The 2024 Seoul Marathon champion, Jemal Yimer, is returning to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon after not finishing the race in 2022.
Country: Ethiopia
Standout Race: 2024 Seoul Marathon
The 2024 season has been strong for Yimer. He pulled out his first-ever marathon victory in Seoul this past March, running a personal-best 2:06:08.
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Yimer, 28, didn't make his marathon debut until 2021 at the Boston Marathon, where he ran 2:10:38 for a third-place finish. His best performance is undoubtedly his win at the Seoul Marathon in 2024, where he set his current personal best.
He's run a slew of half marathons in his long-distance career. His best time stretches back to 2018 in the Valencia Half Marathon. There, he took home the gold with a speedy time of 58:33.
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