Chicago Marathon winners list, past champions by year, History 1977
The Chicago Marathon is the annual race consist of 26.2-mile (42.2-km) footrace through Chicago that is held in first week of October (Mostly).
It is the one the Fast & famous course Along with the Berlin, Boston, London, New York City, and Tokyo marathons, the Chicago Marathon is one of the world’s six major marathons in the world.
When was the first Chicago Marathon race was held & who won it.?
The First Chicago Marathon was take place on September 25, 1977, when they hosted 4,200 local participants in the first Chicago Marathon.
The first winners from Men's side in 1977 was the Indiana native Dan Cloeter, who ran 2:17:52, while Texan Dorothy Doolittle won the women’s race in 2:50:47.
What is the Main route of Chicago Marathon Race.
The Chicago 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.
It Includes 29 diverse and colorful neighborhoods including Lakeview, Greektown, Little Italy, Pilsen, Chinatown, and Bronzeville.
Chicago Marathon winners list by yaer, history from 1977-2023.
| 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 | MartÃn 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 |
| 2023 | Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) | 2:00:35 WR | Sifan Hassan (Dutch) | 2:13:44 CR |
| 2024 - | TBD | 000 | TBD | 000 |
Who has won the Most Chicago Marathon titles.?
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.
Who holds the record of Fastest race times of Chicago Marathon in History.?
As far as the fastest times in the history of the Chicago Marathon, they were both set by the Keynan runners. The Men's record was set by Kenyan, Kelvin Kiptum in 2023 with a time-laps of 2:00:35, The fastest time for a female competitor was also set by Kenyan, Brigid Kosgei in 2019, with a time of 2:14:04 .
Chicago Marathon Men's record --- Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya) -- 2:00:35 WR
Chicago Marathon Women's record --- Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) -- 2:14:04 WR
Chicago Marathon Men's Wheelchair record --- 1:26:56 (Heinz Frei, SUI, 2010)
Chicago Marathon Women's Wheelchair record --- 1:39:15 (Tatyana McFadden, USA, 2017)
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