Skip to content

Boston Marathon Prize Money | How $872k fund will be distributed among winners?

Boston Marathon Prize Money

The annual Marathon race “Boston Marathon” will take place in April, the official date of the Marathon revealed according to reports it will be held on 17th April 2023. The event will began from Eastern Massachusetts, ending in Boston. It’s established back 125 years ago on April 19, 1897. Boston Marathon prize money based on standings on final day revealed.

StandingsOpen DivisionWheelchairMaster DivisionPara Athletic
Winner$150k$25k$5k$1.5k
Runner-up$75k$15k
3rd Place$40k$7k
4th Place$25k
5th Place$18k
6th Place$13.5k
7th Place$10.5k
8th Place
9th Place
10th Place
Given data is based on men and women both division athletes prize money.
How Much A Winner Can Earn from Boston Marathon prize money?

The winner of Boston Marathon will earn share of $150k. As per reports the overall prize money from which further purse divided among athletes is ($876k – $1m) in 2023. The winner purse reported, runner-up in the competition will earn share of $75k and third place holder will earn share of $40k.

  • Winners of 2022 Boston Marathon men “Evans Chebet”.
  • In 2022, Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s premier division race.
  • Daniel Romanchuk win’s the wheelchair division race.

There are other division of the Boston Marathon winner, the winner in category of wheelchair earn share of $25k, the runner-up in wheelchair division will earn share of ($15k) and third place hold will earn share of $7k. Top winner in Masters category will receive award of $5k and top winner in para division will receive share of $1.5k.

Further details which based on Boston Marathon prize money will be updated if there any changes made to the current payouts for the athletes. There will be 10,000 volunteers will be on hand to help race participants.