# 2017 Chicago Marathon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2017_Chicago_Marathon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2017_Chicago_Marathon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chicago_Marathon > Source revision: 1325662347 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Footrace held in Chicago, Illinois}} {{Infobox athletics competition |competition = 40th Chicago Marathon |image = |caption = |venue = Chicago, United States |date = October 8, 2017 |men = [Galen Rupp](/source/Galen_Rupp) (2:09:20) {{small|(Elite)}}
[Marcel Hug](/source/Marcel_Hug) {{small|(Wheelchair)}} |women = [Tirunesh Dibaba](/source/Tirunesh_Dibaba) (2:18:30) {{small|(Elite)}}
[Tatyana McFadden](/source/Tatyana_McFadden) {{small|(Wheelchair)}} |prev = [2016](/source/2016_Chicago_Marathon) |next = [2018](/source/2018_Chicago_Marathon) }} The '''2017 Chicago Marathon''' was the 40th annual edition of the [Chicago Marathon](/source/Chicago_Marathon) held in [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_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.{{cite web | title=Chicago Marathon Race Results 2017 | url=https://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=67171008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023110855/http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=67171008 | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 23, 2021 | website=www.marathonguide.com | accessdate=October 11, 2017 }}[http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/bs-sp-tatyana-mcfadden-chicago-marathon-1008-story.html Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins seventh straight Chicago Marathon in record time]. ''Baltimore Sun'' (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017. ==Summary== American [Galen Rupp](/source/Galen_Rupp) won the men's race, holding off defending champion [Abel Kirui](/source/Abel_Kirui). Rupp is the first American man to win this event since [Khalid Khannouchi](/source/Khalid_Khannouchi) in 2002 and the first American-born man to win it since [Greg Meyer](/source/Greg_Meyer) in 1982. This was his first career win at a [World Marathon Majors](/source/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 {{convert|35|km}} 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](/source/Bernard_Kipyego) finished in third around one minute behind Rupp.Dennehy, Cathal (October 8, 2017). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/chicago-marathon-2017-dibaba-rupp Dibaba dominates and Rupp times it right to win in Chicago]. IAAF. Retrieved on October 8, 2017. [Tirunesh Dibaba](/source/Tirunesh_Dibaba) of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:18:30 hours, which was the second fastest in [Chicago Marathon history](/source/List_of_winners_of_the_Chicago_Marathon). [Brigid Kosgei](/source/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](/source/Jordan_Hasay) finished third in 2:20:57, which was the second fastest time ever by an American woman in this race.{{cite web | title=Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba win Chicago Marathon | url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/galen-rupp-and-tirunesh-dibaba-win-chicago-marathon-69260 | work=[Athletics Weekly](/source/Athletics_Weekly) | date=October 8, 2017 | accessdate=October 8, 2017}} Dibaba dominated the race. She led the race early on, with only Dibaba, Kosgei, [Florence Kiplagat](/source/Florence_Kiplagat), [Valentine Kipketer](/source/Valentine_Kipketer), and Hasay in the lead group at the {{convert|10|km}} 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](/source/marathon_world_record). The women's [wheelchair marathon](/source/wheelchair_racing) was won for a sixth consecutive time by American [Tatyana McFadden](/source/Tatyana_McFadden) in a course record of 1:39:15 hours – the same time recorded by runner-up [Amanda McGrory](/source/Amanda_McGrory) who was a fraction of a second behind. Swiss athlete [Marcel Hug](/source/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](/source/Kurt_Fearnley) by over a minute.