2022 Chicago Marathon

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]

44th Chicago Marathon
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Dates	October 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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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

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Benson Kipruto	Kenya	2:04:24
	Seifu Tura Abdiwak	Ethiopia	2:04:49
	John Korir	Kenya	2:05:01
4	Bernard Koech	Kenya	2:07:15
5	Shifera Tamru Aredo	Ethiopia	2:07:53
6	Kyohei Hosoya	Japan	2:08:05
7	Conner Mantz	United States	2:08:16
8	Hamza Sahli	Morocco	2:08:22
9	Eric Kiptanui	Kenya	2:08:26
10	Dong Guojian	China	2:08:53

Women's race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Ruth Chepng'etich	Kenya	2:14:18
	Emily Sisson	United States	2:18:29
	Vivian Jerono Kiplagat	Kenya	2:20:52
4	Ruti Aga	Ethiopia	2:21:41
5	Waganesh Mekasha Amare	Ethiopia	2:23:41
6	Susanna Sullivan	United States	2:25:14
7	Sara Vaughn	United States	2:26:23
8	Maggie Montoya	United States	2:28:07
9	Sarah Inglis	United Kingdom	2:29:37
10	Makena Morley	United States	2:30:28

Men's wheelchair race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:25:20
	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	1:33:11
	Aaron Pike	United States	1:33:13

Women's wheelchair race result

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Susannah Scaroni	United States	1:45:48
	Tatyana McFadden	United States	1:49:46
	Jenna Fesemyer	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]