| 1897 | John McDermott (E.U) | 02:55:10 | | |
| 1898 | Ronald MacDonald (CAN) | 02:42:00 | | |
| 1899 | Lawrence Brignolia (E.U) | 02:54:38 | | |
| 1900 | Jack Caffery (CAN) | 02:39:44 | | |
| 1901 | Jack Caffery (CAN) | 02:29:23 | | |
| 1902 | Sammy Mellor (E.U) | 02:43:12 | | |
| 1903 | John Lordan (E.U) | 02:41:29 | | |
| 1904 | Michael Spring (E.U) | 02:38:04 | | |
| 1905 | Frederick Lorz (E.U) | 02:38:25 | | |
| 1906 | Timothy Ford (E.U) | 02:45:45 | | |
| 1907 | Tom Longboat (CAN) | 02:24:24 | | |
| 1908 | Thomas Morrissey (E.U) | 02:25:43 | | |
| 1909 | Henri Renaud (E.U) | 02:53:36 | | |
| 1910 | Fred S. Cameron (CAN) | 02:28:52 | | |
| 1911 | Clarence DeMar (E.U) | 02:21:39 | | |
| 1912 | Michael J. Ryan (E.U) | 02:21:18 | | |
| 1913 | Fritz Carlson (E.U) | 02:25:14 | | |
| 1914 | Jimmy Duffy (CAN) | 02:25:14 | | |
| 1915 | Édouard Fabre (CAN) | 02:31:41 | | |
| 1916 | Arthur Roth (E.U) | 02:27:16 | | |
| 1917 | Bill Kennedy (E.U) | 02:28:37 | | |
| 1918 | Camp Devens (equipo relevos) (E.U) | 02:29:53 | | |
| 1919 | Carl Linder (E.U) | 02:29:13 | | |
| 1920 | Peter Trivoulides (GRE) | 02:29:31 | | |
| 1921 | Frank Zuna (E.U) | 02:18:57 | | |
| 1922 | Clarence DeMar (E.U) | 02:18:10 | | |
| 1923 | Clarence DeMar (E.U) | 02:23:47 | | |
| 1924 | Clarence DeMar (E.U) | 02:29:40 | | |
| 1925 | Charles Mellor (E.U) | 02:33:00 | | |
| 1926 | Johnny Miles (CAN) | 02:25:40 | | |
| 1927 | Clarence DeMar (E.U) | 02:40:22 | | |
| 1928 | Clarence DeMar (E.U) | 02:37:07 | | |
| 1929 | Johnny Miles (CAN) | 02:33:08 | | |
| 1930 | Clarence DeMar (E.U) | 02:34:48 | | |
| 1931 | James Henigan (E.U) | 02:46:45 | | |
| 1932 | Paul de Bruyn (ALE) | 02:33:36 | | |
| 1933 | Les Pawson (E.U) | 02:31:01 | | |
| 1934 | Dave Komonen (CAN) | 02:32:53 | | |
| 1935 | Johnny Kelley (E.U) | 02:32:07 | | |
| 1936 | Ellison Brown (E.U) | 02:33:40 | | |
| 1937 | Walter Young (CAN) | 02:33:20 | | |
| 1938 | Les Pawson (E.U) | 02:35:34 | | |
| 1939 | Ellison Brown (E.U) | 02:28:51 | | |
| 1940 | Gérard Côté (CAN) | 02:28:28 | | |
| 1941 | Les Pawson (E.U) | 02:30:38 | | |
| 1942 | Joe Smith (E.U) | 02:26:51 | | |
| 1943 | Gérard Côté (CAN) | 02:28:25 | | |
| 1944 | Gérard Côté (CAN) | 02:31:50 | | |
| 1945 | Johnny Kelley (E.U) | 02:30:40 | | |
| 1946 | Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE) | 02:29:27 | | |
| 1947 | Suh Yun-bok (COR. S) | 02:25:39 | | |
| 1948 | Gérard Côté (CAN) | 02:31:02 | | |
| 1949 | Gösta Leandersson (SUE) | 02:31:50 | | |
| 1950 | Ham Kee-yong (COR. S) | 02:32:39 | | |
| 1951 | Shigeki Tanaka (JAP) | 02:27:45 | | |
| 1952 | Mateo Flores (GUA) | 02:31:53 | | |
| 1953 | Keizo Yamada (JAP) | 02:18:51 | | |
| 1954 | Veikko Karvonen (FIN) | 02:20:39 | | |
| 1955 | Hideo Hamamura (JAP) | 02:18:22 | | |
| 1956 | Antti Viskari (FIN) | 02:14:14 | | |
| 1957 | John J. Kelley (E.U) | 02:20:05 | | |
