Road Road championships · since 1897 
Boston, United States of America 16 Apr 1973
1973 Boston Marathon
Boston, United States of America 16 Apr 1973- events
- 2
- medals awarded
- 6
- nations on the podium
- 2
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Medal table
2 nations · 6 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America USA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 |  Finland FIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
About this edition
Former Cornell University track standout Jon Anderson pulled away from defending champion Olavi Suomalainen near the 20-mile mark and won by one minute in 2:16:03. New Jersey’s Tom Fleming closed fast over the final miles to grab the runner-up spot from Suomalainen. This was the first of Fleming’s two second-place finishes at Boston. Jacqueline A. Hansen, of California, took the women’s title in 3:05:59.