The 40th edition of the Chicago Marathon is this Sunday, and the fields are as loaded as ever. The men's race features the world record holder Dennis Kimetto, defending champion Abel Kirui, plus Olympic silver medalist Feyisa Lelisa. And the women's field features 2:17 marathoner Tirunesh Dibaba, the third-fastest woman in world history, plus two-time defending champion Florence Kiplagat. But the success of the Nike Oregon Project's Galen Rupp and Jordan Hasay at this spring's Boston Marathon has us wondering -- is it time for an American to win this race again?

No American man or woman has won the Chicago Marathon in 12 years, since Deena Kastor crossed the tape first in 2005 with a time of 2:21:25. The last American man to win the race was Khalid Khannouchi in 2002, with a time of 2:05:56.

Read on for history on top historical American finishes at the Chicago Marathon, and make sure to check out the preview for this weekend's race here. Note that results beyond the top 10 individuals prior to the year 1996 are not available online, so some of the chart is incomplete.

Men's Historical Finishes At The Chicago Marathon

YEAR	MEN'S CHAMPION	TIME	TOP AMERICAN MALE	TIME/PLACE	# OF AMERICANS IN TOP 10
1977	Dan Cloeter, USA	2:17:52	n/a	n/a	10
1978	Mark Stanforth, USA	2:19:20	n/a	n/a	10
1979	Dan Cloeter, USA	2:23:20	n/a	n/a	10
1980	Frank Richardson, USA	2:14:04	n/a	n/a	9
1981	Phil Coppess, USA	2:16:13	n/a	n/a	10
1982	Greg Meyer, USA	2:10:59	n/a	n/a	4
1983	Joseph Nzau, Kenya	2:09:44	Tom Raunig	2:12:55/7th	2
1984	Steve Jones, Great Britain	2:08:05			0
1985	Steve Jones, Great Britain	2:07:13	Don Janicki	2:11:16/7th	2
1986	Toshihiko Seko, Japan	2:08:27			0
1987	--	--	--	--	--
1988	Alejandro Cruz, Mexico	2:08:57			0
1989	Paul Davis-Hale, Great Britain	2:11:25	Ed Eyestone	2:14:57/4th	1
1990	Martin Pitayo, Mexico	2:09:41	Ed Eyestone	2:10:59/5th	1
1991	Joseildo Rocha, Brazil	2:14:33	David Mora	2:15:44/4th	3
1992	Jose Cesar De Souza, Brazil	2:16:14			0
1993	Luiz Antonio Dos Santos, Brazil	2:13:15	Jeff Jacobs	2:16/6th	1
1994	Luiz Antonio Dos Santos, Brazil	2:11:16	Ed Eyestone	2:11:51/2nd	4
1995	Eamonn Martin, Great Britain	2:11:18			0
1996	Paul Evans, Great Britain	2:08:52	Jerry Lawson	2:10:04/2nd	1
1997	Khalid Khannouchi, Morroco	2:07:10	Jerry Lawson	2:09:35/7th	2
1998	Ondoro Osoro, Kenya	2:06:54	Rod DeHaven	2:13:01/15th	0
1999	Khalid Khannouchi, Morroco	2:05:42	David Morris	2:09:32/4th	1
2000	Khalid Khannouchi, USA	2:07:01	n/a	n/a	4
2001	Ben Kimondiu, Kenya	2:08:52	Rod DeHaven	2:11:40/6th	1
2002	Khalid Khannouchi, USA	2:05:56	n/a	n/a	2
2003	Evans Rutto, Kenya	2:05:50	Meb Keflezighi	2:10:03/7th	1
2004	Evans Rutto, Kenya	2:06:16	Khalid Khannouchi	2:08:44/5th	1
2005	Felix Limo, Kenya	2:07:02	Alan Culpepper	2:13:20/12th	0
2006	Robert Kipchoech Cheruiyot, Kenya	2:07:35	Abdi Abdirahman	2:08:56/4th	2
2007	Patrick Ivuti, Kenya	2:11:11	Michael Cox	2:21:42/8th	3
2008	Evans Cheruiyot, Kenya	2:06:25	Mike Reneau	2:16:20/7th	1
2009	Sammy Wanjiru, Kenya	2:05:41	Sergio Reyes	2:15:30/8th	2
2010	Sammy Wanjiru, Kenya	2:06:24	Jason Hartmann	2:11:06/8th	2
2011	Moses Mosop, Kenya	2:05:37	Ryan Hall	2:08:04/5th	1
2012	Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopia	2:04:38	Dathan Ritzenhein	2:07:47/9th	1
2013	Dennis Kimetto, Kenya	2:03:45	Dathan Ritzenhein	2:09:45/5th	2
2014	Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya	2:04:11	Bobby Curtis	2:11:20/9th	1
2015	Dickson Chumba, Kenya	2:09:25	Luke Puskedra	2:10:24/5th	3
2016	Abel Kirui, Kenya	2:11:23	Diego Estrada	2:13:56/8th	2

​Watch Khalid Khannouchi break the world record at the 1999 Chicago Marathon:

