List of winners of the Boston Marathon

Ernst van Dyk is the most successful individual athlete, having won the men's wheelchair division ten times.

The current course records are held by Geoffrey Mutai, Buzunesh Deba, Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär.

[7] Tom Davis has won the first three men's handcyclist races since it was officially recognized in 2017, and still holds the course record as of 2024.

The course was designed to replicate the original marathon in Greece; a hilly point-to-point race, and as such has not been the venue for many world records.

[9][8] Two apparent world record times set between 1951 and 1956 by Keizo Yamada and Antti Viskari were later struck when the course was found to be over 1,000 yards (910 m) short.

Ernst van Dyk — Ernst van Dyk has won the Boston Marathon ten times, more than any other athlete.

John McDermott — John McDermott won the first Boston Marathon in 1897.

Clarence DeMar — Clarence DeMar has won the Boston Marathon seven times, more than any other runner in the Men's open division.

Suh Yun-bok — Suh Yun-bok set a world record at the 1947 Boston Marathon.

John J. Kelley — John J. Kelley won the 1957 Boston Marathon with a course record.

Aurèle Vandendriessche — Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in 1963 and 1964.

Ron Hill — Ron Hill set a course record at the 1970 Boston Marathon.

Bill Rodgers — Bill Rodgers won the race four times between 1975 and 1980.

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot — Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the race four times, and set two course records.

Geoffrey Mutai — Geoffrey Mutai holds the current course record, 2:03:02, set in 2011.

Bobbi Gibb — Bobbi Gibb , pictured in 2016, won the first three, unofficial, women's marathons.

Joan Benoit — Joan Benoit set a world record at the 1983 Boston Marathon.

Uta Pippig — Uta Pippig , pictured in 2019, won three consecutive Boston Marathons from 1994 to 1996.

Catherine Ndereba — Catherine Ndereba won the Boston Marathon four times between 2000 and 2005.

André Viger — André Viger won the men's wheelchair division three times between 1984 and 1987.

Heinz Frei — Heinz Frei 's 1994 course record stood for ten years.

Franz Nietlispach — Franz Nietlispach won the race five times in six years.

Joshua Cassidy — Joshua Cassidy set a course record at the 2012 Boston Marathon.

Marcel Hug — Marcel Hug has won the race four times, and holds the current course record.

Louise Sauvage — Louise Sauvage won the women's wheelchair division in three consecutive Boston Marathons, between 1997 and 1999.

Edith Hunkeler — Edith Hunkeler won the race twice, in 2002 and 2006.

Wakako Tsuchida — Wakako Tsuchida won the race in five consecutive years from 2007 to 2011.

Tatyana McFadden — Tatyana McFadden won the race five times between 2013 and 2018.

Manuela Schär — Manuela Schär holds the current course record, 1:28:17, set in 2017.