2001 Chicago Marathon

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
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 7
Champions
MenBen Kimondiu (2:08:52)
WomenCatherine Ndereba (2:18:47)

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
01Ben Kimondiu Kenya2:08:52
02Paul Tergat Kenya2:08:56
03Peter Githuka Kenya2:09:00
04Mohamed Ouaadi France2:09:26
05Noriaki Igarashi Japan2:09:35
06Rod DeHaven United States2:11:40
07Ondoro Osoro Kenya2:11:44
08Shaun Creighton United States2:11:54
09Mitsunori Hirayama Japan2:12:25
10Simon Mphulanyane South Africa2:12:44

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
01Catherine Ndereba Kenya2:18:47 WR
02Elfenesh Alemu Ethiopia2:24:54
03Kerryn McCann Australia2:26:04
04Małgorzata Sobańska Poland2:26:08
05Nives Curti Italy2:28:59
06Kayoko Obata Japan2:32:19
07Ichiyo Naganuma Japan2:34:02
08Anne van Schuppen Netherlands2:41:51
09Karin Schön Sweden2:42:27
10Kelly Keeler United States2:43:06

References
  1. MARATHON; Kenya's Ndereba Runs Away With World Mark in Chicago. New York Times (2001-10-08). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. Radcliffe sets marathon record. BBC Sport (2002-10-13). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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