Chicago Marathon 2024 Prize Money: How much winners Chepngetich, Korir wins will earns from overall purse.
- For both men and women who won the race, each will pocket $100,000 prize money. The amount is expected to be more for one who shatters the world record.
The 2024 Chicago Marathon is the 46th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, USA, scheduled to be held on Sunday, 13 October 2024.
A Platinum Label marathon, it is the fifth of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2024 season.
More than 50,000 runners from around 150 countries are toke part in the event.
Winning the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon doesn’t just earn competitors bragging rights, but it also can be a spectacular payday, especially for those winners that set new course records.
In fact, new course records, at least unofficially, were set in both the men’s and women’s open divisions, as well as the men’s and women’s wheelchair divisions during an historic race day.
What is the Prize Money of 2023 Chicago Marathon: How much top finishers earns, Full prizes breakdown
Overall, the top five finishers in the open division and the top ten finishers in the wheelchair division come away with prize money.
With a total of $560,000 purse in prize money for the open division ($280,000 for men and $280,000 for women), the breakdown is as follows:
5th Place: $25,000
4th Place: $30,000
3rd Place: $50,000
2nd Place: $75,000
1st Place: $100,000
The wheelchair division included a total of ten prize winners for men and women each, with a total of $150,500 in prize money ($75,250 for men and $75,250 for women). The prize money breakdown is as follows:
1st - $40,000
2nd - $30,000
3rd - $20,000
4th - $15,000
5th – $10,000
6th - $5,000
The American men’s and women’s open divisions have their own prize pools as well:
1st - $15,000
2nd - $12,000
3rd - $10,000
4th - $7,000
5th - $5,000
What are the Chicago Marathon 2024 Bonuses, Has anyone Get it.?
Off-course there are bonuses for the Chicago Marathon 2024 Winners, Record-setters at the Chicago Marathon receive bonuses of $50,000, with Chicago becoming the first race to offer uniform record bonuses across all competitive divisions, according to race organizers.
This year, Catherine Debrunner captured the bonus in the women’s wheelchair race, and Ruth Chepngetich will earn the bonus for her world-record setting performance with earning a $50,000 bonus in addition to her $100,000 winner’s check. in the women’s open division race.
Catherine Debrunner also received $25,000 for winning in the women’s wheelchair race, and she will receive a $50,000 bonus for setting a course record in the race, putting up a blistering 1:38:44.
In her second career marathon, Sifan Hassan of The Netherlands finished the race in 2:13:44, setting an unofficial course record and earning a $50,000 bonus in addition to her $100,000 winner’s check.
More from 2023: Catherine Debrunner also received $25,000 for winning in the women’s wheelchair race, and also received a $50,000 bonus for setting a course record in the race, putting up a blistering 1:38:44.
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