Table of contents Event history Chicago champions ........................................................................................................................................................118 Champions by country..................................................................................................................................................120 Masters champions .......................................................................................................................................................122 Wheelchair champions .................................................................................................................................................124 Wheelchair champions by country ........................................................................................................................126 Champions with multiple victories .......................................................................................................................127 Runner-up finish followed by victory .................................................................................................................128 Top 10 overall finishers (1977 - 2012) ..............................................................................................................129 Top 5 wheelchair finishers (1984 - 2012) .......................................................................................................150 Historic event statistics ..............................................................................................................................................159 Historic weather conditions ......................................................................................................................................160 Year-by-year event summary ...................................................................................................................................162 117 Chicago champions Chicago champions Chicago champions (1977-2012) Year Name Country Time Year Name Country Time 1990 ...................M: Martin Pitayo ...................................... MEX ................................2:09:41 2012 .....................M: Tsegaye Kebede ................................. ETH ..................................2:04:38 F: Aurora Cunha ........................................ POR ................................2:30:11 F: Atsede Baysa ......................................... ETH ..................................2:22:03 1989 ...................M: Paul Davis-Hale .................................. GBR ................................2:11:25 2011 .....................M: Moses Mosop ...................................... KEN ..................................2:05:37 F: Lisa Weidenbach ................................ USA/WA .........................2:28:15 F: Liliya Shobukhova ............................... RUS ..................................2:18:20 1988 ...................M: Alejandro Cruz .................................... MEX ................................2:08:57 2010 .....................M: Sammy Wanjiru ................................... KEN ..................................2:06:24 F: Lisa Weidenbach ................................ USA/WA .........................2:29:17 F: Liliya Shobukhova ............................... RUS ..................................2:20:25 1986 .....................M: Toshihiko Seko ................................... JPN ..................................2:08:27 2009 .....................M: Sammy Wanjiru ................................... KEN ..................................2:05:41 F: Ingrid Kristiansen ............................... NOR ................................2:27:08 F: Liliya Shobukhova ............................... RUS ..................................2:25:56 1985 ...................M: Steve Jones .......................................... GBR ................................2:07:13 2008 .....................M: Evans Cheruiyot .................................. KEN ..................................2:06:25 F: Joan Benoit Samuelson ................... USA/ME .........................2:21:21 F: Lidiya Grigoryeva ................................. RUS ..................................2:27:17 1984 ...................M: Steve Jones .......................................... GBR ................................2:08:05 2007 .....................M: Patrick Ivuti ............................................ KEN ..................................2:11:11 F: Rosa Mota .............................................. POR ................................2:26:01 F: Berhane Adere ...................................... ETH ..................................2:33:49 1983 ...................M: Joseph Nzau ......................................... KEN .................................2:09:44 2006 .....................M: Robert K. Cheruiyot .......................... KEN ..................................2:07:35 F: Rosa Mota .............................................. POR ................................2:31:12 F: Berhane Adere ...................................... ETH ..................................2:20:42 1982 ...................M: Greg Meyer .......................................... USA/MA .........................2:10:59 2005 .....................M: Felix Limo ............................................... KEN ..................................2:07:02 F: Nancy Conz ............................................ USA/MA .........................2:33:23 F: Deena Kastor ......................................... USA/CA ..........................2:21:25 1981 ...................M: Philip Coppess .................................... USA/IA ............................2:16:13 2004 ...................M: Evans Rutto ......................................... KEN .................................2:06:16 F: Tina Gandy ............................................. USA/IA ............................2:49:39 F: Constantina Tomescu-Dita .......... ROU ................................2:23:45 1980 ...................M: Frank Richardson .............................. USA/IA ..........................2:14:04 2003 .....................M: Evans Rutto ......................................... KEN .................................2:05:50 F: Sue Peterson ........................................ USA/CA ..........................2:45:03 F: Svetlana Zakharova ............................ RUS ..................................2:23:07 1979 ...................M: Dan Cloeter .......................................... USA/NE .........................2:23:20 2002 .....................M: Khalid Khannouchi ........................... USA/NY ..........................2:05:56 F: Laura Michalek .................................... USA/IL ............................3:15:45 F: Paula Radcliffe ..................................... GBR ................................2:17:18 1978 ...................M: Mark Stanforth .................................. USA/AZ ..........................2:19:20 2001 ...................M: Ben Kimondiu ..................................... KEN .................................2:08:52 F: Lynae Larson ........................................ USA/SD ..........................2:59:25 F: Catherine Ndereba ............................ KEN .................................2:18:47 1977 .....................M: Dan Cloeter .......................................... USA/IN ...........................2:17:52 2000 ...................M: Khalid Khannouchi ........................... USA/NY ..........................2:07:01 F: Dorothy Doolittle ............................... USA/TX ..........................2:50:47 F: Catherine Ndereba ............................ KEN .................................2:21:33 1999 ...................M: Khalid Khannouchi ........................... MAR .................................2:05:42 F: Joyce Chepchumba ........................... KEN ..................................2:25:59 1998 .....................M: Ondoro Osoro ..................................... KEN ..................................2:06:54 F: Joyce Chepchumba ........................... KEN .................................2:23:57 1997 ...................M: Khalid Khannouchi ........................... MAR ................................2:07:10 F: Marian Sutton ...................................... GBR ................................2:29:03 1996 ...................M: Paul Evans ............................................. GBR ................................2:08:52 F: Marian Sutton ...................................... GBR ................................2:30:41 1995 .....................M: Eamonn Martin .................................. GBR ................................2:11:18 F: Ritva Lemettinen ............................... FIN ..................................2:28:27 1994 ...................M: Luiz Antonio Dos Santos ............. BRA .................................2:11:16 F: Kristy Johnston .................................... USA/OR .........................2:31:34 1993 ...................M: Luiz Antonio Dos Santos ............. BRA .................................2:13:15 F: Ritva Lemettinen ............................... FIN ..................................2:33:18 1992 ...................M: Jose Cesar De Souza ...................... BRA .................................2:16:14 F: Linda Somers ....................................... USA/CA ..........................2:37:41 1991 ...................M: