2019 Chicago Marathon

The 2019 Chicago Marathon, the 42nd annual event of the Chicago Marathon, was held in Chicago, Illinois, United States on October 13, 2019. The men's race was won by Kenya's Lawrence Cherono while the women's race was won by Kenya's Brigid Kosgei.[1]

42nd Chicago Marathon
Venue	Chicago, United States
Date	October 13, 2019
Champions
Men	Lawrence Cherono (Elite) Daniel Romanchuk (Wheelchair)
Women	Brigid Kosgei (Elite) Manuela Schar (Wheelchair)

Summary

Lawrence Cherono of Kenya won the 2019 Chicago Marathon by one second in a time of 2:05:45 ahead of Dejene Debela and three seconds ahead of Asefa Mengstu both from Ethiopia.[2]

Brigid Kosgei won the women's race with a personal-best time. Brigid Kosgei breaks Paula Radcliffe's world record marathon record.[3]

Daniel Romanchuk won the men's wheelchair race and Manuela Schar claimed the women's equivalent.

Results

The results were as follows.[4]

Men

Men's top-10

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Lawrence Cherono	Kenya	2:05:45
	Dejene Debela	Ethiopia	2:05:46
	Asefa Mengstu	Ethiopia	2:05:48
4	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	Kenya	2:05:53
5	Bashir Abdi	Belgium	2:06:14
6	Seifu Tura	Ethiopia	2:08:35
7	Dickson Chumba	Kenya	2:09:11
8	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	2:09:58
9	Jacob Riley	United States	2:10:36
10	Jerrell Mock	United States	2:10:37

Women

Women's top-10

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Brigid Kosgei	Kenya	2:14:04 WR
	Ababel Yeshaneh	Ethiopia	2:20:51
	Gelete Burka	Ethiopia	2:20:55
4	Emma Bates	United States	2:25:27
5	Fionnuala McCormack	Ireland	2:26:47
6	Stephanie Bruce	United States	2:27:47
7	Lindsay Flanagan	United States	2:28:08
8	Laura Thweatt	United States	2:29:06
9	Lisa Weightman	Australia	2:29:45
10	Taylor Ward	United States	2:30:14

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	1:30:26
	David Weir	Great Britain	1:33:31
	Ernst van Dyk	South Africa	1:33:32

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Manuela Schär	Switzerland	1:41:08
	Tatyana McFadden	United States	1:45:22
	Amanda McGrory	United States	1:45:29

References

1. "Mo Farah eighth in Chicago Marathon as Lawrence Cherono wins". BBC Sport. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
2. McLaughlin, Eliott. "Kenya's Brigid Kosgei destroys women's world record at Chicago Marathon". CNN. Chicago.
3. Brigid Kosgei breaks Paula Radcliffe's women's marathon record BBC Sport October 13, 3019
4. Chicago Marathon 2019 Results. Chicago Marathon

External links

• https://www.chicagomarathon.com/