List of winners of the Chicago Marathon explained

The Chicago Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors,[1] has been contested by men and women annually since 1977. Since 1983, it has been held annually in October.[2] The United States had been represented by the most Chicago Marathon winners (nine men and twelve women). After a seventh consecutive win by a Kenyan man in 2009, Kenyan men have won more times (ten) than men representing any other country. The United Kingdom is in third place in total victories (eight), victories by men (five) and victories by women (three). All four of Brazil's victors have been men, and all three of Portugal's winners have been women.

History

The first six pairs of races were swept by the United States. Runners representing the United Kingdom won both races in 1996 (Paul Evans and Marian Sutton).[3] Kenya has been victorious in both races twice (1998 and 2001) and is the most recent country to do so, with representatives Ben Kimondiu and Catherine Ndereba.[4] Deena Kastor, the 2005 female winner, is the last victor from the host nation. Although four-time winner Khalid Khannouchi represented the United States during his 2000 and 2002 victories after becoming an American citizen,[5] the last American-born male winner prior to 2017 was Greg Meyer.[6] [7] Galen Rupp became the first American-born male to win the race in 35 years with his 2017 victory.[8] 1979 winner Laura Michalek of the United States was just 15 years old.[2]

Khannouchi's four victories is the most by any contestant. There have been several two-time winners including Khannouchi, five men and six women. Four of the five male two-time winners have been consecutive winners (most recently Evans Rutto in 2002 and 2003), and six of the seven two-time female victors have been consecutive (most recently Berhane Adere in 2006 and 2007). No one other than Khannouchi has won three races and no one has won three consecutively.[2]

The world record for the marathon had been set six times: three male and three female world records. The United Kingdom has had both a male and a female fastest marathon world record in Chicago. The women's world record was once set by Paula Radcliffe, who succeeded Catherine Ndereba as a world record holder in 2002.[2] The record has been set in 2019 by Brigid Kosgei. Khannouchi set the last male fastest marathon world record in the Chicago Marathon in 1999.[2] After Ndereba set the record in 2001, both the men's and women's current fastest marathon world records had been set in the Chicago Marathon.[9] [10]

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

Year Male athlete Country Time Female athlete Country Time
2:17:52 2:50:47
2:19:20 2:59:25
2:23:20 3:15:45
2:14:04 2:45:03
2:16:13 2:49:39
2:10:59 2:33:23
2:09:44 2:31:12
2:08:05 2:26:01
2:07:13 2:21:21
2:08:27 2:27:08
marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues
2:08:57 2:29:17
2:11:25 2:28:15
2:09:41 2:30:11
2:14:33 2:36:21
2:16:14 2:37:41
2:13:14 2:33:18
2:11:16 2:31:34
2:11:18 2:28:27
2:08:52 2:30:41
2:07:10 2:29:03
2:06:54 2:23:57
2:05:42 2:25:59
2:07:01 2:21:33
2:08:52 2:18:47
2:05:56 2:17:18
2:05:50 2:23:07
2:06:16 2:23:45
2:07:02 2:21:25
2:07:35 2:20:42
2:11:11 2:33:49
2:06:25 2:27:17
2:05:41 2:26:31
2:06:23 2:23:40
2:05:37 2:22:09
2:04:38 2:22:03
2:03:45 2:19:57
2:04:11 2:25:37
2:09:25 2:23:33
2:11:23 2:21:32
2:09:20 2:18:31
2:05:11 2:18:35
2:05:45 2:14:04
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [11]
2:06:12 2:22:31 [12]
2022Benson Kipruto2:04:242:14:18
Kelvin Kiptum2:00:35 WR2:13:44[13]

Wheelchair division

Year Male athlete Country Time Female athlete Country Time Rf.
2:35:06 3:29:10
2:23:41 2:52:22
2:10:19 3:23:32
marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues
2:12:17 colspan="3" [14]
1:45:30 1:58:51
1:42:34 1:53:33
1:41:21 1:57:17
1:44:28 1:44:29
1:42:03 1:57:34
1:32:14 1:59:45
1:37:12 1:57:27
1:39:57 1:52:13
1:37:42 1:57:32
1:34:22 1:58:32
1:37:03 2:03:44
1:41:00 no competitors [15]
1:37:59 1:56:58
1:40:14 1:52:50
1:41:01 1:56:33
1:36:13 2:05:51
1:29:40 2:01:37
1:38:31 2:04:21
1:28:06 1:45:27
1:30:16 1:55:12
1:29:09 1:50:47
1:26:56 1:47:25
1:29:18 1:45:03
1:32:58 1:49:52
1:30:37 1:42:35
1:32:12 1:44:50
1:30:46 1:41:10
1:32:57 1:42:28
1:29:23 1:39:15
1:31:34 1:41:38
1:30:26 1:41:08 [16]
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
1:29:07 1:48:57 [17]
1:25:20 1:45:48
1:22:37 1:38:44

