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]
The world record for the marathon had been set six times: three male and three female world records. 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
Key: Course record (in bold)
Wheelchair division
Country summary
| Country | Male winners | Female winners | Men's Wheelchair | Women's Wheelchair | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenya | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
 United States | 9 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 71 |
 United Kingdom | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 Ethiopia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Australia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Brazil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Portugal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes
References
External links
- "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.