Chicago Marathon
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Chicago Marathon, annual 26.2-mile (42.2-km) footrace through Chicago that is held each October. Along with the Berlin, Boston, London, New York City, and Tokyo marathons, the Chicago Marathon is one of the world’s six major marathons.
The first Chicago Marathon—which was originally known as the Mayor Daley Marathon after the city’s then recently deceased mayor, Richard J. Daley—took place in 1977. The marathon’s route begins downtown in Grant Park, winds through the Loop, and runs through the North Side before returning downtown. It then circles through the city’s West and South sides before ending back in Grant Park. Khalid Khannouchi (of Morocco and later the U.S.) won the most Chicago Marathons with four victories, and Russia’s Liliya Shobukhova set the women’s record with three career wins.
Winners of the Chicago Marathon are provided in the table.
year
men
time
women
time
1977
Dan Cloeter (U.S.)
2:17:52
Dorothy Doolittle (U.S.)
2:50:47
1978
Mark Stanforth (U.S.)
2:19:20
Lynae Larson (U.S.)
2:59:25
1979
Dan Cloeter (U.S.)
2:23:20
Laura Michalek (U.S.)
3:15:45
1980
Frank Richardson (U.S.)
2:14:04
Sue Petersen (U.S.)
2:45:03
1981
Philip Coppess (U.S.)
2:16:13
Tina Gandy (U.S.)
2:49:39
1982
Greg Meyer (U.S.)
2:10:59
Nancy Conz (U.S.)
2:33:23
1983
Joseph Nzau (Kenya)
2:09:44
Rosa Mota (Port.)
2:31:12
1984
Steve Jones (U.K.)
2:08:05
Rosa Mota (Port.)
2:26:01
1985
Steve Jones (U.K.)
2:07:13
Joan Benoit Samuelson (U.S.)
2:21:21
1986
Seko Toshihiko (Japan)
2:08:27
Ingrid Kristiansen (Nor.)
2:27:08
1987
not held
1988
Alejandro Cruz (Mex.)
2:08:57
Lisa Weidenbach (U.S.)
2:29:17
1989
Paul Davis-Hale (U.K.)
2:11:25
Lisa Weidenbach (U.S.)
2:28:15
1990
Martín Pitayo (Mex.)
2:09:41
Aurora Cunha (Port.)
2:30:11
1991
Joseildo Rocha (Braz.)
2:14:33
Midde Hamrin-Senorski (Swed.)
2:36:21
1992
José César de Souza (Braz.)
2:16:14
Linda Somers (U.S.)
2:37:41
1993
Luiz Antônio dos Santos (Braz.)
2:13:15
Ritva Lemettinen (Fin.)
2:33:18
1994
Luiz Antônio dos Santos (Braz.)
2:11:16
Kristy Johnston (U.S.)
2:31:34
1995
Eamonn Martin (U.K.)
2:11:18
Ritva Lemettinen (Fin.)
2:28:27
1996
Paul Evans (U.K.)
2:08:52
Marian Sutton (U.K.)
2:30:41
1997
Khalid Khannouchi (Mor.)
2:07:10
Marian Sutton (U.K.)
2:29:03
1998
Ondoro Osoro (Kenya)
2:06:54
Joyce Chepchumba (Kenya)
2:23:57
1999
Khalid Khannouchi (Mor.)
2:05:42
Joyce Chepchumba (Kenya)
2:25:59
2000
Khalid Khannouchi (U.S.)
2:07:01
Catherine Ndereba (Kenya)
2:21:33
2001
Ben Kimondiu (Kenya)
2:08:52
Catherine Ndereba (Kenya)
2:18:47
2002
Khalid Khannouchi (U.S.)
2:05:56
Paula Radcliffe (U.K.)
2:17:18
2003
Evans Rutto (Kenya)
2:05:50
Svetlana Zakharova (Russia)
2:23:07
2004
Evans Rutto (Kenya)
2:06:16
Constantina Tomescu-Dita (Rom.)
2:23:45
2005
Felix Limo (Kenya)
2:07:02
Deena Kastor (U.S.)
2:21:25
2006
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (Kenya)
2:07:35
Berhane Adere (Eth.)
2:20:42
2007
Patrick Ivuti (Kenya)
2:11:11
Berhane Adere (Eth.)
2:33:49
2008
Evans Cheruiyot (Kenya)
2:06:25
Lidiya Grigoryeva (Russia)
2:27:17
2009
Sammy Wanjiru (Kenya)
2:05:41
Liliya Shobukhova (Russia)
2:25:56
2010
Sammy Wanjiru (Kenya)
2:06:24
Liliya Shobukhova (Russia)
2:20:25
2011
Moses Mosop (Kenya)
2:05:37
Liliya Shobukhova (Russia)
2:18:20
2012
Tsegaye Kebede (Eth.)
2:04:38
Atsede Baysa (Eth.)
2:22:03
2013
Dennis Kimetto (Kenya)
2:03:45
Rita Jeptoo (Kenya)
2:19:57
2014
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
2:04:11
Rita Jeptoo (Kenya)
2:24:35
2015
Dickson Chumba (Kenya)
2:09:25
Florence Kiplagat (Kenya)
2:23:33
2016
Abel Kirui (Kenya)
2:11:23
Florence Kiplagat (Kenya)
2:21:32
2017
Galen Rupp (U.S.)
2:09:20
Tirunesh Dibaba (Eth.)
2:18:31
2018
Mo Farah (U.K.)
2:05:11
Brigid Kosgei (Kenya)
2:18:35
2019
Lawrence Cherono (Kenya)
2:05:45
Brigid Kosgei (Kenya)
2:14:04
2020
not held
2021
Seifu Tura Abdiwak (Eth.)
2:06:12
Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya)
2:22:31
2022
Benson Kipruto (Kenya)
2:04:24
Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya)
2:14:18
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