Kenya’s Benson Kipruto wins the 2022 Chicago Marathon

• Kipruto won the men’s elite race after battling in the last minute to clock 2:04:24 ahead of Ethiopia’s Seifu Tura.
• John Korir and Bernard Koech of Kenya finished in the third and fourth position, clocking 2:05:01 and 2:07:15, respectively.
• This year’s Chicago Marathon marked the 44th edition since it was first held in 1988.

Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won the men’s elite race at the 44th edition of the Chicago Marathon, dubbed the 2022 Bank Of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday evening.

Benson Kipruto crossed the finish line to win the Chicago Marathon on 9th October 2022. Photo/Twitter/ Chicago Marathon

Kipruto, who is the 2021 Boston Marathon Champion won the men’s elite race battling in the last minute of the race, clocking 2:04:24 ahead of Ethiopia’s Seifu Tura, who finished in the second position after clocking 2:04:49.

His win will now mark his family’s two Chicago Marathon victories after his Brother Dickson Chumba won the 2015 Chicago Marathon.

After the race, Kipruto showed his excitement, saying it was a double victory for him, winning the race and recording a new personal best after having entered the marathon with a personal best of 2:05:13 won at 2019 Toronto Marathon.

Tura, on his side, was defending his Chicago Marathon championship after winning the 2021 race. This year’s win would have made him the first athlete to win the Chicago Marathon Championship back-to-back.

John Korir and Bernard Koech of Kenya finished in the third and fourth position, clocking 2:05:01 and 2:07:15, respectively.

Full List

1. Benson Kipruto (Kenya) — 2:04:24
2. Seifu Tura (Ethiopia) — 2:04:49
3. John Korir (Kenya) — 2:05:01
4. Bernard Koech (Kenya) — 2:07:15
5. Shifera Tamru (Ethiopia) — 2:07:53
6. Kyohei Hosoya (Japan) — 2:08:05
7. Conner Mantz (United States of America) — 2:08:16
8. Hamza Sahli (MAR) — 2:08:22
9. Eric Kiptanui (Kenya) — 2:08:26
10. Dong Guojian (China) — 2:08:53

Women’s Elite Race

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich won the women’s elite race at the Chicago Marathon consecutively after clocking two hours, fourteen minutes, and eighteen seconds, a time record regarded as the second fastest marathon record.

Ruth Chepngetich celebrates after winning the women’s elite race at the 2022 Chicago Marathon. Photo/ Twitter/Chicago Marathon

USA’s Emily Sission finished in the second position with a time record of two hours, eighteen minutes and twenty-nine seconds, with Kenya’s Vivian Kiplagat finishing in the third position with a time record of two hours, twenty minutes and fifty-two seconds.

Full List

1. Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya) — 2:14:18 (Second-fastest time in history)
2. Emily Sisson (USA) — 2:18:29 (American record)
3. Vivian Kiplagat (Kenya) — 2:20:52

4. Ruti Aga (Ethiopia) — 2:21:41
5. Waganesh Mekasha (Ethiopia) — 2:23:41
6. Susanna Sullivan (USA) — 2:25:14
7. Sara Vaughn (USA) — 2:26:23
8. Maggie Montoya (USA) — 2:28:07
9. Sarah Inglis (GBR) — 2:29:37
10. Makena Morley (USA) — 2:30:38

Men’s Wheelchair

Marcel Hug won the wheelchair men’s race defeating Daniel Romanchuk, the defending champion, with a marathon record time of one hour, twenty-five minutes and twenty seconds.

Romanchuk finished in the second position clocking one hour thirty-three minutes twelve seconds ahead of United states Aaron Pike. The latter finished in the third position with a time record of one hour, thirty-three minutes and thirteen seconds.

Hug has been battling for years now, but Romanchuk won the race for the last three editions of the Chicago Marathon.

Full List
1. Marcel Hug (SUI) — 1:25:20
2. Daniel Romanchuk (USA) — 1:33:12
3. Aaron Pike (USA) — 1:33:13
4. Sho Watanabe (JPN) — 1:34:55
5. Patrick Monahan (IRL) — 1:34:58
6. JohnBoy Smith (GBR) — 1:35:02
7. Evan Correll (USA) — 1:36:24
8. Josh Cassidy (USA) — 1:36:57
9. Rafael Botello Jimenez (ESP) — 1:37:18
10. Jorge Madera Jimenez (ESP) — 1:37:18

Women’s Wheelchair
1. Susannah Scaroni (USA) — 1:45:48
2. Tatyana McFadden (USA) — 1:49:46
3. Jenna Fesemyer (USA) — 1:49:52
4. Yen Hoang (CHN) — 1:49:54
5. Vanessa De Souza (BRA) — 1:49:57
6. Christie Dawes (AUS) — 1:50:02
7. Michelle Wheeler (USA) — 2:01:37
8. Hannah Dederick (USA) — 2:02:23
9. Emelia Perry (USA) — 2:12:57
10. Samantha Schroth (USA) — 2:21:04