2001 Chicago Marathon

Footrace held in Chicago, Illinois 24th Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States October 7 Ben Kimondiu 2:08:52 Catherine Ndereba 2:18:47 2000 2002 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.MARATHON; Kenya's Ndereba Runs Away With World Mark in Chicago. New York Times (2001-10-08). Retrieved 2020-04-10. 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.Radcliffe sets marathon record. BBC Sport (2002-10-13). Retrieved 2020-04-10. Results Men Position Athlete Nationality Time1 Ben Kimondiu 2:08:522 Paul Tergat 2:08:563 Peter Githuka 2:09:004 Mohamed Ouaadi 2:09:265 Noriaki Igarashi 2:09:356 Rod DeHaven 2:11:407 Ondoro Osoro 2:11:448 Shaun Creighton 2:11:549 Mitsunori Hirayama 2:12:2510 Simon Mphulanyane 2:12:44 Women Position Athlete Nationality Time1 Catherine Ndereba 2:18:47 WR Marathon2 Elfenesh Alemu Ethiopia 19962:24:543 Kerryn McCann 2:26:044 Małgorzata Sobańska 2:26:085 Nives Curti 2:28:596 Kayoko Obata 2:32:197 Ichiyo Naganuma 2:34:028 Anne van Schuppen 2:41:519 Karin Schön 2:42:2710 Kelly Keeler 2:43:06 References Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-10. External links Official website Category:Chicago Marathon Chicago Category:2001 in Chicago Chicago Marathon Chicago Marathon