2016 BOSTON MARATHON STATISTICS
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Category Number Entered Number Started Number Finished Percent Finished
 
Runners
all 30741 27488 26629 96.9%
male 16629 14877 14463 97.2%
female 14112 12611 12166 96.5%
Wheelchairs
all 47 43 42 97.7%
male 32 28 27 96.4%
female 15 15 15 100.0%
Handcycles
all 28 25 25 100.0%
male 28 25 25 100.0%
female 0 - - -
Runners by Age Group
18-39 Age Group
all 12349 11137 10748 96.5%
male 5488 4945 4802 97.1%
female 6861 6192 5946 96.0%
40-44 Age Group
all 4500 4039 3932 97.4%
male 2258 2037 1994 97.9%
female 2242 2002 1938 96.8%
45-49 Age Group
all 5087 4504 4403 97.8%
male 2879 2552 2502 98.0%
female 2208 1952 1901 97.4%
50-54 Age Group
all 3795 3361 3286 97.8%
male 2317 2077 2032 97.8%
female 1478 1284 1254 97.7%
55-59 Age Group
all 2570 2293 2213 96.5%
male 1808 1615 1563 96.8%
female 762 678 650 95.9%
60-64 Age Group
all 1562 1386 1339 96.6%
male 1162 1028 993 96.6%
female 400 358 346 96.7%
65-69 Age Group
all 618 547 522 95.4%
male 498 439 421 95.9%
female 120 108 101 93.5%
70-74 Age Group
all 198 167 145 86.8%
male 162 134 118 88.1%
female 36 33 27 81.8%
75-79 Age Group
all 50 44 34 77.3%
male 47 42 33 78.6%
female 3 2 1 50.0%
80+ Age Group
all 12 10 7 70.0%
male 10 8 5 62.5%
female 2 2 2 100.0%
Runners by Sub Group
Visually Impaired
all 44 39 39 100.0%
male 32 28 28 100.0%
female 12 11 11 100.0%
Mobility Impaired
all 50 46 44 95.7%
male 35 31 29 93.6%
female 15 15 15 100.0%
Wheelchairs by Division
Open
all 46 42 41 97.6%
male 31 27 26 96.3%
female 15 15 15 100.0%
Quad
all 1 1 1 100.0%
male 1 1 1 100.0%
female 0 - - -
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Geographic Breakdown
US States and Territories Represented 57 56 56 100.0%
Countries of Residence Represented 81 81 79 97.5%
Countries of Citizenship Represented 99 96 92 95.8%