1983 Chicago Marathon

The 1983 Chicago Marathon was the 7th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 16. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Joseph Nzau in a time of 2:09:44.3 hours and the women's race was won by Portugal's Rosa Mota in 2:31:12. Nzau edged Britain's Hugh Jones by half a second in a tight finish. A total of 5237 runners finished the race, an increase of nearly 600 from the previous year.[1]

7th Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 16
Champions
MenJoseph Nzau (2:09:44.3)
WomenRosa Mota (2:31:12)

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Joseph Nzau Kenya2:09:44.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Hugh Jones United Kingdom2:09:44.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Simon Kigen Kenya2:10:51
4Agapius Masong Tanzania2:11:57
5Christoph Herle West Germany2:12:15
6Gianni Poli Italy2:12:34
7Thomas Raunig United States2:12:55
8Gabriel Kamau Kenya2:14:20
9Jeff Wells United States2:15:45
10Henrik Jørgensen Denmark2:15:59
11Giuseppe Moretti Italy2:16:24
12Matt Wilson United States2:17:10
13Bill McClement United States2:17:23
14Greg Meyer United States2:17:34
15Hank Pfeifle United States2:17:46
16Joseph Sheeran United States2:17:51
17Duncan Macdonald United States2:18:03
18John Halberstadt South Africa2:18:24
19Mervyn Brameld United Kingdom2:18:29
20Mark Stickley United States2:18:49
—Steve Jones United KingdomDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Rosa Mota Portugal2:31:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jacqueline Gareau Canada2:31:36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Dorthe Rasmussen Denmark2:31:45
4Anne Audain New Zealand2:32:15
5Karen Dunn United States2:34:24
6Lisa Rainsberger United States2:34:55
7Anna Marie Malone Canada2:36:23
8Nancy Conz United States2:36:44
9Rita Marchisio Italy2:37:29
10Carol McLatchie United States2:37:57
11Linda Begley United States2:39:21
12Joyce Smith United Kingdom2:39:43
13Jeanne Lasee United States2:41:36
14Ria Van Landeghem Belgium2:42:22
15Bev Docherty United States2:44:34
16Karen Bukowski United States2:44:57
17Susan Lupica United States2:45:29
18Kellie Archuletta United States2:48:01
19Cynthia Lorenzoni United States2:48:01
20Kathy Molitor United States2:49:52
—Laura Fogli ItalyDNF

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