2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon elite field as of September 20, 2017
https://www.chicagomarathon.com/press-center/elite-athlete-field/
Men’s field
Name Personal Best
Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 2:02:57 (Berlin, 2014)
Stanley Biwott (KEN) 2:03:51 (London, 2016)
Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2:04:52 (Chicago, 2012)
Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:05:04 (Rotterdam, 2009)
Ezekiel Chebii (KEN) 2:06:07 (Amsterdam, 2016)
Bernard Kipyego (KEN) 2:06:19 (Amsterdam, 2015)
Kohei Matsumura (JPN) 2:08:09 (Tokyo, 2014)
Galen Rupp (USA) 2:09:58 (Boston, 2017)
Luke Puskedra (USA) 2:10:24 (Chicago, 2015)
Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 2:10:41 (London, 2012)
Jeffrey Eggleston (USA) 2:10:52 (Gold Coast, AUS 2014)
Chihiro Miyawaki (JPN) 2:11:50 (Tokyo, 2014)
Ryoichi Matsuo (JPN) 2:12:11 (Nobeoka, 2014)
Aaron Braun (USA) 2:12:54 (Houston, 2015)
Stephen Sambu (KEN) 2:13:35 (Chicago, 2016)
Diego Estrada (USA) 2:13:56 (Chicago, 2016)
Andrew Bumbalough (USA) 2:13:58 (Tokyo, 2017)
Sam Chelanga (USA) ---
Chris Derrick (USA) Debut
Noah Droddy (USA) Debut
Yuki Takamiya (JPN) Withdrawn
Jordan Chipangama (ZAM) Withdrawn
Women’s field
Name Personal best
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 2:17:56 (London, 2017)
Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 2:19:44 (Berlin, 2011)
Madaà Pérez (MEX) 2:22:59 (Chicago, 2006)
Valentine Kipketer (KEN) 2:23:02 (Amsterdam, 2013)
Jordan Hasay (USA) 2:23:00 (Boston, 2017)
Brigid Kosgei (KEN) 2:24:54 (Lisbon, 2016)
Lisa Weightman (AUS) 2:25:15 (London, 2017)
Karolina Nadolska (POL) 2:26:31 (Osaka, 2014)
Jessica Draskau Petersson (DEN) 2:30:07 (Chicago, 2015)
Becky Wade (USA) 2:30:41 (Sacramento, 2013)
Dot McMahan (USA) 2:31:48 (Duluth, 2011)
Sarah Crouch (USA) 2:32:44 (Chicago, 2014)
Maegan Krifchin (USA) 2:33:30 (Hamburg, 2015)
Alia Gray (USA) 2:34:00 (Chicago, 2016)
Michelle Lilienthal (USA) 2:34:50 (St. Paul, 2013)
Danna Herrick (USA) 2:34:53 (Boston, 2017)
Kristen Heckert (USA) 2:39:37 (Chicago, 2016)
Men’s wheelchair field
Marcel Hug (SUI) 1:18:04
Ernst Van Dyk (RSA) 1:18:04
Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 1:18:51
Hiroki Nishida (JPN) 1:20:28
Kota Hokinoue (JPN) 1:21:14
Josh George (USA) 1:21:47
Rafael Botello Jimenez (ESP) 1:22:09
Aaron Pike (USA) 1:22:09
Ryota Yoshida (JPN) 1:23:18
Jun Hiromichi (JPN) 1:23:23
Kozo Kubo (JPN) 1:23:24
Jordi Madera Jimenez (ESP) 1:23:26
Krige Schabort (USA) 1:23:44
Simon Lawson (GBR) 1:25:06
Adam Bleakney (USA) 1:26:03
Tomoki Suzuki (JPN) 1:26:03
Brian Siemann (USA) 1:26:46
Sho Watanabe (JPN) 1:28:01
Patrick Monahan (IRL) 1:29:10
Thomas Frühwirth (AUT) 1:29:39
Gyu Dae Kim (KOR) 1:30:08
Jose Jimenez CRC) 1:31:36
Alexandre Dupont (CAN) 1:33:14
Jose Pulido (USA) 1:37:22
Fidel Aguilar (USA) 1:38:28
Christian Clemmons (USA) 1:39:02
Brendan Quinn (USA) 2:15:08
Stephen Koziel (USA) 2:41:35
Tye DeWald (USA) 3:19:36
Joey Gibbs (USA) Debut
Women’s wheelchair field
Name Personal best
Manuela Schär (SUI) 1:28:17
Amanda McGrory (USA) 1:33:13
Susannah Scaroni (USA) 1:33:17
Tatyana McFadden (USA) 1:35:05
Sandra Graf (SUI) 1:35:44
Chelsea McClammer (USA) 1:37:09
Katrina Gerhard (USA) 1:40:34
Arielle Rausin (USA) 1:41:26
Madison de Rozario (AUS) 1:53:44
Jenna Fesemyer (USA) 1:59:52
Sammi Kinghorn (GBR) Debut