2014 Chicago Marathon

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37th Chicago Marathon
Venue Chicago, United States
DatesOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)
Champions
Men Eliud Kipchoge (2:04:11)
Women Mare Dibaba (2:25:37)
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The 2014 Chicago Marathon was the 37th edition of the Chicago Marathon, held in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, October 12. [1] Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race in a time of 2:04:11 hours, with a winning margin of seventeen seconds. Mare Dibaba won the women's division, with a winning margin of twenty seconds. [2] The original winner, Rita Jeptoo, was disqualified after a failed drug test.

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Changes to Registration Process

The Chicago Marathon made significant changes to its registration process beginning with the 2014 race. Previously, registration had been handled on a first come, first served basis.

Starting in 2014, runners could either enter a random lottery or gain guaranteed entry by running a qualifying time, raising money for a charity, traveling with an international tour operator, or as a legacy finisher.

The qualifying times were 3:15 for men and 3:45 for women. No distinctions were made for the age of the runner. [3]

Over 70,000 runners applied for one of the 45,000 spots in the race. [4]

Results

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Eliud Kipchoge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:04:11
Silver medal icon.svg Sammy Kitwara Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:04:28
Bronze medal icon.svg Dickson Chumba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:04:32
4 Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:05:51
5 Bernard Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:30
6 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2:09:08
7 Lani Rutto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:42
8 Wesley Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:09
9 Bobby Curtis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:11:20
10 Koji Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:11:43
11 Jake Riley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:13:16
12 Gabe Proctor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:13:45

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Mare Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:25:37
Silver medal icon.svg Florence Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:25:57
Bronze medal icon.svg Birhane Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:27:02
4 Amy Hastings Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:27:03
5 Clara Santucci Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:32:21
6 Sarah Crouch Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:32:44
7 Gelete Burka Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:34:17
8 Melissa White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:34:19
9 Lauren Jimison Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:34:38
10 Sarah Cummings Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:34:47
11 Lindsey Scherf Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:37:26
Other notable finishers

Wheelchair men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Joshua George Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:32:12
Silver medal icon.svg Kurt Fearnley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:32:13
Bronze medal icon.svg Ernst van Dyk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:32:13

Wheelchair women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:44:50
Silver medal icon.svg Manuela Schär Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:45:12
Bronze medal icon.svg Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:45:55

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