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Footrace held in Chicago, Illinois
The
2017 Chicago Marathon
was the 40th annual edition of the
Chicago Marathon
held in
Chicago, 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.
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Summary
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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.
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Tirunesh Dibaba
of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:18:30 hours, which was the second fastest in
Chicago Marathon history
.
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
finished third in 2:20:57, which was the second fastest time ever by an American woman in this race.
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Dibaba dominated the race. She led the race early on, with only Dibaba, Kosgei,
Florence Kiplagat
,
Valentine Kipketer
, and Hasay in the lead group at the 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 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
.
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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.
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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.
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Results
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The results were as follows.
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Women
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Wheelchair men
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Wheelchair women
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References
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- ^
"Chicago Marathon Race Results 2017"
.
www.marathonguide.com
. Archived from
the original
on October 23, 2021
. Retrieved
October 11,
2017
.
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a
b
Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins seventh straight Chicago Marathon in record time
.
Baltimore Sun
(October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
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a
b
Dennehy, Cathal (October 8, 2017).
Dibaba dominates and Rupp times it right to win in Chicago
. IAAF. Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
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"Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba win Chicago Marathon"
.
Athletics Weekly
. October 8, 2017
. Retrieved
October 8,
2017
.
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Athletics - Rupp, Dibaba claim Chicago Marathon victories
. Reuters (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
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Chicago Marathon 2017 Results
. Chicago Marathon (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2010.
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