1985 Chicago Marathon

9th Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 20
Champions
MenSteve Jones (2:07:13)
WomenJoan Samuelson (2:21:21)
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The 1985 Chicago Marathon was the ninth running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 20. The elite men's race was won by Britain's Steve Jones in a time of 2:07:13 hours and the women's race was won by America's Joan Samuelson in 2:21:21. A total of 7562 runners finished the race, an increase of over 1700 from the previous year.[1]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steve Jones  United Kingdom 2:07:13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Djama Robleh  Djibouti 2:08:08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert de Castella  Australia 2:08:48
4 Gianni Poli  Italy 2:09:57
5 Ralf Salzmann  West Germany 2:10:56
6 José Gómez  Mexico 2:11:08
7 Don Janicki  United States 2:11:16
8 Francisco Pacheco  Mexico 2:11:57
9 Ken Martin  United States 2:12:00
10 Henrik Jørgensen  Denmark 2:12:03
11 Allister Hutton  United Kingdom 2:12:28
12 John Graham  United Kingdom 2:12:55
13 Mats Erixon  Sweden 2:13:29
14 Bill Donakowski  United States 2:14:07
15 David Olds  United States 2:14:19
16 Jean-Pierre Paumen  Belgium 2:14:25
17 Gianni Demadonna  Italy 2:14:30
18 Craig Holm  United States 2:14:43
19 Kurt Hürst  Switzerland 2:14:49
20 Agapius Masong  Tanzania 2:14:54
— Mark Curp  United States DNF
— David Gordon  United States DNF
— Simon Kigen  Kenya DNF
— Martín Pitayo  Mexico DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joan Samuelson  United States 2:21:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:23:05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rosa Mota  Portugal 2:23:29
4 Carla Beurskens  Netherlands 2:27:50
5 Véronique Marot  United Kingdom 2:28:04
6 Glenys Quick  New Zealand 2:31:44
7 Mary O'Connor  New Zealand 2:33:41
8 Maria Rebelo  France 2:34:02
9 Sylvie Bornet  France 2:34:05
10 Rita Borralho  Portugal 2:36:03
11 Charlotte Teske  West Germany 2:36:42
12 María Trujillo  Mexico 2:37:10
13 Susan Stone  Canada 2:38:48
14 Gillian Castka  United Kingdom 2:38:53
15 Henrietta Fina  Austria 2:39:52
16 Sissel Grottenberg  Norway 2:43:52
17 Linda Somers  United States 2:46:29
18 Susan Bosch  United States 2:47:09
19 Joanne Scianna  United States 2:49:31
20 Jane Murphy  United States 2:50:04

References

  1. ^ Chicago Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-25.