2021 Chicago Marathon

43rd Chicago Marathon
Women's winner - Ruth Chepng'etich finished in 2:22:31
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
Champions
MenSeifu Tura (2:06:12)
WomenRuth Chepng'etich (2:22:31)
Wheelchair menDaniel Romanchuk (1:29:07)
Wheelchair womenTatyana McFadden (1:48:57)
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The 2021 Chicago Marathon was held on October 10, 2021. It was the 43rd edition of the annual Chicago Marathon, and the first after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The 2020 Chicago Marathon was canceled as a result of the pandemic.[1] The race was the third of five World Marathon Majors scheduled for 2021; all the events in the series took place in the span of six weeks between late September and early November.[2]

Participants were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending the event.[3]

The marathon was won by Seifu Tura of Ethiopia and Ruth Chepng'etich of Kenya, in 2:06:12 and 2:22:31, respectively, while the wheelchair race was won by Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, in 1:29:07 and 1:48:57, respectively.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Press Release - The Bank of America Chicago Marathon Announces the Cancellation of the 2020 Event" (PDF). Chicago Marathon. July 13, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "A look at the tightly packed fall marathon schedule". Running Magazine. January 31, 2021. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (August 19, 2021). "Chicago Marathon participants required to prove vaccination or negative test". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bank of America Chicago Marathon". Archived from the original on October 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bank of America Chicago Marathon". Archived from the original on October 10, 2021.