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1897 – 1909: The United States vs. Canada
When Canada’s Ronald J. MacDonald captured the second Boston Marathon in 1898, besting by almost thirteen minutes the time of New York’s John J. McDermott the year before, he signaled very quickly Boston would not be solely a United States affair. Through the early 1930s, runners from the two North American nations accounted for all Boston victories
1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |
1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
![Veteran marathoner Clarence DeMar of the Melrose American Legion Post crosses the finish line April 19, 1930 in Boston, Mass., to win the Boston Marathon for the last of his record seven wins. DeMar's time was 2:34:48.2. (AP Photo)](http://www.bostonlog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/clarence-demar-winning-again.jpg)
1910 – 1930: The Era of “Mr. DeMarathon”
Clarence DeMar survived a Dickensian childhood and bad medical advice to win the Boston Marathon seven times, despite taking two long breaks from running while he was in his twenties.
1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 |
1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |
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1931 – 1946: Kelley the Elder
Between the ages of 26 and 38, John A. Kelley made a consistent mark among the leaders as he compiled a record of two wins and seven second place finishes.
1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
![BOSTON - APRIL 20: John J. Kelley is presented the winners wreath by John Melia in the 1957 marathon. (Photo by Jack Sheahan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)](http://www.bostonlog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kelley-57-300x248.jpg)
1947 – 1972: Boston Goes Global
In the quarter century following World War II, 12 foreign countries produced Boston Marathon winners, with runners from Japan and Finland leading the way with six victories apiece.
1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
![12 Apr 1982, Boston, Massachusetts, USA --- Dick Beardsley, Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar in the 1982 Boston Marathon. Salazar won with a time of 2:08:52 and second place Dick Beardsley's was 2:08:54, marking the first time two runners had broken 2:09 in the same race. --- Image by © Steven Sutton/Duomo/Corbis](http://www.bostonlog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/duel-in-the-sun-3-252x300.jpg)
1973 – 1985: The Golden Age of American Road Racing
Led by Bill Rodgers with four wins, five different American men over an eleven year stretch placed first in the Boston Marathon.
1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
With the backing of Boston-based John Hancock Financial Services as its major sponsor, the Boston Marathon in 1986 was able to award prize money for the first time. This major change enabled the race to once again attract the top marathoners in the world. Beginning in 1988 with a victory by Kenya’s Ibrahim Hussein, runners born in East Africa established a record of dominance that continues until today, taking 26 out of 28 races.
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
2014 |