2014 Chicago Marathon

37th Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)
Champions
MenEliud Kipchoge (2:04:11)
WomenMare Dibaba (2:25:37)

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.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)Eliud Kipchoge Kenya2:04:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Sammy Kitwara Kenya2:04:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Dickson Chumba Kenya2:04:32
4Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia2:05:51
5Bernard Koech Kenya2:08:30
6Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Eritrea2:09:08
7Lani Rutto Kenya2:10:42
8Wesley Korir Kenya2:11:09
9Bobby Curtis United States2:11:20
10Koji Kobayashi Japan2:11:43
11Jake Riley United States2:13:16
12Gabe Proctor United States2:13:45

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mare Dibaba Ethiopia2:25:37
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Florence Kiplagat Kenya2:25:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Birhane Dibaba Ethiopia2:27:02
4Amy Hastings United States2:27:03
5Clara Santucci United States2:32:21
6Sarah Crouch United States2:32:44
7Gelete Burka Ethiopia2:34:17
8Melissa White United States2:34:19
9Lauren Jimison United States2:34:38
10Sarah Cummings United States2:34:47
11Lindsey Scherf United States2:37:26
Other notable finishers

Wheelchair men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Joshua George United States1:32:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kurt Fearnley Australia1:32:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:32:13

Wheelchair women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tatyana McFadden United States1:44:50
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Manuela Schär Switzerland1:45:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Amanda McGrory United States1:45:55

References

Results

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