List of winners of the Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors,[1] has been contested by men and women annually since 1977.[2] 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).[3][4] After a seventh consecutive win by a Kenyan man in 2009, Kenyan men have won more times (ten) than men representing any other country.[3][4] The United Kingdom is in third place in total victories (eight), victories by men (five) and victories by women (three).[3][4] All four of Brazil's victors have been men,[3] and all three of Portugal's winners have been women.[4]
History
The first six pairs of races were swept by the United States.[5] Runners representing the United Kingdom won both races in 1996 (Paul Evans and Marian Sutton).[6] 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.[5] 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,[7] the last American-born male winner prior to 2017 was Greg Meyer.[3][4] 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]
There have been two male and two female world records for the fastest marathon time set in the race. 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
New World Record |
Current Course Record |
Both a New World Record and Current Course Record |
Date | Male athlete | Country | Time | Female athlete | Country | Time |
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September 25, 1977 | Dan Cloeter | 2:17:52 | Dorothy Doolittle | 2:50:47 | ||
September 24, 1978 | Mark Stanforth | 2:19:20 | Lynae Larson | 2:59:25 | ||
October 21, 1979 | Dan Cloeter | 2:23:20 | Laura Michalek | 3:15:45 | ||
September 28, 1980 | Frank Richardson | 2:14:04 | Sue Peterson | 2:45:03 | ||
September 27, 1981 | Phil Coppess | 2:16:13 | Tina Gandy | 2:49:39 | ||
September 26, 1982 | Greg Meyer | 2:10:59 | Nancy Conz | 2:33:23 | ||
October 16, 1983 | Joseph Nzau | 2:09:44 | Rosa Mota | 2:31:12 | ||
October 21, 1984 | Steve Jones | 2:08:05 | Rosa Mota | 2:26:01 | ||
October 20, 1985 | Steve Jones | 2:07:13 | Joan Benoit | 2:21:21 | ||
October 26, 1986 | Toshihiko Seko | 2:08:27 | Ingrid Kristiansen | 2:27:08 | ||
October 25, 1987[11] | ||||||
October 30, 1988 | Alejandro Cruz | 2:08:57 | Lisa Weidenbach | 2:29:17 | ||
October 29, 1989 | Paul Davies-Hale | 2:11:25 | Lisa Weidenbach | 2:28:15 | ||
October 28, 1990 | Martín Pitayo | 2:09:41 | Aurora Cunha | 2:30:11 | ||
October 27, 1991 | Joseildo Rocha | 2:14:33 | Midde Hamrin | 2:36:21 | ||
October 25, 1992 | José Cesar de Souza | 2:16:14 | Linda Somers | 2:37:41 | ||
October 31, 1993 | Luíz Antônio | 2:13:14 | Ritva Lemettinen | 2:33:18 | ||
October 30, 1994 | Luíz Antônio | 2:11:16 | Kristy Johnston | 2:31:34 | ||
October 15, 1995 | Eamonn Martin | 2:11:18 | Ritva Lemettinen | 2:28:27 | ||
October 20, 1996 | Paul Evans | 2:08:52 | Marian Sutton | 2:30:41 | ||
October 19, 1997 | Khalid Khannouchi | 2:07:10 | Marian Sutton | 2:29:03 | ||
October 11, 1998 | Ondoro Osoro | 2:06:54 | Joyce Chepchumba | 2:23:57 | ||
October 24, 1999 | Khalid Khannouchi | 2:05:42 | Joyce Chepchumba | 2:25:59 | ||
October 22, 2000 | Khalid Khannouchi | 2:07:01 | Catherine Ndereba | 2:21:33 | ||
October 7, 2001 | Ben Kimondiu | 2:08:52 | Catherine Ndereba | 2:18:47 | ||
October 13, 2002 | Khalid Khannouchi | 2:05:56 | Paula Radcliffe | 2:17:18 | ||
October 12, 2003 | Evans Rutto | 2:05:50 | Svetlana Zakharova | 2:23:07 | ||
October 10, 2004 | Evans Rutto | 2:06:16 | Constantina Diță | 2:23:45 | ||
October 9, 2005 | Felix Limo | 2:07:02 | Deena Kastor | 2:21:25 | ||
