| Place | Name | Official Time | Country |
| 1 | Lelisa Desisa | 2:09:17 | ETH |
| 2 | Yemane Adhane Tsegay | 2:09:48 | ETH |
| 3 | Wilson Chebet | 2:10:22 | KEN |
| 4 | Bernard Kipyego | 2:10:47 | KEN |
| 5 | Wesley Korir | 2:10:49 | KEN |
| 6 | Frankline Chepkwony | 2:10:52 | KEN |
| 7 | Dathan Ritzenhein | 2:11:20 | USA |
| 8 | Meb Keflezighi | 2:12:42 | USA |
| 9 | Tadese Tola | 2:13:35 | ETH |
| 10 | Vitaliy Shafar | 2:13:52 | UKR |
The Women’s marathon had much more drama, since Caroline Rotich of Kenya and Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia had to sprint against each other for the top prize.
Rotich, who went to high school in Japan and is fluent in Japanese, ultimately bested Dibaba in the final stretch, even though it was Dibaba who surged ahead initially.
Watch Rotich and Dibaba go head to head here!
Of her win, Rotich says, “I saw the finish line tape and I thought this is it, I’m not going to let it go.”
Rotich’s win makes her the fifth Kenyan woman in a row to win the Boston Marathon.
Ethiopian Buzunesh Deba came in, in third place.
Here is the full list of winners for the 2015 Women’s Boston Marathon:
| Place | Name | Official Time | Country |
| 1 | Caroline Rotich | 2:24:55 | KEN |
| 2 | Mare Dibaba | 2:24:59 | ETH |
| 3 | Buzunesh Deba | 2:25:09 | ETH |
| 4 | Desiree Linden | 2:25:39 | USA |
| 5 | Sharon Cherop | 2:26:05 | KEN |
| 6 | Caroline Kilel | 2:26:40 | KEN |
| 7 | Aberu Kebede | 2:26:52 | ETH |
| 8 | Shure Demise | 2:27:14 | ETH |
| 9 | Shalane Flanagan | 2:27:47 | USA |
| 10 | Joyce Chepkirui | 2:29:07 | KEN |
Go, Africa!!!
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