[https://web.archive.org/web/20171008225738/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-athletics-chicago/athletics-rupp-dibaba-claim-chicago-marathon-victories-idUKKBN1CD0ND Athletics - Rupp, Dibaba claim Chicago Marathon victories]. Reuters (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017. ==Results== The results were as follows.[http://results.chicagomarathon.com/2017/?lang=EN_CAP&pid=leaderboard Chicago Marathon 2017 Results]. Chicago Marathon (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2010. ===Men=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Position ! Athlete ! Nationality ! Time |- | align=center|{{gold1}} || [Galen Rupp](/source/Galen_Rupp) || {{USA}} || 2:09:20 |- | align=center|{{silver2}} || [Abel Kirui](/source/Abel_Kirui) || {{KEN}} || 2:09:48 |- | align=center|{{bronze3}} || [Bernard Kipyego](/source/Bernard_Kipyego) || {{KEN}} || 2:10:23 |- | align=center|4 || [Sisay Lemma](/source/Sisay_Lemma) || {{ETH}} || 2:11:01 |- | align=center|5 || [Stephen Sambu](/source/Stephen_Sambu) || {{KEN}} || 2:11:07 |- | align=center|6 || [Kohei Matsumura](/source/Kohei_Matsumura) || {{JPN}} || 2:11:46 |- | align=center|7 || [Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii](/source/Ezekiel_Kiptoo_Chebii) || {{KEN}} || 2:12:12 |- | align=center|8 || [Zersenay Tadese](/source/Zersenay_Tadese) || {{ERI}} || 2:12:19 |- | align=center|9 || [Chris Derrick](/source/Chris_Derrick) || {{USA}} || 2:12:50 |- | align=center|10 || [Michael Shelley](/source/Michael_Shelley_(athlete)) || {{AUS}} || 2:12:52 |} ===Women=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Position ! Athlete ! Nationality ! Time |- | align=center|{{gold1}} || [Tirunesh Dibaba](/source/Tirunesh_Dibaba) || {{ETH}} || 2:18:30 |- | align=center|{{silver2}} || [Brigid Kosgei](/source/Brigid_Kosgei) || {{KEN}} || 2:20:22 |- | align=center|{{bronze3}} || [Jordan Hasay](/source/Jordan_Hasay) || {{USA}} || 2:20:57 |- | align=center|4 || [Madaí Pérez](/source/Mada%C3%AD_P%C3%A9rez) || {{MEX}} || 2:24:44 |- | align=center|5 || [Valentine Kipketer](/source/Valentine_Kipketer) || {{KEN}} || 2:28:05 |- | align=center|6 || [Lisa Weightman](/source/Lisa_Weightman) || {{AUS}} || 2:28:45 |- | align=center|7 || [Maegan Krifchin](/source/Maegan_Krifchin) || {{USA}} || 2:33:46 |- | align=center|8 || [Alia Gray](/source/Alia_Gray) || {{USA}} || 2:34:25 |- | align=center|9 || [Taylor Ward](/source/Taylor_Ward_(athlete)) || {{USA}} || 2:35:27 |- | align=center|10 || [Becky Wade](/source/Becky_Wade) || {{USA}} || 2:35:46 |- |} ===Wheelchair men=== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" ! Position ||Athlete || Nationality|| Time |- | align=center|{{gold1}} || [Marcel Hug](/source/Marcel_Hug) || {{flag|Switzerland}} || 1:29:23 |- | align=center|{{silver2}} || [Kurt Fearnley](/source/Kurt_Fearnley) || {{flag|Australia}} || 1:30:24 |- | align=center|{{bronze3}} || [Jordi Madera Jiménez](/source/Jordi_Madera_Jim%C3%A9nez) || {{flag|Spain}} || 1:30:25 |} ===Wheelchair women=== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" ! Position ||Athlete || Nationality|| Time |- | align=center|{{gold1}} || [Tatyana McFadden](/source/Tatyana_McFadden) || {{flag|United States}} || 1:39:15 |- | align=center|{{silver2}} || [Amanda McGrory](/source/Amanda_McGrory) || {{flag|United States}} || 1:39:15 |- | align=center|{{bronze3}} || [Manuela Schär](/source/Manuela_Sch%C3%A4r) || {{flag|Switzerland}} || 1:39:17 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://results.chicagomarathon.com/2017/ Chicago Marathon] {{Chicago Marathon}} {{World Marathon Majors 2017}} 2017 Chicago Marathon Chicago Category:2017 in Chicago Chicago Marathon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2017 Chicago Marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chicago_Marathon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chicago_Marathon?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.