Road Road championships · since 1897 
Boston, United States of America 19 Apr 1963
1963 Boston Marathon
Boston, United States of America 19 Apr 1963- event
- 1
- medals awarded
- 3
- nations on the podium
- 3
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Medal table
3 nations · 3 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium BEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | United States of America USA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain & NI GBR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
1 CR- CR Aurele Vandendriessche Marathon · Men 2:18:58
About this edition
All eyes focused on the 1960 Olympic Marathon champion Abebe Bikila, of Ethiopia, who went on to win gold in 1964, and countryman Mamo Wolde, the 1968 Olympic Marathon winner. The duo forged a record-setting pace for the first 18 miles, before Bikila (fifth) and Wolde (12th) fell victim to a sudden cold east wind and the Newton hills. Belgium’s Aurele Vandendriessche saw his opening and rushed home with a course record of 2:18:58. Again, John J. Kelley finished in the runner-up spot, while defending champion Eino Oksanen finished fourth.