1998 Chicago Marathon

21st Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 11
Champions
MenOndoro Osoro (2:06:54)
WomenJoyce Chepchumba (2:23:57)
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The 1998 Chicago Marathon was the 21st running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 11. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Ondoro Osoro in a time of 2:06:54 hours and the women's race was won in 2:23:57 by Joyce Chepchumba, also of Kenya.

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Ondoro Osoro  Kenya 2:06:53
2 Khalid Khannouchi  Morocco 2:07:19
3 Gert Thys  South Africa 2:07:45
4 Joseph Kahugu  Kenya 2:07:59
5 Moses Tanui  Kenya 2:09:43
6 Éder Fialho  Brazil 2:09:48
7 Philip Chirchir  Kenya 2:09:52
8 Shinji Kawashima  Japan 2:10:07
9 Silvio Guerra  Ecuador 2:10:17
10 Elijah Lagat  Kenya 2:10:32

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Joyce Chepchumba  Kenya 2:23:57
2 Colleen De Reuck  South Africa 2:27:04
3 Elana Meyer  South Africa 2:27:20
4 Kayoko Obata  Japan 2:28:39
5 Tatyana Pozdnyakova  Russia 2:29:25
6 Irina Bogacheva  Kyrgyzstan 2:30:34
7 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:31:57
8 Kristy Johnston  United States 2:32:37
9 Linda Somers  United States 2:34:21
10 Marian Sutton  United Kingdom 2:35:41

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