October 22, 2006 | Robert Cheruiyot | 2:07:35 | Berhane Adere | 2:20:42 | ||
October 7, 2007 | Patrick Ivuti | 2:11:11 | Berhane Adere | 2:33:49 | ||
October 12, 2008 | Evans Cheruiyot | 2:06:25 | Lidiya Grigoryeva | 2:27:17 | ||
October 11, 2009 | Samuel Wanjiru | 2:05:41 | Irina Mikitenko | 2:26:31 | ||
October 10, 2010 | Samuel Wanjiru | 2:06:23 | Atsede Baysa | 2:23:40 | ||
October 9, 2011 | Moses Mosop | 2:05:37 | Ejegayehu Dibaba | 2:22:09 | ||
October 7, 2012 | Tsegaye Kebede | 2:04:38 | Atsede Baysa | 2:22:03 | ||
October 13, 2013 | Dennis Kimetto | 2:03:45 | Rita Jeptoo | 2:19:57 | ||
October 12, 2014 | Eliud Kipchoge | 2:04:11 | Mare Dibaba | 2:25:37 | ||
October 11, 2015 | Dickson Chumba | 2:09:25 | Florence Kiplagat | 2:23:33 | ||
October 9, 2016 | Abel Kirui | 2:11:23 | Florence Kiplagat | 2:21:32 | ||
October 8, 2017 | Galen Rupp | 2:09:20 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 2:18:31 | ||
October 7, 2018 | Mo Farah | 2:05:11 | Brigid Kosgei | 2:18:35 | ||
October 13, 2019 | Lawrence Cherono | 2:05:45 | Brigid Kosgei | 2:14:04 |
NOTES:
2009–11: Liliya Shobukhova finished first all three years but was subsequently disqualified and records erased because of a positive drug test. Her penalty was announced in 2014.[12]
2014: Rita Jeptoo tested positive in an out-of-competition drug test for EPO on September 25, 2014. The drug test was confirmed in December 20, 2014, and her two-year suspension was made retroactive to the date of the positive test, which was before the Chicago Marathon, on October 12, 2014 when she had originally finished first in 2:24:35.[13]
Wheelchair division
Date | Male athlete | Country | Time | Female athlete | Country | Time |
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1984 | Robert Fitch | 2:35:06 | Jonnie Baylark | 3:29:10 | ||
1985 | Robert Fitch | 2:23:41 | Jayne Fortson | 2:52:22 | ||
1986 | Bart Bardwell | 2:10:19 | Jonnie Baylark | 3:23:32 | ||
1987[11] | ||||||
1988 | Ken Luckenbaugh[14] | 2:12:17 | ||||
1989 | Scot Hollonbeck | 1:45:30 | Ann Cody-Morris | 1:58:51 | ||
1990 | Jim Knaub | 1:42:34 | Ann Cody-Morris | 1:53:33 | ||
1991 | Philippe Couprie | 1:41:21 | Ann Walters | 1:57:17 | ||
1992 | Vern Achenbach | 1:44:28 | Ann Walters | 1:44:29 | ||
1993 | James Briggs | 1:42:03 | Ann Walters | 1:57:34 | ||
1994 | James Briggs | 1:32:14 | Ann Walters | 1:59:45 | ||
1995 | James Briggs Scot Hollonbeck | 1:37:12 | Ann Walters | 1:57:27 | ||
1996 | Jacob Heilveil | 1:39:57 | Ann Walters | 1:52:13 | ||
1997 | Saul Mendoza | 1:37:42 | Candace Cable | 1:57:32 | ||
1998 | Franz Nietlispach | 1:34:22 | Candace Cable | 1:58:32 | ||
1999 | Saul Mendoza | 1:37:03 | Miriam Nibley | 2:03:44 | ||
2000 | Tony Iniguez | 1:41:00 | ||||
2001 | Tony Iniguez | 1:37:59 | Christina Ripp | 1:56:58 | ||
2002 | Adam Bleakney | 1:40:14 | Tricia Downing | 1:52:50 | ||
2003 | Joshua George | 1:41:01 | Christina Ripp | 1:56:33 | ||
2004 | Joshua George | 1:36:13 | Miriam Nibley | 2:05:51 | ||
2005 | Krige Schabort | 1:29:40 | Miriam Ladner | 2:01:37 | ||
2006 | Joshua George | 1:38:31 | Miriam Lander | 2:04:21 | ||
2007 | Kurt Fearnley | 1:28:06 | Amanda McGrory | 1:45:27 | ||
2008 | Kurt Fearnley | 1:30:16 | Amanda McGrory | 1:55:12 | ||
2009 | Kurt Fearnley | 1:29:09 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:50:47 | ||
2010 | Heinz Frei | 1:26:56 | Amanda McGrory | 1:47:25 | ||
2011 | Kurt Fearnley | 1:29:18 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:45:03 | ||
