Road Road championships · since 1897 
Boston, United States of America 18 Apr 1994
1994 Boston Marathon
Boston, United States of America 18 Apr 1994- events
- 2
- medals awarded
- 6
- nations on the podium
- 5
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Medal table
5 nations · 6 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya KEN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 |  Germany GER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Mexico MEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Russia RUS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Republic of South Africa RSA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
1 CR- CR Cosmas Ndeti Marathon · Men 2:07:15
About this edition
Ideal weather and a highly competitive field resulted in a succession of course records. Cosmas Ndeti (2:07:15) held off Andres Espinosa (2:07:19) of Mexico, as both shattered the course record of 2:07:51 set by Robert de Castella in 1986. Further defining the phenomenal times was the fact that four of the five fastest times in history were registered in this race, while Bob Kempainen, who ran the fastest time ever by an American, finished seventh in 2:08:47. Future champion Moses Tanui made his Boston debut, finishing in 10th place. The results were similar on the women’s side, where Uta Pippig (2:21:45) took almost a full minute off Joan Benoit’s 1983 record (2:22:43) to claim her first of three consecutive titles. In all, $572,500 was awarded in prize and bonus money.