# Who is the greatest Boston Marathon winner of all time?

> Since 1897, the Boston Marathon has crowned legendary champions. From seven-time winners to historic breakthroughs — who stands above them all?

*By YPB Team · Published April 20, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-greatest-boston-marathon-winner-of-all-time*

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1. **Clarence DeMar**
   Clarence DeMar won the Boston Marathon seven times between 1911 and 1930, earning the nickname 'Mr. DeMarathon.'
2. **Bill Rodgers**
   Bill Rodgers won Boston four times in the 1970s, becoming one of America's greatest distance runners.
3. **Joan Benoit Samuelson**
   Joan Benoit Samuelson's record-setting 1983 Boston win launched a storied career that included Olympic gold.
4. **Catherine Ndereba**
   Catherine Ndereba won Boston four times and set the world record in 2001, earning the nickname 'Catherine the Great.'
5. **Ernst van Dyk**
   Ernst van Dyk won the Boston Marathon wheelchair division a record 10 times, dominating the event for over a decade.
6. **Jean Driscoll**
   Jean Driscoll won the Boston wheelchair race eight times, becoming one of the event's most decorated champions.
7. **Meb Keflezighi**
   Meb Keflezighi's 2014 win, the first American male victory in 31 years, came just a year after the Boston bombings.
8. **Yuki Kawauchi**
   Yuki Kawauchi's 2018 Boston win in brutal conditions was considered one of the most dramatic victories in marathon history.
9. **Desiree Linden**
   Desiree Linden's gutsy 2018 Boston win in the worst weather in race history made her the first American woman to win in 33 years.
10. **Marcel Hug**
   Marcel Hug, 'The Silver Bullet,' has won the Boston Marathon wheelchair division multiple times with his aerodynamic style.
11. **Sharon Lokedi**
   Sharon Lokedi's 2025 Boston Marathon victory added another chapter to her growing legacy as an elite distance runner.
12. **Wesley Korir**
   Wesley Korir's 2012 Boston win inspired his hometown in Kenya and launched his career as a politician and humanitarian.

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