2017 Chicago Marathon
| 40th Chicago Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chicago, United States |
| Date | October 8, 2017 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Galen Rupp (2:09:20) (Elite) Marcel Hug (Wheelchair) |
| Women | Tirunesh Dibaba (2:18:30) (Elite) Tatyana McFadden (Wheelchair) |
The 2017 Chicago Marathon was the 40th annual edition of the Chicago Marathon held in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and was held on October 8. The race had 44,508 finishers, and the number of spectators was estimated at over 1.5 million.[1][2]
Summary
[edit | edit source]American Galen Rupp won the men's race, holding off defending champion Abel Kirui. Rupp is the first American man to win this event since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002 and the first American-born man to win it since Greg Meyer in 1982. This was his first career win at a World Marathon Majors event. In a relatively tactical race, over 20 runners remained in the lead pack by the halfway point, which was reached in 1:05:49 hours. Kirui's quickening of the pace left only five men in contention at the 35 kilometres (22 mi) mark. Rupp then took the lead for good, finishing in a personal best of 2:09:20 hours. Kirui finished in second place around 30 seconds behind Rupp, while Bernard Kipyego finished in third around one minute behind Rupp.[3]
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:18:30 hours, which was the second fastest in Chicago Marathon history. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya placed second in 2:20:22 hours, which was her first top-three finish at a World Marathon Major. American Jordan Hasay finished third in 2:20:57, which was the second fastest time ever by an American woman in this race.[4] Dibaba dominated the race. She led the race early on, with only Dibaba, Kosgei, Florence Kiplagat, Valentine Kipketer, and Hasay in the lead group at the 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) mark. Dibaba gradually pulled away from the other runners after the halfway point to win by almost two minutes. She stated that her goal in the future is to challenge the marathon world record.[3]
The women's wheelchair marathon was won for a sixth consecutive time by American Tatyana McFadden in a course record of 1:39:15 hours – the same time recorded by runner-up Amanda McGrory who was a fraction of a second behind.[2] Swiss athlete Marcel Hug took the men's wheelchair race in 1:29:23 hours, defending his title from the previous year and beating six-time champion Kurt Fearnley by over a minute.[5]
Results
[edit | edit source]The results were as follows.[6]
Men
[edit | edit source]| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Galen Rupp | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 2:09:20 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Abel Kirui | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:09:48 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Bernard Kipyego | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:10:23 |
| 4 | Sisay Lemma | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 2:11:01 |
| 5 | Stephen Sambu | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:11:07 |
| 6 | Kohei Matsumura | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2:11:46 |
| 7 | Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:12:12 |
| 8 | Zersenay Tadese | File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea | 2:12:19 |
| 9 | Chris Derrick | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 2:12:50 |
| 10 | Michael Shelley | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2:12:52 |
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Women
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Wheelchair men
[edit | edit source]| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Marcel Hug | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 1:29:23 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Kurt Fearnley | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1:30:24 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Jordi Madera Jiménez | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 1:30:25 |
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Wheelchair women
[edit | edit source]| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Tatyana McFadden | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1:39:15 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Amanda McGrory | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1:39:15 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Manuela Schär | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 1:39:17 |
References
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- ^ a b Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins seventh straight Chicago Marathon in record time. Baltimore Sun (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Dennehy, Cathal (October 8, 2017). Dibaba dominates and Rupp times it right to win in Chicago. IAAF. Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
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- ^ Athletics - Rupp, Dibaba claim Chicago Marathon victories. Reuters (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
- ^ Chicago Marathon 2017 Results. Chicago Marathon (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2010.