Women's Historical Finishes At The Chicago Marathon

YEAR	WOMEN'S CHAMPION	TIME	TOP AMERICAN FEMALE	TIME/PLACE	# OF AMERICANS IN TOP 10
1977	Dorothy Doolittle, USA	2:50:47	n/a	n/a	9
1978	Lynae Larson, USA	2:59:25	n/a	n/a	10
1979	Laura Michalek, USA	3:15:45	n/a	n/a	10
1980	Sue Peterson, USA	2:45:03	n/a	n/a	9
1981	Tina Gandy, USA	2:49:39	n/a	n/a	10
1982	Nancy Conz, USA	2:33:23	n/a	n/a	9
1983	Rosa Mota, Portugal	2:31:12	Karen Dunn	2:34:24/5th	4
1984	Rosa Mota, Portugal	2:26:01	Lisa Weidenbach	2:31:31/5th	1
1985	Joan Benoit Samuelson, USA	2:21:21	n/a	n/a	1
1986	Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway	2:27:08	Debbie Raunig	2:31:28/4th	3
1987	--	--	--	--	--
1988	Lisa Weidenbach, USA	2:29:17	n/a	n/a	3
1989	Lisa Weidenbach, USA	2:28:15	n/a	n/a	2
1990	Aurora Cunha, Portugal	2:30:11	Kellie Cathey	2:35:58/5th	5
1991	Midde Hamrin-Senorski, Sweden	2:36:21	Mary Pastillo	2:46:12/8th	2
1992	Linda Somers, USA	2:37:41	n/a	n/a	5
1993	Ritva Lemettinen, Finland	2:33:18	Linda Somers	2:34:26/2nd	4
1994	Kristy Johnston, USA	2:31:34	n/a	n/a	7
1995	Rita Lemettinen, Finland	2:28:27	Kim Jones	2:31:24/2nd	2
1996	Marian Sutton, Great Britain	2:30:41	Kristy Johnston	2:31:06/2nd	4
1997	Marian Sutton, Great Britain	2:29:03	Christine McNamara	2:33:08/4th	4
1998	Joyce Chepchumba, Kenya	2:23:57	Kristy Johnston	2:32:37/8th	2
1999	Joyce Chepchumba, Kenya	2:25:59	Libbie Hickman	2:28:34/6th	2
2000	Catherine Ndereba, Kenya	2:21:33	Libbie Hickman	2:32:09/6th	4
2001	Catherine Ndereba, Kenya	2:18:47	Kelly Keeler	2:43:06/10th	1
2002	Paula Radcliffe, Great Britain	2:17:18	Deena Drossin	2:26:53/6th	2
2003	Svetlana Zakharova, Russia	2:23:07	Colleen De Reuck	2:28:01/7th	2
2004	Constantina Tomescu-Dita, Russia	2:23:45	Marla Runyan	2:28:33/7th	3
2005	Deena Kastor, USA	2:21:25	n/a	n/a	3
2006	Berhane Adere, Ethiopia	2:20:42	Elva Dryer	2:31:48/12th	0
2007	Berhane Adere, Ethiopia	2:33:49	Kate O'Neill	2:36:15/3rd	3
2008	Lidiya Grigoryeva, Russia	2:27:17	Desiree Davila	2:31:33/5th	4
2009	Irina Mikitenko, Germany*	2:26:31	Deena Kastor	2:28:50/5th	3
2010	Astede Baysa, Ethiopia*	2:23:40	Desiree Davila	2:26:20/3rd	3
2011	Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopia*	2:22:09	Jeannette Faber	2:36:58/10th	1
2012	Atsede Baysa, Ethiopia	2:22:03	Renee Metivier Baillie	2:27:17/8th	3
2013	Rita Jeptoo, Kenya	2:19:57	Clara Santucci	2:31:41/9th	2
2014	Mare Dibaba, Ethiopia*	2:25:37	Amy Hastings	2:27:03/4th	6
2015	Florence Kiplagat, Kenya	2:23:33	Deena Kastor	2:27:47/7th	2
2016	Florence Kiplagat, Kenya	2:21:32	Serena Burla	2:30:40/7th	3

​Watch Deena Kastor win the 2005 Chicago Marathon:

Points of interest:

• In 1987, the event held only a half-marathon due to a sponsorship dispute.
• Khalid Khannouchi is the only four-time Chicago Marathon champion. He won twice -- in 1997 and 1999 -- for his native Morocco, then again in 2000 and 2002 for the United States after becoming a naturalized American citizen.
• Laura Michalek's 3:15:45 in 1979 is the slowest winning time in event history, but she is also the youngest Chicago Marathon champion as she was just 15 years old on race day. For her efforts, she received a month-long ban from her high school cross country team for participating in a non-Illinois prep sanctioned event. She never ran another marathon again.
• 1988 and 1989 champion Lisa Weidenbach is also the last American woman to win the Boston Marathon, per her victory in 1985. She later married and became Lisa Rainsberger; now, she's mom to Katie Rainsberger, an All-American runner for the University of Oregon.
• Ed Eyestone was the top American male in Chicago three times, including a runner-up placement in 1994. The two-time Olympian is the head coach of the men's team at BYU, currently ranked No. 2 in the FloXC rankings.
• *In years marked with an asterisk, the original champion was disqualified. Liliya Shobukhova of Russia won in 2009, 2010, and 2011, but all of her results were voided after a positive drug test in 2014. Two-time champion Rita Jeptoo was relieved of her 2014 title after her own positive drug test.
• Ten years after she won the Chicago Marathon, Deena Kastor [neé Drossin] placed seventh in 2:27:47 at the age of 42 at the 2015 Chicago Marathon. The time took a minute off the American Master's Record.
• Four world records have been set at the Chicago Marathon: Steve Jones' 2:08:05 in 1984, Khannouchi's 2:05:42 in 1999, Catherine Ndereba's 2:18:47 in 2001, and Paula Radcliffe's 2:17:18 in 2002.