FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TCS New York City Marathon Becomes World's Largest Marathon in 2023
New York, November 6, 2023 - The 2023 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday,
November 5 was the world's largest marathon this year with 51,402 total
finishers, and the third largest edition of the race in the event's
history.
Below are some highlights and statistical information from the 2023 race.
The Field
Note: All finisher numbers and results are as of November 5 and subject to
change after final race scoring verification. This data is based on
registration information provided by individual runners.
- 51,933 starters
- 51,402 finishers
- 28,501 men's finishers, 22,807 women's finishers, 94 non-binary finishers
- 16,748 international finishers
- 148 countries represented
- 50 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam
Winners
- Men's open division winner: Tamirat Tola, Ethiopia, 2:04:58
- Women's open division winner: Hellen Obiri, Kenya, 2:27:23
- Top American open division man: Futsum Zienaellassie (10th), 2:12:09
- Top American open division woman: Kellyn Taylor (8th), 2:29:48
- Men's wheelchair division winner: Marcel Hug, Switzerland, 1:25:29
- Women's wheelchair division winner: Catherine Debrunner, Switzerland,
1:39:32
- Top American wheelchair division man: Daniel Romanchuk (2nd), 1:30:07
- Top American wheelchair division woman: Susannah Scaroni (3rd), 1:48:14
- Non-Binary Division: Cal Calamia, USA, won the division in 2:48:46.
Winner Statistics and Notable Information
- Wheelchair Division: Catherine Debrunner broke the event record from
2022, after also breaking the World Record in Berlin this fall.
- Wheelchair Division: Marcel Hug won his third-consecutive TCS New York
City Marathon and sixth overall, extending the record for most wins ever
by an athlete in the wheelchair division. He also became the first man to
win all six Abbott World Marathon Majors races in a single year. H
missed his 2022 event record by three seconds.
- Wheelchair Division: Daniel Romanchuk, Aaron Pike, Susannah Scaroni, and
Tatyana McFadden earned spots on Team USA for the Paris 2024 Paralympic
Games. They are the first four athletes to be named to the team from any
sport.
- Open Division: World and Olympic medalist Tamirat Tola won his first NYC
title after 4th place finishes in 2018 and 2019. He broke the men's event
record by eight seconds.
- Open Division: 2023 Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri defeated the
strongest TCS New York City Marathon field in race history, winning in
2:27:23.
- Hellen Obiri became only the second woman to win the United Airlines NYC
Half and TCS New York City Marathon in the same year. She also became the
first to win New York and Boston in the same year since 1989.
- Open Division: Seven countries represented in the men's top-10: ETH, KEN,
NED, BEL, ISR, ITA, USA
Celebrity and Notable Runners
- Alexandre Arnault (2:59:18): Son of LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault.
Tiffany & Co. Executive Vice President of Product and Communications
- Amy Robach (4:14:39): Television personality
- Casey Neistat: (3:01:27): YouTube star filmmaker; supporting Project
Healthy Minds
- Daniel Neeson (4:06:30): Son of actor Liam Neeson
- Emily Rizzo (3:47:54): Wife of MLB all-star Anthony Rizzo; supporting
Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation
- Emma Murphy (4:04:39): Daughter of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
- Harry Hudson (5:30:55): Singer/Songwriter; supporting Team New Balance
- Joe Amabile (3:58:22): The Bachelorette; supporting Release Recovery
- Laura Dreyfuss (6:33:38): Actress and singer; supporting Team New Balance
- Luke McFarlane (4:36:37): Actor; supporting Beyond Type 1
- Matt James (3:04:50): The Bachelorette; supporting ABC Food Tours
- Nev Schulman (4:17:23): Host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show; supporting
Achilles International
- Patina Miller (4:00:36): Grammy and Tony Award winning singer and
actress; supporting Komera
- Samantha Judge (3:31:44): Wife of MLB all-star Aaron Judge; supporting
Kulture City
- Sheinelle Jones (4:42:10): TODAY correspondent
- Steve Mesler (4:16:12): U.S. Olympic bobsled gold medalist; supporting
Classroom Champions
- T.J. Holmes (4:14:39): Television personality
- William Abadie (3:58:08): Actor, Emily in Paris
- Zac Clark (3:41:16): The Bachelorette; supporting Release Recovery Zdeno
- Chara (3:19:19): NHL legend; supporting Team New Balance
Mobile App/Live Results Stats
- Unique participants tracked: 92 percent of finishers
- Most tracked runners:
Cody Kolodziejzyk
Casey Neistat
Sheinelle Jones
Marine Lorphelin
Matthew James
About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
NYRR's mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958,
New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world's
premier community running organization. NYRR's commitment to New York
City's five boroughs features races, virtual races, community events, free
youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring
the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of
thousands of people each year with the motivation, know-how, and
opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR's premier event is the TCS New York City
Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features
a wide population of runners, from the world's top professional athletes to
a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn
more, visit www.nyrr.org.
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