2012 | Josh Cassidy | 1:32:58 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:49:52 | ||
2013 | Ernst Van Dyk | 1:30:37 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:42:35 | ||
2014 | Joshua George | 1:32:12 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:44:50 | ||
2015 | Kurt Fearnley | 1:30:46 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:41:10 | ||
2016 | Marcel Hug | 1:32:57 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:42:28 | ||
2017 | Marcel Hug | 1:29:23 | Tatyana McFadden | 1:39:15 | ||
2018 | Daniel Romanchuk | 1:31:34 | Manuela Schar | 1:41:38 | ||
2019 | Daniel Romanchuk | 1:30:26 | Manuela Schar | 1:41:08[15] |
Country summary
Country | Male winners | Female winners | Men's Wheelchair | Women's Wheelchair | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | 8 | 24 | |||
9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | |
6 | 3 | 9 | |||
1 | 7 | 8 | |||
4 | 0 | 4 | |||
0 | 3 | 3 | |||
2 | 0 | 2 | |||
0 | 2 | 2 | |||
0 | 2 | 2 | |||
2 | 0 | 2 | |||
1 | 0 | 1 | |||
0 | 1 | 1 | |||
0 | 1 | 1 | |||
0 | 1 | 1 | |||
0 | 1 | 1 |
Notes
- "About World Marathon Majors". World Marathon Majors. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- "Race History". Bank of America Corporation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- "Past Men's Champions". Chicago Tribune. Newsbank. October 13, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- "Past Women's Champions". Chicago Tribune. Newsbank. October 13, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- "Chicago Marathon winners". Chicago Tribune. Newsbank. October 8, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- "Brits reign over Chicago Marathon". Chicago Sun-Times. Newsbank. October 21, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- Hamel, Larry (October 11, 2002). "Khalid: Great to be back – Popular Khannouchi returns to Chicago, where infatuation continues to increase". Chicago Sun-Times. Newsbank. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- Ryan, Shannon. "Galen Rupp leads strong showing for American runners at Chicago Marathon". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- Hersh, Philip and Marlen Garcia (October 8, 2001). "Chicago makes case as world's premier race – But TV coverage still has room for improvement". Chicago Tribune. Newsbank. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- "Women's Marathon Record Falls Quickly Ndereba Tops Week-old Mark In Chicago". Akron Beacon Journal. Newsbank. October 8, 2001. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- Due to sponsorship complications, the event was contested as a half marathon.
- "Liliya Shobukhova: Russian runner ordered to repay £377K to London Marathon". BBC Sport. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- "Rita Jeptoo banned 2 years". ESPN. January 30, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- Hersh, Phil (31 October 1988). "Top 3 women's finishers gain some consolation". Chicago Tribune. p. 16.
- "2019 Chicago Marathon results". NBC Sports. October 13, 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
References
- "Past Women's Champions". Chicago Tribune. Newsbank. October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- "Past Men's Champions". Chicago Tribune. Newsbank. October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- "Bank of America Chicago Marathon" (PDF). Chicago Marathon. 2019. pp. 135–136. Retrieved 10 February 2020.