Boston Marathon: Jeptoo sets new course record, Keflezighi is first American winner since 1983
Boston, MA– Defending champion Rita Jeptoo of Kenya won the 2014 Boston Marathon women’s race by setting a new course record of 2:18.57.
Buzunesh Deba and Mare Dibaba, both from Ethiopia, finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The men’s winner was Eritrean-American Meb Keflizighi, who clocked in 2: 08.37, followed by Wilson Chebet (2:08.48) and fellow compatriot Frankline Chepkwony (2:08.50).
Results:
| Runners: Men | |||||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Official Time | State | Country | Ctz | |
| 1 | 19 | Keflezighi, Meb | 2:08:37 | CA | USA | ||
| 2 | 7 | Chebet, Wilson | 2:08:48 | KEN | |||
| 3 | 11 | Chepkwony, Frankline | 2:08:50 | KEN | |||
| 4 | 23 | Shafar, Vitaliy | 2:09:37 | UKR | |||
| 5 | 5 | Geneti, Markos | 2:09:50 | Â | ETH | ||
| Runners: Women | ||||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Official Time | State | Country | Ctz |
| 1 | F1 | Jeptoo, Rita | 2:18:57 | KEN | ||
| 2 | F10 | Deba, Buzunesh | 2:19:59 | Â | ETH | Â |
| 3 | F2 | Dibaba, Mare | 2:20:35 | Â | ETH | Â |
| 4 | F3 | Sumgong, Jemima Jelagat | 2:20:41 | KEN | ||
| 5 | F25 | Melkamu, Meselech | 2:21:28 | Â | ETH | Â |
| 7 | F17 | Flanagan, Shalane | 2:22:02 | OR | USA | |
| 11 | F16 | Oljira, Belaynesh | 2:24:21 | Â | ETH | Â |
| 12 | F14 | Esayias, Yeshi | 2:27:40 | Â | ETH | Â |
