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
Summary
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]
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
The results were as follows.[6]
Men
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Galen Rupp |  United States |
2:09:20 |
 |
Abel Kirui |  Kenya |
2:09:48 |
 |
Bernard Kipyego | Kenya |
2:10:23 |
| 4 | Sisay Lemma |  Ethiopia |
2:11:01 |
| 5 | Stephen Sambu | Kenya |
2:11:07 |
| 6 | Kohei Matsumura |  Japan |
2:11:46 |
| 7 | Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii | Kenya |
2:12:12 |
| 8 | Zersenay Tadese |  Eritrea |
2:12:19 |
| 9 | Chris Derrick | United States |
2:12:50 |
| 10 | Michael Shelley |
 Australia |
2:12:52 |
Women
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia |
2:18:30 |
|
Brigid Kosgei | Kenya |
2:20:22 |
|
Jordan Hasay | United States |
2:20:57 |
| 4 | Madaí Pérez |  Mexico |
2:24:44 |
| 5 | Valentine Kipketer | Kenya |
2:28:05 |
| 6 | Lisa Weightman |
Australia |
2:28:45 |
| 7 | Maegan Krifchin | United States |
2:33:46 |
| 8 | Alia Gray | United States |
2:34:25 |
| 9 | Taylor Ward | United States |
2:35:27 |
| 10 | Becky Wade | United States |
2:35:46 |
Wheelchair men
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Marcel Hug |  Switzerland |
1:29:23 |
|
Kurt Fearnley | Australia |
1:30:24 |
|
Jordi Madera Jiménez |  Spain |
1:30:25 |
Wheelchair women
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tatyana McFadden |  United States |
1:39:15 |
|
Amanda McGrory | United States |
1:39:15 |
|
Manuela Schär | Switzerland |
1:39:17 |
References
- ^ "Chicago Marathon Race Results 2017". www.marathonguide.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba win Chicago Marathon". Athletics Weekly. October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ 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.