Top Finishes by American Men at Boston

Year Name State Time Place
1897 John J. McDermott New York 2:55:10 1
1989 Hamilton Gray New York 2:45:00 2
1899 Lawrence Brignolia Massachusetts 2:54:38 1
1900 John B. Maguire Massachusetts 2:51:36 4
1901 Sammy A. Mellor New York 2:44:34 3
1902 Sammy A. Mellor New York 2:43:12 1
1903 John C. Lorden Massachusetts 2:41:29 1
1904 Michael Spring New York 2:38:04 1
1905 Frederick Lorz New York 2:38:25 1
1906 Timothy Ford Massachusetts 2:45:45 1
1907 Robert Fowler Massachusetts 2:27:54 2
1908 Thomas P. Morrissey New York 2:25:43 1
1909 Henri Renaud New Hampshire 2:53:36 1
1910 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:29:52 2
1911 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:21:39 1
1912 Michael J. Ryan New York 2:21:18 1
1913 Fritz Carlson Minnesota 2:25:14 1
1914 Joseph M. Lorden Massachusetts 2:28:42 3
1915 Clifton Horne Massachusetts 2:33:01 2
1916 Arthur V. Roth Massachusetts 2:27:16 1
1917 William J. (Bill) Kennedy New York 2:28:37 1
1918 Camp Devens Divisional Team Massachusetts 2:24:53 1
1919 Carl W. A. Linder Massachusetts 2:29:13 1
1920 Arthur V. Roth Massachusetts 2:30:31 2
1921 Frank T. Zuna New York 2:18:57 1
1922 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:18:10 1
1923 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:23:47 1
1924 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:29:40 1
1925 Charles L. (Chuck) Mellor Illinois 2:33:00 1
1926 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:32:15 3
1927 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:40:22 1
1928 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:37:07 1
1929 Albert R. Michelson New York 2:37:22 4
1930 Clarence H. DeMar Massachusetts 2:34:48 1
1931 James P. Henigan Massachusetts 2:46:45 1
1932 James P. Henigan Massachusetts 2:34:32 2
1933 Leslie S. Pawson Rhode Island 2:31:01 1
1934 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:36:50 2
1935 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:32:07 1
1936 Ellison M. Brown Rhode Island 2:33:40 1
1937 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:39:02 2
1938 Leslie S. Pawson Rhode Island 2:35:34 1
1939 Ellison M. Brown Rhode Island 2:28:51 1
1940 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:32:03 2
1941 Leslie S. Pawson Rhode Island 2:30:38 1
1942 Bernard Joseph (Joe) Smith Massachusetts 2:26:51 1
1943 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:30:00 2
1944 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:32:03 2
1945 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:30:40 1
1946 John A. Kelley Massachusetts 2:31:27 2
1947 Ted Vogel Massachusetts 2:30:10 3
1948 Ted Vogel Massachusetts 2:31:46 2
1949 Victor Dyrgall New York 2:34:42 2
1950 John Lafferty Massachusetts 2:39:52 4
1951 John Lafferty Massachusetts 2:31:15 2
1952 Victor Dyrgall New York 2:36:40 2
1953 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:28:19 5
1954 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:28:51 7
1955 Nick Costes Massachusetts 2:19:57 3
1956 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:14:33 2
1957 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:20:05 1
1958 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:30:51 2
1959 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:23:43 2
1960 Gordon McKenzie New York 2:22:18 2
1961 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:23:54 2
1962 Alexander Breckenridge Virginia 2:27:17 3
1963 John J. Kelley Connecticut 2:21:09 2
1964 Hal Higdon Indiana 2:21:55 5
1965 Ralph Buschman Massachusetts 2:20:20 7
1966 Norman Higgins California 2:18:26 5
1967 Tom Laris New York 2:16:48 2
1968 Amby Burfoot Connecticut 2:22:17 1
1969 Ron Daws Minnesota 2:20:23 4
1970 Eamon O’Reilly Washington 2:11:12 2
1971 John Vitale Connecticut 2:22:45 4
1972 Bruce Mortenson New York 2:19:59 6
1973 Jon Anderson Oregon 2:16:03 1
1974 Tom Fleming New Jersey 2:14:25 2
1975 Bill Rodgers Massachusetts 2:09:55 1
1976 Jack Fultz Virginia 2:20:19 1
1977 Ronald Wayne California 2:18:18 4
1978 Bill Rodgers Massachusetts 2:10:13 1
1979 Bill Rodgers Massachusetts 2:09:27 1
1980 Bill Rodgers Massachusetts 2:12:11 1
1981 Craig Virgin Illinois 2:10:26 2
1982 Alberto Salazar Massachusetts 2:08:52 1
1983 Greg A. Meyer Massachusetts 2:09:00 1
1984 Gerry Vanesse Connecticut 2:14:49 2
1985 Gary Tuttle California 2:19:11 2
1986 Bill Rodgers Massachusetts 2:13:36 4
1987 Dave Gordon Oregon 2:13:30 4
1988 Bill Rodgers Massachusetts 2:18:17 28
1989 Herb Wills Florida 2:17:40 10
1990 Darrell General Maryland 2:15:28 14
1991 Paul Zimmerman Pennsylvania 2:15:32 12
1992 Doug Kurtis Maine 2:17:03 19
1993 Mark Plaatjes Colorado 2:12:39 6
1994 Bob Kempainen Minnesota 2:08:47 7
1995 Michael Whittlesey Connecticut 2:22:48 29
1996 Kevin Collins New York 2:18:54 30
1997 Daniel Gonzalez California 2:18:30 19
1998 Joseph McVeigh New Jersey 2:16:48 17
1999 Joseph LeMay Connecticut 2:16:11 13
2000 Jamie Hibell Pennsylvania 2:22:09 24
2001 Rod DeHave Wisconsin 2:12:41 6
2002 Keith Dowling Virginia 2:13:28 15
2003 Eddy Hellebuyck New Mexico 2:17:18 10
2004 Christopher Zieman California 2:25:45 13
2005 Alan Culpepper Colorado 2:13:39 4
2006 Meb Keflezighi California 2:09:56 3
2007 Peter Gilmore California 2:16:41 8
2008 Nicholas Arciniaga Michigan 2:16:13 10
2009 Ryan Hall California 2:09:40 3
2010 Ryan Hall California 2:08:41 4
2011 Ryan Hall California 2:04:58 4
2012 Jason Hartmann Colorado 2:14:31 4
2013 Jason Hartmann Colorado 2:12:12 4

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