| 1958 | Franjo Mihalic (YUG) | 02:25:54 | | |
| 1959 | Eino Oksanen (FIN) | 02:22:42 | | |
| 1960 | Paavo Kotila (FIN) | 02:20:54 | | |
| 1961 | Eino Oksanen (FIN) | 02:23:39 | | |
| 1962 | Eino Oksanen (FIN) | 02:23:48 | | |
| 1963 | Aurèle Vandendriessche (BÉL) | 02:18:58 | | |
| 1964 | Aurèle Vandendriessche (BÉL) | 02:19:59 | | |
| 1965 | Morio Shigematsu (JAP) | 02:16:33 | | |
| 1966 | Kenji Kimihara (JAP) | 02:17:11 | Bobbi Gibb (E.U) * | 03:21:40 |
| 1967 | Dave McKenzie (NZL) | 02:15:45 | Bobbi Gibb (E.U) * | 03:27:17 |
| 1968 | Amby Burfoot (E.U) | 02:22:17 | Bobbi Gibb (E.U) * | 03:30:00 |
| 1969 | Yoshiaki Unetani (JAP) | 02:13:49 | Sara Mae Berman (E.U) * | 03:22:46 |
| 1970 | Ron Hill (GBR) | 02:10:30 | Sara Mae Berman (E.U) * | 03:05:07 |
| 1971 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | 02:18:45 | Sara Mae Berman (E.U) * | 03:08:30 |
| 1972 | Olavi Suomalainen (FIN) | 02:15:39 | Nina Kuscsik (E.U) | 03:10:26 |
| 1973 | Jon Anderson (E.U) | 02:16:03 | Jacqueline Hansen (E.U) | 03:05:59 |
| 1974 | Neil Cusack (IRL) | 02:13:39 | Miki Gorman (E.U) | 02:47:11 |
| 1975 | Bill Rodgers (E.U) | 02:09:55 | Liane Winter (RFA) | 02:42:24 |
| 1976 | Jack Fultz (E.U) | 02:20:19 | Kim Merritt (E.U) | 02:47:10 |
| 1977 | Jerome Drayton (CAN) | 02:14:46 | Miki Gorman (E.U) | 02:48:33 |
| 1978 | Bill Rodgers (E.U) | 02:10:13 | Gayle Barron (E.U) | 02:44:52 |
| 1979 | Bill Rodgers (E.U) | 02:09:27 | Joan Benoit (E.U) | 02:35:15 |
| 1980 | Bill Rodgers (E.U) | 02:12:11 | Jacqueline Gareau (CAN) | 02:34:28 |
| 1981 | Toshihiko Seko (JAP) | 02:09:26 | Allison Roe (NZL) | 02:26:46 |
| 1982 | Alberto Salazar (E.U) | 02:08:52 | Charlotte Teske (RFA) | 02:29:33 |
| 1983 | Greg Meyer (E.U) | 02:09:00 | Joan Benoit (E.U) | 02:22:43 |
| 1984 | Geoff Smith (GBR) | 02:10:34 | Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 02:29:28 |
| 1985 | Geoff Smith (GBR) | 02:14:05 | Lisa Larsen Weidenbach (E.U) | 02:34:06 |
| 1986 | Robert de Castella (AUS) | 02:07:51 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 02:24:55 |
| 1987 | Toshihiko Seko (JAP) | 02:11:50 | Rosa Mota (POR) | 02:25:21 |
| 1988 | Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) | 02:08:43 | Rosa Mota (POR) | 02:24:30 |
| 1989 | Abebe Mekonnen (ETI) | 02:09:06 | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | 02:24:33 |
| 1990 | Gelindo Bordin (ITA) | 02:08:19 | Rosa Mota (POR) | 02:25:24 |
| 1991 | Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) | 02:11:06 | Wanda Panfil (POL) | 02:24:18 |
| 1992 | Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) | 02:08:14 | Olga Markova (RUS) | 02:23:43 |
| 1993 | Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) | 02:09:33 | Olga Markova (RUS) | 02:25:27 |
| 1994 | Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) | 02:07:15 | Uta Pippig (ALE) | 02:21:45 |
