# List of winners of the Chicago Marathon

The Chicago Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 1977. Since 1983, it has been held annually in October. The United States had been represented by the most Chicago Marathon winners (nine men and twelve women). After a seventh consecutive win by a Kenyan man in 2009, Kenyan men have won more times (ten) than men representing any other country. The United Kingdom is in third place in total victories (eight), victories by men (five) and victories by women (three). All four of Brazil's victors have been men, and all three of Portugal's winners have been women.

## History

The first six pairs of races were swept by the United States. Runners representing the United Kingdom won both races in 1996 (Paul Evans and Marian Sutton). 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. 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, the last American-born male winner prior to 2017 was Greg Meyer. Galen Rupp became the first American-born male to win the race in 35 years with his 2017 victory. 1979 winner Laura Michalek of the United States was just 15 years old.
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.
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. 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. 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.

## Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)
| Year | Male athlete | Country | Time | Female athlete | Country | Time |
| 1977 | Dan Cloeter | United States | 2:17:52 | Dorothy Doolittle | United States | 2:50:47 |
| 1978 | Mark Stanforth | United States | 2:19:20 | Lynae Larson | United States | 2:59:25 |
| 1979 | Dan Cloeter | United States | 2:23:20 | Laura Michalek | United States | 3:15:45 |
| 1980 | Frank Richardson | United States | 2:14:04 | Sue Petersen | United States | 2:45:03 |
| 1981 | Phil Coppess | United States | 2:16:13 | Tina Gandy | United States | 2:49:39 |
| 1982 | Greg Meyer | United States | 2:10:59 | Nancy Conz | United States | 2:33:23 |
| 1983 | Joseph Nzau | Kenya | 2:09:44 | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 2:31:12 |
| 1984 | Steve Jones | United Kingdom | 2:08:05 WR | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 2:26:01 |
| 1985 | Steve Jones | United Kingdom | 2:07:13 | Joan Benoit | United States | 2:21:21 |
| 1986 | Toshihiko Seko | Japan | 2:08:27 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:27:08 |
| 1987 | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues |
| 1988 | Alejandro Cruz | Mexico | 2:08:57 | Lisa Weidenbach | United States | 2:29:17 |
| 1989 | Paul Davies-Hale | United Kingdom | 2:11:25 | Lisa Weidenbach | United States | 2:28:15 |
| 1990 | Martín Pitayo | Mexico | 2:09:41 | Aurora Cunha | Portugal | 2:30:11 |
| 1991 | Joseildo Rocha | Brazil | 2:14:33 | Midde Hamrin | Sweden | 2:36:21 |
| 1992 | Jose Cesar de Souza | Brazil | 2:16:14 | Linda Somers | United States | 2:37:41 |
| 1993 | Luíz Antônio | Brazil | 2:13:14 | Ritva Lemettinen | Finland | 2:33:18 |
| 1994 | Luíz Antônio | Brazil | 2:11:16 | Kristy Johnston | United States | 2:31:34 |
| 1995 | Eamonn Martin | United Kingdom | 2:11:18 | Ritva Lemettinen | Finland | 2:28:27 |
| 1996 | Paul Evans | United Kingdom | 2:08:52 | Marian Sutton | United Kingdom | 2:30:41 |
| 1997 | Khalid Khannouchi | Morocco | 2:07:10 | Marian Sutton | United Kingdom | 2:29:03 |
| 1998 | Ondoro Osoro | Kenya | 2:06:54 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 2:23:57 |
| 1999 | Khalid Khannouchi | Morocco | 2:05:42 WR | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 2:25:59 |
| 2000 | Khalid Khannouchi | United States | 2:07:01 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:21:33 |
| 2001 | Ben Kimondiu | Kenya | 2:08:52 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:18:47 WR |
| 2002 | Khalid Khannouchi | United States | 2:05:56 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:17:18 WR |
| 2003 | Evans Rutto | Kenya | 2:05:50 | Svetlana Zakharova | Russia | 2:23:07 |
| 2004 | Evans Rutto | Kenya | 2:06:16 | Constantina Diță | Romania | 2:23:45 |
| 2005 | Felix Limo | Kenya | 2:07:02 | Deena Kastor | United States | 2:21:25 |
| 2006 | Robert Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:07:35 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 2:20:42 |
| 2007 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 2:11:11 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 2:33:49 |
| 2008 | Evans Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:06:25 | Lidiya Grigoryeva | Russia | 2:27:17 |
| 2009 | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya | 2:05:41 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 2:26:31 |
| 2010 | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya | 2:06:23 | Atsede Baysa | Ethiopia | 2:23:40 |
| 2011 | Moses Mosop | Kenya | 2:05:37 | Ejegayehu Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2:22:09 |
| 2012 | Tsegaye Kebede | Ethiopia | 2:04:38 | Atsede Baysa | Ethiopia | 2:22:03 |
| 2013 | Dennis Kimetto | Kenya | 2:03:45 | Rita Jeptoo | Kenya | 2:19:57 |
| 2014 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:04:11 | Mare Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2:25:37 |
| 2015 | Dickson Chumba | Kenya | 2:09:25 | Florence Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:23:33 |
| 2016 | Abel Kirui | Kenya | 2:11:23 | Florence Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:21:32 |
| 2017 | Galen Rupp | United States | 2:09:20 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2:18:31 |
| 2018 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom | 2:05:11 | Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 2:18:35 |
| 2019 | Lawrence Cherono | Kenya | 2:05:45 | Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 2:14:04 WR |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Seifu Tura | Ethiopia | 2:06:12 | Ruth Chepngetich | Kenya | 2:22:31 |
| 2022 | Benson Kipruto | Kenya | 2:04:24 | Ruth Chepngetich | Kenya | 2:14:18 |
| 2023 | Kelvin Kiptum | Kenya | 2:00:35 WR | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 2:13:44 |
| 2024 | John Korir | Kenya | 2:02:43 | Ruth Chepngetich | Kenya | 2:09:56 WR |

