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John McDermott won the first Boston Marathon in 1897. Clarence DeMar has won the Boston Marathon seven times, more than any other runner in the Men's open division. Suh Yun-bok set a world record at the 1947 Boston Marathon. John J. Kelley won the 1957 Boston Marathon with a course record. Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in ...
William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon.Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
The Boston Marathon was first run in April 1897, having been inspired by the revival of the marathon for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Until 2020 it was the oldest continuously running marathon, [6] and the second longest continuously running footrace in North America, having debuted five months after the Buffalo Turkey Trot. [7]
State Reps. Priscila Sousa, D-Framingham, and James Arena-DeRosa, D-Holliston, chat with Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara, who is running the 128th Boston Marathon this year for Team Hoyt, March ...
A look at the times of local finishers is below. This list will be updated if more times for local runners are reported by the Boston Athletic Association.. Barrington. Joshua Bouchard, 02:53:42
Disqualified from 1904 Olympics after crossing first, but legitimately won the Boston Marathon a year later Spyridon Louis Greece: 1896 First Olympic gold medalist for the marathon Patrick Makau Kenya: 2011: 1 2:03:38 Former marathon world record holder Deriba Merga Ethiopia: 2 2:06:39 Greg Meyer United States: 2 2:09:00 Won 1983 Boston Marathon
John Adelbert Kelley (September 6, 1907 – October 6, 2004) was an American long-distance runner who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1936 and 1948, and competed in the Boston Marathon over 50 times, winning in 1935 and 1945.
John Joseph "Johnny" Kelley (December 24, 1930 – August 21, 2011) was an American long-distance runner who won the 1957 Boston Marathon and the marathon at the 1959 Pan American Games. [3] He was also a member of the United States Olympic teams of 1956 and 1960, competing in the marathon.