| 1995 | Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) | 02:09:22 | Uta Pippig (ALE) | 02:25:11 |
| 1996 | Moses Tanui (KEN) | 02:09:15 | Uta Pippig (ALE) | 02:27:12 |
| 1997 | Lameck Aguta (KEN) | 02:10:34 | Fatuma Roba (ETI) | 02:26:23 |
| 1998 | Moses Tanui (KEN) | 02:07:34 | Fatuma Roba (ETI) | 02:23:21 |
| 1999 | Joseph Chebet (KEN) | 02:09:52 | Fatuma Roba (ETI) | 02:23:25 |
| 2000 | Elijah Lagat (KEN) | 02:09:47 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 02:26:11 |
| 2001 | Lee Bong-ju (COR. S) | 02:09:43 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 02:23:53 |
| 2002 | Rodgers Rop (KEN) | 02:09:02 | Margaret Okayo (KEN) | 02:20:43 |
| 2003 | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) | 02:10:11 | Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) | 02:25:19 |
| 2004 | Timothy Cherigat (KEN) | 02:10:37 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 02:24:27 |
| 2005 | Hailu Negussie (ETI) | 02:11:44 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 02:25:12 |
| 2006 | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) | 02:07:14 | Rita Jeptoo (KEN) | 02:23:38 |
| 2007 | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) | 02:14:13 | Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) | 02:29:18 |
| 2008 | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) | 02:07:45 | Dire Tune (ETI) | 02:25:25 |
| 2009 | Deriba Merga (ETI) | 02:08:42 | Salina Kosgei (KEN) | 02:32:16 |
| 2010 | Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN) | 02:05:52 | Teyba Erkesso (ETI) | 02:26:11 |
| 2011 | Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) | 02:03:02 | Caroline Kilel (KEN) | 02:22:36 |
| 2012 | Wesley Korir (KEN) | 02:12:40 | Sharon Cherop (KEN) | 02:31:50 |
| 2013 | Lelisa Desisa (ETI) | 02:10:22 | Rita Jeptoo (KEN) | 02:26:25 |
| 2014 | Meb Keflezighi (E.U) | 02:08:37 | Buzunesh Deba (ETI) | 02:19:59 |
| 2015 | Lelisa Desisa (ETI) | 02:09:17 | Caroline Rotich (KEN) | 02:24:55 |
| 2016 | Lemi Berhanu Hayle (ETI) | 02:12:45 | Atsede Baysa (ETI) | 02:29:19 |
| 2017 | Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) | 02:09:37 | Edna Kiplagat (KEN) | 02:21:52 |
| 2018 | Yuki Kawauchi (JAP) | 02:15:58 | Desiree Linden (E.U) | 02:39:54 |
| 2019 | Lawrence Cherono (KEN) | 02:07:57 | Worknesh Degefa (ETI) | 02:23:31 |
| 2020 | Cancelado | | Cancelado | |
| 2021 | Benson Kipruto (KEN) | 02:09:51 | Edna Kiplagat (KEN) | 02:25:09 |
| 2022 | Evans Chebet (KEN) | 02:06:51 | Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) | 02:21:01 |
| 2023 | Evans Chebet (KEN) | 02:05:54 | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | 02:21:38 |
| 2024 | Sisay Lemma (ETI) | 02;06:17 | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | 02:22:37 |
| 2025 | John Korir (KEN) | 02:04:45 | Sharon Lokedi (KEN) | 02:17:22 |