## Wheelchair division

| Year | Male athlete | Country | Time | Female athlete | Country | Time |
| 1984 | Robert Fitch | United States | 2:35:06 | Jonnie Baylark | United States | 3:29:10 |
| 1985 | Robert Fitch | United States | 2:23:41 | Jayne Fortson | United States | 2:52:22 |
| 1986 | Bart Bardwell | United States | 2:10:19 | Jonnie Baylark | United States | 3:23:32 |
| 1987 | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues | marathon distance not held due to sponsorship issues |
| 1988 | Ken Luckenbaugh | United States | 2:12:17 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Scot Hollonbeck | United States | 1:45:30 | Ann Cody-Morris | United States | 1:58:51 |
| 1990 | Jim Knaub | United States | 1:42:34 | Ann Cody-Morris | United States | 1:53:33 |
| 1991 | Philippe Couprie | France | 1:41:21 | Ann Walters | United States | 1:57:17 |
| 1992 | Vern Achenbach | United States | 1:44:28 | Ann Walters | United States | 1:44:29 |
| 1993 | James Briggs | United States | 1:42:03 | Ann Walters | United States | 1:57:34 |
| 1994 | James Briggs | United States | 1:32:14 | Ann Walters | United States | 1:59:45 |
| 1995 | James Briggs Scot Hollonbeck | United States United States | 1:37:12 | Ann Walters | United States | 1:57:27 |
| 1996 | Jacob Heilveil | United States | 1:39:57 | Ann Walters | United States | 1:52:13 |
| 1997 | Saul Mendoza | United States | 1:37:42 | Candace Cable | United States | 1:57:32 |
| 1998 | Franz Nietlispach | Switzerland | 1:34:22 | Candace Cable | United States | 1:58:32 |
| 1999 | Saul Mendoza | United States | 1:37:03 | Miriam Nibley | United States | 2:03:44 |
| 2000 | Tony Iniguez | United States | 1:41:00 | no competitors | no competitors | no competitors |
| 2001 | Tony Iniguez | United States | 1:37:59 | Christina Ripp | United States | 1:56:58 |
| 2002 | Adam Bleakney | United States | 1:40:14 | Tricia Downing | United States | 1:52:50 |
| 2003 | Joshua George | United States | 1:41:01 | Christina Ripp | United States | 1:56:33 |
| 2004 | Joshua George | United States | 1:36:13 | Miriam Nibley | United States | 2:05:51 |
| 2005 | Krige Schabort | South Africa | 1:29:40 | Miriam Ladner | United States | 2:01:37 |
| 2006 | Joshua George | United States | 1:38:31 | Miriam Lander | United States | 2:04:21 |
| 2007 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:28:06 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:45:27 |
| 2008 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:30:16 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:55:12 |
| 2009 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:29:09 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:50:47 |
| 2010 | Heinz Frei | Switzerland | 1:26:56 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:47:25 |
| 2011 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:29:18 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:45:03 |
| 2012 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 1:32:58 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:49:52 |
| 2013 | Ernst Van Dyk | South Africa | 1:30:37 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:42:35 |
| 2014 | Joshua George | United States | 1:32:12 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:44:50 |
| 2015 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:30:46 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:41:10 |
| 2016 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:32:57 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:42:28 |
| 2017 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:29:23 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:39:15 |
| 2018 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States | 1:31:34 | Manuela Schar | Switzerland | 1:41:38 |
| 2019 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States | 1:30:26 | Manuela Schar | Switzerland | 1:41:08 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States | 1:29:07 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:48:57 |
| 2022 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:25:20 | Susannah Scaroni | United States | 1:45:48 |
| 2023 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:22:37 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 1:38:44 |

## Country summary

| Country | Male winners | Female winners | Men's Wheelchair | Women's Wheelchair | Total |
| Kenya | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| United States | 9 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 79 |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Brazil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Portugal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 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 |