7th Angela Tanui   Kenya 2:24:12
8th Hiwot Gebremaryam   Ethiopia 2:24:30
9th Mary Ngugi   Kenya 2:24:33
10th Gotytom Gebreslase   Ethiopia 2:24:34
11th Aliphine Tuliamuk   United States 2:24:37
12th Joyciline Jepkosgei   Kenya 2:24:44
13th Viola Cheptoo   Kenya 2:24:49
14th Nell Rojas   United States 2:24:51
15th Nienke Brinkman   Netherlands 2:24:58
16th Celestine Chepchirchir   Kenya 2:25:07
17th Sara Hall   United States 2:25:48
18th Desiree Linden   United States 2:27:18
19th Vibian Chepkirui   Kenya 2:28:12
20th Annie Frisbie   United States 2:28:45
21st Atsede Baysa   Ethiopia 2:30:14
22nd Anna Rohrer   United States 2:30:52
23rd Sydney Devore   United States 2:31:08
24th Maggie Montoya   United States 2:31:19
25th Anne-Marie Blaney   United States 2:31:32
26th Maegan Krifchin   United States 2:32:46
27th Dakotah Lindwurm   United States 2:33:53
28th Erika Kemp   United States 2:33:57
29th Savannah Berry   United States 2:34:30
30th Laura Thweatt   United States 2:34:35

Wheelchair men edit

Wheelchair men's top 3 finishers
Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Marcel Hug   Switzerland 01:17:06
  Daniel Romanchuk   United States 01:27:45
  Jetze Plat   Netherlands 01:28:35

Wheelchair women edit

Wheelchair women's top 3 finishers
Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Susannah Scaroni   United States 01:41:45
  Madison De Rozario   Australia 01:46:55
  Wakako Tsuchida   Japan 01:47:04

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "2023 Boston Marathon results: The winners list and official times". www.boston.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "127th Boston Marathon Field Size Established as 30,000 Participants; Registration to be held September 12–16, 2022". BAA.org (Press release). June 15, 2022. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Boston Strong, 10 Years On". nytimes.com (Press release). April 17, 2023. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Solemn remembrances and acts of service on the bombing's anniversary". nytimes.com (Press release). April 17, 2023. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing 10 years later". nbcnews.com (Press release). April 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. ^ 2023 Boston Marathon results Archived April 18, 2023, at the Wayback Machine Boston Athletic Association