2013 Boston Marathon
Table:
Elite Men

Place
Athlete
Nationality
Time

Lelisa Desisa
Ethiopia
2:10:22

Micah Kogo
Kenya
2:10:27

Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Ethiopia
2:10:28

4
Jason Hartmann
United States
2:12:12

5
Wesley Korir
Kenya
2:12:30

6
Markos Geneti
Ethiopia
2:12:44

7
Dickson Chumba
Kenya
2:14:08

8
Jeffrey Hunt
Australia
2:14:28

9
Daniel Tapia
United States
2:14:30

10
Craig Leon
United States
2:14:38

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Lelisa Desisa Benti ( born 14 January 1990 ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions . He gained his first international medal at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships , where he took the 10,000 metres gold medal .
Ethiopia ( /ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə/ ; Amharic : ኢትዮጵያ , ʾĪtyōṗṗyā , listen ( help·info ) , Tigrinya : ኢትዮጵያ , Oromo : Itiyoophiyaa , Somali : Itoobiya , Afar : Itiyoophiyaa ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia , is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa . It shares borders with Eritrea to the north , Djibouti to the northeast , Somalia , and the de facto state of Somaliland to the east , Kenya to the south , South Sudan to the west and Sudan to the northwest . With over 109 million inhabitants , Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world and the second-most populous nation on the African continent with a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres ( 420,000 sq mi ) . Its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa , which lies a few miles west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the Nubian and Somali tectonic plates . Some of the oldest skeletal evidence for anatomically modern humans has been found in Ethiopia . It is widely considered as the region from which modern humans first set out for the Middle East and places beyond . According to linguists , the first Afroasiatic-speaking populations settled in the Horn region during the ensuing Neolithic era . Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BCE , Ethiopia 's governmental system was a monarchy for most of its history . Oral literature tells that the monarchy was founded by the Solomonic dynasty of the Queen of Sheba , under its first king , Menelik I . In the first centuries , the Kingdom of Aksum maintained a unified civilization in the region , followed by the Ethiopian Empire circa 1137 . During the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa , Ethiopia and Liberia were two nations that preserved their sovereignty from long-term colonisation by a European colonial power and many newly-independent nations on the continent subsequently adopted its flag colours . However , the country was later occupied by Italy in 1936 and became Italian Ethiopia ( part of Italian East Africa ) until it was liberated during World War II .
Micah Kemboi Kogo ( born 3 June 1986 in Burnt Forest , Uasin Gishu District ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner , who specialises in the 10,000 metres . He is the former world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race event with a time of 27:01 . He made his first Olympic appearance in 2008 , taking the 10,000 m bronze medal in Beijing . His 10000m best of 26.35 is 6th fastest of all time .
Kenya ( /ˈkɛnjə/ ( listen ) ) , officially the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili : Jamhuri ya Kenya ) , is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors . At 580,367 square kilometres ( 224,081 sq mi ) , Kenya is the world 's 48th largest country by total area . With a population of more than 47.6 million people , Kenya is the 29th most populous country . Kenya 's capital and largest city is Nairobi , while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa . Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria . Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret . Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest , Ethiopia to the north , Somalia to the east , Uganda to the west , Tanzania to the south , and the Indian Ocean to the southeast . According to archaeological dating of associated artifacts and skeletal material , the Cushites first settled in the lowlands of Kenya between 3,200 and 1,300 BC , a phase referred to as the Lowland Savanna Pastoral Neolithic . Nilotic-speaking pastoralists ( ancestral to Kenya 's Nilotic speakers ) started migrating from present-day southern Sudan into Kenya around 500 BC . European colonisation of Kenya began in the 19th century during the European exploration of the interior . Modern-day Kenya emerged from a protectorate established by the British Empire in 1895 and the subsequent Kenya Colony , which began in 1920 . Numerous disputes between the UK and the colony led to the Mau Mau revolution , which began in 1952 , and the subsequent declaration of independence in 1963 .
Gebregziabher Gebremariam ( born September 10 , 1984 in Tigray ) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner . He established himself at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships , winning the junior title in 2002 and two silver medals in the senior races in 2004 . He represented Ethiopia over 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics , taking fourth place , and over 10000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics . He was the 2009 World Champion in cross country . He made his marathon debut at the 2010 New York City Marathon and won the race in a time of 2:08:14 . He was third at the Boston Marathon in 2011 with a personal best of 2:04:53 hours ( downhill ) . He is married to long-distance runner Werknesh Kidane .
Jason Hartmann ( born March 23 , 1981 ) is a NCAA coach and a former American long-distance runner who specializes in marathon races . He won the Twin Cities Marathon in 2009 . He was the top American finisher at the 2010 Chicago Marathon and was fourth at the Boston Marathon in both 2012 and 2013 . His personal record for the event is 2:11:06 . He has represented the United States on the road , grass and track , having competed at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships , IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the Pan American Games . Collegiately he ran in cross country and track for the University of Oregon .
The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. or US ) or America , is a country consisting of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . [ g ] At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) , it is the world 's third or fourth-largest country by total area [ b ] and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe . Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico . With an estimated population of over 328 million , the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the most populous city is New York City . Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies led to the American Revolutionary War lasting between 1775 and 1783 , leading to independence . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century - gradually acquiring new territories , displacing Native Americans , and admitting new states - until by 1848 it spanned the continent . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the abolition of slavery in the United States . The Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed the country 's status as a global military power .
Wesley Korir ( born 15 November 1982 ) is a Kenyan long distance runner , who specializes in road running competitions , and politician . On 16 April 2012 , he won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes 40 seconds . He had previously won the Los Angeles Marathon in 2009 and 2010 , the first back-to-back winner there in eight years . He took second place in the 2011 Chicago Marathon in a personal-record time of 2 hours 6 minutes 15 seconds , and improved that personal record by 2 seconds in the 2012 Chicago Marathon . In the 2013 Kenyan general election , Korir was elected to a seat in the National Assembly .
Markos Geneti ( born May 30 , 1984 in Gute , a small township about 10 km east of Nekemte in Eastern Wollega , the State of Oromia ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who previously competed in track running , but now is a road specialist .
Dickson Kiptolo Chumba ( born 27 October 1986 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races . He has won the Rome , Eindhoven , Tokyo , and Chicago marathons and has a personal best of 2:05:30 for the distance .
Jeff Hunt is an Australian long-distance runner . At the 2012 Summer Olympics , he competed in the Men 's marathon , finishing in 63rd place .
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania , and numerous smaller islands . It is the largest country in Oceania and the world 's sixth-largest country by total area . The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard . Australia 's capital is Canberra , and its largest city is Sydney . The country 's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth , and Adelaide . Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century , who named it New Holland . In 1770 , Australia 's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788 , a date which became Australia 's national day . The population grew steadily in subsequent decades , and by the time of an 1850s gold rush , most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established . On 1 January 1901 , the six colonies federated , forming the Commonwealth of Australia . Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy , comprising six states and ten territories . Australia is the oldest , flattest , and driest inhabited continent , with the least fertile soils . It has a landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres ( 2,941,300 sq mi ) .
Craig Leon ( born November 8 , 1984 ) is an American distance runner who represented the United States in the men 's marathon at the 2015 Pan American Games .