The 2024 TCS New York City Marathon, scheduled for Nov. 3, has released a stellar lineup of world-class athletes in the elite fields, with defending champions Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri leading the pack.
Olympic Champion Tamirat Tola Eyes Another Victory
Tamirat Tola, who set a course record last year in New York with a time of 2:04:58, comes into the race fresh off an Olympic gold medal win in Paris, where he set a new Olympic record of 2:06:26. Tola was added to the Ethiopian team just two weeks before the Olympics, initially slated as a reserve. He will undoubtedly be coming in as the one to watch in the men’s field.
When speaking to World Athletics, Tola said, “I’m excited to defend my title in New York, especially coming off an Olympic-record marathon performance. The hilly course and crowds in Paris definitely prepared me well for the bridges and spectators in New York, where maybe I can go even faster this year.”
Joining Tola in the men’s race is Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, a two-time Olympic medalist who recently secured a silver medal in the Paris Olympics marathon behind Tola. Abdi also boasts a bronze from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Championships.
The men’s field also features three former champions from Kenya: 2022 winner Evans Chebet, 2021 victor Albert Korir, and Geoffrey Kamworor, who took the title in 2017 and 2019.
Chebet, a two-time Boston Marathon champion, has finished on the podium in 13 marathons, while Kamworor has consistently placed in the top three in all his New York Marathon appearances. Additionally, Abel Kipchumba, this year’s NYC Half Marathon winner, will make his New York City Marathon debut.
Fan favorites Conner Mantz and Clayton Young, who finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the Olympic marathon in Paris, will carry the American men’s hopes.
Hellen Obiri Hopes To Double Up In NYC
Hellen Obiri, a three-time Olympic medalist and seven-time world medalist, made history last year by becoming the first woman in 34 years to win both the Boston and New York Marathons in the same year. This year, she successfully defended her Boston Marathon title and earned a bronze medal in the Olympic marathon.
“There’s no place like New York, and I am so ready to defend my title,” Obiri told World Athletics. “I have been racing very well on the roads in the US, and I hope I can have another good day that sees me in contention once we enter the final stages in Central Park.”
The women’s race also sees the return of 2022 NYC Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi, who also finished third in New York last year and fourth in the 2024 Paris Olympic marathon. The Kenyan contingent will also feature 2010 champion Edna Kiplagat, four-time Olympic medalist Vivian Cheruiyot, and Sheila Chepkirui, who holds the fastest personal best in the field.
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba, a three-time Olympic champion and 16-time world champion, will make her New York City Marathon debut. Compatriot Senbere Teferi will join her.
Leading the American women is Dakotah Lindwurm, the top American finisher in the marathon at the Paris Olympics.
Find the full elite men’s and women’s fields below:
Elite Men
Evans Chebet (KEN) 2:03:00
Gabriel Geay (TAN) 2:03:00
Bashir Abdi (BEL) 2:03:36
Tamirat Tola (ETH) 2:03:39
Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) 2:04:23
Abdi Nageeye (NED) 2:04:45
Addisu Gobena (ETH) 2:05:01
Abel Kipchumba (KEN) 2:06:49
Albert Korir (KEN) 2:06:57
Conner Mantz (USA) 2:07:47
Clayton Young (USA) 2:08:00
Rory Linkletter (CAN) 2:08:01
Callum Hawkins (GBR) 2:08:14
Ser-Od Bat-Ochir (MGL) 2:08:50
Elkanah Kibet (USA) 2:09:07
Noah Droddy (USA) 2:09:09
Jonny Mellor (GBR) 2:09:09
Jared Ward (USA) 2:09:25
Colin Bennie (USA) 2:09:38
Futsum Zienasellassie (USA) 2:09:40
CJ Albertson (USA) 2:09:53
Nico Montanez (USA) 2:09:55
Yuma Morii (JPN) 2:09:59
Elite Women
Sheila Chepkirui (KEN) 2:17:29
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 2:17:56
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:18:31
Senbere Teferi (ETH) 2:19:21
Dera Dida (ETH) 2:19:24
Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:19:50
Eunice Chumba (BRN) 2:20:02
Sharon Lokedi (KEN) 2:22:45
Hellen Obiri (KEN) 2:23:10
Fatima Gardadi (MAR) 2:24:12
Kellyn Taylor (USA) 2:24:29
Fabienne Schlumpf (SUI) 2:24:30
Aliphine Tuliamuk (USA) 2:24:37
Dakotah Lindwurm (USA) 2:24:40
Lily Partridge (GBR) 2:25:12
Jessica McClain (USA) 2:25:46
Des Linden (USA) 2:25:55
Tristin Van Ord (USA) 2:25:58
Khishigasaikhan Galbadrakh (MGL) 2:26:32
Maggie Montoya (USA) 2:28:07
Katja Goldring (USA) 2:29:01
Savannah Berry (USA) 2:29:13
