The 2021 Chicago Marathon was held on October 10, 2021. It was the 43rd edition of the annual
Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is the fourth-largest r ...
, and the first after the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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in 2019. The 2020 Chicago Marathon was canceled as a result of the pandemic.
The race was the third of five
World Marathon Majors
The World Marathon Majors (WMM) (known for sponsorship reasons as the Abbott World Marathon Majors) is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on six major marathon races recog ...
scheduled for 2021; all the events in the series took place in the span of six weeks between late September and early November.
Participants were required to provide proof of
COVID-19 vaccination
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Prior to the COVID19 pandemic, an es ...
or a
negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending the event.
The marathon was won by
Seifu Tura
Seifu Tura Abdiwak (born ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the 2021 Chicago Marathon and placed second at the 2022 Chicago Marathon.
Career
Seifu Tura originally specialized in middle-distance running, having won the 3000 m event o ...
of Ethiopia and
Ruth Chepngetich
Ruth Chepng'etich, often spelt Ruth Chepngetich, (born 8 August 1994) is a Kenyan road racing athlete, who competes in the marathon and other long distance events. She was the 2019 Marathon World champion in hot and humid conditions. Chepng'et ...
of Kenya, in 2:06:12 and 2:22:31, respectively, while the wheelchair race was won by
Daniel Romanchuk and
Tatyana McFadden
Tatyana McFadden (russian: Татьяна Макфадден; born April 21, 1989) is an American Paralympic athlete of Russian descent competing in the category T54. McFadden has won twenty Paralympic medals in multiple Summer Paralympic Game ...
, both of the United States, in 1:29:07 and 1:48:57, respectively.
Results
Results for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.
References
External links
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2021
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Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is the fourth-largest r ...
Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is the fourth-largest r ...
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Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is the fourth-largest r ...
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