Chicago Marathon
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The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, held in Chicago, is one of the largest marathon road races in the world, as well as one of the fastest growing. In recent years, the marathon has been the site of many world record performances, due in part to its largely flat course.
There is no qualifying time to participate in the Chicago Marathon, but only runners who finish within 6½ hours are officially timed. The race is limited to 45,000 runners on a first-come, first-served basis.
A complete history of the The Chicago Marathon has been written by Andrew Suozzo and published by the University of Illinois Press. [1].
Contents |
[edit] Winners
[edit] Men
[edit] 1977-1979
| Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Dan Cloeter |  United States |
2:17:52 |
| 1978 | Mark Stanforth | United States |
2:19:20 |
| 1979 | Dan Cloeter | United States |
2:23:20 |
[edit] 1980-1989
| Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Frank Richardson | United States |
2:14:04 |
| 1981 | Phil Coppess | United States |
2:16:13 |
| 1982 | Greg Meyer | United States |
2:10:59 |
| 1983 | Joe Nzau |  Kenya |
2:09:44 |
| 1984 | Steve Jones |  United Kingdom |
2:08:05 (World Record) |
| 1985 | Steve Jones | United Kingdom |
2:07:13 |
| 1986 | Toshihiko Seko |  Japan |
2:08:27 |
| 1987 | ran as half marathon | ||
| 1988 | Alejandro Cruz |  Mexico |
2:08:57 |
| 1989 | Paul Davies-Hale | United Kingdom |
2:11:25 |
[edit] 1990-1999
| Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Martin Pitayo | Mexico |
2:09:41 |
| 1991 | Joseildo Rocha |  Brazil |
2:14:33 |
| 1992 | Jose Cesar De Souza | Brazil |
2:16:14 |
| 1993 | Luiz Antonio Dos Santos | Brazil |
2:13:14 |
| 1994 | Luiz Antonio Dos Santos | Brazil |
2:11:16 |
| 1995 | Eamonn Martin | United Kingdom |
2:11:18 |
| 1996 | Paul Evans | United Kingdom |
2:08:52 |
| 1997 | Khalid Khannouchi |  Morocco |
2:07:10 |
| 1998 | Ondoro Osoro | Kenya |
2:06:54 |
| 1999 | Khalid Khannouchi | Morocco |
2:05:42 (WR) |
[edit] 2000-
| Year | Athlete | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Khalid Khannouchi | United States |
2:07:01 (American Record) |
| 2001 | Ben Kimondiu | Kenya |
2:08:52 |
| 2002 | Khalid Khannouchi | United States |
2:05:56 |
| 2003 | Evans Rutto | Kenya |
2:05:50 |
| 2004 | Evans Rutto | Kenya |
2:06:16 |
| 2005 | Felix Limo | Kenya |
2:07:02 |
| 2006 | Robert Cheruiyot | Kenya |
2:07:35 |
[edit] Women
[edit] 1980-1989
| Year | Athlete | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Dorothy Doolittle | United States |
2:50:47 |
| 1978 | Lynae Larson | United States |
2:59:25 |
| 1979 | Laura Michalek | United States |
3:15:45 (15 years old) |
| 1980 | Sue Peterson | United States |
2:45:03 |
| 1981 | Tina Gandy | United States |
2:49:39 |
| 1982 | Nancy Conz | United States |
2:33:23 |
| 1983 | Rosa Mota |  Portugal |
2:31:12 |
| 1984 | Rosa Mota | Portugal |
2:26:01 |
| 1985 | Joan Benoit Samuelson | United States |
2:21:21 (Women's American Record) |
| 1986 | Ingrid Kristiansen |  Norway |
2:27:08 |
| 1987 No Marathon | |||
| 1988 | Lisa Weidenbach | United States |
2:29:17 |
| 1989 | Lisa Weidenbach | United States |
2:28:15 |
[edit] 1990-1999
| Year | Athlete | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Aurora Cunha | Portugal |
2:30:11 |
| 1991 | Midde Hamrin-Senorski |  Sweden |
2:36:21 |
| 1992 | Linda Somers | United States |
2:37:41 |
| 1993 | Ritva Lemittinen |  Finland |
2:33:18 |
| 1994 | Kristy Johnston | United States |
2:31:34 |
| 1995 | Ritva Lemettinen | Finland |
2:28:27 |
| 1996 | Marian Sutton | United Kingdom |
2:30:41 |
| 1997 | Marian Sutton | United Kingdom |
2:29:03 |
| 1998 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya |
2:23:57 |
| 1999 | Joyce Chepchumba |  Germany |
2:25:59 |
[edit] 2000-
| Year | Athlete | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya |
2:21:33 |
| 2001 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya |
2:18:47 (Women's World Record) |
| 2002 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom |
2:17:18 (Women's WR) |
| 2003 | Svetlana Zakharova |  Russia |
2:23:07 |
| 2004 | Constantina Tomescu-Dita |  Romania |
2:23:45 |
| 2005 | Deena Kastor | United States |
2:21:25 |
| 2006 | Berhane Adere |  Ethiopia |
2:20:42 |
[edit] Deaths
- 2003 - Rachael Townsend, 29, The Plains, Ohio
- 2001 - Luke Roach, 22, Seattle, Washington - Collapsed near finish line. Body temperature reached 107°F
- 2000 - Danny Towns, 45, Edmond, Oklahoma
- 1998 - Kelly Barrett, 43, Littleton, Colorado - Died due to low sodium levels
