2018 BOSTON MARATHON STATISTICS
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Category Number Entered Number Started Number Finished Percent Finished
 
Runners
all 29979 26954 25831 95.8%
male 16587 14888 14203 95.4%
female 13392 12066 11628 96.4%
Wheelchairs
all 51 43 28 65.1%
male 35 31 22 71.0%
female 16 12 6 50.0%
Handcycles
all 58 51 48 94.1%
male 51 45 43 95.6%
female 7 6 5 83.3%
Runners by Age Group
18-39 Age Group
all 12108 11009 10562 95.9%
male 5489 5008 4772 95.3%
female 6619 6001 5790 96.5%
40-44 Age Group
all 4233 3819 3701 96.9%
male 2230 2003 1929 96.3%
female 2003 1816 1772 97.6%
45-49 Age Group
all 4873 4349 4200 96.6%
male 2920 2610 2530 96.9%
female 1953 1739 1670 96.0%
50-54 Age Group
all 3555 3188 3076 96.5%
male 2167 1940 1868 96.3%
female 1388 1248 1208 96.8%
55-59 Age Group
all 2522 2239 2136 95.4%
male 1733 1537 1466 95.4%
female 789 702 670 95.4%
60-64 Age Group
all 1645 1463 1389 94.9%
male 1201 1071 1021 95.3%
female 444 392 368 93.9%
65-69 Age Group
all 726 628 564 89.8%
male 585 506 452 89.3%
female 141 122 112 91.8%
70-74 Age Group
all 243 200 168 84.0%
male 197 161 134 83.2%
female 46 39 34 87.2%
75-79 Age Group
all 55 43 28 65.1%
male 48 38 24 63.2%
female 7 5 4 80.0%
80+ Age Group
all 19 16 7 43.8%
male 17 14 7 50.0%
female 2 2 - -
Runners by Sub Group
Visually Impaired
all 59 52 50 96.2%
male 40 35 33 94.3%
female 19 17 17 100.0%
Mobility Impaired
all 67 60 51 85.0%
male 45 41 37 90.2%
female 22 19 14 73.7%
Wheelchairs by Division
Open
all 48 40 28 70.0%
male 32 28 22 78.6%
female 16 12 6 50.0%
Quad
all 3 3 - -
male 3 3 - -
female 0 - - -
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Geographic Breakdown
US States and Territories Represented 56 55 55 100.0%
Countries of Residence Represented 94 93 91 97.9%
Countries of Citizenship Represented 107 106 106 100.0%