List of winners of the Chicago Marathon

Khalid Khannouchi is a four-time Chicago Marathon winner.

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 has been represented by the most Chicago Marathon winners (eight 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 was Greg Meyer.[3][4] 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 most recent fastest marathon world record was set by Paula Radcliffe, who succeeded Catherine Ndereba as a world record holder in 2002.[2] 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.[8][9]

Winners

2008 Chicago Marathon winner Evans Cheruiyot
The 2007 Chicago Marathon final 200 meters was a duel between Patrick Ivuti (right) & Jaouad Gharib (left). Ivutu won by 5/100th of a second.
2006 winner Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in the 2007 event
2005 winner Felix Limo in 2008
The leaders of the 2007 men's race were side-by-side with less than 300 meters remaining
  ^ World Record
Date Male Athlete Country TimeFemale Athlete Country Time
September 25, 1977 Cloeter, DanDan Cloeter  United States 2:17:52 Doolittle, DorothyDorothy Doolittle  United States 2:50:47
September 24, 1978 Stanforth, MarkMark Stanforth  United States 2:19:20 Larson, LynaeLynae Larson  United States 2:59:25
October 21, 1979 Cloeter, DanDan Cloeter  United States 2:23:20 Michalek, LauraLaura Michalek  United States 3:15:45
September 28, 1980 Richardson, FrankFrank Richardson  United States 2:14:04 Peterson, SueSue Peterson  United States 2:45:03
September 27, 1981 Coppess, PhilPhil Coppess  United States 2:16:13 Gandy, TinaTina Gandy  United States 2:49:39
September 26, 1982 Meyer, GregGreg Meyer  United States 2:10:59 Conz, NancyNancy Conz  United States 2:33:23
October 16, 1983 Nzau, JosephJoseph Nzau  Kenya 2:09:44 Mota, RosaRosa Mota  Portugal 2:31:12
October 21, 1984 Jones, SteveSteve Jones  United Kingdom 2:08:05^ Mota, RosaRosa Mota  Portugal 2:26:01
October 20, 1985 Jones, SteveSteve Jones  United Kingdom 2:07:13 Benoit, JoanJoan Benoit  United States 2:21:21
October 26, 1986 Seko, ToshihikoToshihiko Seko  Japan 2:08:27 Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:27:08
October 25, 1987[10]
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October 30, 1988 Cruz, AlejandroAlejandro Cruz  Mexico 2:08:57 Weidenbach, LisaLisa Weidenbach  United States 2:29:17
October 29, 1989 Davies-Hale, PaulPaul Davies-Hale  United Kingdom 2:11:25 Weidenbach, LisaLisa Weidenbach  United States 2:28:15
October 28, 1990 Pitayo, MartínMartín Pitayo  Mexico 2:09:41 Cunha, AuroraAurora Cunha  Portugal 2:30:11
October 27, 1991 Rocha, JoseildoJoseildo Rocha  Brazil 2:14:33 Hamrin, MiddeMidde Hamrin  Sweden 2:36:21
October 25, 1992 de Souza, José CesarJosé Cesar de Souza  Brazil 2:16:14 Somers, LindaLinda Somers  United States 2:37:41
October 31, 1993 Antônio, LuízLuíz Antônio  Brazil 2:13:14 Lemettinen, RitvaRitva Lemettinen  Finland 2:33:18
October 30, 1994 Antônio, LuízLuíz Antônio  Brazil 2:11:16 Johnston, KristyKristy Johnston  United States 2:31:34
October 15, 1995 Martin, EamonnEamonn Martin  United Kingdom 2:11:18 Lemettinen, RitvaRitva Lemettinen  Finland 2:28:27
October 20, 1996 Evans, PaulPaul Evans  United Kingdom 2:08:52 Sutton, MarianMarian Sutton  United Kingdom 2:30:41
October 19, 1997 Khannouchi, KhalidKhalid Khannouchi  Morocco 2:07:10 Sutton, MarianMarian Sutton  United Kingdom 2:29:03
October 11, 1998 Osoro, OndoroOndoro Osoro  Kenya 2:06:54 Chepchumba, JoyceJoyce Chepchumba  Kenya 2:23:57
October 24, 1999 Khannouchi, KhalidKhalid Khannouchi  Morocco 2:05:42^ Chepchumba, JoyceJoyce Chepchumba  Kenya 2:25:59
October 22, 2000 Khannouchi, KhalidKhalid Khannouchi  United States 2:07:01 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba  Kenya 2:21:33
October 7, 2001 Kimondiu, BenBen Kimondiu  Kenya 2:08:52 Ndereba, CatherineCatherine Ndereba  Kenya 2:18:47^
October 13, 2002 Khannouchi, KhalidKhalid Khannouchi  United States 2:05:56 Radcliffe, PaulaPaula Radcliffe  United Kingdom 2:17:18^
October 12, 2003 Rutto, EvansEvans Rutto  Kenya 2:05:50 Zakharova, SvetlanaSvetlana Zakharova  Russia 2:23:07
October 10, 2004 Rutto, EvansEvans Rutto  Kenya 2:06:16 Diță, ConstantinaConstantina Diță  Romania 2:23:45
October 9, 2005 Limo, FelixFelix Limo  Kenya 2:07:02 Kastor, DeenaDeena Kastor  United States 2:21:25
October 22, 2006 Cheruiyot, RobertRobert Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:07:35 Adere, BerhaneBerhane Adere  Ethiopia 2:20:42
October 7, 2007 Ivuti, PatrickPatrick Ivuti  Kenya 2:11:11 Adere, BerhaneBerhane Adere  Ethiopia 2:33:49
October 12, 2008 Cheruiyot, EvansEvans Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:06:25 Grigoryeva, LidiyaLidiya Grigoryeva  Russia 2:27:17
October 11, 2009 Wanjiru, SamuelSamuel Wanjiru  Kenya 2:05:41 Mikitenko, IrinaIrina Mikitenko  Germany 2:26:31
October 10, 2010 Wanjiru, SamuelSamuel Wanjiru  Kenya 2:06:23 Baysa, AtsedeAtsede Baysa  Ethiopia 2:23:40
October 9, 2011 Mosop, MosesMoses Mosop  Kenya 2:05:37 Dibaba, EjegayehuEjegayehu Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:22:09
October 7, 2012 Kebede, TsegayeTsegaye Kebede  Ethiopia 2:04:38 Baysa, AtsedeAtsede Baysa  Ethiopia 2:22:03
October 13, 2013 Kimetto, DennisDennis Kimetto  Kenya 2:03:45 Jeptoo, RitaRita Jeptoo  Kenya 2:19:57
October 12, 2014 Kipchoge, EliudEliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:04:11 Dibaba, MareMare Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:25:37
October 11, 2015 Chumba, DicksonDickson Chumba  Kenya 2:09:25 Kiplagat, FlorenceFlorence Kiplagat  Kenya 2:23:33

NOTES:

2009-2011: 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.

2014: Rita Jeptoo finished first, 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 January 30, 2015.

Country summary

Country Male
Champions		Female
Champions		Total
 Kenya 15 6 21
 United States 8 12 20
 United Kingdom 5 3 8
 Russia 0 2 2
 Brazil 4 0 4
 Ethiopia 1 6 7
 Portugal 0 3 3
 Mexico 2 0 2
 Finland 0 2 2
 Morocco 2 0 2
 Japan 1 0 1
 Norway 0 1 1
 Romania 0 1 1
 Sweden 0 1 1
 Germany 0 1 1

Notes

References

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