2011 BOSTON MARATHON STATISTICS
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Category Number Entered Number Started Number Finished Percent Finished
 
Runners
all 26907 24349 23913 98.2%
male 15445 14064 13839 98.4%
female 11462 10285 10074 98.0%
Wheelchairs
all 36 32 32 100.0%
male 28 24 24 100.0%
female 8 8 8 100.0%
Handcycles
all 21 20 20 100.0%
male 17 17 17 100.0%
female 4 3 3 100.0%
Runners by Age Group
18-39 Age Group
all 11329 10243 10065 98.3%
male 5417 4935 4865 98.6%
female 5912 5308 5200 98.0%
40-44 Age Group
all 4615 4187 4118 98.4%
male 2559 2343 2311 98.6%
female 2056 1844 1807 98.0%
45-49 Age Group
all 4663 4205 4155 98.8%
male 2853 2593 2562 98.8%
female 1810 1612 1593 98.8%
50-54 Age Group
all 3122 2825 2777 98.3%
male 2156 1954 1923 98.4%
female 966 871 854 98.1%
55-59 Age Group
all 1719 1562 1531 98.0%
male 1269 1152 1135 98.5%
female 450 410 396 96.6%
60-64 Age Group
all 996 910 882 96.9%
male 803 734 714 97.3%
female 193 176 168 95.5%
65-69 Age Group
all 305 279 262 93.9%
male 248 230 217 94.4%
female 57 49 45 91.8%
70-74 Age Group
all 128 113 105 92.9%
male 115 103 97 94.2%
female 13 10 8 80.0%
75-79 Age Group
all 27 22 16 72.7%
male 24 19 14 73.7%
female 3 3 2 66.7%
80+ Age Group
all 3 3 2 66.7%
male 1 1 1 100.0%
female 2 2 1 50.0%
Runners by Sub Group
Visually Impaired
all 17 16 15 93.8%
male 13 12 11 91.7%
female 4 4 4 100.0%
Mobility Impaired
all 19 15 15 100.0%
male 15 12 12 100.0%
female 4 3 3 100.0%
Wheelchairs by Division
Open
all 35 32 32 100.0%
male 27 24 24 100.0%
female 8 8 8 100.0%
Quad
all 1 - - -
male 1 - - -
female 0 - - -
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Geographic Breakdown
US States and Territories Represented 55 54 54 100.0%
Countries of Residence Represented 68 66 66 100.0%
Countries of Citizenship Represented 90 84 82 97.6%