Kawauchi became the first Japanese men’s winner since 1987 and Linden became the first woman to win from the U.S. since 1985.
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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 race, held on Patriots Day in the greater metro area of Boston, is also the first to incorporate a wheelchair division, starting in 1975.
Clarence DeMar holds the record for most men’s wins with seven while Catherine Ndereba has the most women’s wins with four.
Below is the all-time list of men’s and women’s winners of the Boston Marathon.
Boston Marathon: All-time winners
Men
Women
(*) denotes disqualification
