2012 BOSTON MARATHON STATISTICS
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Category Number Entered Number Started Number Finished Percent Finished
 
Runners
all 26655 22485 21616 96.1%
male 15503 13177 12621 95.8%
female 11152 9308 8995 96.6%
Wheelchairs
all 39 35 35 100.0%
male 29 26 26 100.0%
female 10 9 9 100.0%
Handcycles
all 22 21 21 100.0%
male 20 19 19 100.0%
female 2 2 2 100.0%
Runners by Age Group
18-39 Age Group
all 10837 9302 8934 96.0%
male 5231 4549 4335 95.3%
female 5606 4753 4599 96.8%
40-44 Age Group
all 4368 3653 3540 96.9%
male 2445 2086 2019 96.8%
female 1923 1567 1521 97.1%
45-49 Age Group
all 4566 3840 3697 96.3%
male 2772 2343 2255 96.2%
female 1794 1497 1442 96.3%
50-54 Age Group
all 3329 2791 2688 96.3%
male 2295 1947 1881 96.6%
female 1034 844 807 95.6%
55-59 Age Group
all 1883 1542 1478 95.9%
male 1395 1130 1080 95.6%
female 488 412 398 96.6%
60-64 Age Group
all 1077 894 853 95.4%
male 861 725 688 94.9%
female 216 169 165 97.6%
65-69 Age Group
all 415 330 307 93.0%
male 348 283 262 92.6%
female 67 47 45 95.7%
70-74 Age Group
all 133 98 86 87.8%
male 114 83 72 86.8%
female 19 15 14 93.3%
75-79 Age Group
all 42 32 30 93.8%
male 38 29 27 93.1%
female 4 3 3 100.0%
80+ Age Group
all 5 3 3 100.0%
male 4 2 2 100.0%
female 1 1 1 100.0%
Runners by Sub Group
Visually Impaired
all 23 20 18 90.0%
male 21 19 17 89.5%
female 2 1 1 100.0%
Mobility Impaired
all 28 24 23 95.8%
male 21 19 18 94.7%
female 7 5 5 100.0%
Wheelchairs by Division
Open
all 39 35 35 100.0%
male 29 26 26 100.0%
female 10 9 9 100.0%
Quad
all 0 - - -
male 0 - - -
female 0 - - -
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Geographic Breakdown
US States and Territories Represented 55 55 55 100.0%
Countries of Residence Represented 67 61 60 98.4%
Countries of Citizenship Represented 92 86 86 100.0%