2022 Chicago Marathon

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44th Chicago Marathon
Location Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DatesOctober 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)
Website chicagomarathon.com
Champions
Men Benson Kipruto (2:04:24)
Women Ruth Chepngetich (2:14:18)
Wheelchair men Marcel Hug (1:25:20)
Wheelchair women Susannah Scaroni (1:45:48)
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The 2022 Chicago Marathon was the 44th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, held on Sunday, October 9, 2022. [1] An Elite Platinum Label marathon, it was the third of four World Marathon Majors events to be held over the span of six weeks. [2] [3] [a] More than 40,000 runners were expected to take part in the event. [4]

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Competitors

Seifu Tura of Ethiopia, the winner of the previous year's race, was expected to return to defend his title. [5] His compatriot Herpasa Negasa, who ran a marathon with a time of 2:03:40 in Dubai in 2019, was expected to join him. [6] [7] Also expected to make an appearance were Kenyan runners Bernard Koech and Elisha Rotich. [6]

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepng'etich, the defending champion, was the favorite to win the women's race. [4] Also scheduled to join the field were Ethiopian runners Ruti Aga and Haven Hailu Desse, and Kenyan runners Celestine Chepchirchir and Vivian Kiplagat. [6]

U.S. wheelchair athlete Tatyana McFadden, who had previously won the Chicago Marathon nine times, was also expected to defend her title. [4]

Results

Results for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.

Men's race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Benson Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:04:24
Silver medal icon.svg Seifu Tura Abdiwak Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04:49
Bronze medal icon.svg John Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:05:01
4 Bernard Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:15
5 Shifera Tamru Aredo Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:07:53
6Kyohei HosoyaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:08:05
7 Conner Mantz Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:08:16
8 Hamza Sahli Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:08:22
9 Eric Kiptanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:26
10 Dong Guojian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:08:53
Women's race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Ruth Chepng'etich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:18
Silver medal icon.svg Emily Sisson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:18:29
Bronze medal icon.svg Vivian Jerono Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:20:52
4 Ruti Aga Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:21:41
5 Waganesh Mekasha Amare Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:23:41
6 Susanna Sullivan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:25:14
7 Sara Vaughn Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:26:23
8Maggie MontoyaFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:28:07
9Sarah InglisFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:29:37
10Makena MorleyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:30:28
Men's wheelchair race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Marcel Hug Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:25:20
Silver medal icon.svg Daniel Romanchuk Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:33:11
Bronze medal icon.svg Aaron Pike Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:33:13
Women's wheelchair race result
PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Susannah Scaroni Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:45:48
Silver medal icon.svg Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:49:46
Bronze medal icon.svg Jenna Fesemyer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:49:52

Notes

  1. ↑ In chronological order, the events are: the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2022; the London Marathon on October 2, 2022; the Chicago Marathon on October 9, 2022; and the New York City Marathon on November 6, 2022. [2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.chicagomarathon.com/apply/frequently-asked-application-questions/
  2. 1 2 https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results?disciplineId=2&endDate=2022-11-30
  3. ↑ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/berlin-marathon-preview-is-a-record-bound-to-be-broken/
  4. 1 2 3 https://www.womensrunning.com/culture/news/euro-champs-fall-marathon-news/
  5. ↑ https://www.letsrun.com/news/2022/08/connor-mantz-to-debut-defending-champs-ruth-chepngetich-seifu-tura-set-to-return-to-the-2022-bank-of-america-chicago-marathon/
  6. 1 2 3 https://www.letsrun.com/news/2022/09/jemal-yimer-5833-half-pb-and-ruti-aga-21834-added-to-2022-chicago-marathon-elite-fields/
  7. ↑ https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/dubai-marathon-2019-molla-chepngetich
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