Country summary

Country Male
winners		Female
winners		Men's
Wheelchair		Women's
Wheelchair 		Total
16 11 0 0 27
9 12 24 26 71
6 3 0 0 9
2 7 0 0 9
0 0 4 2 6
0 0 5 0 5
4 0 0 0 4
0 3 0 0 3
0 0 2 1 3
0 2 0 0 2
2 0 0 0 2
2 0 0 0 2
0 2 0 0 2
0 0 2 0 2
0 0 1 0 1
0 0 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Race History. February 20, 2009. Bank of America Corporation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090222113942/http://www.chicagomarathon.com/CMS400Min/Chicago_Marathon/press_center/index.aspx?id=4191. February 22, 2009.
  3. Web site: Brits reign over Chicago Marathon. February 20, 2009. October 21, 1996. Newsbank. Chicago Sun-Times. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024191415/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews%2F0EB422CAABD1AD57%26f%3Dbasic. live.
  4. Web site: Chicago Marathon winners. February 20, 2009. October 8, 2001. Newsbank. Chicago Tribune. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024191417/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews%2F0EF060B48CB9F1FE%26f%3Dbasic. live.
  5. Web site: Khalid: Great to be back – Popular Khannouchi returns to Chicago, where infatuation continues to increase. February 20, 2009. October 11, 2002. Newsbank. Chicago Sun-Times. Hamel, Larry. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024191416/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews%2F0F6A9856082FE2A8%26f%3Dbasic. live.
  6. Web site: Past Men's Champions. February 20, 2009. October 13, 2009. Newsbank. Chicago Tribune. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024191416/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews%2F123CC93D9D7A5748%26f%3Dbasic. live.
  7. Web site: Past Women's Champions. February 20, 2009. October 13, 2009. Newsbank. Chicago Tribune. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024191418/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews%2F123CC93D9E6F4E38%26f%3Dbasic. live.
  8. News: Galen Rupp leads strong showing for American runners at Chicago Marathon. Ryan. Shannon. chicagotribune.com. 2018-01-17. en-US. 2017-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008223228/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chicagomarathon/ct-galen-rupp-becomes-first-american-to-win-chicago-marathon-since-2002-20171008-story.html. live.
  9. Web site: Chicago makes case as world's premier race – But TV coverage still has room for improvement. February 20, 2009. October 8, 2001. Newsbank. Chicago Tribune. Hersh, Philip and Marlen Garcia. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024191438/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews%2F0EF060B49C7CEA4D%26f%3Dbasic. live.
  10. Web site: Women's Marathon Record Falls Quickly Ndereba Tops Week-old Mark In Chicago. February 21, 2009. October 8, 2001. Newsbank. Akron Beacon Journal. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024191415/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews%2F0EF102D155A57FF3%26f%3Dbasic. live.
  11. Web site: 2020 Event Cancellation . . 2020-07-14 . 2020-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714105114/https://www.chicagomarathon.com/cancellation/2020-event-cancellation/ . live .
  12. Web site: Bank of America Chicago Marathon: Results. https://archive.today/20211010145346/https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2021/?pid=leaderboard . Mika timing. 2021-10-24. 2021-10-10. dead.
  13. Web site: OlympicTalk . Kelvin Kiptum breaks marathon world record at Chicago Marathon, nears 2-hour barrier . NBC Sports . NBC . 2023-10-08.
  14. News: Hersh. Phil. Top 3 women's finishers gain some consolation. Chicago Tribune. 31 October 1988. 16.
  15. Web site: Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday, October 7, 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211010172358/https://assets-chicagomarathon-com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/3_18_BACCM.pdf . 10 October 2021 . live.
  16. Web site: 2019 Chicago Marathon results . NBC Sports . 11 February 2020 . October 13, 2019 . 8 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191208065042/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/10/13/chicago-marathon-results/ . live .
  17. Web site: Bank of America Chicago Marathon: Results. https://archive.today/20211010141050/https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2021/?pid=leaderboard&event=WHL . Mika timing. 2021-10-24. 2021-10-10. dead.

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