The 2001 Chicago Marathon was the 24th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 7. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Ben Kimondiu in a time of 2:08:52 hours and the women's race was won by Catherine Ndereba, also of Kenya, in 2:18:47. Ndereba's time was a new marathon world record, improving 59 seconds on the time of Naoko Takahashi, set only one week earlier at the 2001 Berlin Marathon.[1] Ndereba's record lasted until the 2002 Chicago Marathon, where Paula Radcliffe set a world record on the Chicago course for a second year running.[2]
| 24th Chicago Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chicago, United States |
| Dates | October 7 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Ben Kimondiu (2:08:52) |
| Women | Catherine Ndereba (2:18:47) |
Results edit
Men edit
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Kimondiu |  Kenya |
2:08:52 |
| 2 | Paul Tergat | Kenya |
2:08:56 |
| 3 | Peter Githuka | Kenya |
2:09:00 |
| 4 | Mohamed Ouaadi |  France |
2:09:26 |
| 5 | Noriaki Igarashi |  Japan |
2:09:35 |
| 6 | Rod DeHaven |  United States |
2:11:40 |
| 7 | Ondoro Osoro | Kenya |
2:11:44 |
| 8 | Shaun Creighton | United States |
2:11:54 |
| 9 | Mitsunori Hirayama | Japan |
2:12:25 |
| 10 | Simon Mphulanyane |  South Africa |
2:12:44 |
Women edit
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya |
2:18:47 WR |
| 2 | Elfenesh Alemu |  Ethiopia |
2:24:54 |
| 3 | Kerryn McCann |  Australia |
2:26:04 |
| 4 | Małgorzata Sobańska |  Poland |
2:26:08 |
| 5 | Nives Curti |  Italy |
2:28:59 |
| 6 | Kayoko Obata | Japan |
2:32:19 |
| 7 | Ichiyo Naganuma | Japan |
2:34:02 |
| 8 | Anne van Schuppen |  Netherlands |
2:41:51 |
| 9 | Karin Schön |  Sweden |
2:42:27 |
| 10 | Kelly Keeler | United States |
2:43:06 |
References edit
- ^ MARATHON; Kenya's Ndereba Runs Away With World Mark in Chicago. New York Times (2001-10-08). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ Radcliffe sets marathon record. BBC Sport (2002-10-13). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-10.